This was part of a performance at the 2nd annual San Diego Experimental Guitar Show. Its my take on Jimi Hendrix's version of the Star Spangled Banner. I used a real-time glitch patch i made in the programing environment known as Pure Data, and manipulated the parameters with expression pedals while playing guitar.

Star Mangled Glitcher

soundhacked star banner spangled

This is one of four sound pieces which are part of a collaboration between Micha Cardenas and myself (Bobby Bray). 

This particular piece is a Shepard tone.

[1] The Apocalypse Already Happened

This is one of four sound pieces which are part of a collaboration between Micha Cardenas and myself (Bobby Bray).

This particular piece was created using a circuit bent Casio Sk-1

[2] The Apocalypse Already Happened Here

This is one of four sound pieces which are part of a collaboration between Micha Cardenas and myself (Bobby Bray). 

This particular piece was created using original Pure Data patches.

[3] The Apocalypse Already Happened Here

This is one of four sound pieces which are part of a collaboration between Micha Cardenas and myself (Bobby Bray).

This particular piece was created using Pure Data versions of Soundhack effects (Decimate, Morphfilter, Bubbler, Pitchdelay).

[4] The Apocalypse Already Happened Here

This is John Lennon's song Imagine remixed by Freak Sauce (Bobby Bray); using plugins in Pro Tools, including Soundhack Delay + Pitch Shift.
i am very fascinated by Dr. Ramachandran's ideas on art regarding the Peak Shift Principle. if one can capture the 'rasa' (essence) of an object or idea, one might be able to embellish upon it in hopes of eliciting a stronger neurochemical reaction. perhaps one, of many psychoacoustic elements at work regarding Imagine is pitch (low/melancholy). if so, a lower pitch might exaggerate some of the feel.
here is a link to an interesting article Dr. Ramachandran co-wrote regarding possible scientific principles of art:
http://www.imprint.co.uk/rama/art.pdf

Imagine (freaksauce RMX)

This piece was created for Micha Cárdenas, for use in conjunction with a live performance.

Micha con Chili

created for independent record lable 31G, as part of their "artist's playlists"
Upsilon Acrux - Intimate Barbarian
John Lennon - Imagine (freaksauce RMX)
Art Tatum - Elegie
The Frogs - I'm Sad My Goat Just Died Today
Kōenji Hyakkei - Becttem Pollt
Throbbing Gristle - Heathen Earth (excerpt) / Yoko Ono - AOS (excerpt)
Rah Bras - Nasty Freak
Renaldo &amp; The Loaf - Medical Man
Morton Feldman - Whispers
The Slits - So Tough (frkmstrpsysauce RMX)


Bobby's 31G playlist

I DJ under the name Freak Sauce on rare occasions in San Diego. I mostly play experimental and/or mathy, post-everything weird music, plus layering and effects. 
This account also has some other projects I have worked on.
Freak Sauce is an honorable reference to a saying by the mighty and influential band Man Is The Bastard: "heavy on the freak sauce jack." 

Freak Sauce

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