Grooves_01

A repetitious and noisy improv on computer using a three-part version of my sample accurate sequencer. This improvisation is unedited. The performance was created in real-time using some sounds from the MaxMSP distribution. Maxers will notice anton.aif and drumloop.aif in particular. The file was normalised to -3dB before creating the mp3. Crtitical notes; The improvisation is too long. When creating the file, it did not feel like this. When captured and stored as a fixed entity however, looping sounds become very rigid, like obstacles that need to be broken down, worn away at. In performance, the feeling of repetition can be more diffuse but it would be better to be more aware of the sound as it happens and less concentrated on running the system. It is satisfying when the repetition is halted or occasionally broken but even this affect would be more pronounced and effective if the second half of the improvisation was half as long. The ending is very deliberate and shows more control of the instrument than might be felt while listening.