Violin Grain, by Noise Reduction Society

Violin Grain

by Noise Reduction Society

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1.	Ahhs 03:19	buy track
2.	Sustained 04:36	buy track
3.	Wild Grain 04:02	buy track
4.	Filtered Noise 06:33	buy track
5.	Delay Sustain 07:08	buy track
6.	Ring Strum 03:57	buy track
7.	Delay Pitz 04:25	buy track
8.	Ring 03:29	buy track

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I am not a trained violinist but my wife gave me one of her violins so that I could use it as a sound source for audio processing. These tracks are improvisations recorded using a piezo pickup on the violin and processed in real time with MSP patches that I had written. In the years since, I have continued to use patches derived from these in my live performances. But this was close to the beginning of my explorations of kind of thing. Thanks for listening!

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released September 12, 2004

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Noise Reduction Society St. Louis, Missouri

Ambient with neoclassical and electronics. I try to express beauty and soul in my music. I started with a VCS3 and a 2340 deck! Along the way I have written and produced my opera with a NEA grant, and worked with amazing musicians. I will always be fascinated by analog synthesizers, digital processing, tape loops, and found sounds. ... more

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