2/4/11
industrial sound controllers/tristan shone
Author & Punisher is an industrial doom and drone metal, one man band utilizing primarily custom fabricated machines/controllers and speakers.
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DAWs
- renoise
| Renoise is based on mod trackers. Mod trackers are characterized by displaying and editing music in an easily understood grid known as a pattern. These patterns are akin to sheet music, but are displayed alphanumerically instead of with musical notation. |
| Whether you're an audio veteran or just starting out, Renoise is a fantastic addition to any bedroom or professional studio. |
| Renoise is multiplatform; runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. Register your copy, and you get all 3 versions. LINKS> official_site> |
- berna
Between the 1950s and the mid 1960s, long before Robert Moog and Wendy Carlos injected electronics into pop-music (with a few exceptions like the Barrons and Raymond Scott), electroacoustic music was pioneered by european radio laboratories, US universities. and tape centers. Composing with tapes and electronics was a serious painstaking and expensive affair, prerogative of a restricted elite of contemporary music composers and adventurous sound engineers. At that time there wasn’t any electronic musical instruments market, as a matter of fact, most of the equipment was adapted from scientific tools belonging to radio engineering departments. Sometimes the equipment was built from scratch cannibalizing anything that had wires, tubes and pots, more rarely, the studios used the few commercial instruments available in those days, such as the Melchord, the Trautonium and the Theremin. Contrarily to what happens today, electronic music then was everything but fast and easy to create. A few minutes of electronic composition could take more than one year of work. Everything was handmade, from complex timbres with multiple sine oscillators bounces to tape editing with scissors and scotch-tape. Even sound envelopes were manually made by cutting tapes’ edgdes at different degrees of inclination. Ussachevsky’s ADSR was yet to be invented!
Berna is a software simulation of a late 1950s electroacoustic music studio. Oscillators, filters, modulators, tape recorders, mixers, are all packed in a easy-to-use interface with historical accuracy.
Explore serial, concrete and tape music or create strange new sonic worlds with instruments inspired by the greatest studios of the early days of electronic music.
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- gleetchlab
A realtime modular composition and processing software for sound design and experimental music like glitch, IDM, electroacustic, ambient...
Gleetchlab 3 is a modular software designed to process audio files and live sound sources in realtime.
Unlike many music softwares, gleetchlab does not use a "timeline", instead you can process and record sound as it plays and quckly store every parameter into ten easy-to-recall temporary presets.
You can manipulate samples with random loop points, alterate speed and direction of playing without limits, pencil-edit waveforms and use the internal DSPs such as convolution, feedback generator, granular re-synthesis, waveshaping distortion, spectral filtering, wow simulation, dynamic reverberation and your own VST plugins.
Also you can record and re-record endlessly each processed sound into the 6 stereo loopers or manipulate sources coming from your soundcard and last but not least, use a quadriphonic suround mixer/recorder.
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Numerology is a modular music sequencing and audio plugin environment for Mac OS X. It takes the step sequencing and modulation metaphors established by the analog sequencers of the 70's, and implements them in a structured and highly interactive software environment designed for experimentation, improvisation and live performance. By using Numerology in conjunction with your choice of Audio Unit plugins and hardware synths, you can create an open compositional environment that is truly your own.
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- numerology
Numerology is a modular music sequencing and audio plugin environment for Mac OS X. It takes the step sequencing and modulation metaphors established by the analog sequencers of the 70's, and implements them in a structured and highly interactive software environment designed for experimentation, improvisation and live performance. By using Numerology in conjunction with your choice of Audio Unit plugins and hardware synths, you can create an open compositional environment that is truly your own.
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ohmicide
Ohmicide:Melohman is just one of the best software distortions ever made. And when you read "one of the best" you can be sure we're still humble guys: there aren't many decent distortions in the plug-in world, and none is as rich and complex, yet easy to use - and affordable - as this Ohm beast. It's common knowledge that "a great distorted sound changes everything" and it's exactly whatOhmicide:Melohman delivers. In one death blow. Ohmicide:Melohman can work with up to 4 frequency bands, all four bands having their own independent knobs for Noise Gate, Dynamics, Distortion, Feedback Generator and all mixing abilities, in addition of a twist of pre- and post-processing (distortion input, high shelf output and more). Its killer features are:
- Band distortion: a heap of modern sounding stereo distortions that can feedback.
- Band dynamic: alien compressor or expander, synchronized noise gate and more.
- Multi-band stereo: Phase corrected multi-band stereo effect + optionally process in mid/side mode for more stereo field tweak-ability.
- Melohman feature: midi controlled preset morphing or randomization. Remixers' new absolute must.
- Great on guitar, bass, synth, drums and any living creature in general.
You'll be able to listen to the Ohmicide:Melohman distortions on the albums of artists such as Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, Björk, David Bowie, Napalm Death, The Killers, and many others, take a look at our hall of fame. And maybe watching - and listening - how it works could be even better, check out these Ohmicide:Melohman video tutorials made by some Ohmicide fans.
It brings new compressor/expander algorithms, a sharp noise gate and - holly cow! - brand new and original distortion models: these are at the core of Ohmicide:Melohman. They're designed to offer pretty much everything you can think of next to a lot of things you can't think of. Some, like the tasty "Porridge" distortion sounds deliciously analog, while the "Fractal" one is harsh and digital as hell. Or you've got the very dense "Accumulator" that can add low harmonics instead of high.
All those distortions are mainly new breeds - yet the classics are also covered. Each one is declined in three variations: normal, ampsim (amp emulation) and odd. The "Odd" one is terribly exciting as it gives you control on the harmonics frequency and allows for slightly detuned distortion. Last but not least, we've added a disto type that can be very useful sometimes..... "No distortion". It's actually an absolute need, considering how many things can be done just by using the multi-band dynamics and/or the filter!
Indeed the filter that allows the band separation is matched with a recombining filter that correct the phase shifts it induced. This improves greatly the transients preservation as well as the filter sound. Add to this an interesting dynamics processing and you'll end up using it everywhere. We've warned you! Predatohm addicts will be happy to know that not only does Ohmicide:Melohman include a feedback generator on each band, but that it can be spread in stereo. Combined with all the different disto and Melohman features it's a huge larsen soundscape waiting to spice up your tracks.
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1/4/11
tapage
bio as the facebook page: For several years Tapage has been combining manipulated recordings and ethereal soundscapes with relentless rhythms and complex beat structures.
When he started, the guitar still played an important role but the electronics soon took over, as his music evolved over time. After a couple of releases on labels like Meta0 and Tympanik Audio, Tapage is beginning to study “sound design” to grow as a musician and expand the horizon of audio manipulation.
31/3/11
herman kolgen
bio as his website: ARECOGNIZED FOR HIS MULTIMEDIA CREATIONS FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, HERMAN KOLGEN IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST WHO LIVES AND WORKS IN MONTREAL. A TRUE AUDIOCINETIC SCULPTOR, HE DRAWS HIS PRIMARY MATERIAL FROM THE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOUND AND IMAGE. KOLGEN WORKS TO CREATE OBJECTS THAT ASSUME THE FORM OF INSTALLATIONS, VIDEO AND FILM WORKS, PERFORMANCES AND SOUND SCULPTURES. CONSTANTLY EXPLORING, HE WORKS AT THE JUNCTURES OF DIFFERENT MEDIA, AS WELL AS ELABORATING A NEW TECHNICAL LANGUAGE AND SINGULAR AESTHETIC.
HIS MULTIFACETED WORK IS, ABOVE ALL, CHARACTERIZED BY A RADIOGRAPHIC APPROACH TO NEUROSENSORY IMPRINTS AND STIMULI. IT’S THIS X-RAY EFFECT, WITH ITS IMMATERIAL QUALITY, WHICH ALLOWS THE INVISIBLE TO BE SEEN: THE INTERNAL INTENSITY OF SENSITIVE REACTIONS. INSPIRED BY THIS TENSION, AS BRUTAL AS IT IS FRAGILE, HE CONSTRUCTS RECURRENT NARRATIVE FISSIONS IN WHICH TEMPORAL FRICTION CONSTITUTES THE EPICENTER OF HIS WORK. IN CONTRAST, THE NOTION OF THE ORGANIC IS AT THE CORE OF HIS CONCEPTUAL PREOCCUPATIONS. COMBINED AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIGITAL AND THE ELECTRONIC ACROSS A WORK OF EXTREME SENSITIVITY, THE LATTER IS THEN DIVERTED TOWARDS HYBRID AND INDETERMINATE FORMS.
HIS INSTALLATION PRACTICE EQUALLY INTEGRATES A VITAL WORK OF SPATIALISATION, NOTABLY REGARDING THE ASPECT OF SOUND. THE CREATION AND USE OF RANDOM SYSTEMS OF AUTOGENERATIVE IMAGE/SOUND ALSO ALLOWS THE CREATION OF AUDIOPHONIC SPACES MARKED BY THEIR IMMERSIVE QUALITY. NOTABLE ALSO ARE HERMAN KOLGEN’S NUMEROUS COLLABORATIONS WITH FELLOW AUDIO ARTISTS AND ELECTRONIC/ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC COMPOSERS (TAYLOR DEUPREE, AGF, SAWAKO, AKIRA RABELAIS, ETC).
FROM 1996 TO 2008, HERMAN KOLGEN HAS DEDICATED THE MAJORITY OF HIS TIME TO THE DUO SKOLTZ_KOLGEN. HIS CREATIONS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED AT RENOWNED FESTIVALS AND EVENTS, SUCH AS: BERLIN TRANSMEDIALE, DE _ ISEA 2004, (FINLAND-ESTONIA) _ VENICE BIENNALE, IT _ ARS ELECTRONICA, AT _ SONIC ACTS, NL _ CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU, FR _ CIMATICS, BE _ DISSONANZE, IT _ MUTEK, MTL, MX _ ELEKTRA, MTL _ SONAR, ES _ TAPEI DIGITAL ARTS, CN _ SHANGHAI EARTS, CN.
IN ADDITION TO HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE VENICE BIENNALE IN 2006, HERMAN KOLGEN IS THE RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS PRESTIGIOUS PRIZES, INCLUDING QWARTZ, ARS ELECTRONICA, THE FESTIVAL NOUVEAU CINEMA NOUVEAUX MÉDIAS DE MONTRÉAL, THE BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM AWARD FROM THE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OF NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES, AND THE PRIX DU CONSEIL GÉNÉRAL FROM THE FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL VIDÉOFORME DE CLERMONT-FERRAND (FRANCE).
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official_site>kolgen.net/
merzbow
bio as wikipedia page: Merzbow (メルツバウ Merutsubau?) is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician Masami Akita (秋田 昌美 Akita Masami?). Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.
The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence andjunk art aesthetic. In addition to this, Akita has cited a wide range of influences from progressive rock, free jazz, modern classical and musique concrète to BDSM and Japanese bondage. More recently he has been inspired by animals, animal rights andenvironmentalism.
As well as being a prolific musician, he has been a writer and editor for several books and magazines in Japan, and has written 17 books of his own. He has written about a variety of subjects, mostly about art, avant-garde and post-modern culture. His more renowned works have been on the topics of BDSM and fetish culture. Other art forms Akita has been interested in include painting, photography, filmmaking andButoh dance.
In 2000, Extreme Records released the 50 CD box set known as the Merzbox. Akita's work has been the subject of several remix albumsand at least one tribute album. This, among other achievements, has helped Merzbow to be regarded to some as the "most important artist in noise".
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official_site>merzbow.net/
imminent
Imminent Starvation was founded by Olivier Moreau, who has been its only member since its inception. In 1999, Moreau destroyed his mixing table, and gave away its pieces with the limited edition of his release Nord. Shortly thereafter, the name Imminent Starvation was shortened to just Imminent.
Moreau participates in a number of side-projects and other collaborations, such as Axiome, Myrza, Ambre, Delta Files, 2 Be Freak, Torsion, and Urawa.
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official_site>ant-zen.com/imminent
drumcorps
Aaron Spectre started off playing drums and going to all ages shows in the wasteland of suburban Massachusetts. In 2003 he dropped out of college and relocated to Berlin, Germany, to launch his music career. He released several vinyl 12”s, and soon found a following playing at squats and raves around Europe. Spectre founded Drumcorps to synthesize the unlikely mix of electronic music production values and the raw power of American hardcore. The result is not for everyone, but to Drumcorps' devout fans, it delivers: Drumcorps shows are notoriously high-energy, cathartic affairs.
Drumcorps' debut full-length, Grist, won an Award of Distinction at the 2007 Prix Ars Electronica, a prestigious yearly prize whose past winners include Aphex Twin, Chris Cunningham, and Peter Gabriel. 2008 was Spectre’s widest-reaching year to date, with 58,000 miles of travel, gigs on four continents, including return trips to Russia and
Japan, and debuts in Mexico, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand. Spectre spent the better part of 2009 and 2010 putting the finishing touches on a much-anticipated follow up to Grist, as well as resettling in the US.
For Summer 2010, Spectre will be joined onstage by vocalist Leo Miller. Leo came of age in acclaimed San Francisco metal band Animosity. Beginning at the age of 14, he graced stages
all over the world for eight years with his signature growl and compelling presence. Leo is the first band member to be added to the Drumcorps stage lineup and will be providing vocals and support on electronics.
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100blumen
bio as the facebook page: Since the beginning 100blumen have constituted a firm combination of powerful electronics and political acuteness.
started as a one man project by marcel van blumen, the project amplified to a duo after chris van blumen's guitar supported marcel during live performances and on a few past tracks - now chris is a permanent band member and together they're stronger than ever. on the fourth album on ant-zen their versatility is audible on each track, way beyond any 'industrial' or 'electropunk' clichés.
supported by l. delogne (le moderniste) who is responsible for the spoken word on 'la fin absolue du monde' and 16pad noise terrorist collaborating on 'dig that shizzel', 100blumen have created a deep expression of 'feelings while living in a surveillance society'. this album contains a multilateral spectrum of vibes ranging from melancholic violence to belligerence. a multitude of rhythmic variations - broken and straight - appended with stirring basses lay the groundwork for subtle melodic excursions, synthesized fury and razor-sharp six-string attacks, all kept together with epic artificial string entries. stylistic boundaries are non-existent: ambient, technoid industrial, punk and breakbeat add up to an explosive bouquet - play loud!
official_site>100blumen.com/
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