outtake from the sessions for the forthcoming 'new lines' and 'György' lps - recorded live to two-track - modular synth & sds-800

PERSONABLE - MEMBRANE

50+ minutes of unreleased modular techno, including tracks from the forthcoming lps 'NEW LINES' & 'György'.  MIXED LIVE to cassette tape.  PERSONABLE logo by Tim Goodwillie

Personable Mix

ALL YOU BACKSLIDERS,
WHERE WILL YOU GO?
ON THAT DAY?
THAT DREAD DAY?

DO GOOD MIX - DJ CHARDI

PERSONABLE - CAN-AU (unreleªsed)

"..Ishi finds Gengras continuing to take cues from the latter comparison point: its three tracks flow into each other subtly enough to qualify as passages rather than discrete songs, building and releasing with a patient determination. The music moves unhurriedly from moment to moment in a way that traces the clear outline a strong compositional foundation, producing an atmosphere that's both serene and substantial.
It’s tempting to call Ishi ambient music, but it possesses too much presence to fade into the background. It possesses an insistence that just stops short of dominating your attention. Although Gengras’ current mode relies heavily on slow-attack synth pads, he frequently works in dissonant leads and unexpectedly harsh tones that can disrupt the peaceful mood you might find yourself lulled into. It’s a soothing record, but one that’ll still keep you on your toes." - Miles Raymer, Pitchfork

Threshold

Cairo

from Collected Works Vol. 2 - New Process Music

The Last Time We Were Here

recorded via behringer usb mixer at AIR Antwerpen 9/16/15, thanks to Volker & AIR crew.  

sample from 'say it loud' by ghost

PERSONABLE - COLLAPSING BRIDGE (RAW CUT)

temp.
recorded live
moog sub-phatty/digitech loop station/make noise phonogene,echophon,erbeverb,wogglebug/strymon el capistan

3.14.16 2

recorded on the banks of the LA river to an iphone by the iceman

live at 'modular on the spot' 10.17.15

PERSONABLE - HARDCASTLE

0-coast is sequenced by wogglebug (w manual & automatic intervention via attenuators & quantizer) & branches for cv & gate respectively, slow LFO from maths opening the decay on 0-coast while decreasing the probability of gates from branches.  drone is 4xSTOs w/ their shapes being modified by E102 & the shaped outputs mixed thru QMMG.  erbeverb, phonogene & strymon el capistan on aux sends 

0-coast squiggle test

board recording of a live performance in los angeles. 

wear out>articulate>hardcastle>roll>how do u feel>window>traveller

equipment used:
eurorack modular synthesizer
elektron machinedrum
eventide time factor
moog minitaur
strymon el capistan
korg volca FM
cassette tape

personable live in LA 2016

improvisation for modular synthesizer, recorded/mixed live 11.4.16
          instrumentation 
kick drum - DPO
hat/snare - VCNoiz
house on fire - Mysteron
gamelan/ringmod seq - 4xSTO > erbeverb
liquid seq - Morphing Terrarium 
min7th stabs - CHORD 
rhythms - Zularic Repetitor & Branches
note source - Rene, Wogglebug, Brain Seed 
recycling bin - Phonogene
reverb - BAM 
delay - El Capistan

personable - total loss

piece for 5 Make Noise VCOs & lowpass gates. #4 in a series, recorded live.

study #4 11.18.16

live performance of two pieces from the upcoming album 'lightpipe'

jackson p - iphone taper

mirror>cherise live in hudson, ny 3.5.17

100 minutes

piece for Serge modular, Arp systems 2500/2600, EMS VCS3, Mutron Bi-Phase and Publison DHM 89.  recorded at The Worm in Rotterdam (www.worm.org/), edited and mixed at Inner Mountain & Green Machines.  

6.25-27.11 - WORM SESSIONS

Ishi

Passage

Vigil (CD & Digital Bonus)

Born in 1982 and a resident of Los Angeles since 2005, Gengras has defined his practice with the art of synthesis. Starting with a string of short-run cassettes detailing the interior curvature of his well-worn vintage budget level Moogs & moving into the more diverse sonics of modular synthesis explored on recent releases like ISHI (Leaving Records/Stones Throw), the focus has remained, sculpting new sounds from raw voltage & creating engrossing sonic environments. In addition to two prolific solo careers (counting his dance-music alter-ego Personable), Gengras is an avid collaborator and has recorded and performed with The Congos, Akron/Family, Sun Araw & members of the Grateful Dead & Cold Sun. He is also the co-founder (with Sun Araw's C. Stallones) of Duppy Gun Productions, which pairs contemporary left-field producers with Jamaican vocalists to create new vision dancehall-influenced tracks.

m. geddes gengras

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