Name: BY THE LIGHT OF THE LIGHTBULB FACTORY (ii) by timbertoe
Duration: 4 min 5 s
Description: I was at a talk by the great animator Yuri Norstein many years ago and he talked about using the light from factories to read by when his family had no domestic electricity at nighttime.

as a lighting designer this is my happyspace/nightmare

John Carpenter would probably like this or eventually make this.

it worked like this, Christian Dumky sent me some audio he recorded on his phone and i made a few versions in 2018. this was not the final but it was weird and different so I thought I would share. pulled a few tweaks on it by ripping it to stems with UVR and poof! now there's a soundcloud drop.

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This is part of the Kolibri project.

Laura Kyrien, young pilot of the Kolibri, departs from the forested moon towards the NetStation, at the center of the Gaxian system, to inject a virus that will disable the Natural-Artificial Intelligence Link, freeing all who are under its power.

The words are adaptad from Muriel Rukeyser's English translation of the poem "Agua nocturna" by Octavio Paz.

This was originally released on Battle of the Bits, as part of Spring Tracks XIV: https://battleofthebits.com/arena/Entry/Eyes+of+Water/77486/

(Kolibri) Eyes of Water

working on a FOSS karplus strong synthesizer. aphex track "fenixfunk-5" used without permission. no affiliation implied. not for commercial use. education only. Builds will be announced and available at https://github.com/amateurtools/Plucks/tree/main and at https://www.patreon.com/posts/138995181

hate to admit it, but i built this just so i can try doing a cover of one of my own choons from 2002 which i am not going to let anybody hear.

PLUCKS_test_9-13-2025

I was at a talk by the great animator Yuri Norstein many years ago and he talked about using the light from factories to read by when his family had no domestic electricity at nighttime.

BY THE LIGHT OF THE LIGHTBULB FACTORY (ii)

wait by the window
pray through the sight

for a dollar
in my pocket
for my country
who’d have thought?

don’t stand by the window
outmanned and alone

after drinking
(check my cheekpiece)
i can hit it
(pull the bolt back)
without thinking
(keep my hands loose)
what i’ve done

i’m waiting now by the window
i don’t know how to get home

for a dollar
in my pocket
for my country
wrong or right

after drinking
(check my cheekpiece)
i can hit it
(pull the bolt back)
without thinking
(keep my hands loose)
what i’ve done
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Thanks to Janine Levinson and Cheesemont Paisely-Paisely for early listening and encouragement.

Special thanks to Wheelwright for sage editorial advice.

Image by Chandler Cruttenden via Unsplash



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TRAMPELFÂD
Laboratory for Contemporary Electronic Experimental Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WfswL2gKJ8

Rec.name : " Painting No . 203 "
credit :ipad 9,sp404sx,digitakt1
About Abstract electronic Music :
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date : 30-10-2025

For Franz Kline  Study for Mahoning

Ghost of my Rage

October 30, 2025
I thank the people at King Crimson for doing the dishes for me ;)

FOR MY FRIENDS

Another snippet from Caligo Paean -

Caligo Paean is a 1 hour long sound piece installed on river front property in the town of Franklin, Tasmania as part of the exhibition "When The Fog Clears". It formed part of the Ten Days on The Island Festival March 2025.
The work was installed in several locations across the property including a stack of subs under an old bus, in the main exhibition space and in an abandoned shed some 40 metres from the main area . The speakers were 'tuned' quite differently depending on their location and the sound was not delay corrected with the result of each mini-installation merging with each other in odd sonic ways - kind of calling the listener from one spot to another. The the work features field recordings, percussion, piano, bass guitar and Intonarumori as well as this special one off choir : )

Caligo is the Ancient goddess of Chaos. Born of the fog she controls the darkness, dwells in the void and is as old as the primordial matter that created the universe. This work is a tribute to the goddess as she continues to influence our lives and, in the case of this installation, the site and concept informing the show.

Official press release below for The Fog Clears

Every day, the mists of the Huon Valley perform a seductive dance, gently obscuring and revealing contours of the fertile land and waters. Situated in The Watershed Franklin, When The Fog Clears features six artists from lutruwita / Tasmania exploring the region’s iconic mists through a variety of mediums including installation, sculpture, illustration, sound, and video.

Developed exclusively for Franklin, this exhibit extends from the waterfront itself into the chambers, kilns, and rafters of the shed, inviting visitors to consider fog as an atmosphere that can cloak us in unexpected ways.

BY THE LIGHT OF THE LIGHTBULB FACTORY (ii)

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