for Peterson Model 320 Chromatic Tuner,
loop pedal, analog delay pedal, volume pedal

Analog Love in A is the accelerated story of a young relationship. It’s centered around two characters, one depicted by A3 with microtonal variations, and the other by E5 with variations. These characters, despite their lack of individual stability, fall in love, depicted by the fifth relationship between them. They have three offspring, depicted by a C# pitch moving throughout several octaves. The major chord formed by these pitches implies a traditional, Western conception of happiness.
However, relationships do not always last forever. The entrance of two dissonant intervals with microtonal variations, the tritone and the major seventh (D# and G#) signify turmoil and chaos within this relationship. Eventually, the chaos becomes too great for A3 to handle, so it extracts itself and fades away into nothingness.


Analog Love In A

eastside recreates the experience of shopping in a grocery store. It was inspired by a recent study of soundscapes, most notably Hildegaard Westerkamp’s “Kits Beach Soundwalk.” 

I performed a focused listening in a local grocery store, East Side Marketplace, noting all of the sounds I heard while wandering throughout the space. After performing this exercise, I returned to the market the following day to create a less imposed memory of the sounds of the space such that I would create sound design piece based strictly on the list from the first listening. Using a Zoom H1 field recorder, I first recorded myself walking throughout different areas of the market for fifteen minutes to get a continuous sample of ambient sound of the building. I then went back and recorded specific sound samples of more detailed sounds and placed them within the contexts of the ambience. 

This work was originally mixed for 5.1 surround sound, but then was expanded to accommodate 8.2 surround. The file uploaded here is the piece collapsed to stereo.

eastside

I took a trip to Purgatory Chasm in Sutton, MA. Purgatory Chasm is a Massachussetts state park just about 45 minutes from Providence, known for its massive chasm of granite bedrock that stays icy up to June. I’ve cruised past it dozens of times, always intrigued by its name. I decided to spend an afternoon in yesterday’s freezing weather exploring the space and recording the sounds of nature. Unfortunately, upon arriving, the chasm was closed due to extreme snow and ice conditions, so I explored the forested areas before the chasm began. This recording is meant to acknowledge the remarkable silence of nature when shrouded in snow, as well as the intrusion of humanity via to the cars passing which dominate the sonic space. Without these cars, the only sounds present are very subtle branches and ice sounds. My hands were not on the recorder, so the cracking sounds of plastic are the coldness affecting the recorder and attached tripod.

Recorded with a ZoomH1 with a homemade windscreen at 44.1/16. The only editing done was applying fades in and out of the recording.

Purgatory Chasm (Happy Valentines Day)

The piece is to be listened to underneath a grand piano in a practice room. All sounds were recorded and generated by Peter Enriquez in Steinert Hall, Brown University. 2016.

gotcha!

this album is for everyone. for my friends, my family, my inspiration, and my mentors. thank you for all you've taught me and please take this as a showcase of my love for you 

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Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered in the Granoff Recording Studio at Brown University, Steinert Recording Studio, and in my home studio. 

A huge thank you to Eric Nathan and Jim Moses, my mentors and advisors throughout this process. 

And finally, thank you to: Coggie, Pop, Mom, Dad, Erica, Lee Lee, Vincent, Krissy, Neal, Benny, Paige, Neal Pete, Sophia Dalal, Bryn Bliska, Alex Han, Amanda Beaudoin, Zack Pockrose, Isaac Davis, Kenny Volkmann, Kevin Haggerty, Josh Kirschenbaum, Yale Friend, Peter Frisch, Johnny Page, Abe Evans, Mena Sachdev, Chloe Kibble, Abbey Perreault, Rebecca Millstein, Sebastian Otero, CJ Park, Ben Koatz, Dolapo Akinkugbe, Tyler Feldman, Alexandra Ertman, Ileana Wu, Anna Martin, Daryl Polk, Caroline Granoff, Lucas Johnson, Kyle Tildon, Rebecca Frumento, Conor Bell, Wes Sanders, Sage deLisser, Arun Janssens, Ana Gonzalez, Marion Wellington, Warner Meadows, Sumner Becker, Alexander Jusdanis, Matt Block, Zelalem Adefris, Catherine Hebson, Hannah Smith, Sarah Atkinson, Jessica Steans-Gail, Ryan Greene, Eva Junquera, Ananya Bhatia-Lin, Oladele Ojo, Charles Hemsley, Denis Dukhvalov, Alisa Berg, Chet Kilfoyle, Joey Botros, Eric Axelman, Jonny Koh, Liam Dean-Johnson, Javon Stephenson, Antone LeBlanc, Dustin Abadie, Kamaria Woods, Caroline Orr, Emma Storbeck, Alice Hamblett, Clyde Lawrence, Messy Tye, the Brown Jazz Band, Jamie Fried and so many other people for their performance, love, and support throughout this process.

Peter Enriquez

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