This mixed media piece combines the acoustic richness of a grand piano with digital transformations through various audio effect plugins. All sounds in the composition originate from the grand piano, which has been reshaped to create a dreamlike, surreal soundscape. The inspiration comes directly from my own dreams — moments that feel strange, magical, and emotionally vivid. Through this work, I aim to express the shifting textures and mysterious atmospheres that exist in the subconscious. The music moves between the real and the imagined, inviting listeners into a personal sonic reflection of the dream world.

Strange Dream

AS YOU CAN  LISTEN TO THIS MIKS YOU LL WHO I AM, YEAH IM A FUKKIN .............

02 donnie darko sideB(OCT_2004)

01 donnie darko sideA(OCT_2004)

I. Ode to McLuhan  7:54

Movements 1 and 4 are based loosely around the Apollo 11 trip to the moon, with movement 1 being the outbound journey. There are many sounds from radio and television media, and many quotations from McLuhan and others. It’s about beginning the journey, and being overwhelmed by the artifacts of media coverage.

MM1-Ode to McLuhan

II. Museum Music  7:06

The slow movement is an expression of the baggage of the musical past, heard through the haze of memory. The soundtrack is highly modified Puccini and Verdi excerpts utilizing the magical ring modulator and resonant filters of the EMS Synthi-100.

MM2-Museum Music

III. Homage to Berio 9:55

Ann Dunn's poem is about Luciano Berio’s Sinfonia, which is a collage of many symphonic sources and 20th century writings. My third movement is based on the third movement of Sinfonia, which is based on the third movement of Mahler’s 2nd and many other sources. So I used Berio and Mahler in this movement, framed by Ann's voice. Sinfonia was one of my great influences, along with the music of Iannis Xenakis, with whom I had studied for a time.

MM3-Homage to Berio

IV. Da Capo  9:10

This is about the contrast between motion and stasis, and closes the loop with the sounds of the return of Apollo 11 from the moon. It uses quotations from  Becket's The Unnamable, and many tape-loop excerpts from endings of Beethoven and Handel and others, as well as sounds of travel means.

MM4-da Capo

2025. Written for Appalachia, my home. Premiered at "A Variety Show in 3 Parts."

Concrete Trees

In this July entry, I’m tending to the maintenance—checking in on how I’ve been moving through life, and making space to adjust the things that no longer fit. Halfway through the year, I’m learning to move with more discernment: being intentional about the energy I carry, the people I keep close, and the goals I choose to chase.

Turning 30 isn’t far off, and that milestone has me thinking about where I’m headed—not with pressure, but with clarity. This episode is a mid-year tune-up. A reminder that consistency is care, that rest is resistance, and that the road ahead is only as smooth as the work you’re willing to put in now.

This is a space for memory-keeping, storytelling, and building a community through audio frequency. Feel free to join the conversation in the comments, share your takeaways, or simply vibe out. Thanks for listening.

Features:
- Alicia Bordeaux
- Grandma Martha
- Granny Nancy (The Gemini)
- Aunt Sharon
- Uncle Dean

Extras: 
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Let’s archive something real. Pocket the little moments — they’re the seeds that grow into giant memories.

Set:
Love to The World Prayer - LTD
Flight of the Blackbyrd - Zo! ft. Phonte
Liberation - Outkast
Bigger Picture - Big KRIT
Do Wop - Lauryn Hill
I Try - Angela Bofil
Hereditary - Isaiah Rashad
LMK - Ambre
Pick It Up - Nayomhi, jamie.stew, gracel
B.A.B.E. - Sault
Idea 5 (Call My Name) - Kokoroko

ep. IV - service due - july 2025

kamerafon curates the A&B Projects Catalog
vol.2
Tracks:
A&B - Posturing (from Thy Crit Thy Crit, 2021) | Idiot Theorem – Some Shit Happened (from Funding Cuts and a Dilapidated State, 2018) | A&B – Superior Nest (from Thy Crit Thy Crit, 2021) 
interstitials by kamerafon
A&B Projects is Adam Welch, Ben Sonenblum and contributors
Idiot Theorem is Adam Welch
abprojects.bandcamp.com
https://abprojects.bandcamp.com/album/thy-crit-thy-crit
https://abprojects.bandcamp.com/album/funding-cuts-and-a-dilapidated-state
kamerafon is Will Hall:
cannaedance.bandcamp.com


Mix: A&B Projects Reader Vol. 2

project
wh (shop steward) w/ input from the guild;
semi-ambience; konzeptklang; unaccredited sonology; "bourgeois art in distress"

I’m Wenxi Song, a postgraduate student in Electroacoustic Music and Interactive Media at the University of Manchester. My work explores the relationship between electronic composition and experimental sound design, often blending organic recordings with synthetic textures. I’m particularly interested in creating immersive listening experiences that connect the natural and the artificial, and in discovering new ways to shape sound through both emotion and innovation.

Welcome to Soundbytes by J. - An Audio Scrapbook.

Let’s archive something real. Pocket the little moments — they’re the seeds that grow into giant memories.

Why does the sun go on shining?　Why do the birds go on singing?
Don't they know It's the end of the world
なぜ太陽は輝き続けるのか？　なぜ鳥は歌い続けるのか？
彼らは知っているのだろうか、世界が終わってしまったことを。

New tracks tagged #Mixed Media