the ebb and flow of clusters and drones the pressure of the audience what will emerge from it a crystal may form or a salamander leg and somewhere near a snake at a loss for words at the peak of thirst
Author Archives: Fahad Baseer
Harmonium, Piano, and Distorted Theremin
Lately I’ve been recording harmonium directly onto my iPad using an attachable condenser mic. Improvised harmonium is used as the foundation. I then load the track into my DAW and proceed to improvise even more using bit-crushed theremin samples soaked in reverb. First I run Thumbjam into Samplr and improvise using theremin and piano sounds.Continue reading “Harmonium, Piano, and Distorted Theremin”
Barebones
The sound of wrists on the verge of carpal tunnel syndrome There are tunnels for wishes. They say. I held my breath with her on my mind I held my breath with music on my mind The transposition of pain into chords enveloping an attitude I was stuck with Restructuring its basis as I succumbContinue reading “Barebones”
New Sculpture!
This piece is titled “Music For 5 Notes And Found Sounds” It’s a 3D collage. It is made up of found objects embedded in resin. The objects are components left over from old projects gone haywire and other miscellaneous found items. I consider this piece to be a 3D collage because the process was completelyContinue reading “New Sculpture!”
Hidden Poetry
Lately I’ve been writing poems on panels and then collaging over them. It’s easier for me to send my poems out into the world this way. I”m sending my children out into cold storms of judgment with a heavy jackets on. I know these poems are warm and safe. No one will be able toContinue reading “Hidden Poetry”
Procedural Concert #1
I’m thinking about using kickstarter to create procedural concert. I want to hire about 10 cellists and have them improvise using a given scale. Each cellist will have their own giant box (shaped like intonarumori) to perform inside of. I want them hidden from view. The idea is to create more of an installation than a concert. Continue reading “Procedural Concert #1”
Action Music
I believe that a sort of cognitive dissonance occurs when we witness a musician gently tap a button in order to produce a crunchy burst of distortion. Perhaps the sound is percieved as less brutal when paired with such a gentle gesture. I believe that the gestures used while performing are vital to sonic perceptions.Continue reading “Action Music”
The Performer Is Pointless
Neural activity occurs regardless of what the sound is. Seeking to communicate anything through noise/music/art is cognitively regressive. It would impose an agreement of which many minds arrive at simply due to conditioning. I do not deny my own conditioning. Perhaps I am more easily entertained now. Through years of observing nature, I developed aContinue reading “The Performer Is Pointless”
Post-Drone: An era of experimental maximalism
Drone is often associated with minimalism, but it is slowly detaching itself from that term. In fact the newer drone out there can be thought of as very maximalist. I often use the term post-drone to define a type of drone music that is both complex and abstract. The complexity is not obvious though. ItContinue reading “Post-Drone: An era of experimental maximalism”
Life Art Experiments
Indeterminate Day Procedure #1 Step 1 Write down a list of activities. The list should be as long as possible. In order to benefit from the experiment in terms of productivity, the list may contain errands or work that needs handling. Make sure to number the list. Step 2 Use a number generator to obtainContinue reading “Life Art Experiments”
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