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…
Good work Robin. After the one-minute mark the flow especially works nicely. I really like how you cut up and manipulate that synth riff around 1:30, and I agree with you that putting it where it is provides a welcome change from the epic 80's sound
The first bioelectrophilia track since returning to the US. This song was made with only 2 saki monkey vocalizations. Note the beginning of the song which demonstrates how one vocalization was turned into part of the percussion.
Man, I wish I had this track last Wednesday night when I mixed some of your other bioelectrophilia tracks at the "Sound Ecology" event that I told you about. Lots of positive comments from audience members. Keep bringing it.
My music series, Mobtown Modern, just got a great write-up in the Baltimore Sun. Our upcoming show features music by one of the composers sampled in this beat. Can you guess who it is?
The article:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-al.mobtown07sep07,0,2400931.story
i love this track. if it's ok with you, i'd like to mix a few of your tracks into an opening dj set for a concert called "sound ecology" on my new music series, mobtown modern, in baltimore. that'll be in october, featuring compositions that are inspired by the environment. i'll make sure you are credited in the program notes. check out the site for the series:
www.mobtownmodern.com
best,
dubble8
I am singing/vocalizing audio to accompany short scenes in a film made by an artist friend of mine. She calls it "Pattern Pattern". This segment goes with a snowy scene where shadows move in and out like wolves.
102nd & Amsterdam is dedicated to by father, Raymond Boyce; this was the first of many New York addresses for him. My fathers stories of growing up in New York in the 40's and 50's cemented in my mind the idea of New York as The City, an idea…
Great sensitivity to detail, strong sound images. Put some more tracks up here!
Do you by any chance have any compositions that use the voice in a non-traditional way? I'm working on programming the upcoming season of Mobtown Modern, a new music series at the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore that I recently started with saxophonist Brian Sacawa. One of the programs that is still open is called "More Than Words" (January), concentrating on innovative treatment of the human voice. Let me know if you have anything that could work for that. By the way, do you teach in the DC area?
Best,
Erik Spangler
i really love what you're doing, using your own field recordings of environmental sounds as sampling material. do you know stephen vitiello's work? less beat-oriented, but touching on some similar ideas of "sound ecology". keep these tracks coming.
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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!
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Good work Robin. After the one-minute mark the flow especially works nicely. I really like how you cut up and manipulate that synth riff around 1:30, and I agree with you that putting it where it is provides a welcome change from the epic 80's sound
sounds so sweet, damn... i'm usually into more sample-based tracks, but your use of synth layers is so tight
cool. which project is this for?
Very cool
so chill. great sound
Man, I wish I had this track last Wednesday night when I mixed some of your other bioelectrophilia tracks at the "Sound Ecology" event that I told you about. Lots of positive comments from audience members. Keep bringing it.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-al.mobtown07sep07,0,2400931.story
My music series, Mobtown Modern, just got a great write-up in the Baltimore Sun. Our upcoming show features music by one of the composers sampled in this beat. Can you guess who it is? The article: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-al.mobtown07sep07,0,2400931.story
i love this track. if it's ok with you, i'd like to mix a few of your tracks into an opening dj set for a concert called "sound ecology" on my new music series, mobtown modern, in baltimore. that'll be in october, featuring compositions that are inspired by the environment. i'll make sure you are credited in the program notes. check out the site for the series: www.mobtownmodern.com best, dubble8
great mix!
Haunting and beautiful. I'd love to see the film.
Great sensitivity to detail, strong sound images. Put some more tracks up here! Do you by any chance have any compositions that use the voice in a non-traditional way? I'm working on programming the upcoming season of Mobtown Modern, a new music series at the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore that I recently started with saxophonist Brian Sacawa. One of the programs that is still open is called "More Than Words" (January), concentrating on innovative treatment of the human voice. Let me know if you have anything that could work for that. By the way, do you teach in the DC area? Best, Erik Spangler
i really love what you're doing, using your own field recordings of environmental sounds as sampling material. do you know stephen vitiello's work? less beat-oriented, but touching on some similar ideas of "sound ecology". keep these tracks coming.
Great layering and drum programming. Kind of like a blend of Squarepusher and Radiohead, very nice.