In the studio with Stephan Moccio
“My pianos will always be my favorite piece of hardware. They are the most complex, honest, and imaginative gear in my wheel barrel.”
“My pianos will always be my favorite piece of hardware. They are the most complex, honest, and imaginative gear in my wheel barrel.”
“… exploring themes of erosion, landslides and climate change…”
“… the sense of nature is in every piece, and from that comes a sense of calm…”
“… melancholy storytelling that rides the waves of sorrow and joy, mystery and honesty, minor and major chords…”
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.
“… absence is powerful…”
“… I suppose you could call it futuristic retro…”
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.