Polyphony Cascade

Plantae (Early Version)

closure/completion

Divertimento Curitiboca
música de Alceo Bocchino
Orquestra Sinfônica do Paraná
regência de Mariana Meneses
solista Marcelo Oliveira
04 de junho de 2023
Teatro Guaíra - Curitiba PR

Solos com OSP

Divertimento Curitiboca

Santiago Beis Spletna

cover art by:
@shibarimusic

tracks by:
@flatstak
@acantunofficial
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@lostrobotmusic
@goldenfurnituremusic
@shibarimusic
@nexalen

lost robot - monoko shopping mall

A new Sonmi451 album called "The Limbic System", released on Time Released Sound. You can listen to an eight minute compilation, featuring all the songs on the new album. More info on http://sonmi451.bandcamp.com Enjoy ! Drop me a line if you like it.

The Limbic System

I made this beat today for EARTHGANG, Atlanta. Took me 2h from absolute start to this bounce. Let’s go!

Birds and Dragons (4 EARTHGANG)

This album was produced using only voices.
https://m-hyphen-po.bandcamp.com/album/1-10

1: BPM=102, Polyrhythm=(3:5)/16
2: BPM=120, Polymeter=(7:6)/8
3: BPM=144, Polymeter=(3:5)/8
4: BPM=120, Polymeter=(3:7)/8
5: BPM=120, Polymeter=(4:5)/8
6: BPM=126, Polymeter=(9:7)/8
7: BPM=120, Polymeter=(4:6)/8
8: BPM=107, Oddmeter=(8:7)/8
9: BPM=120, Oddmeter=11/8
10: BPM=120, Oddmeter=(14-12)/8

released July 1, 2015

Compositions/Artworks: M-PO
Inspirations: Avishai Cohen, Freak Kitchen, Juana Molina, etc

My residency at Künstler*dorf Schöppingen has been full of discoveries—both internal and external—and I truly feel I have met people and encountered ideas that will carry me for years to come. It began with artist presentations by Imane Zoubai and Sohorab Rabbey, both of which struck me like lightning. One of Imane’s slides featured her drawings. On a piece of weaving-pattern grid paper, she had meticulously drawn dots, and the way these dots formed grouping patterns created a sense of rhythm. Indeed, as Imane explained, her work is inextricably tied to the notion of music—a connection I, as a musician, deeply resonate with.

Imane also served us tea on several occasions, in the traditional Moroccan way. Sweetened green tea with mint, poured from a metal pot into glasses from a distance—creating foam on the surface of the tea—was always refreshing and calming. She explained that the foam helps protect the tea from desert sand.

My piece Tea Ceremony with Grains is a synthesis of these experiences. I studied Imane’s drawing closely and reinterpreted the patterns to create a score—something akin to the piano rolls used in player pianos. The information in the score triggers various aspects of a water-like soundscape. Part of it is a recording of Imane pouring tea from a distance into a glass; another part is digitally and artificially generated. To imitate the sound of tea being poured, the piece gradually transitions from one chord to another—a process that at times manifests as a change in brightness, and at other times as a perceivable harmonic shift.

I dedicate this electronic work to Imane Zoubai and to all the fellows and staff members I have come to know during my time at Künstler*dorf Schöppingen. I look forward to creating many more pieces like this in collaboration with the wonderful people I have met—even if we are far apart.


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Santiago Beis

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