Massive Elves by J. M. Smig

B/W "Kwanzaa Lady" (exclusive to Bandcamp purchases).

The title of "Massive Elves" comes from "Mass Ave. elves". "Elves" has been my personal slang for Berklee students since I realized that "Berklee" is an anagram for "Keebler". The piece was created by converting "Berklee" to a tone row using the musical cryptography that I developed for An Equal Sea.

"Massive Elves" consists of four sections, each subsequent section using an algorithmic variation on the initial interpretation of "Berklee" using a secondary array to reorder the pitches.

The final ingredient was to add the sleigh bells and xylophone that instantly turn any piece of music, even atonal, into "holiday" music.

The Witch City's composer laureate (not a difficult achievement, in all honesty), a born and raised native unlike the hipsters, condominiots, and former mayor claiming to be authentic Salem.

"[C]ontemporary music for the bizarre at heart...[His] electronica and classical works operate in a style unlike any other."
(Electronic Musician newsletter)

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