Spectral Ruckus by Steve Adams
Spectrum Ruckus is my fifth album that started as pieces for songadayforamonth.com. I was mostly exploring rhythmic concepts, working with ways of subverting regular pulse-based rhythms that I had devised. These often took the form of an unstable sequencer, or other randomizing devices. Regular rhythms still make their appearance, as well as one Reaktor device, Scrambler, that can clock off of an irregular pulse, and does what the name suggests. The other synth getting major play here is Forester, a brilliant creation by Leafcutter John that I’ve gotten deeply into. My next project, Improvisos, uses it almost entirely, along with overdubbed woodwinds. Two cuts, Clone Communion and Rope Fiddle, use a software modular synth I put together to be able to play Anthony Braxton’s Language Musics. Thanks to the SADFAM community for their support and inspiration.
Tracklist
| 1. | Switchboard Teriyaki | 3:12 |
| 2. | Existence Node | 4:49 |
| 3. | Clone Communion | 3:05 |
| 4. | Sphere Archives | 2:30 |
| 5. | Rhetoric Empire | 3:44 |
| 6. | Defender Reminder Eraser | 2:50 |
| 7. | Moonscape Inquiry | 3:42 |
| 8. | Wave Seminar | 3:26 |
| 9. | Dipstick Avenue | 3:56 |
| 10. | Phase Labor | 3:29 |
| 11. | Carbon Morning | 4:41 |
| 12. | Rope Fiddle | 3:13 |
| 13. | Red Diamond Wheel | 4:23 |
| 14. | Mortal Algebra | 3:03 |
| 15. | Recapitulation Roadway | 4:36 |
| 16. | Breakpoint Observatory | 3:58 |
| 17. | Olive Sigh | 3:53 |
Credits
Steve Adams - laptop electronics
License
All rights reserved.
Steve Adams plays saxophones, flutes, electronics, and composes. He’s been in the Rova Saxophone Quartet since 1988 (“the new guy”) and has toured widely and recorded over 30 CDs with them. His duo with bassist Scott Walton has a CD "Cookies for Cyrano" on pfMENTUM. He received a California Arts Council Fellowship in 2000, and teaches at Mills College.