An article I wrote on the subject of transcendental empiricism in the work of Maryanne Amacher has just been published with Routledge as part of the Musical Psychedelia collection. Here’s an excerpt from the introduction : The active role of listening itself in producing the objects and events of auditory experience, along with the shaping… Continue reading Transcendental Psychedelia: hearing hearing in the work of Maryanne Amacher
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I draw lines to know my way
The images above are from the portrait of Elaine Radigue available via Ubu Web. Here Radigue is describing her scoring process for working with the ARP, mapping out parameter changes. In many ways this is nothing more unusual than scoring of any kind, yet there’s a sense in which systems based approaches to electronic music… Continue reading I draw lines to know my way
CASE
DIY 84HP 6U Eurorack case built around a Doepfer A100 DIY power supply kit. Link to the CAD file below for use with a laser cutter. The case CAD file has holes for the bus boards and internal power supply, with holes for the external transformer, ventilation and an additional hole at the rear for… Continue reading CASE
Domestic Systems
In a post on All Around Sound Marie Thompson has discussed the complex interweaving of audio technologies and care in the home. This is a broad theme that I’d like to continue here. Marie’s post is accompanied by an image of a smart speaker in the home. This complex machine housing many electronic components to… Continue reading Domestic Systems
The hand at the controls
A little while back a few images started appearing from the Buchla archives, seemingly promotional images of different modules. There’s a consistency to the images in terms their cold monochrome tone but more insterestingly they way that each module is accompanied by a hand at the controls of the module on display, reaching in from… Continue reading The hand at the controls
Academic Interview Questions in the Arts.
Here’s some of the questions I’ve been asked at job interviews over the years.
All Points North 21
All Points North 21, 1000km exactly in 61 hours and 51 minutes, 11th finisher. A long writeup of a long ride to attempt to piece back together the fragments. One of the most enjoyable and challenging rides I’ve done. The impact of community, camaraderie and generosity on the spirit of this ride was huge, such… Continue reading All Points North 21
Unboxing the modular
I wrote an blog post for Bloomsbury that explores some emerging thoughts on modular systems, modular composition and control, you can read the post here: https://www.allaroundsound-bloomsbury.com/2021/06/30/unboxing-the-modular/.
Pepper DIY Eurorack Module
After waiting months for some 4k7 resistors (I assumed this was a Brexit delay and passively accepted it), I’ve finally completed the BELA Platform Pepper module. I’m particularly excited about this as it’ll allow me to run SuperCollider patches within a eurorack module, plus it has i2C inputs for things like touch sensors and so… Continue reading Pepper DIY Eurorack Module
TransWales Trial 2021
The TransWales Trial: Wales end-to-end, Menai Bridge to Cardiff Bay Barrage, via 4 checkpoints located at dams in Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons. I’d decided to round it up to 400km so caught the train to Colwyn Bay. Knowing how hard this was likely to be I thought I’d stick the extra 50km at the… Continue reading TransWales Trial 2021