Sonic collage created in response to:

Through a world of sound
the only filter I have
my discerning ear

Naviar Haiku challenge 562, details here; https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

In a change from my usual live method this track was very much assembled. That said each synth element was improvised in conjunction with and added to the existing material as the track evolved. 

I started by taking a long ambient drone (Borrowed from another project), generated with Points And Lines* and processed it through the Free Ghost  Radio VST plugin from Quilcom to produce the short wave radio like sounds, details here: (it's near the end of the list): https://flowstoners.com/quilcom

Then in conjunction with that I assembled the field recordings that open the track. A bit of a mish-mash,

Circus Atmosphere,
brixton road, london, busy afternoon with voices, passing busses, traffic,
11 o' clock bells from the catania cathedral of st agatha, sicily.

All from this sound pack sold in aid of WWF Denmark: https://www.luftrum.com/free-field-recordings

And a dog from Freesound: Dogs barking in small town by BonnyOrbit -- https://freesound.org/s/442485
 -- License: Creative Commons 0

With the opening set I then recorded the rhythmic pulses and sequences using a small virtual modular VCV Rack patch that I'd prepared earlier. With that done I went back and added the synth surf, separate VCV patch, synth wind, Bento* and random chirps and synth whales to swim in the synthetic sea, Creature From Then ID.* 

Points And Lines, Bento and Creature From The ID  are stand alone virtual instruments by Giorgio Sancristoforo: https://www.giorgiosancristoforo.net

A World of Sound - (Naviarhaiku - 562)

Created in response to:

liquid flowers hum
each donning Dali’s moustache -
Narcissus shatters

Naviar Haiku challenge 568, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

In a departure from my usual method this track was very much assembled as opposed to being a single live take. Although it's been available for a few weeks now, I'd been distracted by new modules for Voltage Modular, so hadn't looked at it but this looked like the perfect place for Nakama, the multi looper with tape degradation effects from Giorgio Sancristoforo: https://www.giorgiosancristoforo.net Using prepared audio files as input I created two progressive disintegration layers; one for the liquid and one for the shattering. The shattering was reversed so that the audio assembled itself. 

Over these I added a layer of semi random sounds using Creature From The Id also from Giorgio Sancristoforo. Then to tie it all together a added sequenced elements using Voltage Modular. Other than mastering  there are no external effects. 



Samples used, all from Freesound: https://freesound.org
 
Breaking Glass (1).mp3 by mrrap4food -- https://freesound.org/s/619039/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Breaking Glass 1 by Za-Games -- https://freesound.org/s/540450/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Breaking Glass Stereo by GN2013 -- https://freesound.org/s/199906/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

BreakingVase03.wav by kingsrow -- https://freesound.org/s/194683/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Breaking a Vase (remix) by zerolagtime -- https://freesound.org/s/214336/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Glass broken.mp3 by Zeinel -- https://freesound.org/s/483363/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Water Babbling2.m4a by dasoundguy -- https://freesound.org/s/478450/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Water Bubbles and Gurgles by Jamsponge -- https://freesound.org/s/411761/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Liquid Flowers Shatter - (naviarhaiku - 568)

Inspired by:

pulling light
from the other world . . .
the Milky Way

Naviar haiku challenge 601, details here:https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

Made with a combination of Voltage Modular and Creature From the ID from Giorgio Sancristoforo: https://www.giorgiosancristoforo.net/softwares plus a variety of effect and reverb plugins.

From The Other World - (naviarhaiku - 601)

As will as the haiku:

revealing in the dark
the sadness of things
a fisherman's torch

this also takes cues from the accompanying image, which together make up Naviar Haiku challenge 609, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

A bit of a change for this one, I didn't use anything modular and didn't do everything in a single take.   However with the waves field recording, chord sequence, (technically dyads), played using a custom patch for Dreamsynth from Cherry Audio:  https://cherryaudio.com/products/dreamsynth and the footsteps at the beginning in place. 

I then recoded volume automation for those elements allowing me to live mix them with my performance using the Creature From The ID stand alone synth by Giorgio Sancristoforo: https://www.giorgiosancristoforo.net/softwares which was passed through delay and reverb effects, in place as I recorded so I could judge their effect. 

With those main elements done I added the extra footsteps and buoy bell. After listening to the Creature sounds and deciding that in places they more resembled short wave radio interference than whale song I added the Morse Code.

Sounds used.

Waves - My own recording but available from freesound: Waves_on_a_Shingle_Beach by Mr_Lamppost -- https://freesound.org/s/800900/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Footsteps: walking slow on stones by launemax -- https://freesound.org/s/249921/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Buoy bell:  S29-19 Bell buoy.wav by craigsmith -- https://freesound.org/s/675693/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Morse Code - generated online using Morse Code Translator: https://morsecode.world/international/translator.html

The Sadness Of Things - (naviarhaiku - 609)

I'm primarily a visual artist both 2D and 3D, for the last decade I've operated almost exclusively in the digital 3D realm.   since the late 80s I've made periodic forays into the sonic world, MIDI sequencing, minimalism, musique concrète, found sounds  and improvisation. I am seldom happy with anything and seldom consider a piece finished.

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