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Filling your empty life with my pointless drivel for as long as it takes
This new video features circuit-bent and electroacoustic instruments of the Orchestra of the Unwanted combined with a collage of found video images. I usually find that video images overwhelm and distract from the music they are designed to accompany. However, with this kind of circuit-bent noise, I think the video actually enhances the experience. What do you think?
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Last month I played a variety show in Arcata called “Something Different” hosted by Shea Freelove and Bobby Burns. In addition to performing, I was also interviewed on the show. This video includes the interview and a snippet of the performance.
This new track of circuit-bent noise with video collage features vocals from an old anti-marijuana propaganda film titled “She Should Have Said No!” The portrayal of marijuana smokers’ affinity to music strikes me as both uncannily perceptive and patently ridiculous. Have a toke or two before you watch and see for yourself.
Currently, I’m sifting through a lot of recent didgeridoo drone recordings. I find playing drones extremely satisfying, so I tend to do it a lot, but what makes one drone better than another. Picking favorites is not easy.
In truth, the quality of the drone is determined by the quality of the listening. This is true of all music, of course, but drone music makes it especially apparent, because if you can’t say that you like the lyrics, or that it was fun to dance to, what did you actually enjoy? If you enjoy listening to drone music, it must be because you enjoy listening. The true secret of music is that listening deeply to sound, any sound, is an intrinsically pleasurable experience. The role of the musician is to trick people into listening deeply in a world full of superficial distractions.
I had a lot of fun at the Something Different Show in Arcata last week. I had never performed circuit-bent music as a solo artist for a live audience before. Now, I can’t wait to do it again!
Circuit-bent music is harder to listen to than it is to play. Fortunately, I had an encouraging and supportive audience that rose to the occasion. I sincerely appreciate everyone who came out to hear me play.
This gig encouraged me to explore the potential of this collection of instruments. A rehearsal for this show, dubbed “For Tatiana,” a 25+ minute-long onslaught of electronic gibberish got almost 300 views in it’s first 10 days. That’s a hit in my world!
Today, I share a piece I recorded with just one of the instruments I brought to the Something Different show:
I bent this instrument years ago. I used it for a memorable solo…
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