Processing is a context for exploring the emerging conceptual space enabled by electronic media. It is an environment for learning the fundamentals of computer programming within the context of the electronic arts and it is an electronic sketchbook for developing ideas.
PHILADELPHIA ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL
Saturday May 1st, 2004
The Rotunda - 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA
Free - All Ages
12:00-2:00 pm
Film: Modulations (About the history of electronic music. Worth seeing.)
2:00-2:30 pm
William Fields
2:30-3:00 pm
Team Techno
More MAX pr0n
and
Adam Johnson Live
(Thanks Brandon.)
Autechre article from Sound on Sound magazine
"We may have one fader that determines how often a snare does a little roll or skip, and another thing that listens and says 'If that snare plays that roll three times, then I'll do this.' We don't use random operators because they're irritating to work with — every time you run the process it sounds different. How we play the system dictates how the system responds." [...]If you're into this sort of thing, definitely read the whole thing. Oh, and here's some better screenshots of their patches, i.e. MAX Pr0n.Yet, despite Booth's enthusiastic defence of computers, Autechre also know when not to use them. "There's nothing better than turning the screen off and just going analogue," stresses Booth. "You're not looking at data representation and so you can drift off and just listen. We do this a lot. When we're putting things down and mixing things and are trying to make things sound right, the screen has to go off. It's an illusion that totally pollutes what your thinking and what you're listening to. Yes, you can be in the zone when sitting with a laptop. You absolutely can. But you just want to listen and not interact with the device. The worst things are the timeline sequencers where you can see on the screen what's coming up. That really f**ks with your head when you're listening."
This looks.... interesting:
G Audio Manipulation Environment
"If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches."
--Rainer Maria Rilke
(Found in rebecca's pocket)
Mark your calendars. On May 1st or 2nd I will be performing at the Philadelphia Electronic Music and Art Festival, both solo and with TEAM TECHNO. More details as they become available.
Swen's Blog, which appears to be an excellent music-related weblog, led me to this: Ultrahang Fest 2003. Archived live sets from Vladislav Delay, Kim Cascone, Kid606, and a bunch of other people I probably should have heard of.
Comments are working again. Sorry 'bout that. Blame the spammers.
GooOS, the Google Operating System
Interesting thoughts from Kottke on the future of Google.
Wed. Apr.7:
Hologram w/ Arkitekchur, Chronkite, Mikronesia, djs Cerebral & Rob Mall.
@ La Tazza 108 Chestnut Phila Pa. 10pm-2am. 3$. 21+.
