1. I’m not good at tutorial writing. This is not because I do not have the willingness or ability to write tutorials, but because I lack the patience to write tutorials. However, because I seem to have 3x the number of difficulties that everyone else does doing anything, I have started taking copious notes whilst…
Continue ReadingWhat was once the hideous DJ Crappy Tunes (aka DJ Crappy Turntable) has been reborn as the beautiful and talented “The Little Princess!” To see/hear some of the genesis of this beautiful machine, please see our previous post. Below is the first video of The Little Princess. Here, Kane is taking her for a ride…
Continue Reading[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6zFDumorPg&hl=en_US&fs=1&] I recently ran across this piece which I had not previously heard. It is the first piece of musique concrète by Stockhausen composed in 1952-53 at the RTF in Paris. A quote about the work by Stockhausen from an online source:** “First I recorded six sounds of variously prepared low piano strings struck with…
Continue Reading[wpvideo PlQ8VSar] Here is some low-quality video from our show at The Big Room in New Haven. More details will follow. Below is audio only.
Continue Reading[wpvideo D3YNrBlv] The above is some low-quality video from our most recent show at Hartford’s Artspace. Below is audio only. The performance space, as you will be able to tell in the recording, was cavernous. I estimate the ceiling to be between 16-20 feet. The room was exceptionally live and reverberant. Our approach is always…
Continue Reading[wpvideo GoPw2hxb] Above is video from the April 11th concert at the YUAG. Below is a low quality video shot from a slightly different angle. [wpvideo ewIKKsYj] Below is an audio recording of my live electronic improvisation EI4 from the Shake Rattle and Roll III concert. The piece is about 8 minutes long and consists…
Continue ReadingEl MuCo has begun work on a number of one-off instruments, one of which is briefly described here. This fantastic pile of crap was once a DJ toy whats name I have forgotten, but will refer to as the DJ Crappy Turntable or DJCT for short. This instrument had two “platters” on the top side…
Continue ReadingThere are a lot of sites/posts online with either audio or video of bent Casio SA2s. One site in specific has a lot of great, detailed information on the Casio series, and that is CasperElectronics‘s site. In fact, his site should be required reading by anyone looking to learn anything about hardware hacking. That said,…
Continue ReadingHello El MuCo fans! Below you can find pictures and recordings from the show at IBeam on the 12th. I will upload the audio for the group improv and from Rich’s set when I have time to edit it! Happy listening! Many thanks to Heather for taking photos and video! El MuCo Set: IBeam All…
Continue ReadingEl MuCo will be performing a set at IBeam Music Studio on February 12th. The show starts at 8pm. We will be giving the inaugural performances of The Growler and the newly (last night!) completed Casio SA-2! IBeam Calendar IBeam Music Studio – 168 7th Street – Brooklyn, NY 11215 Directions: SUBWAY Take the F…
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