Music Stories
Tom Hall on Trip Computer, computer music on vinyl, and that “Max Sound”
Deep in the annals of software’s virtual guts, its wires and nodes, what defines patching on the computer is that it’s eminently human. Perhaps in this age of instant results, that’s drawing a new generation to the manual, personal labor of computer construction. So now is a perfect time for Max-patching musician Tom Hall — and no one better to interview him than our friend David Abravanel.
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Wrecked Lightship talk craft, inspiration, and drifting through Drained Strands
There’s the old saw about great avant-garde jazz being “the notes you don’t play.” But crafty subversion of the usual bassy wall-of-sound is core to Wrecked Lightship’s appeal. A buzzy synth with no top line, minimal percussion, an unidentifiable bit of atmosphere – it’s apt to remind you of staring at someone snoring in the pitch dark.
Emptyset on “Performing Architecture,” alternate sonic futures, and community through sound
Emptyset’s live performance was an experience that blew my mind — and my nose. Let me rewind. If “Electronic Body Music” weren’t already its own thing long before Emptyset came along, the term would be a fitting description of the music that Paul Purgas and James Ginzburg make together. The curves, blood, and nerves are […]
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