This is a dark tribute, no wait, not a tribute. Tribute means I endorse it. Ok it's a commentary on the tragic May 2014, Isla Vista CA, shooting where seven people died, including the insane shooter. This track turned into more of a "what if Lemmy joined Ministry", but here it is. Was lots of fun to do, yes in a macabre way. But therapeutic.

Mountains Of Skulls

just a shout out to one of the seminal experimentalist composers I studied. Little known is that I actually minored in Music at Rutgers University in the 80s (which is why I have minor knowledge). But I took a lot of electronic music classes, some with the estimable Phil Corner and also Daniel Goode, well known NYC avant garde musicians and composers. In Daniel's class we learned about all the "musique concrete' people, and we actually learned how to make REAL TAPE LOOPS, yes with a reel-to-reel and real tape, razors etc. I know. Way to date yourself. So when I do electronica looping I often think of that stuff. But Subotnick, Reich, Feldman, Oliveros, Scott, Moog, Buchla, Cage, Varese, Stockhausen, Braxton, Glass, Penderecki and their ideas about sound all fill my head on a regular basis.

Morton Feldman

synthetic insects making the rounds. Part 9 of ModExperiment series

Circuits Dream Of Amazon

just having some fun nodding out again w/o narcotics. hypnotic.

One Of Many Dark Paths

Rhythm Method Revisited 30 yrs

Rhythm Method HEAVY METAL BABY 18JUN86 Court Tav

Rhythm Method SHISHKA 18JUN86 Court Tav

Rhythm Method SUPERMARKET CHEESE 18JUN86 Court Tav

testing out a new performance rig, first track of 2017. Just a couple layers of modular synth, vocal loop and teenage beats. Music will get us thru

Various from the Lab

Meditation One(Mostly MakeNoise modular)

Meditation Two (2017 hello)

a nod to the minimalist hypnotic groove of Fela. But I had also been listening to a lot of CAN the days before this recording. Turns out I recorded this the day we lost legendary CAN drummer Jaki Liebezeit. R.I.P to a super influential creative spirit and thanks to him, CAN and Fela Kuti. Teenage Engineering for the bass ostinato and Make Noise O-Coast for the melodic synth. Of course the title references a famous Fela track and story.

Expensive Shit in Space (Electronics: Andre Cholmondeley)

just another of the endless attempts to ponder & explore sound sources. No synths, no electronic sound sources. Percussion, toys, paper, metals. live bitcrush processing & temporal modulation

andre cholmondeley-all sounds

Plastic Menagerie (No Synths)

Meditation on being at home! Working thru a pile of mail, getting some email catchup etc, but starting to pull together ideas for a couple *solo/electronic* shows on the road next week

For the tech geeks: This little painting utilizes the MakeNoise ⍉-Coast & Teleharmonic, with a little bit of manipulated looping of the ⍉-Coast with an EHX 2880. A little verb & delay. One live pass to two tracks, like Brian Wilson.

Assembly Line Blues

well it's another experiment with the endless textures possible with a very simple system. I'm still blown away 35 years into the synth journey. Pure sound, trying to slow it all down

Narcolepsy

just what it sounds like. inspired by the lord's prayer, zombies and three-day rising from the dead, and frank zappa's 'help i'm a rock' exorcism style gibberish

Zombie Prayer

late night experimenting as the modular/devices hybrid setup evolves. it's a long track but hypnotic if I do say so. teenage engineering in there for rhythm. otherwise modular, maybe minibrute. and a sample of mr. adrian belew from his famous king crimson track 'neurotica'

JUST JAM (full modular improv)

classic Krell Patch (Krell as in Forbidden Planet)

Krell Radio 01

rehearsing for my first MODULAR ON THE SPOT (6/30/17). Practicing some patches with no looper, no external keyboard or sequencer. All modular into stereo mixer>> MOTU 828 >>MacMini (Garageband)

MOTS Rehearse 02 (100% Mod) June 2017

rehearsing. Just here so I can check these on headphones after AAC conversion etc etc

MOTS Rehearse - 100% ALL Mod #2 Mushroom Effect

more rehearsal and R&D for my first time doing a "Modular On The Spot" event. Very rough mix. Some compression issues for sure! Great fun digging into a purely modular piece, as in ; no looper or other external pedals, nothing not in the modular realm at all. This does feature Mutable EARS, so some contact mic audio from the 'outside' world sneaks in

Oz Drone and Spring

more workshop stuff. looking for options . reminded me of the amazing band Battles

Thinking Of Battles

Rehearsal for MODULAR ON THE SPOT. Wrapping up. Mutable Ears/Disting Reso is the drum....and some Make Noise Telharmonic for drone. A couple Eno chords sneak in....

Part Of The Solution

Animation

just another in the rhythmic experiment. Influenced today IN PART by the Trilok Gurtu/Joe Zawinul duo, and the insane drumming of Navene Koperweis and Matt Garsta in Animals As Leaders

hurricane (beats for the) Part 1 (RADIO VERSION)

LIve synthesis and guitar. Opened a show for 3.2 w/Robert Berry and BRAND X. Solo Project of Andre Cholmondeley WeAreAntsToThem.com

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