“Luminous unknown” refers to the idea that creatures of the insect world are able to perceive colours beyond human perception, and endeavours to capture the feeling of this heightened perception where extra frequencies of light exist.

Daniel O’Toole, multimedia artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, is excited to announce the release of his latest album, "Luminous unknown.” out on his new label 'Cascade Rumble Records'.

Having established a career in the gallery space, O’Toole exhibits internationally, creating minimal colour field paintings inspired by the ‘Light and space’ movement of Los Angeles. Artists like ‘James Turrell’ and ‘Brian Eno’ come to mind.

In recent years, O’Toole’s practice has increasingly incorporated sound in his exhibition design; offering a more immersive experience, creating a specific mood to enhance the journey of discovering his colour field paintings, giving us a glimpse at an undefinable language that the artist is building to communicate synaesthetically.

"Luminous unknown" features field recordings from the Louvre in Paris (recorded by artistic duo Joe Wilson and Chanelle Collier, as part of THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG), as well as the sound of a live string quartet, (recorded by Jack Garzonio at 301 Studios...  more
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released August 4, 2023

Instrumentation / Violin, Cello, Viola, Hydrasynth, Fujara (overtone flute), Minimoog model D, Akai S2000 Sampler, Prophet 5, Behringer arp 2600.

String quartet / 1st violin - Yuhki Mayne, 2nd violin - Dora Maria, Viola - Neil Thompson, Cello - Eleanor Streatfield
(Quartet features on tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9.)

Strings / Recorded at 301 Studios - Audio engineer - Jack Garzonio

Mastering / Jack Prest

String arrangement / Matt Keegan

All other instruments and programming / Daniel O’Toole

Field recordings on Eye of the butterfly / Joe Wilson and Chanelle collier, recorded at the Louvre / Paris.

Spinning Out

Refurbished Tranquility

Quake

Joy Ache

Humble Giants

Hot Rain

Gentle Magma

Flicker

Eye Of The Butterfly

Braille

This was a live jam using tape loops and midi controllers, with an instrument i am developing as a key element 'the particle plate'. 

The particle plate is a square steel surface that captures vibrations via a contact mic and converts it to midi signals, randomised by an LFO and pitch quantised to a scale set. The plate has been used to trigger 8 layers of sounds that were live mixed and effected.

Erosion

This was a live performance using 'The particle plate', Ableton and midi controllers. The live synth was the Terra by Soma Synths.

Daniel O'Toole @ SIGNALS November 2023

Shinjuku Love

04 Crumbling Structures

EARS - Red Silhouettes - 07 Washed

Video Glitch

COSMIC SOUP is an exhibition of colour field paintings and photographic works by Daniel O'Toole opening on the 09/04/2025 in Sydney at Saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney/Australia. 

This soundscape was made over a 7 day period using generative patches in semi-modular synth environments designed by 'Giorgio Sancristoforo'. Instruments used were Bento and Ongaku. I also recorded some gongs and various percussion, Rhodes piano and Mellotron samples.

Cosmic Soup (Exhibition soundtrack)

New beat, using the Electron Digitone and an Ms20 for the Bassline. 
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Daniel O'Toole

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