My interest in permutations led me to the practice of method ringing, a rich old tradition in which church bells are rung in long and complex patterns generated from simple rules. I use the foundational pattern called Plain Hunt on 6, or Plain Hunt Minor. Instead of church bells, I play samples of a gamelan gender in pelog, arranged as two overlapping six-note scales. The bell samples are routed through a system of asynchronous loops of different lengths, creating constantly changing layers that blur the underlying rhythm and structure of the bell pattern. Sequential events become a probabilistic texture.

This is a performance piece, so each rendition will be different. In fact, this is a short version made for festival submissions. There will also longer versions for other contexts using different bell patterns and looper configurations.

This is a followup to https://soundcloud.com/mysterybear/bell-study-2017-04-17.

Remixlive app on Samsung tablet, Strymon El Capistan, Boomerang III, Pigtronix Infinity Looper, Red Panda Context. Loopers in series.

Hidden Methods

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&#128192; Dewi Ratih (Indonesia 2023)
&#128192; Sketches from Babahan (Indonesia 2023)
&#128192; Khorlo (Berlin 2021)
&#128192; Phyal (Berlin 2020)
&#128192; A Blissful Amnesia (Berlin 2021)
&#128192; Okänt Land — Where To Now (London 2015)
&#128192;  Moon Wheel — Not Not Fun (Los Angeles 2013)
&#128192; Black #3 — Nous (Berlin 2016)
&#128192;  For S.M.J — Wool Recordings (Paris 2013)
&#128192; Conglomerate 2 — Minicromusic (Warsaw 2017)
&#128192;  Firmament — Habitat Tapes (Melbourne 2015)
&#128192;  Split w/ Ill Winds — Noisekölln Tapes (Berlin 2012)

&#128221; hello @ moonwheel.org

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&#x1F1F8;&#x1F1EA; Intonal, Malmö, Sweden, 28/4/17
&#x1f1e7;&#x1f1f7; Teatro São Pedro, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 6/10/16
&#x1F1FA;&#x1F1F8; New York City, Palisades, 5/3/16
&#x1F1FA;&#x1F1F8; Washington D.C, Broken Dreams Club, 27/2/16
&#x1F1EB;&#x1F1EE; Kaiku, Helsinki, 29/1/16
&#x1F1E8;&#x1F1E6; Bethlehem, Chaudetime, Montréal, 27/11/15
✔ Total Control, West Germany, Berlin 20/11/15
&#x1F1F8;&#x1F1EA; Norbergfestival, Sweden, 31/7/15
&#x1F1EC;&#x1F1F7; Βαζακι, Chaniá, Crete, 21/6/15
&#127970; Panorama Bar, CTM Festival, Berlin, 29/1/15
✔ F.T.K., Neue West, Berlin, 8/1/15
✔ about:blank, Oscillate #1, Berlin, 27/11/14
✔ Institut für Zukunft, Leipzig, 31/10/14
&#x1F1F3;&#x1F1F1; Todays Art, Den Haag, 27/9/14
✔ Atonal, Berlin, 23/8/14
✔ BCR #2, ACUD, Berlin, 12/7/14
&#127970; Berghain, Not Equal, 16/5/14
&#x1F1EC;&#x1F1E7; Corsica Studios, London, 27/2/14
✔ Boiler Room, Berlin, 27/11/13
&#x1F1F5;&#x1F1F1; Brutaż, Warsaw, 18/10/13
&#127970; Berghain, Polymorphism #8, Berlin, 4/10/13
✔ Gegen, KitKat Club, Berlin, 3/4/13
✔ RAUM, Berlin, 17/12/11
&#x1f1e6;&#x1f1fa; Jah Jah's, Melbourne, 21/1/11

Experimental electronic music, mostly in the drone category. This is where I put live sets, one-offs, experiments, and excerpts from longer releases.

CD: "~60 Hz" on Irritable Hedgehog - http://recordings.irritablehedgehog.com/album/dave-seidel-60-hz

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