Re: Re: show me yours and i'll show you mine...

[burnett@pobox.com]

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007, Daryl Shawn wrote:

> Wow...fascinating background. The graphic on the top is KILLER!!! Is it 
> possible to self-oscillate? Would the oil, like, boil?

I should get a better picture of the graphic, it is cool. This was one of 
the last of these pedals that Morley built, and I think the design was 
originally a Tel-Ray. This one I have was probably made around 1976-77.

Oh, it'll self-oscillate all right. Massive pounding oscillation. I have 
to be careful with the expression pedal on that effect because of it.

> If you have audio from that performance, I'd love to hear it.
>
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com

No, I'm afraid I don't. I do have a couple of proof of concept looping 
pieces I did the week before that show with the same gear.

http://www.subscapeannex.com/other/contact_samples.mp3  (mp3, 8 2/3 min.)
contact mic, Buick transmission parts, the rest of the rig in the picture

and

http://www.subscapeannex.com/other/contact_samples_two.mp3 (mp3, 5.5 min.)
Contact mic, Buick transmission parts, Pentium III heat sink, electric 
toothbrush (I wanted a drone I could morph into a bassline). Oh, and one 
3-second sample of another item that isn't from any of the above, about a 
minute before the end. Sorry about that.

I still have the heatsinks in question, too.

best,
Steve B
Subscape Annex    http://www.subscapeannex.com/

>> The Morley echo thing is a Morley EVO-1 "oilcan" electrostatic delay 
>pedal. 
>> Five pounds, and with a built-in carrying handle. Lush sound. Love it.
>> Detail pics here, with two links in the comment to the flickr set for 
>> background and explanation:
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/52422536@N00/sets/72157594545190887/
>> 
>> The heatsinks, along with the dead hard drive on one of the heatsinks, 
>were 
>> the sound sources I used for that performance, using contact mics. 
>Flicking 
>> a tine of an aluminum heatsink created this beautiful metallic 
>chime/"ting" 
>> sound.