the devil's fork

Machine Code Studies II Side B (BA)

Thinking in sound

Driving music to me should have power and energy. I tried to integrate these elements when re-imagining the new Forza Motorsport theme for this competition. I really tried to alter the original vibe and go somewhere completely different. I also did a little voice acting to create some pit to car radio drama to spice things up, complete with actual car sounds from the game.

Red Mist #forzacreators #contest

Insidious

Kaipora

Rain

Just some experimentation using only my modular (Pittsburgh Modular, with a Disting).

Modular-Only Experimentation

Right Now

Semi-improvised live performance @ Lea Hall Pavilion, Rugeley, Staffs UK, featuring modular synthesizers (Blacet Research, Wiard, Mutable Instruments) and Korg Lambda string machine.

Host/MC is Dave B.

No "coast".
No "school".

Live performance 2 February 2019

Covid 2020

Working under the name prettyhowtown multi-instrumentalist John Noble creates sound and music on a modular synthesizer. John's music ranges from radio-friendly nostalgic techno influenced beats to microtonal soundscapes, trance-inducing generative works, and beyond. prettyhowtown has been featured on WNUR 89.3FM (Chicago), and he appeared as guest artist on Open Lab Radio's Beyond Corners on 89.9FM Ibiza and Formentera (Spain). Notable live performances include opening for techno super duo Octave One ( http://www.octaveone.com/ ) in Detroit and San Diego, improvisational techno collaborations with Violin Girl ( https://www.violingirl.net/ ), and widely varied sets at the San Diego area festival series "Eternal". John is proud to be a Magnatune artist, see link below.

John is primarily a performance artist and frequently plays in clubs and at music festivals. Using no computers, samplers, or other modern musical aids, John improvises music on the fly using the knobs, switches and wires on the instrument itself. The result is a journey of exploration for artist and audience alike.

prettyhowtown's recorded music is made the same way: every track was recorded live to a stereo recorder, usually in one take, and is presented without editing. John feels this best preserves the spirit of his music: intensely, spiritually, and imperfectly made by a man rather than a machine.