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1st of all big thanks to whoever it was recommending him to me. just got housebound spirit :) i really really am into that, music like that intrigues me nowadays :) i also have microcontact but does anyone know what kind of methods he uses to produce that soundscape? |
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It's Neetta :), Sorrrry I don't know. |
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yay dig out your dicks it's a GIRL WHOA |
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sorry ap :) nice to see you |
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Yeah you to, it's been a long time since I have seen you arround, I though you had left forr good orr something. |
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posted at planet-mu.com ----------------------------------------- Author: LEAFCUTTER Date: 07-29-03 11:15 I'm glad you people seem to be getting into this record and because I love you very much I've tried to answer some of your questions. > How did you get all the screams? I just asked a few friends to mail me screams. > I thought the screams were supposed to be the result of electro-sexual > stimulation? I think the idea came about on this list? Nautillis made the most amazing 'two guys trying their electro-shock-vibrator for the first time' scene which I chucked some cheesy music over and used near the start of the track. > The screams are from mates and other artist - including Aaron and CapK and > others. Yeah Aaron sent a cool long nasty scream which forms the build up at the end of the swingle singers section. Capitol K never screamed for me but a full list of screamers is printed in the album notes - what don't mp3's come with album notes? > I was so impressed when the chamber music kicks in, is it sampled?" Yeah it's the swingle singers - weird German folks who sing Bach in a Jazz kind of way!?!? - I don't usually sample huge chunks like that but it's just to perfect a piece not to use! > So Leafy, was this dirt cheap to make? Err.... Well I made it with the same kind of equipment that most people use. My studio is my bedroom so not much expense there. The main thing that makes this work expensive is that it took years to make. It was also quite expensive mentally but that's a different story... > I'm not asking like "OOOHHHH WHAT DO YOU USE!!!!" but just whether it costs > very much at all to get your setup together... No not really expensive, studios build over time but mine's still very minimal. Microcontact and The housebound spirit were made with an Apple G4 350hz(that’s slow) running protools and max/msp. Emu esi4000 sampler from 1997 and with 16mb of memory. Nord micromodular. AKG 3000b and soundman binaural mics. Guitars, Accordion |
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another things i have been very into lately are MONOLAKE and LUKE VIBERT. |
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-------------- rest of quote + the session musicians valuable contributions. > One thing ive noticed recently working in a record shop that sells mainly > chart an all is how even the production is on everything expensive and how > stuff like yourself in particular sounds so rich yet couldn't have had much > money put into it at all. I think 'richness' or any textural effect comes from choosing the right sounds to put togeather. It's also about careful use of dynamics (the range from the most quiet to the loudest sounds). I don't think I do anything uber-magical just record sources as clean as possible and try not to kill the integrity of the source by fucking it up with plug-ins. Mike P said once that I record at high sample/bit rates but that's not true, everything released so far was done at 16 bit 44.1 The new stuff I'm doing is at 24 bit which gives you more headroom and dynamic range but apart from that nothing special. If your curious to know some of the story behind the record here is the HBS press release: Planet Mu release LEAFCUTTER JOHN’s “The Housebound Spirit” in July. Third album from London-based acousmatic composer and East London "face about town" John Burton. Very emotional electro-acoustic/computer music in the vein of Parmegiani and Jim O'Rourke mixed with heartfelt folk inspired by Palace Brothers among others. This is very melodic, sensitive and dynamic, not a glitch-fest. “The Housebound Spirit” was made between 2001-2003 and constructed almost entirely from sounds John recorded in his various homes during that period. “Escape from the Globus Playpen” is made exclusively from the sounds made by a metal stair-gate used to stop toddlers from plummeting to their deaths. It’s a “housebound” spirit because shortly after recording, he developed an acute case of agoraphobia after being attacked near his home. He began suffering panic attacks whilst out of the house and ended up nearly always indoors. His musical world became his only world, and his |
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i have no idea who leafcutter is.... but the interview was facinating....thanks. |
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It’s a “housebound” spirit because shortly after recording, he developed an acute case of agoraphobia after being attacked near his home. He began suffering panic attacks whilst out of the house and ended up nearly always indoors. His musical world became his only world, and his studio expanded to become his universe. Sounds were examined and lived with as if they were friends, enemies, fields and trees. In this place, emotions are expressed as pure sonic dynamics. However, it’s not all doom and gloom. It also charts Leafcutter John’s increasing journeys back into the “real” world. The breakdown of one relationship gives way to the birth of a beautiful new one as the synthetic drone of “Short Sine Work” releases the more earthly tones of “House or a Soul”. John has performed at many electronic music festivals worldwide since his debut "Concourse" on Planet Mu in 2000. He has also remixed for and released music on Klangkrieg, Tigerbeat6, XL Recordings, Melange, Simbolrec and Schematic. This album was previewed by a track on the Wire 20th Anniversary issue cover mount cd, from which he has received many commissions of work. Follow up to the classic Microcontact cd. j. ___________________________________________________________ ______ http://leafcutter.33-rpm.net - software & music & gigs & news & things |
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"but does anyone know what kind of methods he uses to produce that soundscape? " This months Jockey Slut said he made his own software and you could DL it from his site. I've not looked yet though... |
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I know I have hearrd some Leafcutter John but it was a while back, I can't rreally rrememberr it. |
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thanks neh! that is kinda just what i was looking for. THAD: he records funny stuff on planet mu :)) |
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webmaster whats the deal with such stingy field size on your (presumably MySQL) db ??? - kind of pointless if you have no flood control for number of posts when you think about it .. just 2pence worth bud :) |
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whats the linky to the mu board? i see the peeps talking about it quite often, but i dont have the linky, i wont post there, just get the goody inform on the site |
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http://www.planet-mu.com/ |
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Monolake rules youall!!!!!!!!!!!!1111 |
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thanks. |
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so what type of music is this guy? i heard 1 track(which was great) on a wire compilation disc(tapper9 to be exact) and it sounds like musique concrete and sounds like it wouldnt be on planet mu but maybe im thinking of the wrong track, but it wasnt "funny' for sure. |
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the progs on his site are pretty cool, there's one on there that's an orchestra of about 30 (i think) scissors, and you can adjust the pitch of each one, and yeah. also check out the prog "fools dicta". he's got some cool stuff on there. MachineofGod: at first i thought he sounded like Req, but then i totally changed my mind. i want to say maybe like autechre, but not. you gotta check him out! |
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i was supposed to see monolake perform live last week but i got too drunk and fell asleep instead. that was good aswel. |
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I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive by mail :\ |
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yeh leafcutterjohn made a few of his programs available on his site, which is all decent and nice of him, innit? these 2 cds are the oddest i own, really. |
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ill have to hear a few more track's before it warrants a purchase |
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I've been getting into The Housebound Spirit and it's one of the better albums of 2003. The whole Agoraphobia angle= golden! ''House or a Soul'' is gorgeous. What an album. Any Leafcutter fans? What's Microcontact like? |
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Yes, I love this album. I don't know why more people aren't talking about it -- it's a thousand times better than just about anything coming out recently. Top quality. |
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I was reccomended Monolake from a friend on watmm... I got "gravity" its fucking awesome. And yeah... I know neetta isnt here the read this... :-\ ...wish she was |
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*to need more sleep |
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Well I got my copy awhile ago and I must say that this album rocks. |
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it's pretty nice shit... all over the place... sounds like ae, sounds like CCO, sounds like Four Tet, sounds like the Books, sounds like Matmos.... SOUNDS LIKE LEAFCUTTAH! one of 2003's finest.... and believe me, there's been some hella fine shit... |
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she called you ap |
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