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Last Night's Performance Recording & Notes - Boise State Universith Amphitheater



...just posting my MP3 of a performance last night at Boise State University. The university is hosting a new experimental music series, one show a month with 5-6 performers at each show. They will be held at different venues on the campus. Last night's performance was at their amphitheater...very cool little Greek/Roman like setup, GIANT stereo PA, etc. 
 
 
In this, I'm using my Epi "Roadie" mini guitar,  ThinkPad T60p with just the stock soundcard, and MAX/MSP with the Boogex tube amp VST sim, Reaktor, and all my other max patches. I have a few new surprises as well, like a new random percussion generator I just created with MAX..all FM synthesis generated percussion sounds, randomly triggered.  Anway, here is the blow by blow take, if you want to follow along on the 30 minutes journey:
 
0:00 - Song begins using my own max/msp patch I call "Thick Space". It is a series of pitch shifters and delays to create a lush pad-like sound. It was my attempt to replace one of my favorite Reaktor ensemble presets (from the ensemble "Blackbird")...close, so close.
 
1:20 - this is a Reaktor patch called "EarSafe vs.1.1" (for you Reaktor users to go out and find on their user library); I'm controlling two parameters with my Behringer FCB controller pedals
 
2:53 - clean guitar, melodic and chordal improv with my max/msp reverb and delay, Boogex amp sim, etc, etc - just the typical Hartungian free jazz-like improv 
 
4:22 - max/msp reverse delay patch that was posted on the max/msp list a while back, and Jeff Kaiser simplified for me; I am controlling the delay rate/pitch with my FCB expression pedals
 
5:40 - max/msp stereo ring mod patch, controlling both L and R modulation with my FCB expression pedals
 
6:52 - At this point, I take the original loop created with "ThickSpace" above and apply the random variable speed function of the max/msp Kaiser looper. Basically, it is, at a fixed rate, randomly selecting varying loop speeds, both forward and reverse; I start applying it to the Reverse Delay loop as well, a bit after this, plus drop the "Thick Space" loop down an octave
 
6:57 - here you here the debut appears of my new max/msp FM synthesis based random percussion generator, along with some clean guitar chordal improvisation
 
8:37 - Here I start using a combination of "ThickSpace" and my stereo max/msp pitch shifter...creating an uprising, swelling pitch effect
 
10:31 - here enters another Reaktor patch...called "Patchinko" I believe...sort of a distorted effect with some filtering, bit reduction, etc
 
11:37 - another Reaktor patch...can't recall the name, but I wasn't inspired, so I moved on
 
12:35 - after the fade out, another one of my favorite Reaktor patches called "Spechter" (sort of like a ring mod but more metalic sounding; combined with my max/msp stereo pitch shifting patch; some messing around with this combination for a few minutes with no looping; at 14:15 I start looping a rhythmic pulse
 
14:52 - these sounds, for a few minutes, are from Nathan Walek's max/msp granular toolkit. I modified the objects in his toolkit to be true stereo, and also added some code to control parameters with my two FCB expression pedals, which you can hear me doing here; I loop a few of the phrases and then drop them down an octave in the Kaiser Looper...then apply the random variable speed function
 
17:09 - my FM synthesis random percussion enters for a second....ah, nevermind.
 
17:26 - This is a patch that comes with max/msp (maybe in the sample patches that come with it), called "FM Surfer". It is a keyboard triggered toy for generating a variety of interesting FM synthesis sounds and effects. Fun.
 
18:36 - some improv with my max/msp stereo pitch shifter, using expression pedals, etc
 
19:39 - FM Surfer enters again...I'm playing it with my right hand on the keyboard, and also playing the guitar with my left hand only, with the pitch shifter and expression pedals
 
21:07 - Reverse delay appears again....some looping with it
 
21:50 - I start using ThickSpace again, to generate a series of textured loops...that begin to climax and ascend into insanity; this is accompanied by some speed shift clicking from the original set of loops...I still have one loop continuing with that function; then I apply again to the whole set of textured loops, start improving with ring mod wildly...all this chaos fades out
 
25:05 - major change of direction and feel - back to some of my older more "melodic" looping approach; I loop a basic motif and then start adding more loops to compliment it; this is a contrast from all the prior chaos and electronic mayhem;  this will have sort of a "pretty" feel to it, intentionally to generate a drastic contrast to everything prior; I like this sort of juxtaposition of feels
 
27:28 - I soon get impatient with the diatonic prettiness, and start to loop with ThickSpace....adding some dark dissonance in the background...a storm is coming...yet, I continue to press the guitar melody a bit...come back little Toto!  We're not ready to enter the storm yet; the melody around 29:28 starts to morp into polytonalism, and then I start looping the phrases to create some tension and release; some chordal improv
 
31:50 - I start to replace the four loops with the same looped note on the guitar, to create a foundation for follow on manipulation
 
32:34 - in order, I apply the Kaiser Looper random variable speed function to each of the four looped guitar parts, from the same note; fade out to end
 
 
I hope you enjoy it!
 
Kris
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Krispen Hartung