Re: [-empyre-] constructive vs. deconstructive

["Stasisfield.com" <john@stasisfield.com>]

Glenn Bach wrote:

> Regardless, there seems to be a spectrum of approaches to 
> composition: constructive, whereby sounds are generated from 
> scratch, and deconstructive, taking apart pre-existing sounds and 
> either reworking or digging through the layers to reveal latent 
> artifacts (collage/montage being in the middle somewhere???).  So 
> far, in my digital work, I've focused mostly on the deconstructive 
> end of things, but I hope to move further up the continuum.


My own work began almost exclusively deconstructive; I began nearly 
every piece I made with a field recording which I then dissected and 
manipulated.

The first major piece I did which contained sounds specifically 
generated by me on an instrument was a piece called Lave, which 
appeared on the first edition of the excellent Folktales series on 
Crouton records [ http://www.croutonmusic.com ], an excellent label 
run by sound artist Jon Mueller. Lave was 90% manipulated field 
recordings, but I also included bass guitar and some synthesizer. 
From that point on, I've been creating a larger portion of the sounds 
included in my pieces...Gelidus is 100% synthesized.

I'm hoping to take this a step further, and also begin breaking away 
from computer-only production by using manipulated percussion and the 
sounds related to my visual art making (the sound of pencil/pen on 
paper, mixing colors, erasing, etc.) as integral parts of future 
pieces.



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john kannenberg

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