Ambient recording inside the monastery at Kuremae (Puhtitsa Convent), Estonia.  Recorded with Tascam DR-2d digital handheld recorder.

monastery, estonia, 7.27.13 (field recording)

Improvised on Casio CDP-100 keyboard midi into Logic Pro on the MacBook Pro.  Home studio, Chicago, 9.7.13

bitter fruit

Original theme. Casio CDP-100 keyboard midi into Logic Pro on the MacBook Pro. Home studio, Chicago, 9.9.13. 

everyday i wonder

a bright light flickering
across the wall
causing temporary blindness
how else can i explain
the mental state
that led me to betray him
in the hallway outside science class
in 1975

that was a long time ago
and while it doesn't matter anymore
i wonder sometimes
whether the sun, the wind, and the leaves on a tree
could be held responsible

Casio CDP-100 electric piano into Logic Pro on the MacBook Pro, home studio, Chicago, 9.28.13

the ghost parade

Because I am not practised
in the deceitful arts of love
or for I am declined
into the vale of years,
or that my complexion
is of this dusky hue,
she is lost
and I am mocked
and my heart is broken,
and trampled in the mire
I see my dream of bliss!

(Otello Act II, Verdi)

Casio CDP-100 into LogicPro on the MacBook Pro.  Home studio, Chicago, 10.6.13

bliss

Animoog app on the iPad recorded to Tascam DR-2d digital recorder. Includes sample (reversed) from "invisible" (http://soundcloud.com/gregorywass/invisible). Also includes samples from two personal ambient recordings. Originally recorded in Cancun, Mexico, 4.18.13; beats removed and track unmixed in Chicago, 10.17.13.

interference (five minutes unmix)

Recorded with GarageBand on the iPad; uploaded to MacBook Pro and tweaked in Logic Pro.  Composed by the pool in Cancun, Mexico, 11.2.13. 

coco loco

Audio recording of small crowd with camera crew and Mtv talent early morning in Times Square. Recorded with Tascam iM2 stereo microphone adapter for iPhone and PCM Recorder app.  Post production in Audacity.

crowd cheering, times square, new york, 11.5.13 (field recording)

Casio CDP-100 into Logic Pro on the MacBook Pro; home studio, Chicago, 12.29.13

born yesterday

Handheld Tascam DR-2d inside the car

rinse
soap
sponge
spray
dry

automatic car wash, chicago, 3.27.12 (field recording)

9:00 am, post-rush hour, downtown commuter train terminal.  Recorded with handheld Tascam DR-2d.

randolph street station, chicago, 4.24.12 (field recording)

NATO protesters march from Aon building to Art Institute. Recorded in stereo with Lumix DMC-ZS7 camera onboard mic.

anti-NATO protest march, chicago, 5.21.12 (field recording)

Casio CDP-100 keyboard midi in to GarageBand on the MacBook Pro.  Home studio, Chicago, 6.11.13.

swept away

ambient, chillout, electronic, folktronica, slow music, lo-fi, freeform, soundscapes, minimalism, musique concrete, idm, noise, pop, jazz

A rough history of sporadic recordings on my own and with others.  Recording quality varies depending on the equipment and players available at the time.

Everything here is freely downloadable for a better quality listening experience and for non-commercial reuse or remix with attribution.

Extras at http://gregwass.bandcamp.com

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