I have got a remix available on Specta Ciera’s new EP, “Snowflake Collections” (Secret Station Records). Download this FREE album now!
Special thanks to Devin for giving me the opportunity to remix his work and to Secret Station Records for giving this lovely album a proper home.
I recently worked w/New York-based dance company, Palissimo, using some of my Offsets material from earlier this year. Offsets is a long-distance musical collaboration between myself & Scotland-based Dominic Dixon.
Special thanks go to: Pavel, for the opportunity to collaborate; Michelle, for your inspiration and voice; the students of ELS in Washington, DC, for lending their voices; Dominic, for creating the original music together and for allowing me the creative freedom to expand upon our work.
Learn more:
http://www.palissimo.com
http://www.benjamindauer.net
http://www.offsetsmusic.com
Thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy the work.
Apoidea (Sketch 2) - Benjamin Dauer fea. Michelle Magdalen
For this next track we are focusing our attention on the bees (honey & mason). With the dramatic decline in honey bee populations, there is intensive research going on about the possibility of ‘replacing’ them w/the mason bee. This is not as altruistic as it sounds given that there are huge economic factors at play.
This song explores the quiet anguish of what it might be like to be forced, uncontrollably, into obsolescence.
This sketch (#2) features poetry by Michelle.
For those following along, Michelle and I are working towards a concept benefit album for the pollinators (butterflies, bees, bats, birds). All proceeds from sales will be donated to organizations working to preserve and protect these species.
If this is your first time listening, you can find our first song (Aurelia) for the butterflies here: Aurelia.
As always, thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy the song. Please share.
Apoidea (Sketch 1) - Benjamin Dauer
For this next track we are focusing our attention on the bees (honey & mason). With the dramatic decline in honey bee populations, there is intensive research going on about the possibility of ‘replacing’ them w/the mason bee. This is not as altruistic as it sounds given that there are huge economic factors at play.
This song explores the quiet anguish of what it might be like to be forced, uncontrollably, into obsolescence.
Best listened to in headphones.
I will be recording Michelle’s poetry in the coming week and will post the next sketch then. As always, thank you for listening to our music.
Aurelia - Benjamin Dauer fea. Michelle Magdalen
For those following this blog, I am collaborating with my girl, Michelle Magdalen, on a concept benefit album for the pollinators (butterflies, bees, bats, birds). All proceeds from sales will be donated to organizations working to preserve and protect these species. More details about the album/etc. as they become fully fleshed out.
This sketch (#3) features poetry by Michelle.
Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy it!
Merce Cunningham reflecting on electronic music and other topics.
Courtesy of UbuWeb.
“See you standing in the door against the dark
Fireflies around you like a crown of sparks
You blow me a kiss that blurs my vision
Blurs the human condition— Bruce Cockburn, ‘Live On My Mind’
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OTTO
Taking the remix to the next level, Otto is a new prototype that enables real-time manual beat slicing. The brainchild (and master’s thesis) of Luca De Rosso, made using open-source hardware, the handheld electronic instrument lends the user the sense of holding the sampled music in their hands.
It works by connecting to a computer and using software to feed the sample into the device, which then displays a visualization of the music in lights. To see a demo, watch the above videos. The graphic representation enables precise cutting and manipulation, an interface sure to win fans among deejays and experimental musicians alike.
Though it’s currently not on the market, check De Rosso’s site for more info.
via Core77
Nonpareil (One in Every) - A Modern Dance by the NickWalk Dance Project
This is a score I created for the very talented choreographer/director, Joan Nicholas-Walker, of the NickWalk Dance Project.
I had a great time creating this song and combining electronic elements w/organic elements. She wanted a powerful & rhythmic piece in 4/4 that had a 6/8 waltz section in the middle. What follows is my own creative interpretation…
I hope you enjoy it and thanks for listening!
