Every day is a new discovery on the Buchla Music Easel.  This time a little retro electronica.  This was recorded directly from a new BEMI Music Easel.

Tangerine Easel

Sculpting a single, static drone via slider moves on a Buchla 295 Comb Filter.

Drone Sculpting

Xtreme Krell Gestures

Recent experiments with Envelop Followers and LoPass Gates.

Plinkies

more fun with a small Serge modular system

Serge Free Jazz

Thanks to Perry Yung who brought this lovely instrument back from the dead -- so great to be in relationship with her again. Thank you Perry https://yungflutes.com/

kyokusui

bamboo

The first few seconds of this track is the live sample of some random stuff from a Malekko Megawave.  What follows is live knob twiddling of both the Phonogene and Borg II filter.

Playing The Phonogene

A self-propelled patch with the Tiptop/Buchla system.

Tiptop Texture

This morning's "what if" . . .  what if I played the root note of each shakuhachi in different octaves, in other words, re-voicing the three root notes of B, C & D shakuhachis. Here are the results.

CBD shakuhachi

A little improvisation on my 2.4 shakuhachi made by Perry Yung. A beautiful natural flute. https://yungflutes.com/

Yung Shaku Improv

More experiments with the 700 FM Voice module and it's companion effects module the AuraTie. Everything is real time with those being the main sources.  I've strung together a series of different self-playing soundscapes.  More on the modules here: https://gmxe.org/

700FM Alien Soundscapes

A Krell patch with the Tiptop-Buchla 200t system.

Tiptop Krell

Found an old Morphagene sample reel with snippets by Varese, Roads and Stockhausen then performed cutting them up in real time via the Buchla Music Easel.

Cut Ups

TrillScape

shaku krell improv

a brief piece with Waterphone, Shakuhachi and plucked piano

Trio

speed differential 2

An original shakuhachi composition performed inside The Tank @tanksounds

mt ghost breathing

I’m really, really excited by this new official Richard Waters’ waterphone made by Brooks Hubbert.  Brooks is an amazing musician and instrument builder who knew and worked with Richard.  This new bass waterphone is so very resonant, responsive and expressive!  It is a dream to play.  What you hear on this demo was performed live without effects or editing.  Enjoy!  You may contact Brooks for more information at waterphoneman@gmail.com  A demo video is available here: https://vimeo.com/133383161


Hubbert-Waters Waterphone demo

Today's little Easel exploration delving into the custom program card patch and panning experiments. Video of this here: https://youtu.be/eikH6PEiP-I

easel improv 92625

Slow slider moves on the Buchla Music Easel with looper.

SlowScape

A few excerpts from performance & explorations in The TANK https://tanksounds.org/
1. Conch -- todd barton
2. Shakuhachi & Buchla Music Easel -- todd barton
3. Vocal Improv Trio -- Chris Williams, Sarah Belle Reid, Susan Platz
4. Piano Improv -- Larry Delinger & Todd Barton
5. Didjeridoo -- Kennedy Verrett
6. Vocal Improv -- Chris Williams
7. Microtonal -- Michael Vannice
8. Choral Fantasy -- Chris Williams, Sarah Belle Reid, LaFrae Sci, Hadyn Pkok, Michael Peterson, Ursula Barton, Ryan Gaston, Susan Platz, David Wunder Bragger, Russ Appleyard, Todd Barton

Tank Potpourri

A brief Buchla Music Easel improv. Video of this here: https://youtu.be/de3d-RdpwEY

Easel 415

A little exploration of my MOTM system manually adjusting the Frequency Shifter on the fly. . . 

MOTM beat exploration

An early attempt at learning this piece by Jin Nyodo 🙇‍♂️ on a 2.4 shakuhachi

Daiwagaku

A track created with the Gaston Nonlinear Dynamics system

Nonlinear Dynamics

a brief live improv on the haken continuum

timbral planes

For years I have been exploring ways of composing for Buchla Music Easel and the Japanese Shakuhachi bamboo flute.  None have satisfied me until this morning.  This is a sketch and hopefully a catalyst for more composition.

Easel Shakuhachi Duo I

seven minutes of a self-generating Buchla 200e patch.  love the randomly subtle timbral shifts and articulations that arise.  listen in a large room if possible or headphones otherwise.  this patch almost seems to breathe. to see a photo and video of the patch go to http://m.matrixsynth.com/2012/08/krell-muzak-by-todd-barton-on-buchla.html

Krell Muzak 1

This is a serendipitous sketch that arose from preparing for an upcoming live concert with my friend, composer and video artist Robert Coburn.  I did a free improv by looping my small Buchla system and Robert created a video sketch -- the music and video crossed in the email and I merely laid in the music to his video. You can see/hear those results here: http://vimeo.com/57860736
more on the concert SoundImageSound here:
http://go.pacific.edu/conservatory/soundimagesound

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