gluon thief by steven leak and pete swinton
A gluon is an elementary particle that acts as the "glue" binding quarks together into particles like protons and neutrons. It is the force carrier for the strong nuclear force and has a spin of 1, is massless, and carries "colour charge". The word "gluon" comes from "glue" plus the "-on" suffix common for particles.
steven:
Pete recently released an album of his music titled “future light cone”
( https://peteswinton.bandcamp.com/album/future-light-cone )
as soon as i heard it, i bought a copy and listened through twice at which point i wrote to Pete and asked if I could play around with the music on the album. so when he agreed i was super excited!
i sent him the results and he let me know he’d like me to release it.
each track has the entirety of his original track (untouched in any way) and in the same order in which he released them. i added sounds of my own and gave the tracks their new names.
i hope that you enjoy the results of our collaboration as much as i enjoyed its creation!
Tracklist
| 1. | decomposing vector bundle | 0:45 |
| 2. | the strong force | 6:24 |
| 3. | muon streamers | 8:00 |
| 4. | messenger particles | 6:17 |
| 5. | gluon thief | 7:17 |
Credits
steven leak:
Arturia microfreak and minifreak synths.,fable granular soundscape generator, red panda particle and tensor pedals, zoom multiplex pedal, moog theremin, found sounds, field recordings, kitchen utensils, harmonica.
Pete Swinton:
Soft synths, treatments, mixing.
Produced in Studio Kaktus, Jawa Barat, Indonesia 2025
and steven’s home studio, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Cover art: steven leak
License
All rights reserved.
I am a Canadian musician who creates soundscapes that are created with Arturia Microfreak and Minifreak synthesizers various electronic devices , pre-recorded loops, field recordings, and found sounds. I am a member of "The Forever Moment" a band where I co-create music with Mark Cook.