Memories of walking a coonhound in the small hours around the empty structures of Baltimore's Artscape festival before dawn- silent ferris wheel standing behind the rows of booths, vacant carnival installations on the Charles St Bridge. In this…
A beat I created for "Die Faxmachine", a collaboration with composers Du Yun and Ken Ueno, who faxed in (to a live performance) a composition for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, and electronics, interpreted on the spot by Mobtown Modern on 9…
Memories of walking a coonhound in the small hours around the empty structures of Baltimore's Artscape festival before dawn- silent ferris wheel standing behind the rows of booths, vacant carnival installations on the Charles St Bridge. In this…
A beat I created for "Die Faxmachine", a collaboration with composers Du Yun and Ken Ueno, who faxed in (to a live performance) a composition for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, and electronics, interpreted on the spot by Mobtown Modern on 9…
Interactive audio walking tour, a collaboration with artist Kianga Ford.
The Story of This Place is a series of site-specific narratives that offer a portable audio soundtrack that guides the listener through a site with a fictional narrative…
This program was created for "The Mobcast", podcast of Mobtown Modern, as an introduction to the theme of our third season opening concert, "Loopy", at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore, 9/16, 8 pm.
Really liked this podcast - I started thinking about the relationship between instrumental hip-hop/electronica and minimalism when I heard Madlib sampling "It's Gon' Rain" on the Madvillainy record.
From my first album of beats, "Tompkins Count Organic", this song samples the banjo and voice of Frank Profitt, from an old Folkways recording. Also sampled is a composition of mine for violin, played by Rolf Schulte.
This program was created for "The Mobcast", podcast of Mobtown Modern, as an introduction to the theme of our third season opening concert, "Loopy", at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore, 9/16, 8 pm.
Interactive audio walking tour, a collaboration with artist Kianga Ford.
The Story of This Place is a series of site-specific narratives that offer a portable audio soundtrack that guides the listener through a site with a fictional narrative…
Interactive audio walking tour, a collaboration with artist Kianga Ford.
The Story of This Place is a series of site-specific narratives that offer a portable audio soundtrack that guides the listener through a site with a fictional narrative…
From my first album of beats, "Tompkins Count Organic", this song samples the banjo and voice of Frank Profitt, from an old Folkways recording. Also sampled is a composition of mine for violin, played by Rolf Schulte.
A track created for a character called Rainy, on the North walk (entitled "Life Is Monumental") of "Charm City Remix", a site-specific narrative by Kianga Ford.
This is another track resulting from a project in my digital music class at Oasis Charter Middle School (Spring 2007). Using a common pool of objects, my newborn daughter's baby instruments, I asked the students to create episodic sound illustrations…
Preview of "Capricorn" (minus parts to be performed live) from Hybrid Groove Project's ZODIACROBATIC, an arrangement of Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Tierkreis", 12 melodies of the Zodiac. To be premiered on the Mobtown Modern music series in Baltimore…
Narrative: A lonely scientist was stationed to Tundzha Glacier in Antarctica to study fissures.
Instrumentation: I stretched, repitched, and looped two sections…
great record crackle timbre at the beginning.
:45 to 1:10 is the high point for me.
sound gets distorted around 1:10- too much boost in the equalizer there.
like that beat sample around 1:30. would like too hear more of this juxtaposition, and continued cutting up of your main loop.
Welcome to my 300th Alonetone upload! I sit with a pile of books to read in a house full of boxes and my studio is not even completely set up; however, I had no choice but to write and record this tune today once the sun went down. This song is…
well its nearly there. I like to put stuff that I am working on up so that I can listen to it in passing for a day or so, it gives me the chance to hear it with new ears. And maybe get a little feedback/ suggestions. I need to finish the vocal…
Great reverb on those vocals- takes me back to my discovery of my parents' "Surrealistic Pillow" LP at age 7 or so. Love the switch up after the first minute, especially the high theremin-like synth line.
2:45 very nice too.
Welcome to my 300th Alonetone upload! I sit with a pile of books to read in a house full of boxes and my studio is not even completely set up; however, I had no choice but to write and record this tune today once the sun went down. This song is…
The song was constructed around a field recording of Lacandon men paddling across the lake in Métzabok, Chiapas (Southern Mexico). The Lacandon speak "Hach T'an," which is a Mayan dialect-- this is the language you hear in the track. Unfortunately…
This is my 12 hour song (written, recorded, mixed, mastered) ... I pined away all day at it while a storm kept me company.
instrumentation:
a man lost his house and sold me his fretless bass for next to nothing. a family friend gave me…
nice song. i'll have to come back and listen to more.
hey thanks for your comment.
i programmed the drum patterns for "Anniversary" from samples in Reason, added effects in that program as well.
very cool! i would prefer to hear real saxophones though. great texture and treatment of spoken text. the piece seems to end at about 3 and a half minutes. then surprise!
This song was written after moving into a new apartment. One of the movers put a coin in the door hinge to keep the door open so that he wouldn't have to bother me for keys. I thought it was so cool and smart and sleek and simple. I wanted him…
hey could i get an a cappella of this one here?
also i like your idea of building a new beat from chopping up samples of my "Baltimore Celebrates Obama Win" field recording.
MODERN MEDICINE DJ-Set
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(Emilie Simon, Kronos Quartet, Modern Medicine, NIN, The Columbus Academy Children's Choir, Beth Gibbons, Sneaker Pimps, Blue States, Vetiver etc.)
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:21 the introduction of distorted guitar layer is awesome
maybe an alternate/contrasting pitched loop at around :32 would be good, to continue to build.
nice ending!
Comments on Erik Spangler's stuff
That's pretty friggin awesome...
Fantastic mix of sounds! That's some good stuff. Like the muffled vocal samples.
I love sound scapes. I build my own pictures
This soundscape feels like it's drilling its way into your head. The left-right separations do weird things to the brain.
Wow, impressive track! I love the Augustus Pablo @ ~4min.
Transmission successful!!! Love it and I knew I would before hitting the play button!
Really enjoyed the part on *liberty*
Really liked this podcast - I started thinking about the relationship between instrumental hip-hop/electronica and minimalism when I heard Madlib sampling "It's Gon' Rain" on the Madvillainy record.
yes; thanky
Loop currency? You're a rich man.
SCHPANGLER! This is schpanky. I love it.
How beautifully done, I love the whole thing. What a wonderful delivery this lady has and the music fits perfectly.
Frank Profitt was a relative of mine....I think he would have enjoyed this.
now this is a novel idea!!!!
Thanks!
this is gorgeous!!!!!! love it!! really nice beat.. and the strings and other layers are perfect... awesome.
perfect song for watching little kitties run around!
Fascinating track. Really different. Dig it
love it! Wish I had a digital music class in middle school!
Oh, bring on Taurus! Brilliant!
Comments made by Erik Spangler
fantastic sound.
great record crackle timbre at the beginning. :45 to 1:10 is the high point for me. sound gets distorted around 1:10- too much boost in the equalizer there. like that beat sample around 1:30. would like too hear more of this juxtaposition, and continued cutting up of your main loop.
love the rhythmic evolution at around :20 great light rail sound too.
gotta tell me about your drum production tricks some time. love the sound of the chorus, the bass and the breakdown. sweet.
hey, i was just writing a comment on "Imagine Us". then it disappeared as it moved on to this track. anyway, was really feeling that.
Great reverb on those vocals- takes me back to my discovery of my parents' "Surrealistic Pillow" LP at age 7 or so. Love the switch up after the first minute, especially the high theremin-like synth line. 2:45 very nice too.
Beautiful and brave. Your new ventures with vocals remind me a bit of RJD2's recent move in "The Third Hand"- except I think you have a better voice.
great morning music!
love the use of the field recording with the floating instrumental parts.
Yay, work from Sound I class on a glu mixtape! Great piece, Anna.
reminds me of j dilla. so nice with a glass of red wine.
gorgeous melodic layering, perfect garden of timbres.
nice song. i'll have to come back and listen to more. hey thanks for your comment. i programmed the drum patterns for "Anniversary" from samples in Reason, added effects in that program as well.
A soundtrack for the Twitter Generation ;) Very interesting evolution as it progresses.
very cool! i would prefer to hear real saxophones though. great texture and treatment of spoken text. the piece seems to end at about 3 and a half minutes. then surprise!
hey could i get an a cappella of this one here? also i like your idea of building a new beat from chopping up samples of my "Baltimore Celebrates Obama Win" field recording.
Hey would I be able to get an a cappella or two from you? Feel free to work with any of my beats up here as well. Thanks for listening!
gorgeous sampling, great beat. i love the little surprises you bring in while still maintaining the groove.
wow, this is fantastic. just keeps getting better.
:21 the introduction of distorted guitar layer is awesome maybe an alternate/contrasting pitched loop at around :32 would be good, to continue to build. nice ending!