Multitracked recording of the CalArts Black Serge.

Squish

This is the most ambitious electronic piece that I have completed so far.  I hope you enjoy it; I enjoyed putting it together.
Original sound sources:
Electronic sounds:  Sine wave generator, square wave generator, pink noise generator.
Instrument sounds:  Piccolo trumpet, slide whistle, temple blocks, flexatone, ratchet, vibraslap, slapstick, bass drum, triangle.
Samples:  Wood creaking, breath, radio, owl.


Nocturne I:  Crickets (Inside & Out)

A Dream Retrieval Ritual (2014) is a monodrama about a woman who emerges from a dream, only to try her hardest to remember its details by frantically speaking them aloud, drifting back in and out of consciousness along the way.

This track is a stereo Reduction of A Dream Retrieval Ritual (2014), composed by Ryan Gaston from materials found in his own mind, the field recording/sound collage collections of Rheingold Kockenschlagger, & the works of songwriter Emma Branch. Engineered alongside Adam Lansky of Lansky Sound.

Special thanks to performers:

Emma Branch, our narrator. Without you this project could never have happened and I am forever grateful for your involvement.
Barry McVinney, flute.
Slavek Bolubah, alto saxophone and percussion.
Matt Schatz, tenor saxophone.
Lyle Wong, bass clarinet.
Aaron Rice, trombone.
Matt Smith, tuba.
Austin Sublett, electric guitar.
Alisa Coffey, harp.
Geoffrey Robson, violin.
Gary DeClerk, cello.
Anna Lansky, vocalizations.
Misha Makogonov, vocalizations.
Reed Means, vocalizations.

Sounds transformed by Ryan Gaston and Rheingold Kockenschlagger with tools from:
cycling '74 - http://www.cycling74.com
Make Noise - http://www.makenoisemusic.com

Audio produced by LANSKY SOUND - http://www.LanskySound.com, Facebook.com/LanskySound
Acoustic pressure waves transduced by:
Royer Laboratories - http://www.RoyerLabs.com
Mojave Audio - http://www.MojaveAudio.com
Shure Microphones - http://www.Shure.com
Elevtro-Voice Microphones - http://www.ElectroVoice.com
Millennia Media - http://www.Mil-Media.com 

Original gallery installation hosted by Hearne Fine Art - http://www.HearneFineArt.com 

Video Produced by Palm Tree Shoe Productions
http://www.PalmTreeShoeProductions.com/
Facebook.com/PalmTreeShoeProductions/

Photons and Sounds intercepted by:
Sony Camera Systems - http://www.Sony.com/
RØDE Microphones - http://en.Rode.com/
Zoom Recording Interfaces - https://www.Zoom-na.com/
Redrock Camera Equipment - http://store.RedrockMicro.com/


A Dream Retrieval Ritual (2014)

A gestural and textural exploration of the Eurorack modular synthesizer in traditional long form. Heavily featuring Make Noise DPO and Make Noise Optomix.

A stereo reduction of the original quadraphonic piece.

Several Fabrics Overlapping & Sequentially Arranged

Multitrack recording with Virtual Easel application

Digital Transfer (with A Passing Bull)

After some time not posting any music, here's a quick improvisation for squeaky daxophone and granular synthesis in Max/MSP.

Granular Daxophone

Using the Sensel Morph with Buchla Thunder overlay with Max/MSP, Expert Sleepers ES-8, and a Buchla 200 clone system, all for the purpose of making sounds as if Edgard Varèse was scoring Looney Tunes.

B400V+200R

An improvisor making sounds with modular synths, daxophone, and Max/MSP.

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