Simbiosi max for live device processing a cello

Simbiosi processing Cello - Flavia Massimo x Culto

An album made up entirely of sounds that I sampled from records which I bought between the late 1990s and the early 2010s. Each track consists of eight samples recorded in an Elektron Digitakt sampler. I used the Digitakt to create the music patterns as well. To keep the patterns simple the rule was to trigger each sample just once per pattern.

My goal was to create an atmosphere of the minimal electronics records that I started to buy around 2000 and that I still listen to a lot. The sound of Mille Plateaux, ~scape, Force Inc and record labels like these.

It turned out being an album of the kind of music that I like to listen to, and at the same time represents a cross section of my musical tastes over the years.

02 Camus Simpled

This is the first demo using a piece of Java software software I wrote: The Euclidean pattern generator. It generates polyrhythms based on a mathematical algorithm. In this demo the pattern generator sends MIDI to Ableton Live, where I did some arranging and automation and exported the result as audio.

This track accompanies an article on my website about the software:
http://www.hisschemoller.com/2011/euclidean-midi-patterns

To get an impression here’s a demo video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKbYdExy3jQ


Euclidean Patterns Demo 1

@mazewski @verlake @fixedrhythms

Mazewski and Verlake kick off our Fixed Rhythms digital single series with a heady minimal techno cut that’s got the sauce…a loopiness that you never tire of and brain tingling snappy percussion on top. Both artists are representing the Polish underground on their own terms. Mazewski has two sold out 12”s on Brutaż, and Verlake has released on Diffuse Reality, Jungle Gym Records, Father ad Son, K-HOLE TRAX, mystictrax. He also co-runs his own label, Laral Tapes, together with Dextre.

Alongside the original, there are two fabulous remixes. Japan’s Hizuo brings a delightfully playful and psychedelic breakbeat remix. Hizuo was featured in Mixmag Asia’s “Artists Exciting Us In 2024”, and I’m sure we can expect lots more great material from him. Then for the second remix, London’s Vertical Cat delivers a sunrise appropriate dubby and subtly ravey take on the tune. All three deliver something unique for various slots of a party.

[PREMIERE] Gokaider - Mazewski & Verlake | Fixed Rhythms [2024]

Spontaneous, innovative and limitless.

As a member of Freiburg’s Youth Life collective, @ikob_boj is showcasing his  versatility and mastery in blending Techno, House, and Electro.

His love for techno began in 2001 when, at just 12 years old, he discovered Monika Kruse’s mixtape from 1998. Around the same time, he attended an underground rave in a submarine tunnel in Montenegro, where Dave Clarke was performing. These early encounters with purist techno left a strong mark on his musical journey.

At 13, Ikob began collecting records, and within three years, he had nearly completed his collection. Today, his focus has shifted to his digital music library, which contains multiple thousands of carefully handpicked tracks.

This mix is a reflection of Ikob’s artistic vision, deeply influenced by the infinitely flowing, dark rhythms of techno. Enjoy the journey!

Mix Series Vol.1 ~ IKOB BOJ

Blueprint

GP04 is brought to you by @djali3313 , the Lebanese-Australian artist based in Melbourne. In this EP, Ali explores the realms of percussive Techno, showcasing his distinctive use of melodies, vocals, and irresistible rhythms. Transformation EP is a collection of tracks where the perception of time is manipulated and stretched into a parallel realm. 

Support the label here: linktr.ee/global.pulse

A1 - Simulate
A2 - Polar
B1 - Syfer 
B2 - Transformation 
Digital Bonus: Chalant City

Enjoy !

Transformation EP by DJ Ali (GP04)

Demo song for Music Pattern Generator v2.1

A demo song for the new Music Pattern Generator. The rhythms in the track were made with the app. Especially the second half after the piano break shows how easy it is to make constant rhythm variations by using a MIDI controller to change the patterns in real time.

The app now works online, in the browser (Chrome and Brave only):

https://hisschemoller.com/mpg/

Desktop installers for Linux, Mac and Windows are available too:

https://github.com/hisschemoller/music-pattern-generator/releases

Read the full article about this version on my website:

https://www.hisschemoller.com/blog/2019/music-pattern-generator-v2-1/

An overview and tutorial on my site:

https://www.hisschemoller.com/blog/2019/how-to-use-music-pattern-generator/

A tutorial video on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4JAhvl5FaA

The app is free and open source. The files are here:

https://github.com/hisschemoller/music-pattern-generator

Sound sources I used in the track:

Background city noises are the sound of the dance performance video “Calico Mingling” by Babette Mangold from 1973, which you can watch here:
http://ubu.com/film/mangolte_calico.html

The crispy noises halfway the track are polystyrene foam filling chips recorded by Freesound user dobroide:
https://freesound.org/people/dobroide/sounds/421963/

Woodblock sound in the second half by Andi Roselund (Sangwha Comm):
https://freesound.org/people/ultradust/sounds/167385/

Drum sound by Hubert Michel:
https://freesound.org/people/hubertmichel/sounds/40187/

Fender Rhodes Mark II samples for the piano in the middle are a Freesound pack by Tim Kahn:
https://freesound.org/people/tim.kahn/packs/3957/

The piano melody itself is a variation on the beginning of “You Call It Madness” by Clare Fischer, recorded in 1970:
https://www.discogs.com/Clare-Fischer-Great-White-Hope/release/4358665

Music Pattern Generator v2.1

Just an experiment with IRCAM's Orchidea applied to the a famous song

Allez laissez Ascanio entrer

Listen in full at @zweikommasieben: https://www.zweikommasieben.ch/en/phillip-sollmann-aka-efdemin-more-than-the-night-pre-listen-monophonie/

Following 2019’s ‘New Atlantis’ LP under his experimental techno alias @Efdemin, Phillip Sollmann’s ‘Monophonie’ is a project dedicated to uniting different strands of utopian music. His approach: combining and recontextualizing rare historical instruments of sonic research of Hermann von Helmholtz (19th century) with the self-designed, microtonal instruments of Harry Partch and metal sound sculptures of Harry Bertoia.

The result is a psychedelic investigation into just intonation – alternative tuning systems that create unique sets of harmonics not found in conventional scales. ‘Monophonie’ recasts these sounds into new rhythmic environments where epic kosmische, polyrhythms, acoustic techno and microtonal glow are interwoven into a rare music.

Over nine tracks, the album explores multiple forms of minimalism, from unwavering repetition to paired-down chords and sparse sonic environments. But it also seeks to expand the sound spectrum of Partch’s custom built organs and melodic percussion instruments as well as Bertoia’s sonambient singing metal rods into an atmospheric otherworldliness.

‘Monophonie’ was first composed in 2016 and premiered at Berlin’s Volksbühne theatre in 2017, before it went on to the renowned Ruhrtriennale and Kampnagel in Hamburg. It was performed by one of Germany’s premier neue musik collectives Ensemble @Musikfabrik together with Sollmann himself on von Helmholtz’s original double siren, with set design by Michael Kleine and wardrobe by Peter Kisur of Honeysuckle Company.

Buy Album

Phillip Sollmann | Motor

Bandcamp:  https://cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com/album/gemstones-cyd-0012
Cyclical Dreams presents "Gemstones". Featuring: Lisa Bella Donna, Gert Emmens, Zanov, Harald Grosskopf, Johnny Woods, Brendan Pollard, Cartas de Japón, Audiometría, Ernesto Romeo & Maxi Ramos, Sophos, Ombient, The Soviet Space Dog, Bernd-Michael Land, Sequentia Legenda, Chris Russell and Raysparks Industries.

Blueprint

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