microcosm by gregorywass
Conceived, composed, improvised, recorded, altered, mixed, and sequenced between April and July 2012 in Chicago. The album includes field recordings from:
the beach I ride my bike to most weekends
the ice cream place my family used to live behind
the restaurant I used to eat at with my dad
a downtown train station
a protest march
a car wash
our house
Tracklist
| 1. | brief report from the field | 1:58 |
| 2. | friction | 3:25 |
| 3. | foster ave beach | 1:30 |
| 4. | life is but a dream | 2:32 |
| 5. | random forest | 2:22 |
| 6. | the highland queen | 5:22 |
| 7. | lunchtime, berghoff cafe | 2:32 |
| 8. | a prince in the city | 3:48 |
| 9. | looking at the space where my place should be | 3:34 |
| 10. | letter to guangzhou | 2:18 |
| 11. | anti-NATO protest march | 1:56 |
| 12. | gascogne | 4:14 |
| 13. | damage | 2:40 |
| 14. | rain on roof | 2:50 |
Credits
released July 31, 2012
All material (c) 2013 wassongs, all rights reserved.
Photos: Kew Gardens, Peggy Wass, 1956
Track notes:
Tracks 1, 10, and 12 were improvised on the Casio CDP-100 electric piano.
Tracks 2, 5, 8, and 13 were improvised on the Animoog app on the iPad. Track 8 includes a field recording on the Tascam DR-2d portable digital recorder. Track 13 also includes a field recording on the DR-2d.
Tracks 3, 7, 11, and 14 were recorded in real time on the Tascam DR-2d recorder. Track 3 includes an excerpt from "life is but a dream," reversed and panned.
Tracks 4, 6, and 9 were composed with GarageBand on an iPad and a MacBookPro. Track 6 includes live material recorded on the DR-2d at the Highland Queen restaurant. Track 9 includes a live guitar track processed through GarageBand.
No samples required releases.
All material (c) 2013 wassongs, all rights reserved.
Photos: Kew Gardens, Peggy Wass, 1956
Track notes:
Tracks 1, 10, and 12 were improvised on the Casio CDP-100 electric piano.
Tracks 2, 5, 8, and 13 were improvised on the Animoog app on the iPad. Track 8 includes a field recording on the Tascam DR-2d portable digital recorder. Track 13 also includes a field recording on the DR-2d.
Tracks 3, 7, 11, and 14 were recorded in real time on the Tascam DR-2d recorder. Track 3 includes an excerpt from "life is but a dream," reversed and panned.
Tracks 4, 6, and 9 were composed with GarageBand on an iPad and a MacBookPro. Track 6 includes live material recorded on the DR-2d at the Highland Queen restaurant. Track 9 includes a live guitar track processed through GarageBand.
No samples required releases.
