Some sounds of nature are used to create a slightly surreal woodland soundscape. These are combined with simple raw waveforms sometimes imitating the recordings. A sensitive, phobic friend hated the insect sounds. (2003)

Sylvan II

A radical remix of a guitar / vocal song by Lightnin' Hopkins. Kudos to anyone who recognises the source of the drum loop. (2002)

Everybody's Down On Me

A dub version of 'Everybody's Down On Me'

Everybody's Dub

Played by The Firebird Ensemble conducted by Barrie Webb. (1999)

... one may see visions

Built around the voice of a pavement artist from Liverpool, Mr W. C. Lowry. (2003)

I'm Not Elvis

A dark ambient piece using only synthesiser presets and the slightly odd architecture of the CLab Notator sequencing software. Microtonal inflections occur throughout. The work was heavily affected by the news of the Dunblane massacre that occurred whilst composing it. (1996)

Dunblane

Phone messages, piano and old drum machine sounds come together for some rhythmic exercises, generated by algorithmic processes. Some thought the drums sounds a bit naff but there you go. (2005)

3 Rhythmic Etudes

For organ and tape; organ played by Scott Senogles. This piece was composed at Scott's request for a large organ in a de-consecrated church so is as much about the absence of religion as religion itself. It is based around the Gregorian chant of the title and the electronic part is all derived from a recording of some monks singing the chant mixed with transformed organ recordings. The tune appears in its simplest form in the middle of the piece, high up on the organ. Tubular bell sounds mark out sections.  It really works best in the large spaces organs tend to be in. (2004)

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