Ensemble
After having spent some time exploring one instrument at a time I felt ready to combine different sound sources and explore a wider sonic palette in the role as improvising arranger and orchestrator. In the first piece, a duo of…
Organ chatter
With a full MIDI-enabled pipe organ at my disposal, I wanted to try how it would sound when controlled by my speech-to-music software. Since the organ is like an orchestra all by itself with all the manuals, pedals and registers,…
Talking Drums
Before setting up an “orchestra” consisting of several different instruments, I wanted to explore some possibilities one instrument at a time. This series of improvised studies explore the sounds produced by mounting exciter speakers onto drums and cymbals, playing back…
Study 7 – improv composition
This is a result of trying to find a good way to create music with the system I have developed so far. I first recorded a longer improvised stretch, and then composed a piece from the best parts, re-recording some of the original sections untilI…
Study 1 – pauses
This short improvised study is based on the use of pauses in speech, highlighting the rising tension and suspense that can build up when pausing in the middle of a sentence. The pauses are set against a percussive rhythm of…
