Name: Generative Patch by TobyWiltshire
Duration: 7 min 4 s
Description: A generative patch featuring mutable instruments Elements, Clouds and Ripples, a Pico oscillator, random voltages and pitch Quantize from Disting Mk4.

Excerpt from 'Misc Loops #3' s/sided recycled CS, released on Quagga Curious Sounds in an edition of 15 hand-numbered copies.

Uncomplicated Nature (excerpt from 'Misc Loops #3' s/sided CS)

Taken from the album 'Care' released as LP and Download

Klara Lewis & Simon Fisher Turner '8' excerpt (EMEGO 253)

WATCH MUSIC VIDEO : youtu.be/9dwGM7ROZLo
Music & Graphics by Arnaud Le Coq

Side One

Polygoner

00:00 to 04:50 : Day One
04:51 to 12:50 : Day Two
12:51 to 20:24 : Day Three

Jamming session on Clouds, Benjolin, Telharmonic, Nebulae, Matter processed via Pressure Points, Maths, O&C Envelope, Dual LPG, ADE32, Sewastopol2 driving an MXR Carbon Copy and a Mooer Shimverb recorded in one take with Out R of Clouds on one track, the rest on another.

Pripyat Part 1 (Original Mix)

Pripyat

'Displacement Activity Vol. 1'
Steve Hadfield
See Blue Audio SBA 004

1. The Sunlight
2. Tremors
3. Space
4. Reflections
5. Gaze of the Moon
6. Middle Distance

Release date: 31 January 2020

lnk.to/SBA004

See Blue Audio: ambient / electronic / beatless / cinematic / downtempo / eclectic / introspective… Shade rather than light...

See Blue Audio begins 2020 with another release from Steve Hadfield following on from the 'Temporary Lapse' EP. 'Displacement Activity Vol. 1' is the first in a series of collections of music with the second volume to be released later in the year and more to follow. Over its six tracks, Steve reveals a different side to his sound and influences, and one born out of his recent personal experiences: ambient/modern classical with glitchy electronics.

Drawing on his passion for defining experimental and ambient artists like Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Murcof, Steve set out to craft his own style which reaches its conclusion with the 'Displacement Activity' series. Field recordings also form part of his musical landscape; likewise, Steve's fascination with space and how Planet Earth could appear as seen from faraway. Displaced, in other words, with the full title referencing a spaceship in Iain M. Banks's science fiction novel 'The Hydrogen Sonata'.

Using his imagination as a starting point – does the Moon view the Earth with the same reverence? – and slowly finding his musical path, Steve was also brought back to reality with the impending arrival of his first child in 2019. An intoxicating mix of excitement, nervousness and uncertainty is reflected in this music, not least as the rise of far-right politics worldwide provided a distressing backdrop. This vast array of ideas and emotions has seeped into 'Displacement Activity', which uses a similarly wide range of sounds and textures from beatless soundscapes to dramatic electronica.

'The Sunlight' opens the collection and, as the title suggests, it's a burst of warm celestial light based around rich synth sounds that slowly transform into something more brittle and with a churchlike intensity. 'Tremors' follows and the theme of space is further explored; this is a journey into the deep beyond where fear and paranoia creep into the edges of your mind. By way of contrast, 'Space' is a short sketch of morphing piano notes that takes us back to some kind of natural world.

'Reflections' continues the piano form but is then slowly enveloped by ghostly electronic fragments. The feeling is one of gentle awakening and the discovery of new life. As the title 'Displacement Activity' suggests, these tracks are also about contrast, and we get that with 'Gaze of the Moon', where our perception of reality is shaped from another angle. Drone-like electronic calm is punctured by sudden rushes of cold, piercing light before sliding back into the shadows.

Completing 'Displacement Activity Vol. 1' is 'Middle Distance' with its shimmering ambience, and its dreamlike quality is a fitting conclusion to this extraordinary collection of music. With this release, Steve Hadfield has pushed through the boundaries of his own musical knowledge and capabilities, but also taken a journey inward and shared his inner psyche.

Displacement Activity Vol. 1

'Displacement Activity Vol. 1' (preview) – Steve Hadfield (See Blue Audio SBA #004)

An elegy for the passengers of flight PS 752. May they all rest in peace.

PS 752

Conversation between Brian Eno and Tom Robinson broadcast on BBC Radio 6 Music on Saturday 12th January 2013

ENOinterview2013

Sound Space binaural mix

A generative patch featuring mutable instruments Elements, Clouds and Ripples, a Pico oscillator, random voltages and pitch Quantize from Disting Mk4.

Generative Patch

Toby Wiltshire is a composer, saxophonist and sound artist working in Leeds, whose output encompasses a diverse array of interests including audio-visual installations, ambient, electronic, experimental and film music, field recordings and multi-channel sonic art pieces. He completed a Masters in composition at Leeds College of Music which included a life-changing year working one to one with David Toop. Toby was awarded a distinction and the Conservatoire Prize for Masters.

Generative Patch

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