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Friday, November 25, 2016

RIP Jean-Claude Risset

Shepard-Risset Glissando


Jean-Claude Risset, a pioneer of electronic music, passed away on November 21. Many of you will recognize his Risset Tones, or Shepard Tones above as they were based on the work of Roger Shepard as referenced in this post: "Risset Tones (Risset tones are based on the work of Roger Shepard in the 1960's and the further developments made later by Jean-Claude Risset, RissetTones is designed to create an acoustical illusion. Perhaps best explained as the aural equivalent of the barber pole, the product of the RissetTones is a gliding tone which seems always to be moving either up or down in pitch while staying in the same general position.)"

He, of course, was known for quite a bit more:

The image to the left is from forestpunk on Music From Computer: "an exquisite repackaging of influential works from early computer music Jean-Claude Risset, spanning the years 1968 – 1985. It illuminates a fascinating intersection between old-world classicism, musique concrete, and synthesis."

Wikipedia has the following:

"Risset was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, France. Arriving at Bell Labs, New Jersey in 1964, he used Max Mathews' MUSIC IV software to digitally recreate the sounds of brass instruments. He made digital recordings of trumpets and studied their timbral composition using 'pitch-synchronous' spectrum analysis tools, revealing that the amplitude and frequency of the harmonics (more correctly, partials) of these instruments would differ depending on frequency, duration and amplitude. He is also credited with performing the first experiments on a range of synthesis techniques including FM Synthesis and waveshaping."

Below are two additional compositions by Jean-Claude Risset. His work and influence go beyond anything that can be captured in a single post. His influence can be seen in various posts here on MATRIXSYNTH. This post, as all posts, is here only to let you know he was a significant influence on our world. Be sure to see the full wikipedia and forestpunk articles above and of course, always research more on your own. There is an incredible world of work to explore out there.

Jean-Claude Risset - Computer Suite From Little Boy (1968)

Published on Jul 9, 2012 Sebastian H. M. Murdock

"Composer Jean-Claude Risset was a pioneer in the field of computer music and recipient of a great many honors for this music and research (especially in the area of sound synthesis). After studying the sciences, in addition to composition and piano with teachers like André Jolivet (Le Jeune France co-founder), Risset went on to work at Bell Labs, with Max Matthews, for a few years in the late '60s, working on applications that would imitate instruments and others sounds. He brought sound synthesis to Orsay in the early '70s, and Marseille and Paris -- to the Institute for Acoustic Music Research and Creation, with Pierre Boulez -- in the mid-'70s. He became IRCAM's computer music director from 1975-1979, after which he served as Director of Research at facilities including CNRS; Risset received the CNRS Bronze Medal in 1971, the Silver Medal in 1987, and the Gold Medal in 1999, for his work and related writings, such as his computerized sound synthesis catalogue of 1969. His other awards include the Dartmouth Prize (1970), first place in the Bourges Digital Music competition (1980), Ars Electronica Austria (1987), Grand Prix National de la Musique (1990), Musica Nova Prague (1995), and an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Edinburgh in the mid-'90s. His best work spans decades and includes 'Sud' (1985), 'Aventure de lignes, Profiles' (1981), 'Mirages' (1978), 'Inharmonique' (1977), 'Musique pour Little Boy' (1968), and 'Fantasie pour Orchestre' (1963)."

Jean-Claude Risset - Invisible (1)

Published on Jul 16, 2015

RIP Pauline Oliveros

Pauline Oliveros: Bye bye butterfly (1967)

Uploaded on Mar 24, 2011 TheWelleszCompany

PAULINE OLIVEROS | REVERBERATIONS: ELECTRONIC & TAPE MUSIC 1961 - 1970 12CD BOX SET TRAILER

Published on Apr 16, 2012 importantrecords

"Pauline Oliveros, composer, performer and humanitarian is an important pioneer in American Music. Acclaimed internationally, for four decades she has explored sound -- forging new ground for herself and others. Through improvisation, electronic music, ritual, teaching and meditation she has created a body of work with such breadth of vision that it profoundly effects those who experience it and eludes many who try to write about it.

'On some level, music, sound consciousness and religion are all one, and she would seem to be very close to that level.'
John Rockwell"


We lost another pioneer of electronic music and the world of synthesizers today.

In via @moogmusicinc:

"2016, the year we lost our heroes. RIP #PaulineOliveros, the mother of #deeplistening."

via wikipedia:

"Pauline Oliveros (May 30, 1932 – November 25, 2016) was an American composer and accordionist who was a central figure in the development of experimental and post-war electronic art music.

She was a founding member of the San Francisco Tape Music Center in the 1960s, and served as its director. She has taught music at Mills College, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Oliveros has written books, formulated new music theories and investigated new ways to focus attention on music including her concepts of "Deep Listening" and "sonic awareness".[1] She was an Eyebeam resident."

You will find Pauline Oliveros referenced throughout numerous posts here on MATRIXSYNTH. Her groundbreaking "Reverberations: Tape + Electronic Music 1961-1970" was funded on Kickstarter in 2014, and made available by Important Records. She presented her work at The Kitchen in New York, and she provided input to the San Francisco Tape Music Center during the days of Don Buchla.

The difference between hearing and listening | Pauline Oliveros | TEDxIndianapolis

Published on Nov 12, 2015 TEDx Talks

Pauline Oliveros Lecture (Montréal 2016) | Red Bull Music Academy

Published on Nov 22, 2016 Red Bull Music Academy

"Composer, author and educator Pauline Oliveros has dedicated her life to sound and to listening. One of electronic music’s most important early figures, she was an original member of the pioneering San Francisco Tape Music Center and its first director. A founder of the Deep Listening Institute, she now conveys the message that sound and its effects are powerful equalizers. Her works are meditations on the ocean of sound that listeners can find themselves in, embracing the rapture of audible sensation. A recipient of many awards and a participant in the 2014 Whitney Biennial, her engagement with sound continues to influence generations. Sitting on the couch at the 2016 Red Bull Music Academy, Oliveros recalled how she created her own instruments and how listening can help change how you hear.

TOPICS:
9:29 - Origins of the San Francisco Tape Music Center
17:52 - Building instruments
37:47 - Expanded Instrument System and delays
41:08 - Deep Listening
52:19 - Using every sound you hear
1:19:36 - Deep Listening and engineers

MUSIC:
12:43 - Pauline Oliveros – “Time Perspectives” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amU2M...
20:17 - Pauline Oliveros – “Bye Bye Butterfly” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wrNL...
27:52 - Pauline Oliveros – “I of IV” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLSFR...
34:05 - Pauline Oliveros – Tuning Meditation live at The Kitchen NYC
40:24 - Pauline Oliveors, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis – “Lear” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0at5D..."

Toronto Sound Festival 2016


Published on Nov 22, 2016 Toronto Sound Festival TSF

This one in via Randy Piscione. Above is a playlist featuring performances at the of the Toronto Sound Festival 2016. The last video in the playlist features a collection of images from the event.

Playlist:

Paul HD
Joe
Jacob
Hexinverter Filter HD
Heidi
Eric Lunch
Canadian Electronic Ensemble
Android Dreams
Steve And Dave Sideways
Steve And Dave Right Way 'Round
Toronto Sound Festival 2016 slides YT

Arturia DrumBrute Demo & Jam


Published on Nov 25, 2016 Perfect Circuit Audio

Playlist:
1. Arturia DrumBrute Demo - "This video demonstrates the basic features of the Arturia Drumbrute. Check out our other videos for more DrumBrute demos."

2. Arturia DrumBrute Jam - "This video shows an improv jam on the Arturia DrumBrute."

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HARD TEKNO IN DUB STYLE ON KORG VOLCA SAMPLE


Published on Nov 17, 2016 Analog Jackson

"I split the stereo output of the Volca Sample into two channels on the mixer. The L channel (drums/bass) has more overdrive from the mic preamp and the R channel (percussion/guitar) feeds the effects chain through aux send.

Effects:
Roland SDE-2000
Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo
BOSS CE-300 Super Chorus

Mixers:
Sony MX-P21
BOSS KM-60"

DSI Poly Evolver ☩ MFB Dominion I --- synthesizer live jam


Published on Nov 25, 2016 Sensenwerk

"Just some live jam with massive detune, I recorded both synthesizers seperately, must have touched the Dominion I's master tune somehow... so sorry for that.

Delay and drums in Cubase.

I just got the shimmer reverb, stay tuned for some beautiful pure synth demos with an extra touch of high quality reverberation."

KNAS Ekdahl Moisturizer demo


Published on Nov 25, 2016 Perfect Circuit Audio

"Here we have the The KNAS Ekdahl Moisturizer paired with a Make Noise 0-Coast synth using a nice overdriven low end tone. The Ekdahl Moisturizer is a spring reverb with exposed springs so you can fiddle and tweak your reverb in a fun, hands-on way. With no resonance limiting, you can get a very metallic sound out of the unit. The internal preamp section with up to an amount of ten times gain so you can use low-level output instruments.

These features, plus an LFO that can be both internally / externally routed, CV / Expression control, and a seamless crossover Low / Band / Highpass filter makes the Moisturizer a fun, flexible, and creative mono spring reverb unit packaged in a clean design."

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Niko Favata session live (Moog Sub 37 Analog Synthesizer)


Published on Nov 25, 2016 expatriate records

An On Bast - in the studio - modular live


Published on Nov 25, 2016 AnOnBast

"Sequencing with new Malekko Varigate 8+.
Keyboard use with Endorphin.es Shuttle Control."

2016 ends- A 170BPM (triplet kick) Techno patch for eurorack synthesizer


Published on Nov 25, 2016 Luke Killen

"Today, I patched and jammed an old fashioned techno patch. I enjoy making techno from time to time. It has a soft spot in my heart."
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