this is a longer version of this little experiment I did over on my Youtube https://youtu.be/2SehDh19FEA

The Long Chill

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

Easel Peace

Xtreme Krell Gestures

Exploring feedback within the Buchla 288 Time Domain Processor.

288 Feedback Study 1

My continuing experiments with frequency shifted/ring modulated shakuhachi controlling my Buchla 200 Electronic Music Instrument. Video of similar experiments here: https://youtu.be/9MDbqCx72gk?si=lpfZvokXuTHAIsPp

Analog Breathing

Morning Exploration

exploring multiphonics on my 1.8 shakuhachi with some serious reverb.

Multiphonic Adventure

a self-generating Buchla 200e patch.  the pacing is not unlike that of ancient Japanese Noh music.

Back To Noh

Here's a little piano piece I composed for "walk in" music to the Samual Beckett play, Rockaby being performed as part of the Ashland Beckett Shorts -- 6 short plays in one evening.
https://www.ashlandbeckettshorts.com/

Rockaby Walk In Music

Continued exploration of this newly discovered Buchla Music Easel patch...

Surfing the Uncertainty

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

A little beat experiment with my Buchla 200.

Buchla 200 Beat

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

In these times . . . my wish . . . melancholy hope

Melancholy Hope

something different

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

Casually picked up my 2.4 shakuhachi made by Perry Yung and was playing a few tones when I realized my freestanding pianoharp was resonating like crazy. Thus this little experiment. Headphones or good monitors to hear the subtle resonance.

Pianoharp Resonance

Processed a Krell patch I made on the Tiptop Buchla system then sent it through the new Soundtoys plugin, SpaceBlender.

Tiptop Krell SpaceBlender

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

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

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

a variation on the same Buchla 200e patch that self-generated Krell Muzak 1. 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 2

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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