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OTHER MUSIC / Re: 2011 TOP 10 LISTS

« on: December 10, 2011, 05:03:48 pm »

9. V/A - Pocket: 1. Around (cd+book)

any more info on this, rutger?

Just a note to say I ordered it after seeing Rutger mention it sometime ago and it took 3 months or so to receive. I was just about to request my money back when I got an email followed by the book. So, a bit slow and not a lot of info but it did come!

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OTHER MUSIC / Re: 2011 TOP 10 LISTS

« on: December 07, 2011, 06:00:05 pm »

Nils Frahm, Felt
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins, Diamond Mine
Ólafur Arnalds, Living Room Songs
Taylor Deupree + Marcus Fischer - In a Place of such Graceful Shapes
Cliff Martinez, Drive
Steve Roden, I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces: Music in Vernacular Photographs 1880-1955
Spacelines: Sonic Sounds For Subterraneans - A DJ Selection By Sonic Boom
Mazzy Star, Common Burn, 7"
Lawrence English, The Peregrine
Chris Watson, El Tren Fantasma

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FIELD RECORDING / Re: Lavalier Mics

« on: December 02, 2011, 12:34:25 pm »

thanks for that link!
the demo recordings of the CLASSIC M MkII stereo sound really great. Price looks more than good to me too. they run with plugin power, which my recorder can provide... I see no point why I should not to try these out! I think I'll get those.

Great! I hope they're good. Please let me know. ..

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FIELD RECORDING / Re: Lavalier Mics

« on: November 30, 2011, 10:46:38 am »

just one more thing to mention for binaurals - I remember reading on the Naturerecordists group that this company made nice mics but I've never heard them:
http://www.aevox.be/
They're definitely more affordable than the DPAs!

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FIELD RECORDING / Re: Lavalier Mics

« on: November 29, 2011, 10:49:51 am »

i think my beyerdynamic is a hypercardioid - is there a huge different (i mean: soundwise; i know the polar plots) between supercardioid and hypercardioids?

I think they're very similar. From what I understand, supercardioid is a bit less directional than hyperdioid. ...

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FIELD RECORDING / Re: Lavalier Mics

« on: November 26, 2011, 02:50:30 pm »

I'm a bit late to this conversation and just to put my two cents in. I use a pair of 4060s as a backup for field recording and really like them. For what I've done, I haven't heard any noise issues at all. These two blogs have posted recordings with the DPAs:

http://www.musicofsound.co.nz/blog/dozer

http://sepulchra.com/blog/?p=1674

Also, I find supercardioids to be a better way to go than shotgun mics. I've tried the Sennheiser MKH 70 and 60s and Rode shotgun mics but find supercardioids to be a lot more pleasing for field recording. I have a Schoeps but have also heard an Oktavamod that's much less expensive and sounded great...

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OTHER MUSIC / Re: What are you listening to?

« on: October 10, 2011, 09:37:07 pm »

steve roden proximities

...that's a beautiful piece of music.
listening to this almost every day at least once.

yeah that's pretty much the nail on the head.

Me three... His new book, I Listen to the Wind That Obliterates My Traces: Music in Vernacular Photographs 1880-1955  is also a treasure

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OTHER MUSIC / Re: What are you listening to?

« on: September 26, 2011, 11:56:15 am »

Taylor Deupree + Marcus Fisher - In A Place Of Such Graveful Shapes
the packaging is almost more gorgeous than the music!

I've listened through twice and really love it. It's a familiar mix of what I'd imagine from each (Taylor/Marcus) but also the parts of their work(s) that I enjoy most.

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OTHER MUSIC / Re: What are you listening to?

« on: September 04, 2011, 02:40:20 pm »

King Creostoe and Jon Hopkins:
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/04/140091470/king-creosote-and-jon-hopkins-tiny-desk-concert

and then:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zV4pJ8MwM&feature=player_embedded

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OTHER MUSIC / Re: What are you listening to?

« on: August 25, 2011, 08:19:45 pm »

Lawrence English, The Peregrine
-excellent

Spacelines: Sonic Sounds For Subterraneans - A DJ Selection By Sonic Boom

Sonic Youth, Evol

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SYNTHESIZERS + SOUND-MAKING HARDWARE / Re: Modular synthesis

« on: August 01, 2011, 07:36:42 am »

I have what started out as a Doepfer system but then I've replaced almost all of the modules with non-Doepfer ones over a period of 5 years. I really love it though still struggle with using it in performance. It's an expensive endeavor and pretty addicitive but definitely get a quality of sounds and a kind of interaction that feels very rewarding... 

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COMPUTER MUSIC / Re: rather excellent new soft synth - not the usual!

« on: July 07, 2011, 06:13:46 pm »

I've been enjoying it a lot as well. My one issue is they make the sequencer so sexy and always feature it in the demos.  I end up making sequences which isn't really my style or interest but it's fun! I'm curious how any of you are using it... if you're just making use of the oscillator and filters or getting into building self-playing systems, etc. 

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SELF PROMOTION / Re: Installation @ MASS MoCA, opens in September

« on: June 12, 2011, 10:02:42 pm »

oh man maybe I will finally make it to this museum!  a five year window is pretty generous, thanks Stephen!

I hope so!! It's a fantastic place. I'm really excited about it...created a lot of the content in the last three weeks at a residency in Wyoming. That said, a lot will be done with the resonances of various objects on-site

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SELF PROMOTION / Installation @ MASS MoCA, opens in September

« on: June 12, 2011, 05:43:30 pm »

This is a ways off, but I'll have a building-wide project opening in September:
https://www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=665
The piece includes a text commissioned from sci-fi/fantasy writer Paul Park. It'll be up for approximately 5 years

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OTHER MUSIC / Re: What are you listening to?

« on: May 17, 2011, 07:45:55 am »

Lawrence English mix for Symbiosis:
http://symbiosis.com.au/mixes/symbiosis-78-lawrence-english-room-40/

Television, I Need A New Adventure

McGowran Speaking Beckett