Brownian Particles – 2008These six short pieces owe their existence to a loose musical interpretation of chaos theory – four different sound sources recorded as semi-random events, which are then processed in real time using one of my favorite programs – GranuLab – to create a partially deterministic improvisation. The results are dynamic, and somewhat surprising texturally. After creating these, I was reminded of two musical precedents: Stockhausen’s ‘Mikrophonie I’ and Xenakis’s ‘Concret PH’.

Ambionics – 0:54
The source for this is the ambient vibration produced by banging on one of the tripod legs of my portable recorder with an audio plug.

Key of – 2:20
As you may guess (or may not), the source for this is my random jingling of a set of keys, recorded inside a clothes dryer.

Stone Waves – 2:15
The source for this is my moving a few small stones around, which are sitting in a glass dish.

Stone Waves 2 – 1:47
Same source as above, but a different iteration with GranuLab.

Tubular – 1:32
The source for this is my moving a few aluminum tubes around inside a closet.

Tubular 2 – 1:59
Same source as above, but a different iteration with GranuLab.