In the studio with Atli Örvarsson
“… I find that ideas need time to mature, or perhaps it’s my perception and experiencing the ideas that need time…”
“… I find that ideas need time to mature, or perhaps it’s my perception and experiencing the ideas that need time…”
“Some ideas slip away, like beautiful shooting stars. Others, by dint of playing them, begin to structure themselves. But there are no rules…”
“… we like to try to make acoustic instruments sound like they are electronic and electronic instruments sound like they are acoustic…”
I catch up with Uwe Zahn and chat about his sound design, advanced synthesis, and favorite software.
“My pianos will always be my favorite piece of hardware. They are the most complex, honest, and imaginative gear in my wheel barrel.”
Thoughts on sound design in textural, spectral and functional phases; on metric modulations and polytemporal ideas; and on dance music tribalism.
Today we visit with Moe Espinosa, who records as Drumcell, Hypoxia, and one half of Belief Defect.
I finally catch up with my favourite contemporary classical composer to talk about VOICES and SLEEP.
David Toop is an English musician, author, and professor of audio culture and improvisation.
The updated version of this guide is appearing nine years since its original publication. While you …
“…the freedom of expression and thought within the modular system is very appealing, where it’s very much about the moment, the response in real-time…”