Autumn Bells

Dusk

Allogamy

Anther

Huldra

This track is about emergence from the combination of polar opposites. Fragments of self from very different places, but part of the same whole.

Combining classical and computational elements is something I've been experimenting with for some years, but this attempt to combine the extreme opposites of each was spurred on by some chance DJing experiments, a fortuitous collaboration opportunity, and the amazing work of my friends Olafur Arnalds and Vaetxh (Rob Clouth). I found that I could mix the most beautiful and delicate piano solo of Olafur, with the most hyper-edited and jarring glitch of Vaetxh, and that the result actually worked, well, for me anyway, even if half the people in the club stood confused about how to dance. So when the opportunity arose to work with the pianist and composer Tom Hodge, I wanted to try and create this form of merger of extremes for a release, rather than it being confined to my DJ toolbox (also on the classical meets glitch history from a slightly different angle, check out "Rossz Csillag Alatt Született" from Venetian Snares 2005!).

After some discussion of ideas and approach with Tom, he sat and played and made some recordings for me, which I then chopped and build chords and structure around, sent them back to him to play over the top of again, and then back to me to edit and glitch the playing along with the nasty noises. My detailing process was that of finding some interesting sound sources (binaural recordings, drum hit samples, clangs and slams etc) and using some Max for live randomisation chains to generate lots of partially random complexity which I could then edit as audio before repeating the process with additional layers, eventually bringing the recorded piano audio in to the editing too.

At completion of the audio I was really happy to find out that Nick Cobby, one of my favourite video artists and long standing collaborator, was available and interested in working on the visual side of the project. He took the combination of seemingly incompatible opposites, and applied it visually with his beautiful generative forms, smooth and organic for the melodic sections, and jagged and abrasive for the percussive sections - big thanks to Nick for his amazing work as always!

So, that's probably enough ranting about this track from me, aside from why it is like it is, I hope it's something that you can enjoy irrespective of the conceptual faff.

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散らばった楽譜の上
君が残したぬくもり
時折吹き抜ける風が
君の吐息みたいで

今日もまた一人
ピアノの前に座って
君が好きだったメロディー
そっと弾いてみるよ

消えないで　消えないで
この胸の中の君
たとえ遠く離れても
I still feel you here

歌詞のないこの曲に
君の物語を刻んで
一片の記憶さえも
大切に抱きしめて

時間の隙間に残る声
君の笑顔が浮かぶ夜
痛いけど離せない
心のページに君がいる
別れの旋律を奏でながら
僕はまだここにいる

忘れない　忘れられない
あの日の温もりを
You're always in my heart

歌詞のないこの曲に
君の物語を刻んで
Sayonara 言えないまま
残された僕は今も
君の残響に寄り添い
その名を呼び続ける

(La la la...)
君がいた日々を
流れる涙が光になる

Forever and ever
大切に抱きしめて
Sayonara それでも
僕は歌い続けるよ
君への残響メロディー
永遠に　君だけを

君だけを...

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Scattered sheets of music on the floor
The warmth you left behind
A passing breeze slips through the room
It feels just like your breath

Once again, I’m alone today
Sitting here in front of the piano
The melody you used to love
I softly try to play

Don’t disappear, don’t fade away
You’re still here inside my heart
Even if we’re far apart
I still feel you here

Into this song without any words
I carve the story that was yours
Even the smallest fragment of memory
I hold it close, so dear

A voice left in the cracks of time
Nights when your smile comes to mind
It hurts, but I can’t let go
You’re written on my heart’s pages still
As I play the melody of goodbye
I’m standing right here, all the same

I won’t forget, I can’t forget
The warmth we shared that day
You’re always in my heart

Into this song without any words
I carve the story that was yours
Unable to say “Sayonara”
I’m left behind, still here
Leaning into the echo you left
Calling out your name again

(La la la…)
The days you were here
My falling tears turn into light

Forever and ever
I’ll hold you close, my love
Even if I whisper “Sayonara”
I’ll keep on singing still
This echo melody for you
Forever, only you

Only you…

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Max Cooper is an electronic composer, multi-disciplinary artist, music label founder and former scientist who has carved out a unique space in music and visual art.

He holds a PhD in computational biology at the same time as being the first contemporary electronic musician to perform at the ancient Acropolis theatre in Athens and one of the first clutch of musicians to produce in Dolby Atmos.

Cooper has enquired for over 15 years through music, collaborations, and his label Mesh, to explore the intersections between the arts and sciences with installations, performances, immersive experiences, online media, music videos and live events.  Anchored throughout is his emotive approach, connecting how ideas and forms feel, in a manner accessible to us all. 
 
As an artist synonymous with the evolution of club culture, Cooper honed his craft as a DJ with a 10 year residency at legendary Midlands techno event Firefly where he formed a foundational relationship with Architecture Social Club, with whom he still collaborates on extravagant immersive installations.

"I want to encourage the acceptance of electronic music as an art form like any other. Bringing electronic music and abstract audio-visual projects into concert halls, museums and galleries is liberating - the art world opens up doors to communicate in ways that aren’t possible elsewhere."
  
Pivoting from computational biology to electronic music might not seem like the most natural career transition, but for Cooper the commonalities are obvious:
 
"In both fields, you're in a sense, free. Free from the limits of living systems, free from the limits of corporeal sound. The only constraints are in your mind."

www.maxcooper.net 

Contacts:
Management: James Palmer-Bullock, The Wild Seeds - james@thewildseeds.com 
Label: Anthony Faulkner, Mesh – anthony@thewildseeds.com 
PR: Neil Bainbridge, Neighbourhood PR - neil@nbhd-group.com 
Radio: Matthew Maxey, Enganche - matthew@enganche.co.uk