"Ellsworth Kelly" is a piece based on the painter’s triptych Red, Yellow, Blue II. I explored his use of techniques and ideas, and applied them to an electroacoustic environment. Where he used limited materials and textures, I used a limited number of sound sources and combinations of samples. Where he employed the primary colors, I created distinct sonic spaces with each of the piece’s three sections. 

ellsworth kelly (stereo)

"good fight" is an opportunity to experiment with forms and transitions. It samples 150+ popular songs in the span of four minutes. I was concerned the transience, conventionality, and form of popular music. Inspired by Jon Oswald’s plunderphonics, "good fight" presented unique compositional challenges because of the loudness of modern popular music, and pushed me to explore solutions other than simply turning volumes down. 

Brian Lynch