I was on the verge of deleting this app but had a play first. I’m so glad I did. Whilst is isn’t going to be part of anyone’s toolbox for making tracks in any way, it is great to play about with. It’s a very nice idea for casual music making and so I’ll be keeping it I think.
Category: Music
Music is a huge part of my life so it’s almost certain that this category will have a lot of stuff in it.
Grouper: Dragging a Dead Deer up a Hill
I bought this album after reading an interview with the artist in The Wire. This seems to be quite a common occurrence these days. Anyway, the piece was really interesting so I decided to have a listen to the album, and it’s pretty good actually. Not something that I’d have probably listened to without reading the interview about her.
It’s very atmospheric stuff. Alien and distant in a way. Unintelligible and strange. I like it.
App revisit: SoundGrid Live
Confused, a piece made mainly with Strange Agency apps
An article by me at Music 4.5. All about data
I do like Music 4.5. Their events are really good, and their blog is full of interesting guest posts. Here’s one from me about data. Enjoy!
“That Vintage Engine” goes over 4000 plays
I still don’t get it, but it’s great that it’s getting played that often.
Daphne Oram – Private Dreams and Public Nightmares
I think that this is one of the most interesting and mesmerizing albums I’ve listened to in ages. Inspiring and difficult at the same time. It’s great to listen to while working, but also strangely distracting at times.
I’m tentative about recommending it as I know it won’t appeal to many people, but it will appeal to some, who’ll love it.
Generator by Keith Fullerton Whitman
CP1919
App revisit: Flourish
Flourish is quite old now, but was a great idea and is still an interesting idea for a sequencer app irrespective of what platform it’s on.
It works as a circular pattern. An idea that’s been used a number of times before, but always in a slightly different implementations. Flourish is very nice implementation in my view. It is simple enough for a relatively non-musical user to enjoy, but allows enough complexity to be build up to create interesting compositions.


