Taken from my forthcoming two track e.p., 'Rising Sea',  which will be available next month on Twice Removed Records.  I hope you'll enjoy!

"Improvisational studies for Fender Telecaster and Ableton Live.
Reflections on the ever changing landscape of our planet, 
and the sea-change events that are in motion..."

mastering by Jason Corder
offthesky.com

http://twicerememberedtwiceremoved.bandcamp.com/

Twice Removed

Rising Sea~Part Two

wintry drones; sinewave dreams...two variations on a theme...light shining though the cracks.... .

I hope you enjoy!!

performed/recorded/photo by Darren Harper 1/2021

beautifully mastered by Ian Hawgood
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Tones At The End Of Time

The Eternal Search For The Elusive Now Part Two (extended)

part of a series of small, Autumnal sketches that had nowhere to go, but found comfort together in this small e.p.

I hope you enjoy!!

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8/24/13 Fragment 1

9/30/13 Fragment 2.

8/31/13 Dusk 1.

An excerpt from a recent studio improvisation session... OP-1, Microcosm, Norns/Grid (mlre & compass), Organelle, Mood, Plaits swells, all mixed into the 1010 Bluebox, and recorded live into Ableton... .

I hope you enjoy, and thanks for listening!!!

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Autumn Droning Pt.2//Live Improvisation 10/15/22

A little sketch that feels like a wintry lullaby to me.. . 

**Appears on the wonderful 'Moments of Silence' compilation...a charity album for the innocent children of Gaza.
https://ambientmomentsofsilence.bandcamp.com/releases

I hope you'll enjoy!

Moments of Silence V/A

LuuL

A circular drift that found itself orphaned and alone, though all the while knowing itself to be the glimpse of things to come... 

Created thru the use of Fender Telecaster, Surface Objects, Ableton Live, & Sleepy Time Tea 

I hope you'll enjoy!

Mastered by Jason Corder
offthesky.com

Poppy botanical by Walter Müller, 1887

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The Dreaming Loop

From the wonderful 'Futures Vol.1' compilation on Inner Ocean Records....

Remembrances and nostalgia... 

I hope you'll enjoy!! 

Artwork By: Cassra ~www.facebook.com/myemptyhead
Mastering: Kris Sujata (aka Valiska) ~soundcloud.com/valiska

http://shop.inneroceanrecords.com/album/futures-vol-1



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Curiosity & Candor

I'm embarking on a new project series that will focus on long-form generative eurorack pieces. I was delighted to discover the ability to use the Generations generative midi controller that was created by Innesti (innesti.bandcamp.com/merch/generations-handmade-midi-controller) with the 1010 Bitbox Micro, and so this combination created the foundation for the piece. I very much consider this to be a companion piece to my recently released 'Generational Drift-A Seasonal Reflection in Four Movements' on Handstiched* (handstitched.bandcamp.com/album/generational-drift-the-celestial-sphere), as some of the elements are shared, as well as the use of Generations, however, this feels quite a bit warmer...thus Spring.

Basic patch notes~

Generations triggering four midi clips in Bitbox, as well as modulating various parameters (pan, filter cut off). Other samples in Bitbox triggered by random gates from Marbles, witch is slowly clocked by PNW. White noise triggering ProbMel/ProbDiv in O_c Hemispheres, which is delicately playing Rings, which then goes thru Draad and Monsoon. Øchd is creating an offset drone from Ensemble Osc and Plaits + Three Sisters, all while sending modulation to various param's throughout..

Recorded 4/21/24...Eurorack > Bluebox > Ableton, and then a basic mastering chain..

D/L for free~https://darrenharper.bandcamp.com/album/generative-01-spring

I hope you'll enjoy, and hopefully I'll be able to continue with these bits for the foreseeable future :)

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Generative.01~Spring

Second installment in the generative eurorack series...A simple patch that included a sample I recorded from ovum by crowes electronic, and exported into the 1010 music bitbox micro.  It was then randomly triggered via midi by generations, along side a rhodes sample from the op-1.  Rings is delicately sequenced by cara (uMarbles), and processed by nautilus.  Further droning by the ensemble oscillator being spread by øchd.

I wrestled with the simplicity of this, but ultimately came to the understanding that the piece was complete within this iteration, and did not need further   instrumentation... .

I hope you enjoy, thanks for listening, and happy solstice!

Generative.02~Solstice

A wintery improvisational drift with my Telecaster, Ableton, and lightly blowing snow outside...sketching out ideas for a larger project later in the year...I hope you'll enjoy!!

Improvisation 2/1/15 ~ Drifting/White.Two

warm breeze//crystalline chimes.. .  

a rather complex (for me) generative patch that drew me in and carried me away... .  generations (innesti.bandcamp.com/merch/generations-handmade-midi-controller) is triggering a sample i recorded from norns' 'sines', and a saturated piano sample from the op-1, imported into the bitbox micro; cara and sequins are breathing life into rings and surface (i love this combo), as well as plaits. drones courtesy of ensemble osc and tides v.1. heavy f/x // modular spirits--dradd, data bender, nautilus, and of course clouds (x2).. modulation //utilities//sweeps--batumi, øchd, lapsus os, pam's, maths, tri-att(s), alt, ceq, sisters.. . 

 modular > bluebox > ableton  

i hope you'll enjoy!!

Generative.03~August

Another few moments lost in reverie, looped and held and inevitably left to fade away.... .

I hope you'll enjoy..

Improvisation 2/16/15 ~ A Warm Emptiness, Softened & Worn

A piece from my forthcoming e.p. 'Winter Loops'... .

https://darrenharper.bandcamp.com/album/winter-loops

I Hope you'll enjoy!!

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The Yearning Loop

A piece from the 'Winter Loops' e.p... .

https://darrenharper.bandcamp.com/album/winter-loops

I hope you'll enjoy!!

Momentary Light

Appears on the wonderful Somehow Recordings compilation 'The Pursuit of Quintessence'  
http://www.somehowrecordings.co.uk/

I hope you enjoy!!



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Autumn breeze; stepping stone (the pursuit of quintessence)

It's been so long since i've been able to spend time in my little studio, but I was able to spend the day on Feb 1st, and this is what came about...a bit rough, but it felt nice to play.  

*UPDATE*
I remixed this piece in late 2019, and it now appears on the Meditations 6 compilation presented by Shimmering Moods Records, and has been beautifully mastered by Andrea Porcu
https://shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/meditations-6

Meditations 6

A Way/Within (2019 redeux)

A brief improvisation with a hand cranked music box fed into MI Clouds, which was being modulated by an MFB dual lfo.  The 'hot mic' in the room captured some background sounds of my family rustling about, which made their way into Clouds, as well...

 I hope you enjoy!!

Music Box/Clouds 4/23/17

A small improvisation that helped ease a bit of stress and provide brief respite from these disparate and trying times...perhaps the first in a new series of improvisational guitar pieces...
Appears on V/A - Drone Works Vol. One, presented by Drone Works International ~ https://droneworksinternational.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-drone-works-vol-1

A simple, single take recording, no additional after f/x....I hope you'll enjoy, and thanks for listening.  <3

Feeding Hungry Ghosts

This is my contribution to the Rusted Tone Recordings: Sampler Vol. 1 various artists compilation.  Recorded using dual reel to reel tape decks and a single tape loop that continuously records over itself, slowly degrading over time.  Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy!!

https://rustedtonerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/rusted-tone-recordings-sampler-vol-1

A Thousand Tiny Heartbreaks

My contribution to the new Elm Records compilation "A New Leaf".  Honored to join so much talent on this wonderful V/A.

Check out the full release here ~ https://elmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-new-leaf-compilation-2

*Mastered by James Armstrong (Slow Clinic)

Flicker & Hiss; Recalling Hope

Another simple patch using Rings, Plaits, Disting, and the Tapographic delay.  Recorded into Ableton.  Darkstar and CT5 on a return track on the external mixer.
Headphones for this one... ;)

I hope you enjoy!

~11/12/18

A short piece created with my ReVox A-77 reel/reel, and my Concord 3" reel/reel + guitar, as well as a sampled piano instrument.  The tape hiss seemed very evocative of a distant, imaginary sea to me...

Mastered by Seth Chrisman
http://effervescent-airwaves.blogspot.com/

I hope you enjoy!

Upon The Edge Of An Imaginary Sea, I Remembered How Things Once Could Be

Honored to have this piece included on the wonderful compilation "Slow sketch vol. 1: Reflections of the Ambient Community"...an epic 40 track V/A presented by El Muelle Records....more info here ~ https://elmuellerecords.bandcamp.com/album/slow-sketch-vol-1-reflections-of-the-ambient-community

I hope you'll enjoy!!

Windswept; Of Hearth and Home

Looped sequences & daydreams... .

Modular synth/bird song & nature. These are experiments that I started in January and February of this year, but abandoned until now...revisited with the hope of allowing a sense of place and solace during this chaotic and transformational time in which we are all collectively experiencing...

I hope you'll enjoy, and please...take care of yourself and each other! <3

Performed and Recorded by Darren Harper Jan/Feb 2020

Artwork ~ Uniform Honey-Eater by Elizabeth Gould
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Sequence 2/1/20 ~ Sideways Stepper

Originally from the "Warmth (For Jii)" compilation, which is no longer online.  It now appears on an e.p. entitled 'Collected', which is a small collection of music that had first appeared on comps that are sold out, or no longer available.

http://darrenharper.bandcamp.com/album/collected

Mastered by Tokee: doperec.com/tokee 
Artwork by Peter Nejedly: www.flickr.com/photos/peternejedly/


Memory Loop

Simple experiments geared towards performance, these pieces were recorded using Monome mlr & Grid, Organelle/Orac, Montreal Assembly CT5, Chase Bliss Audio Mood, and Mutable Instruments' Rings & Clouds.

I hope you'll enjoy!!

Performed/Recorded by D.Harper 6/2020

Mastered by Porya Hatami
http://poryahatami.com/

Poppy botanical by Walter Müller, 1910

Leaf

Petal

Root

Seed

dusty tape loops, reflective moments... .

I hope you enjoy!

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Pastorale Loop

ambient/experimental sound artist, lover of nature, wanderer... .

Guitarist in Root Atlas~

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