1980 Music

These recordings were made between 1980 and 1982 using my first DIY synthesizer. They were all made on cassette tape with varying levels of quality.

Style

I was into drone music by 1980, having been influenced by Brian Eno and Robert Fripp. This is evident in two of the pieces here, Voices One Through Four, and Environment for Norman. I was also mixing recordings in real time, and actually performing in real time.

Walking Piece

This short composition was mixed in real time. It features the formant effects of one of the Electronotes filters, creating a vocal-like quality.

Live at Norwich

My foray into live performance. I set up a patch with the Generalized Resonator and controlled the VCO pitch and other tracking parameters with … —Read more

Environment For Norman

This is a 10-minute excerpt of an aleatoric drone that features some interesting resonance and an analog delay unit that I had built, also … —Read more

Voices One Through Four

Four different sounds were patched up simultaneously and mixed in real time. I used a monophonic 1V/octave keyboard for some of the control. The … —Read more