Vancouver, B.C.’s wzrdryAV studied granular synthesis in the 1990s with one of its pioneers, Barry Truax, at Simon Fraser University, and continues to endlessly search for new ways to apply the technique. It’s an experiment that never ends... chasing tones, textures and atmospheres, while making use of a range of source materials and tools: microphones, records, synthesizers, samplers, software & movies. A frequent collaborator with Seekersinternational—many of their joint effort releases are available on the Wzrdry Recordings Bandcamp page along with solo wzrdryAV works. This exclusive mix for the Deep Breakfast series features unreleased material of yesteryear along with a series of current studio sound snapshots from 2019.

https://soundcloud.com/wzrdry
https://wzrdryrecordings.bandcamp.com/

Tracklist

00:00  wzrdryAV - Untitled Interlude
02:33  Segue - Drift 
05:20  Jon Hassell - Empire III 
10:39  Best Available Technology - trvlr tdk sa-x100 
13:04  wzrdryAV & Seekersinternational - Image Undone (Alternate Take Version)
16:09  Murmur - Barrier
20:37  Pinkcourtesyphone & Kid Congo Powers - Move To Trash (wzrdryAV Remix)
26:32  Rod Modell - Inside The Rain Maker 
31:50  Remote_ - Permafrost 
36:14  wzrdryAV & Seekersinternational - J60 1.1
40:18  Segue - In My Dreams 
46:32  Terekke - Ambien
47:51  The Detroit Escalator Co. - Force
54:24  Spectral Network - Part 10
58:31  wzrdryAV - Summer Drone V3.0
1:08:09  Quantec - Stay Up All Night
1:13:00  Quantec - Triptychon Ver. I
1:17:58  Murmur - Veld
1:20:13  Chris Watson - Low Pressure
1:22:02  Jean Piche - Heliograms
1:26:12  wzrdryAV - J60 Grainscape
1:33:50  Brian Eno & John Hassell - Ba-Benzele
1:38:57  Moon B - B Side Trk 3
1:39:22  Moon B - MoonSide Trk 4
1:41:11  Pacific Coliseum - Ocean City
1:44:06  wzrdryAV - Untitled Granular Collage
1:50:15  wzrdryAV - Hydro Cycle 
1:54:44  Zwei Kreise - Tracon (wzrdryAV remix)

Have a good listening.

Deep Breakfast 018 - Coastal Outpost Transmission by wzrdryAV

Mix series focused on the deep, abstract and emotional side of electronic music.

Est. 2019

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http://www.discogs.com/wzrdryAV-Medicinal-Circuits/release/6361399

http://www.discogs.com/wzrdryAV-Pacific-Greyscale/release/4206860

http://www.discogs.com/WZRDRY-SKRS-Magnetic-Haze/release/4263187

http://www.discogs.com/wzrdryAV-Octophase-Meditation-EP/release/3658686

http://www.discogs.com/wzrdryAV-Seekers-International-Smoked-Out/release/4639871

http://www.discogs.com/wzrdryAV-Seekers-International-Wave-Language-EP/release/4639857

http://www.discogs.com/Sipreano-With-Decaf-And-
The-Stunt-Man-Sipreano-With-Decaf-And-The-Stunt-Man/release/1009114

http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Taurus-Incident-Incidental-Music/release/1073966

http://www.discogs.com/Decaf-Sedation-Level-C/release/4850176

http://www.discogs.com/Decaf-Stuck-In-The-Nineties/release/2424577

Artist Bio:

As a child of the 1980s, Vancouver-born producer Kelly Claude Nairn (WzrdryAV) was hypnotized by the results of New York City resourcefulness: raw, sparse, drum machine hip-hop and later, the eclectic sample-based rap of the 1990s. Raised by a new age mom and jazz freak artist dad, pillaging the family record cabinet for inspiration was a natural progression. Two turntables, mixer, and a sampler later, Kelly was soon making deft left-field instrumentals. Concurrent w/ electro-acoustic study under granular synthesis pioneer Barry Truax at Simon Fraser University, field recordings, audio collage, sound object manipulation, and slightly unhinged ambient works were added to his expanding cache. Foundation and technique in place, by the new millennium, the beat maker was putting a revelatory breakthrough into practice, “sample anything.” From big screen cinema and late night VHS sessions to TV sign off music and nature sounds, nothing was off limits. This not only led to the creation of WZRDRY (Kelly’s imprint and artistic umbrella), but a range of productions released internationally on vinyl, cassette tape, and compact disc.
 
Today, Kelly combines his academic background w/ a personal self-taught approach, equally informed by British Columbia’s street meets tree topped mountains and oceanic reflections. Utilizing analog and digital equipment, new tracks aim to create a place/atmosphere/mood via magnetic programming and universal rhythms. While deliberate melodies are uncommon, repeating fragments of tones/chords and foggy loops/drones manifest themselves in the most unexpected ways. “I’m putting together and playing back sounds for the audience that I find evocative for my own escapism,” states the producer, encouraging listeners to join the trip and interpret, as they will. The music of WzrdryAV goes beyond the increasingly fast-paced cultural landscape, gradually slowing the pace and returning some long forgotten feeling to auditory expression. Touching on the influence of Jamaican dub and Detroit techno in his oeuvre, “It’s about facing limitations by looking within to work in different ways and develop one’s creativity.” Here’s to the future… Listen, live, and learn!



Deep Breakfast 018 - Coastal Outpost Transmission by wzrdryAV

Deep Breakfast Series