Depatterning

The Blasted Heath Available Now

depatterning — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:14:28 +0000

An interpretation of the H.P. Lovecraft story “The Colour Out of Space” as part of the Wist Rec “Book Report Series“.

Despite its horrifying mood, for some reason I’ve been more interested in the wonky science that the tale puts forth.

Recent soundtrack work

depatterning — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:22:20 +0000

Despite the set back of having my communication center stolen recently, I’m still frantically working on sounds for Christian Tizya’s documentary on the Wendigo legend. The Wendigo is a mythological creature in Algonquian folklore that could possess humans and give them cannibalistic and murderous cravings.

The director:

“In this documentary, through recreations and interviews with historians, criminologists and native elders we’ll explore the current events within Western Canada and how they compare to the Windigo incidents of the late 1800’s. We will look into the unexplained condition of those days and into explanations of modern times as to why western Canada is still haunted by the phenomenon of ‘Windigo’.”

The full trailer can be viewed here at Watson Street Films.

I’ve also had the privilege to contribute to Elysia Bourne’s short film “The Elevator at Parkbeg.” Grain elevators were once the focal point of rural communities around Canada’s prairies. However, the few that are left are in danger of being pulled down. The film examines the role that grain elevators have played, not only on the physical landscape but also the personal effect they’ve had over folk. Here are some stills from the film:

Finland isn’t far from Canada or Ireland

depatterning — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:48:16 +0000

Several month ago I responded to a call out for a unique collaboration with Finnish artist(s) Kemialliset Ystävät. The idea was to create cover versions of the three most popular Finnish songs (schlager), mined from a multitude of musician submissions.

After tracking down a comprehensive notation for the song “Hopeinen kuu” by Olavi Virta, I went about my usual long-winded manner of creating various pseudo-chords with the m-Log and stomping around outside in mushy leaves. The results from the KY International Big Band can be heard somewhere within the bewildering track below:

In other news, Fonal Records has released TUUSANUUSKAT: NÄÄKSÄÄ NÄÄ MUN KYYNELEET (phew, umlauts anyone?), a collaboration between Kemialliset Ystävät with label head Es.

The Huddled Tone EP . Available to Order

depatterning — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:36:24 +0000

The Huddled Town Ep

The Huddled Tone EP

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Youcube Chordwood and Wist Rec 003

depatterning — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:59:33 +0000

Turn down your volume and click on the icon above to access the Chordwood mixer via the Youcube website. Created by digital designer Aaron Meyers (also responsible for Flying Lotus’ wonderful augmented reality app “Fieldlines”), Youcube allows you take existing Youtube clips and manipulate them as a mixer… but in cube form.

If any sides of the cube are silent, allow for loading time. Also, if the cube looks blank try another browser.

In other news, the third Depatterning release, “The Huddled Tone Ep” will be released later this month on the Wist Rec label. The packaging will again be designed by Liechtenstein artist Manfred Naescher and will be in double 3″ cd format.

Check back soon.

Searching for Wist Rec 003… or 004

depatterning — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:23:34 +0000

An analysis:

Rural depopulation due to war.

Rail line and grain elevator closures.

Worthless crop prices.

Mines close.

Farm consolidation.

Land becomes fallow.

Towns become vacant.

The Liminal Farm Ep . Available to order

depatterning — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:15:53 +0000

“The Liminal Farm Ep” – €6 …. worldwide shipping included.

Also available at Tower Records, Dublin, Rep. of Ireland

______ The Birds Came South Different

depatterning — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:00:13 +0000

In anticipation of the release of “The Liminal Farm Ep” this August, we present a short video for the musical interlude “The Birds Came South Different”. The software used, videoBat, was produced by Ixi Software, a collective of open source fanatics.

See you on the farm!

____Unofficial Channels

depatterning — Sun, 02 May 2010 14:11:29 +0000

In the November 2008 issue of Wire Magazine’s “Unofficial Channels” feature, David Keenan makes the case for legitimizing critical analysis of CD-R or cassette culture, branding them “a mark of artistic seriousness”. He also give us a contextualized view of their importance in relation to the new media world.

. . .

“As downloads operate to destroy music as physical artefact altogether, to give primacy instead to the platform through which it is received and its associated (endless) technological “breakthroughs”, cassettes and (who would have thought it?) CD-R’s keep music physical, tactile, a baton passed from hand to hand. Most of all, it keeps music social.”

Though I realize that it is unlikely to come across a copy at this stage, the Wire offers issues for download and I wholeheartedly recommend taking a look at this issue. Examining issues as the value of whole album blogs, hiphop battle mixes, pirate radio tapes and studio booth recordings, issue 297 is one the most revelatory looks at fringe musical experience.

__The Radio Goes Further

depatterning — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:33:22 +0000

Spreading into the air, into the atmosphere, into space, “The Forestry Lessons EP” is charting on both sides of the (northern) Atlantic.

Ample support from RTE Gaeltachta’s “An Toabh Tuathail”

#8 on CKUT’s electronic chart in Montreal
#8 on CFUV’s electonic chart in Victoria
#7 on CJSW’s experimental chart in Calgary
Can we make it to #6?