A Study In Multiband Granular Synthesis | Effacer |
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Cat: AB014
Time: March 07
Media: Digital Download
Info: Beautiful disintegrated ambience using a palette
of textured microsound and sonic sculpture.
Artist website: http://www.effacer.net/
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Tracklisting:
01. want of breath
02. a study in multiband granular synthesis
03. metastasis
04. murmur
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QUESTIONS | Effacer |
Who are you?
John McCaig (the camel hump is everything).
Why do you write music?
For the same reason i breathe.
How would you describe your music?
Deeply personal
What does this EP mean to you?
This album was made during during the time my best
friends dad was battling cancer. He was heavily on
my mind, and the titles and music reflect that.
He died before i finished.
Can you elaborate on some of your creative
processes?
I start by making sounds. having jams, making noises.
Recording everything. This is a long process, usually
a year or two. Then, after thinking very hard and very
deeply after not making any sort of sounds/music for
a while; I start to compose. I have a goal in mind when I
begin. I start diving into my old recordings, trying to find
a solution to my problem. Along the way, the music gets
changed by how these recordings are interacting with
each other. This composition phase usually only takes
me a few months to get a large collection of music. Its
the gestation period of the earlier recordings that takes
a long time.
What are your future plans?
Making music as effacer is very emotionally
exhausting. It is music from a part of me that has
now changed, and is no longer valid. I plan to end the
effacer project with one final release.
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PROMO VIDEO | Effacer |
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REVIEWS | A Study In Multiband Granular Synthesis |
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XLR8R
Appropriately signed to the UK's experimental label Audiobulb, Seattle's Effacer turns the art of sound
into a true exploration on his EP A Study in Multi Band Granular Synthesis, an album that examines the
unpredictable tendencies of abstract noise and subtle nuances of live field recording.
http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2007/03/study-multiband-granular-synthes
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NME
Effacer is the project of John McCaig (aka JDG) a composer from Seattle - USA. John's work demonstrates
a keen appreciation of sound as an entity that inhabits space and shapes the experience of that space. His
compositions integrate ideas and techniques from ambient and minimal-abstract genres whilst connecting
with real world contexts through the use of field recordings.
Rob Tyler is a graphic designer & filmmaker living and working in Portland Oregon. Working in both
documentary and experimental mediums, his films and videos have been described as both visually stunning
and atmospherically beautiful.
http://www.nme.com/video/id/TcVawuEd3wA/search/granular
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