App revisit: Audio pallette

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.

audio palette - Kent Jolly

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.

Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill - Grouper

App revisit: SoundGrid Live

Another of the ‘I haven’t used this in a long time’ apps, but I so wish I had used this one more, it’s just great, very responsive and easy to get creativity going. I’m really enjoying being back to into it.

SoundGrid Live! - mifki

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.

Private Dreams and Public Nightmares - Daphne Oram, Andrea Parker & Daz Quayle

Generator by Keith Fullerton Whitman

I’ve listened to this album a few times now and I’ve really enjoyed it each time. It’s a good album to work to. I enjoy how it builds and develops and how the pieces fit together.

I bought the album after reading an interview with him in The Wire which was really interesting.

Generator - Keith Fullerton Whitman

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.

Flourish - Explore and Create Limited