synnack Katrina is a ~45 minute experimental, dark ambient release by synnack which explores the time period surrounding Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent impact on those from the affected area. This release combines recordings of analog modular synthesis and Max for Live devices with field recordings compiled and calaloged between 2005 and 2011 - many of which are actually audio tracks from amateur camcorder footage taken by friends of my family during and after the storm. All recordings were combined into a single Ableton Live set, and the resulting composition was created from a single take of a studio performance in December 2011, with final mixing and mastering completed in early 2012.

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States. Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005 and made its second landfall as a Category 3 storm on the morning of Monday, August 29 in southeast Louisiana.

At least 1,836 people died in the storm and the subsequent floods. $81.2 billion (2005 U.S. dollars) in damage orrured as a result of the storm and failure of the goverment to respond appropriately, making it the costliest tropical cyclone in U.S. history. These statistics alone are staggering, but perhaps only tell part of the story of what was lost in 2005.

synnack Katrina is part of the Natural Disaster Series by Force of Nature which provides a creative outlet to explore the battle between humanity and nature's destructive face.

You can listen to this release in lo-fi form in its entirety on synnack.com and SoundCloud, but it is available for purchase on any digital format by paying any price ($1 minimum) on bandcamp. All proceeds from sales of this release on bandcamp will go to the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund: http://www.nomrf.org.

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Katrina

Free Internet only release only available from Jan 1st 2006 to Jan 1st 2007 on synnack.com


Still Life

v2 builds on synnack's prior releases by leveraging an increasing amount of custom software, field sampling techniques and live electronics to create an epic combination of ambient glitchy soundscapes and crunchy rhythmic mayhem. A special feature of the v2 release is that each CD package includes a card containing a unique "regcode" which can be used to register on synnack.com for access to additional songs unreleased tracks, videos, discounts on additional merchandise, and more.

In July 2009, v2.0.5 was released by Force of Nature for only $4.99 USD.. This digital-only release features an additional track not found on the CD, Track 13 "Rize (10mg)"; remixed by Ground To Dust. in December of 2010, synnack made v.2.0.5 available for FREE from Force of Nature under the Creative Commons by-nc/3.0/ License. 

The Locative

Held Down By The Sun

Her Room

Rize 5mg

Ochun

Systema Adroit

Underneath Outside

Ants In The Water

Rize 10mg

v2.5 is the latest full-length release from synnack exploring dark ambient/experimental/drone style that features a unique approach combining analog modular synthesis, custom software plugins written in <a href="http://www.ableton.com/extend">Max for Live</a> and improvisational techniques.


v2.5 is available as 320k MP3 for free from <a href="http://www.forceofnature.cc/getdownload.php?cat_id=FON20">Force of Nature</a> and also as pay-for-download in FLAC format that includes an extra track (BiModal), a regcode to join the <a href="http://www.synnack.com/register">supporters</a>, and an expanded PDF featuring 14 pages of exclusive artwork (one page per track). Both versions include a remix by dark ambient legends, <a href="http://www.darkambient.net">The [Law-Rah] Collective</a>. Read the gory details on our blog: <a href="http://www.synnack.com/blog/post.php?id=20">Making of v2.5</a>



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[ <a href="http://www.forceofnature.cc/shop/?pd_id=63"> PURCHASE FLAC VERSION</a> ]




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synnack is the artistic moniker of Clint Michael Sand and his collaborators. Defying an easy description, synnack is perhaps best described as experimental electronic music fused with new media performance mediums.

Blurring the lines between art installations, music concerts, and audio releases, synnack combines dark ambient/IDM/Glitch-styled sound generation using custom software environments and analog modular synthesis to manipulate audio and video at fundamental levels for artistic expression. Though often entirely laptop and synthisiser generated, synnack leverages live sequencing, dynamic video processing (via 0xf8studios.com), and dub-inspired mixing techniques such that no two synnack performances are the same. Visit synnack.com for more information and free synnack release downloads.

In addition to his own work, synnack is also known as the creator and host of the largest user community for Ableton Max for Live devices at maxforlive.com / http://www.ableton.com/clint-sand

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