Name: central unstable -B- (live @ Pulsing And Shaking 2/25/20) by Karl with a K in Karl Kim - Compositions
Duration: 7 min 35 s
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Karl Kim - Compositions

Rhino

Istanbul

A re-interpretation of an old and slightly obscure song we wrote called 'Roll'. Hopefully this new version improves upon it:)

LYRICS:

Roll underwater
The salt gets in your eyes
It’s blurring all their lies
And days getting shorter
Ignore the worried cries and sever all the ties

Search every dynasty to see what we can find
We haven’t got the time to fall into symmetry
The pieces in align
The king and queen are mine

Where are we going now?
I don’t recognise the road
I’m tired and I’m cold
Where are you taking me?
I’m blinded by the sun
I think my time has come

Fall Into Symmetry

Seven

Distant

The hero lies forgotten after great deeds that echo an eternity. Unfamiliar yet not forgotten.

The Forgotten Hero

Here is a little pop song
to boost the algorithm
I got an email saying 
I haven't been posting enough
You see I've just been going
through a little bit of depression
And I haven't been keeping up

I know that's not an excuse
Please tell me what should I do

So I did the American thing
and tried to drink it all away
Now I feel worse than before
I'm feeling sick and dizzy
Perhaps I'm still tipsy
As I scrape my mind off the floor

I know that's not an excuse
Please tell me what should I do
(You should listen to your inner voice)

<inner monolog spitting poison>

Here I go....

La La lalalala
Nah nah nah
I'm gonna be happy now
(here I go)

My American Work Ethic

rockon2019

platinum & silver cast in stone

Noise Improv No. 1

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Op. 3

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Poem 14

Twelve Tone Piece No. 1

Credits: 

Matthew Leland - trumpet
Josh Bialkin - trumpet
Peter DelGrosso - horn
Karl Kim - trombone, electronics
Caitlin Jodoin - tuba

Twelve Tone Piece No. 3

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central unstable -B- (live @ Pulsing And Shaking 2/25/20)

String Quartet No. 1
Duration: 22'
Publisher: BIll Holab Music: http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1026
For More Information: https://robertpaterson.com/string-quartet-no-1

PROGRAM NOTES
My original intent with this work was to write a set of four independent miniatures. After writing the first maximally-sized one, I decided to change course: these four "miniatures" are now my String Quartet No. 1.

Although these four movements are designed to be independent, small amounts of material are used interchangeably between each movement. Most notably, material from the first two movements is used in the third, and material from the third movement is used in the fourth.

The most prominent aural feature of the first movement, Fast and Sprightly, is the recurring "clarion" motive. This motive evolves into various thematic gestures and also reappears in the next two movements. Another prominent feature of the first movement is the use of jazz references. The string quartet is required to "swing," a style of playing usually only utilized by jazz musicians and big bands.

The second movement, Logy, begins by parodying North American, southern-style country waltzes. While composing this movement, I had visions of my mother interrupting "Three good ol’ boys fiddlin’ on a porch in Rabun Gap, GA," quipping at them to stop. The quipping is represented by the first violinist interjecting the "Rob–ert" theme. This strange, surrealistic daydream probably originates from memories of my mother calling my name from the other side of the bedroom door when I was a boy.

A section called "Andrew Lloyd Webber Disease" occurs in the middle of the second movement. This section is a schizophrenic alternation of a sick, dissonant, violin duo with an Andrew Lloyd Webber-sounding viola and cello duo. By the end of the movement, my mother joins the "Good ol’ boys" for a final song, after they have all become sick from eating too many boiled peanuts.

The third movement, Sad, Luscious Adagio, uses material from the first and second movements, but at a much slower tempo. Each player has a featured solo in this movement: the cellist plays a solo in double-stops and the violinist plays one made up of almost entirely artificial harmonics. The second violin and viola solos are intended to highlight the instruments’ singing qualities and the performers’ lyrical abilities. As with Logy, I use material recycled from previous movements.

Although the fourth movement, Energetic Polka, is not a strict polka, it has a polka-like beginning. It also contains a few short "quotes," the most notable one being the appropriation of the melodic line from the theme song from the television show The Love Boat.

Material from other movements is also used in Energetic Polka, particularly by the cello. The cellist never has a chance to play the "Pseudo-fugato" theme in Logy, so the cellist "aggressively" reintroduces it in this movement. Energetic Polka ends with a section entitled "Hyperfast shimmy and shake."

The Indianapolis Quartet: Robert Paterson - String Quartets 1-3

String Quartet No. 1 ("Love Boat") - II. Logy

My attemp to catch the Spring disposition ;)

Fun. Primavera

Karl Kim is a man of many musical hats (perhaps too many for his own good, but that's a discussion for another time). 

​​His musical journey started off with piano lessons at age six, and from there he has picked up many other instruments over the years, including but not limited to: violin, guitar, trombone, and various percussion instruments. Karl was also just as quick to branch out to styles of music other than classical; most significant of these styles is rock and metal (especially of the progressive variety), but jazz, EDM, experimental music, and folk music from various parts of the world have also played a role in shaping him as a musician. 

As a concert music composer, these musical experiences, especially those as a metal guitarist, are what make up the voice that he projects into his compositions, especially in recent times. Pieces like "The Jury is Sleepless", "Without a Minute to Spare", and "So Cold, So Dark, So Chaotic" exist at a crossroads between music for the concert hall and music for the mosh pit. His music has been performed by ensembles such as the Rhythm Method, S.E.M., and Bearthoven, and he holds a B.M. in Music Theory and Composition from New York University. 

"Karl with a K" is an alter ego of Karl Kim. Karl with a K, while having the same musical background as Karl Kim, draws upon a fascination for rhythm game music that started with Dance Dance Revolution at the age of eight, and grew considerably to encompass games including, but not limited to, Sound Voltex, In the Groove, beatmania IIDX, Voez, and Arcaea. Karl with a K brings his background in metal and 20th century classical music into rhythm game original tracks such as "!CAUTION! small but deadly", "BELLUM", and "rudimentary methods of overkill", which can be characterized by plenty of guitars, unusual rhythms, and sometimes non-instruments being used as instruments. Much of his output as Karl with a K is written for the purposes of Stepmania simfile creation (though as of BMS of Fighters: EighTeen's "0verfl0w_err0r" this is no longer exclusively the case).

Karl Kim currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana where he is pursuing an M.M. in Music Scoring for Visual Media at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. Karl with a K can be seen lurking around the internet (especially specific Discord servers), occasionally not being above a good meme from time to time. In addition, Karl with a K is working on his first project as a game developer, a typing meets rhythm gaming fusion titled "glyph;".

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