17'16" of improvisation

This bold session began with beautiful volume and feedback swells, providing long pronounced gestures that are both sonically rich and musically simple, and eminently useful as raw sample material. These were counterpointed by a range of dense, sweet and savage moments of introspection and electric magnetic fury.


Recording Space:

Elder Conservatorium -- EMU space


Software:

Pro Tools HD


Equipment:

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Guitar Amp

Rode NT2000 Stereo pair -- 1m high, diagonally down and in towards amp

Rode NT5 Stereo pair -- 1.5m high, diagonally down and in towards amp

Shure SM58 -- very close to amp, slightly offset

7'58" of improvisation

A carefully measured approach involving playing a relatively fixed idea for a time, then stopping and moving on to the next.

A beautiful range of extended techniques and playing styles, and the use of ostinati is perfect for loop-centric sampling.

Recording Space:

Elder Conservatorium -- EMU Dead-room


Software:

Pro Tools HD


Equipment:

Rode NT2000 Stereo pair

Rode NT3 -- offset from soundhole