sound sculpture idea

This is partially inspired by a talk by  Yashas Setty when he discussed the idea of an organic modular sythesizer.  Also by a radio theramin piece by my friend Joanna Haywood.

I will make this sometime soon.  I just saw a butterfly out the window.  The way it moves would also sound truly cool!

New design

I realised that I wouldnt have access to a laser cutter for a while as I am leaving my job and leaving London (and its hackspace).  So I thought I'd better get any PCB making done quick sharp.  Here is the new rotary switch design.  Its sort of a compromise as it doesnt try and do a few things that the previous finished and other hypotesised versions were trying to do ((actualised) virtual stepless sequencing / hypotheisied acutal stepless sequencing, and polyrythmic patterns/logic gate fun) however I decided it was time to simplify a bit to try and get something that actually works well enough.  Here is the design!

 

H/S/B/B performance at Gasworks

Hackspace Big Band have been invited to perform at gas works gallery by Yashas Setty who is the current artist in residence.  He does fascinating art projects with experiemental biology.  Wowzaz!  Its going to be Brillz!

Beam Vid

Heres the end part of my performance at BEAM festival

new satanic designs!

this video shows the mechanics rather than the awesome functionality of this design.  It is truely illuminati adn works rather well for devil summoning, however as a musical demonstration, today I could not summon chopsticks.

...and thus onto the next design.  Here are some sneak peaks of the new face layout.  This will feature note sustain and 'PPP* and/or functions' TM (and much much more!!!)  :

 
*poly-pattern-party

Beam shotz

I performed solo and with the hackspace big band at BEAM festival last month.  It was a real rush to get my current setup ready in time but managed to get everything 'working' and have a couple of practices just in the nick of time!  I think it went well and I'll have videos of it some time soon.  Heres a couple of photos of the Hackspace Big Band performance.

 

Ive been accepted to perform at BEAM festival!

http://www.beamfestival.com/

(eeeek!)

Ive had a break through with seq designs , the new ones are actually depressingly similar to the very first attempt based around a rotary switch that I made many moons ago. Isnt that ironic? Alanis?!  Isnt it?! Hmmm?!?

Here are some variants Ive been through, none of which are going to be the final one.

seq demo vid

hereee we gooooooooooooooo!

bullets

I just found some 'bullet time' or 'time slice' or 'wizz-bang' video clips I made a couple of years ago. I made a blue screen tube with 24 little video cameras poking through little holes in the fabric...




music - Transforest Alignment - Luke Abbott
(this is just to accompany it, this is not the official video)

Presentation at london hackspace!

here is the link

relays, switches and leds on mechanical sequencer





























mechanical step sequencer














PWM and drive belt inside mechanical step sequencer















switch matrix














rotary switch














rotary switch and drum box (first sequencer attempt)














6 osc noise synth














inside 6 osc synth














all the gang (I made the desk they're on too)














delay unit with spring reverb




























3 tire mini-keyboard with distortion, triggers for the bass chords and resonant filter.















close up of resonant filter (on picture of the pyramids)

charly blue and the colours - clones

here is a video I made everyones favourite little londoner

mat riviere - evening drive

Evening drive video utilises the following ground breaking crapnology: strobing, video feedback, cardboard cut outs (by holly c), string, internet scavenged images, filming off a laptop screen, shakey pans and simulated vhs mixer edits.

mat riviere - evening drive from michael page on Vimeo.

follow your heart - butthorn

motion control jiblet and new improved datamosh technique...

tall jim - guitar and singing
sam riviere - another guitar
ed gillingwater- basshorn
mat riviere - drums /croaking

follow your heart - butthorn from michael page on Vimeo.