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Memory of Dream

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Mixed field recordings construct two tracks, two greatly different Cathedrals. The Listener is walking between them to discover that there are different forms of sanctity.

"Katedra" means "cathedral" in Lithuanian language so the album makes a prarallel between primeval Lithuanian forests that were considered sacred in old times and churches as the buildings of sanctity.

The first track of this the album is constructed by layering field recordings from one of such primeval forests that is located near town of Juodkrantė during the summer of 2021. The second track is made between summer of 2021 and first months of 2022 by synthesizing organ sound and mixing it with field recordings from couple of real world catholic churches.

Cat.#:CBL-004
released March 7, 2022

music, recording, mixing: b-
artwork "Forest Cathedral", 2022: b- & Dall-E 2 Artificial Intelligence

Katedra

Katedra I (Outside the Frame)

From "A Memory of Dreams" I go further with my explorations of urban slumber. There is a series of tracks with field recordings from different cities of Europe. The first one is from Paris, sounds recorded in the summer of 2022.

In the track there is a layer heard from another track "A Dream of Whales in the Sky" which is deliberately pointing the intermixing of various memories in our dreams. So the part of a dream from one human can suddenly appear in a dream of another human in another place and in a very different circumstances. It looks like I will juggle around this idea for a while. 

Field recordings mixed with modular synth using my favorite add-on: part of the percussion fills and filtering are controlled by my heartbeat.

A Memory of Dreams - Paris Metro Slumber

SKETCH: Invisible City - Paris Metro Slumber

"Trolley Lullaby" - performance @ Studium P, Vilnius, 2023-10-03. Piece was performed with modular rig, Zoom R-24 sampler, Soma Ether and some DIY electroacoustic percussion instruments made from old trolleybus composters. As always for Current b-lectric project - parts of modulations and effects in modular synth were triggered by performer's pulse, which makes things more complicated and chaotic.

All sounds of full performance are made and performed by bB- (Benas Buivydas) except the song in the beginning of the piece, which is named "Kiki troleibusas" which was originaly performed by Lithuanian female vocal ensamble, led by Feliksas Viskanta.

Field recordings were made using stereo recorder, LOM Geofon low frequency mic and DIY contact mic. As a base layer there are also parts from recordings of two full trolleybus trips, that were made earlier this year:

- trolleybus No. 7 going from train station to Pašilaičiai (trolleybus Škoda 14 TR, made in 1984), recorded in June 2023, Vilnius

- trolleybus No. 7 going from Pašilaičiai to train station (trolleybus Solaris Trollino 15 AC, made in 2004), recorded in June 2023, Vilnius

Full recording of a concert you can find here: https://current-b-lectric.bandcamp.com/album/trolley-lullaby-live-performance-studium-p-vilnius-2023-10-03

Full versions of original trolleybus field recordings without any editing you can find here: soundsofinvisiblecities.bandcamp.com

LIVE @ StudiumP : Trolley Lullaby / Troleibuso lopšinė, 2023-10-03 (ištrauka)

Sounds from Berlin streets. Recorded May 17 2024 in Central part of Berlin.

IC: Berlin #3: streets, 2024-05-17

Soundscape recorded in Berlin's S-Bahn, 2024-05-17

IC: Berlin #2: S-Bahn, 2024-05-17

IC: Berlin #1: S-Bahn, 2024-05-17

Soundscape from Berlin's Superbooth Synth fair, 2024-05-18

IC Berlin #4: Superbooth, 2024-05-18

2024 08 25 - paskutinės festivalio Mėnuo Juodaragis uždarymo apeigos, kurių metu viskas pasibaigia ant aukuro ir iškeliauja į žvaigždes. 
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English: This is full recording of the last rites of the festival Menuo Juodaragis. During this closing ceremony the festival is officially anounced as finished as there was a plan that there will be 24 festivals in total.

IC: Paskutinės MJR uždarymo apeigos (2024)

"Dance of Electrons No.2" is a second track from the three, which will be released later this year (2018) in a form of a digital album, called "Currents".

The theme of the album is all about chaotic and constant flow (or, in other words, current) of electrical particles around us and within us which transports listener to a noisy yet dreamy hypnotic state.

All compositions are constructed as non ending flows and consist various random noises and swarms of sound particles creating atmospheric drones with occasional melodies occurring here and there. The feeling of endlessness is one of the connecting elements in the album.

All is done without a computer (so no DAW and post-processing at all), using modular synthesizers, some other analog equipment, noise boxes, etc.

Each track is done in one single take without overdubbing.

Currents

Dance of Electrons #2 (Endless Electric Fields)(sketch)

"The Colour Out of Space" from "The Worlds of H.P. Lovecraft". Piece is based on the HPL text by the same name.

The original story you can read here: http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx

The Colour Out of Space

"The Whisperer" from "Worlds of H.P. Lovecraft". Piece is based on the HPL text by the same name. 

Original story you can read here: http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx

Track is newly remixed.

The Whisperer

"Expansion" (pt.3 of 3): you don't have to escape this city. Now you float around at the suburbs of the forever-growing system and watch it expand. The buildings are getting higher and the underground tunnels are getting deeper, everything is becoming more complex but also more familiar at the same time. Endless construction. This complex system of a city IS you. And you now watch your neverending expansion.

{ Pure modular. One take, no overdubs, no mixing. }

https://current-b-lectric.bandcamp.com/album/city

Expansion (City Pt.3)

Lyra-8 + MS-20mini + modular synth, all one take

48 SOMA - Lyra8 - 03 (sketch)

Here is  another Krell patch (basis made with Behringer Neutron), but this time patch is more complex. Patch combines Neutron, Korg MS 20 mini and modular synth. One take, no postproduction, no layering - some effects are done live in the mixer and some stuff is made using Dr. Strangelove.

Generative #2

One take made purely with modular synth + recording of a bell tower. 

It is the track two of new album "Katedra", you can find it on Bandcamp: https://current-b-lectric.bandcamp.com/album/katedra

Cathedral - 1 (sketch)

Jam 66, v2 (jam)

Current b-lectric is main sound project by bB- (Benas Buivydas, sound explorer from Lithuania). It consists of various sound experiments made with modular synths, tape loops, noise boxes and field recordings.

Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4wS9iHEtuhocgTn9kjBa68
or support me on Bandcamp: https://current-b-lectric.bandcamp.com/

Here on SoundCloud you may find various sketches ("sketch" in the title of the song), live improvisations ("live" in the title of the song) and excerpts from longer jam sessions ("excerpt" in the title of the song). Pure unedited field recordings will have "IC" in the title. \

Here you can find full albums too, but some selected stuff is available only at BandCamp (where you can buy my music) and also Spotify, iTunes, Tidal, etc. 

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Contact me: bB- aka Benas Buivydas ( benas@no-exit.lt )

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