There was a thread about musique concrete at ohpeewon that I want to resurrect, kinf of.
I have this “side project” of mine where I do stuff with the OP-1 heavily inspired by musique concrete where I use the OP-1 without any synced beat or anything, I just use it as a tape recorder to lay down a (mess of) textures and sounds. Sampling from the radio at different speeds and in reverse as well as straight foreward. Laying down some “plinks and plonks” and also recording other stuff with the line in or built in mic. Overdubbing back and forth until I am done.
So I guess I want to encourage other people to try doing this and share it in this thread. Or of you are already doing similar stuff please share it! And or discuss whatever related to the subject. Like: Am I right to call what I am doing as musique concrete? This is my latest effort:
I started working on something like this for the old thread. I stuck my OP-1 in the closet with the rickety, loudly vibrating AC unit (apartment, they ‘fixed’ it once by adjusting some water pipe iirc, it started up soon).
Everything changed the day my microphone died
I made a recording of it with my Zoom the other day, though, for the Ambient Online One Sample Dare #22 (I won 21, so I get to choose what we use for the next one ). I can’t participate, so I might have a go at this sort of thing soon, but I’m moving soon so it might take me a while.
Thanks! yeah, just one sample, and process it however you like for each track. I mostly used chains of effects, and some Paul Stretch to the sample for one track.
this is great. i still do this shit with 1/4" tape so maybe need to up my game to the 21st century! (heres my soundcloud if yr interested in some of my old sounds) Assembler/Responder | Free Listening on SoundCloud
Did you use your OP-1 for those tracks @Unflattered?
And amazing that you are working with 1/4" tape @thenordheimtrust!! Must be a difficult but rewarding process? Do you slice and join the tape?
thanks. yeah, i should pull a few of those old creations out… that is if the adhesive kept them together! here is a pic of me working with tape and splicing it just last week. Sean Curtis Patrick on Instagram: "Static Limit"
these guys are great! man, this is blowing my mind! Berna is a lot of fun. I used it in conjunction with my ipad and loops for a soundtrack a few years back.
). I can’t participate, so I might have a go at this sort of thing soon, but I’m moving soon so it might take me a while.