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		<title>DS 2008 Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wasn&#8217;t able to catch the concert live, but my laptop recorded it for me with Audio Hijack Pro &#8211; quite good for this kind of thing, by the way.
Listening later, this was quite an interesting DS. The choice to go for more long-form pieces led to stuff that was considerably more complex; you just [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wasn&#8217;t able to catch the concert live, but my laptop recorded it for me with <a href="http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/">Audio Hijack Pro</a> &#8211; quite good for this kind of thing, by the way.</p>
<p>Listening later, this was quite an interesting DS. The choice to go for more long-form pieces led to stuff that was considerably more complex; you just need <em>more ideas</em> for longer pieces, which makes them much more interesting. There was also more room for soloists to stretch out and develop their ideas.</p>
<p>The inclusion of 3(!) P3 sequencers led to the jams dropping into a groove much more quickly than in previous years &#8211; this meant that both there was less noisescaping and that there were improvs that actually had an arc of development, making them much more satisfying.</p>
<p>Highlights: Tim Walters did some serious rocking out on the recorder. All of the guitarists were stellar. Way more percussion and percussion-driven pieces this year. </p>
<p>THe attendees are working hard to get a CD/DVD (not sure which yet &#8211; depends on how much music ends up at what the piece leader decides is releasable).</p>
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		<title>Different Skies 2008 begins</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just got the first mails from folks at this year&#8217;s Different Skies. There are a lot of new faces this year; should be a very interesting year. Allen Goodman will be broadcasting on StillStream this week; I&#8217;m looking forward to hearing what comes out of the group this year.
I decided not to go this year; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just got the first mails from folks at this year&#8217;s Different Skies. There are a lot of new faces this year; should be a very interesting year. Allen Goodman will be broadcasting on <a href="http://stillstream.com">StillStream</a> this week; I&#8217;m looking forward to hearing what comes out of the group this year.</p>
<p>I decided not to go this year; I&#8217;m hoping to take a real vacation for the first time in a long time soon, and taking an extra week of vacation is what I need to do this time around. I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll be returning, probably next year.</p>
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		<title>Different Skies: Day 7 and the last</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mostly rested today. Put together the vocal samples for &#8220;Everything and Nothing&#8221;, Allen&#8217;s and my piece &#8230; we&#8217;ll talk about that later.The concert was a raousing success; technically speaking for me it was a nightmare, The FIREBOX hung repeatedly whenever I brought up any software that tried to talk to it, so when we got [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mostly rested today. Put together the vocal samples for &#8220;Everything and Nothing&#8221;, Allen&#8217;s and my piece &#8230; we&#8217;ll talk about that later.The concert was a raousing success; technically speaking for me it was a nightmare, The FIREBOX hung repeatedly whenever I brought up any software that tried to talk to it, so when we got to &#8220;Everything and Nothing&#8221;, I really did have nothing. Worse, Allen&#8217;s rig crashed too. I filled with a little ambient percussion, hoping he could get straightened out, but no luck. Still, even on the pieces I was out of due to tech problems, it still sounded great.I was fortunately problem-free for Bill&#8217;s piece, and I rocked my MiniMoog solo tonight. Very happy. Drumming was at a way higher standard than the rest of the weekm even happier about that.A great experience, and one I&#8217;ll probably write more about later. Especially I need to look at the technucal issues and see how to resolve them, I&#8217;m going to play more live gigs.</p>
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		<title>Different Skies: T -2:05:29</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be attending the Different Skies festival this year as a performer. This will be my first public performance on keyboards. Gulp.
I&#8217;m still doing my last minute planning &#8211; I&#8217;ve finalized the gear, gotten the software I want to use ready, and have made lists of the stuff to actually be packed and taken. I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll be attending the <a href="http://differentskies.com">Different Skies</a> festival this year as a performer. This will be my first public performance on keyboards. Gulp.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m still doing my last minute planning &#8211; I&#8217;ve finalized the gear, gotten the software I want to use ready, and have made lists of the stuff to actually be packed and taken. I haven&#8217;t actually <em>done</em> any packing yet, but at least I know what I&#8217;m taking.</p>
<p>Gearwise, I&#8217;ll be exhibiting my simultaneous impulses to Luddism and bleeding-edge: the <a href="http://www.vintagesynth.com/ensoniq/sd1.shtml">SD-1</a> and <a href="http://www.loopers-delight.com/tools/vortex/vortex.html">Vortex</a> on the Luddite side &#8211; pretty much unchanged since 1993; and the Presonus <a href="http://www.presonus.com/firebox.html">Firebox</a>, <a href="http://www.greenoak.com/crystal/">wildly</a>-<a href="http://www.u-he.com/TripleCheese/index.html">assorted</a> AU and VST plugins, <a href="http://www.defectiverecords.com/vstihost/index2.html">host</a> <a href="http://www.ableton.com/">programs</a>, and software I haven&#8217;t even quite finished writing yet on the neophile side.</p>
<p>Haven&#8217;t yet decided whether to try getting the didjeridoo and dumbek in somehow or not; possibly the dumbek, and I might see if the didj will fit in the keyboard&#8217;s SKB case since it will be being handled by fellow musicians instead of airport baggage handlers.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, clothes, shoes, etc. Sure. I <em>am</em> going to pick up most of my personal stuff at the far end rather than dork with plastic bags and 1-oz bottle stupidity.</p>
<p>More updates as we get closer to the day.</p>
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		<title>77 Million Paintings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 02:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who&#8217;ve read my postings on EMUSIC-L and have followed this blog have probably noted that I&#8217;m a big fan of generative art: ambient music, installation pieces, and so on.
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Brian Eno has just released 77 Million Paintings; a DVD of generative art accompanied by music. You can see an excerpt at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Those of you who&#8217;ve read my postings on EMUSIC-L and have followed this blog have probably noted that I&#8217;m a big fan of generative art: ambient music, installation pieces, and so on.</p>
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<p>Brian Eno has just released <em>77 Million Paintings</em>; a DVD of generative art accompanied by music. You can see an <a href="http://www.77millionpaintings.com/">excerpt</a> at this link (requires Flash; the full-size piece is Flash as well). The music for the demo is &#8220;Ikebukuro&#8221; from <em>The Shutov Assembly</em>.</p>
<p>The version on the website is a limited subset, of course, but it&#8217;s an effective sample. The images combine very organic textural bits with more hard-edged graphics in a nicely-judged way. I also find the rate at which the piece changes to be just right: interesting enough to look at for a while if you like, but not so quick that it constantly engages the reptilian brain&#8217;s &#8220;what was that?&#8221; reflex. More details on the piece and how it was done are available at the <a href="http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/eno/">Apple</a> website. A lot of the work was apparently done on the Mac.</p>
<p>The piece is available at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2F77-Million-Paintings-Brian-Eno%2Fdp%2FB000EMSU2O%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddvd%26qid%3D1183257007%26sr%3D8-1&amp;tag=elw-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">amazon.com</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=elw-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" style="border-width: initial !important; border-color: initial !important; border-style: none !important; margin: 0px !important" />.Â <span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Update:</span>Â The <a href="http://www.longnow.org/77m/">three-day North American premiere</a> is on at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. I&#8217;ve missed two of the three days; I may try to hit tomorrow&#8217;s Long Now Foundation member&#8217;s day.</p>
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		<title>Different Skies 2006</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recorded the Different Skies 2006 concert last Saturday night. Live from Arcosanti, Different Skies is the brainchild of EMUSIC-L&#8217;s former co-moderator, Mike Metlay. [Update: a much better moderate-quality recording is available at the 2006 concert page.]
An outgrowth of Metlay&#8217;s Team Metlay efforts, Different Skies gets together an international group of musicians each year; in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recorded the <a href="http://differentskies.org">Different Skies 2006</a> concert last Saturday night. Live from <a href="http://www.arcosanti.org">Arcosanti</a>, <em>Different Skies</em> is the brainchild of EMUSIC-L&#8217;s former co-moderator, Mike Metlay. [Update: a much better moderate-quality recording is available at the <a href="http://www.differentskies.com/dailyphotolog200.html">2006 concert page</a>.]</p>
<p>An outgrowth of Metlay&#8217;s <a href="http://www.atomiccity.com/artists/tm">Team Metlay</a> efforts, <em>Different Skies</em> gets together an international group of musicians each year; in the space of one week, they go from an empty stage to a complete concert. Having been part of one good (<em>Ballistic</em>) and one not-so-good (<em>Beta Test/Saturnalia</em>) Team session, I&#8217;m well aware of how easy it is to not succeed in such a venture.</p>
<p>Previous concerts have been good, solid efforts; the 2006 concert was jaw-droppingly amazing.  For a concert which was, in considerable part, improvised, I didn&#8217;t find <em>any</em> moments in the entire concert in which the players seemed to be looking for something to say; the improvisation was fluid and well-directed all the way through. Jim Combs&#8217; &#8220;card trick&#8221; part way through, in which he had the audience draw cards to determine what notes the musicians could play, was quite a lot of fun, and came across well even on just a recording. I&#8217;m sure it was a blast live.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve listened to the whole thing several times and continue to enjoy it. I hope that Metlay decides to release it all. Interestingly enough, three of the core members of the Team were present this year: Mike, <a href="http://www.cassiel.com">Nick Rothwell</a>, and John Rossi III (John 3); they played one of the tunes from the first Team Metlay CD, which was a really nice touch.</p>
<p>As an aside, Mike held a &#8220;raffle&#8221;, giving away copies of music by the artists &#8211; this was in the stream, but not the recording that&#8217;s on the website. I haven&#8217;t yet heard if this increased the interest at the merchandise table, but I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised. It seemed like a great idea.</p>
<p>Want to see what the stage looked like, and what everyone was playing? Check out the <a href="http://www.differentskies.com/video/DS-2006_Gear.mov">gear video</a>. I like Mike&#8217;s tiny little mixer; I could use one of those to isolate the Vortex from the rest of my rig when using it in feedback mode.</p>
<p>Even better: there&#8217;s a nice <a href="http://www.differentskies.com/video/DS_Process_2006.mov">film (QuickTime format)</a> of the working process for one of the pieces. [Update: now links to the differentskies.org version of this video.]</p>
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		<title>Live: hey willpower and Amy X. Neuberg</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2005 20:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A great evening at The Lab in San Francisco this weekend. I met Tim Walters and his wife Josie (who is an accomplished sculptor) for dinner, and then Tim and I went over to the Lab. To my surprise, we also ran into Tim Thompson, the creator of KeyKit, who I find works round the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A great evening at <a href="http://www.thelab.org/">The Lab</a> in San Francisco this weekend. I met <a href="http://doubtfulpalace.com">Tim Walters</a> and his wife Josie (who is an accomplished <a href="http://www.feastofweeds.com/oneironaut.html">sculptor</a>) for dinner, and then Tim and I went over to the Lab. To my surprise, we also ran into <a href="http://nosuch.com/tjt/index.html">Tim Thompson</a>, the creator of <a href="http://nosuch.com/keykit/">KeyKit</a>, who I find works round the corner from me here in Sunnyvale. (Looking at Tim T.&#8217;s website, it&#8217;s no longer a surprise; he&#8217;s working with Herb Heinz&#8217;s band <a href="http://dudland.com/">dud</a>, and Herb works with Amy. Circle closed.)</p>
<p>There were three acts; the first I unfortunately didn&#8217;t catch the name of; the Huts (who were supposed to be on first) were unfortunately unable to appear due to a family emergency. The substitute band was okay &#8211; they did an extended set which appeared to be a lot of live loop mixing &#8211; definite moments, but no definite direction.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.willpowermusic.com/">hey willpower</a> was wonderfully bouncy synth-pop (one vocalist, one synthesist with backing tracks &#8211; on a Powerbook, looked like &#8211; and dancers!) which was simultaeously willing to be silly (the goofy eighties dance moves were priceless) and danceable, with flashes of brilliance. They didn&#8217;t quite get the Lab audience dancing &#8211; not quite that kind of venue, and honestly not enough room! &#8211; but they were really good; I hope to catch them at at an actual dance club sometime.</p>
<p>Last on was <a href="http://www.isproductions.com/amy/">Amy X. Neuburg</a>; I had taken a peek at her website, and I was expecting to enjoy her set, but I was unprepared for the combination of humor, sophistication, and just plain chops. She has a remarkably capable voice &#8211; everything from raspy bluesy to pure operatic soprano to wispy chanteuse to, well you name it.</p>
<p>In this performance, she had a cello trio which mixed wonderfully with the warmth of her voice; she integrates her use of electronics &#8211; mostly live looping of her voice via Echoplex &#8211; beautifully. She also uses a Drumkat to trigger samples, so her performance is visually interesting as well. It&#8217;s obvious that she&#8217;s having <em>such</em> a good time during a performance. She talks with the the audience between numbers, including reading a list of names proposed for her cello trio: &#8220;There&#8217;s Always Room for Cello&#8221; got the largest groan, but &#8220;The K-Y Celli&#8221; got the biggest laugh.</p>
<p>My favorite piece from the evening was probably &#8220;Life Stepped In&#8221;. A stunning combination of Laurie Andersonesque monologue, Baladamenti walking bass, and a chillingly beautiful buildup of the chorus as the song proceeds. Hysterically funny and heartbreakingly sad simultaneously.</p>
<p>She&#8217;s marvelously talented and deserves a much wider audience. I picked up a copy of her CD <a href="http://www.otherminds.org/shtml/Residue.shtml">Residue</a> at the concert (&#8221;Life Stepped In&#8221; is on it, but the whole CD is tremendous). Go. Get one. Listen to it. Tell your friends. Now.</p>
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		<title>Futuresonic 04 Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2004 20:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now ongoing in Manchester &#8211; Things started up on the 27th, but will keep on
going until May 8th, I wish I&#8217;d gotten this up a little earlier.
See www.futuresonic.com for more details. It looks like there&#8217;ll be some very interesting live events and performers. Joe Zawinul (!); Philip Jeck, whose primary instrument is the Dansette turntable; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now ongoing in Manchester &#8211; Things started up on the 27th, but will keep on<br />
going until May 8th, I wish I&#8217;d gotten this up a little earlier.</p>
<p>See <a href="http://www.futuresonic.com">www.futuresonic.com</a> for more details. It looks like there&#8217;ll be some very interesting live events and performers. Joe Zawinul (!); Philip Jeck, whose primary instrument is the Dansette turntable; a virtual sound environment in Cathedral gardens; DJs with Theremins, Kaoss pads, and laser harps; free audio and DJ workshops and talks.</p>
<p>Wow. Wish I could be there.</p>
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