Here is another recording of my improvised experimental DJ/Live Hybrid Set up. It is an example of an improvised Hybrid DJ Set. In this one you can expect some American primitive guitar, modern classical, blues, and Renaissance music. Hope you enjoy what occurred.

Experimental Session (1/26/ 21)

One of my favorite YouTubers ambient guitarist Bill Vencil, aka Chords of Orion, gave his subscribers the task to remix his track The Elements Shall Melt with Fervent Heat. Here is my mix under my old artist name Jemnastique. It was mixed in Pro Tools with stock plugins along with the Air Kill EQ, and Frequency Shift. In addition to the original stems I added some wind since I thought it fit the vibe hope you enjoy.  The pic is Bill's original cover art of this piece. I will post the link to the video where Bill share's all submissions once he uploads it.

Chords of Orion- The Elements Shall Melt with Fervent Heat (Jemnastique Remix)

This is the second track made for my Introduction to Computer Music Class. I wanted the track to feel that it is getting lighter (not as busy) as the track went on. Also I wanted a piece of the track to reveal itself throughout the track. For this I used Opening by Philip Glass from his 1982 album Glassworks. The transition is the tuning of a 1960's era radio. most of the sound come from freesound.org. This project was required to have MIDI, so in the beginning I "play" a Glass Bell preset and a Ambient Guitar Landscape preset, with added tremolo effect. Both of these presets are found in Logic Pro X. Enjoy!

Controlled Chaos #1

This is the third track made for my Introduction to Computer Music Class. I used two excerpts of a field recording I made in front of my local coffee shop when hanging out with some friends. Also a sample from the Tribes of Neurot album by Neurot Recordings was used twice.  The people from Neurot Recordings recorded insect sounds and the used various types of computer synthesis to changes some of the recordings in order to help make the chaotic sounds sound on the disc. This record was originally released on various vinyl "enabling listeners to mix and layer their own unique insect experience utilizing multiple turntables and sound systems." The water found at the end is yet again from freesound.org. Enjoy!

Control Chaos #2

This track was accepted into the 2017 Radiophrenia broadcast. It was initially broadcast on November 10th.  The track starts with a field recording of Ball State's campus a few days before the fall semester started. Then it goes into a recording of the main square in Krakow, Poland I made while visiting family over the summer, Finally I go back to the recording I started with. I added sound that I thought could compliment these recording: nature sounds at the beginning since the university recording is somewhat quiet, busier sounds in the middle, and a soft end. This track represents all the sounds of our world mixing together to create each person's individual soundscape.

World Travels within One's Mind

This is a recording of me messing around on a piano. I added a excerpt of morning sounds that I recording in Krakow, Poland to help fill out the space. Then I slowly added and infinite reverb from Pro Tools to turn the piano into a drone.  The recording of the piano was split from stereo to mono in Pro Tools so that I could very the time when the reverb started to slowly come in. The right channel is immediate while the reverb on the left starts 5 min later.  FYI, this track is one of my mother's favorites.

Piano Improviscape A

This is a "dubbed" version of Peter Stern and The Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra playing Beethoven's 3rd Symphony. I put a bunch of effects on top of the CD rip. The effect is set so that bits of the original can be head while the effects slowly fade out to leave just the classical recording at the end. The left channel has an extra long delay at 50% mix fading away for the entire track. The right channel has a delay that simulates being under water at 40% mix for the first 25 min and then it fades away for the rest of the track. Next is an infinite reverb at 40% mix for 5:50, then increasing to 100% for the next 16:58 after which it fades away for the rest of the track. Finally there is some volume leveling to make sure the track doesn't clip/ distort. 
    I am also working on a DJ/Live hybrid setup in order to do this with actual gear, so this track as an in the box test as proof of concept. Inspired by episodes 29, 30 & 31 of Andreij Rublev's Quarantine Sessions on YouTube. Hope you enjoy.

Beethoven's 3rd Dub

First recording of my experimental DJ/Live Hybrid Set up. I took a CD of the classic piece Music For 18 Musicians by minimalist composer Steve Reich and ran it through a Earthquaker  Devices Afterneath guitar pedal (My pedal is Version 1. Currently they are taking orders for Version 3). I mixed it with the first track of Music For Airports by Brian Eno as played off my computer us the DJing software Virtual DJ . FYI: Music for Airports was the first ambient album. The piece you will heard is a 14 min recording of the improvisation that occurred. Enjoy!

Live Experimental Session  (6/26/20)

Here is another recording of my experimental DJ/Live Hybrid Set up. It is an example of an improvised Hybrid DJ Set.  I played/DJ'ed some music off of my computer. Some tracks have been layered with music played off of CD and ran through guitar pedals. Every set is improvised. Hope you enjoy what occurred.

Experimental Hybrid Session (1/7/21)

Here is another DJ/Live Dub track. It's Steve Hillage's Garden of Paradise mixed with Placido Domingo singing some opera by Giuseppe Verdi with Claudio Abbado and the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala. My friend Noah Glover aka Kowboy Kelly improvised some drums on this piece. Hope you enjoy!!

Aquatic Serenade

Hey it's Jem here (pronounced yem), formerly Jemnastique. Just making music out of found sounds (aka field recordings, dub sets with my experimental DJ setup  and whatever else I can come up with.

Jem

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