In anticipation of the upcoming release of ‘Numbers’ (CS 201 cd) with Richard Barrett, I’ve updated my discography page. In addition to the usual changes, I’ve now divided the page between physical and download releases, and anthologies. All artwork and cover graphics copyright their respective owners. ‘Numbers’ (CS 201 cd) CD cover © 2012 Creative [...]
Tag Archives: Bruce Coates
CD: io 0.0.1 beta++: audio clip #3
As previously noted, I’ve been posting short audio clips from ‘io 0.0.1 beta++’ (SLAMCD 531) at the io 0.0.1 beta++ ’site. The third and final clip in the series, taken from the track ‘Discovery: Decay’, features an improvised counterpoint between the interactive musical automaton io 0.0.1 beta++, and the human musicians, Franziska Schroeder and Han-earl [...]
more CD reviews: io 0.0.1 beta++
More reviews of ‘io 0.0.1 beta++’ (SLAMCD 531) including Vittorio’s big thumbs-up at MusicZoom where he hails the recordings as a “total hymn to modernity”, in which the human musicians “throw themselves with passion on the ideas from the inanimate object”, and the listener will be “fully repaid by that which is a successful experiment”: [...]
CD: io 0.0.1 beta++: audio clip #2
As previously noted, at the io 0.0.1 beta++ ’site, I’m posting short audio clips from ‘io 0.0.1 beta++’ (SLAMCD 531). The second clip, taken from the track ‘Discovery: Intermodulation’, features machine musician io 0.0.1 beta++ in real-time, interactive play with human saxophonist Bruce Coates. [More…] ‘io 0.0.1 beta++’ (SLAMCD 531) is available from SLAM Productions. [...]
CD: io 0.0.1 beta++: audio clips
At the io 0.0.1 beta++ ’site, I’m posting short audio clips from ‘io 0.0.1 beta++’ (SLAMCD 531). The first clip, taken from the track ‘Laplace: Perturbation’, features the last minute of the solo by machine improviser io 0.0.1 beta++, and fades out as guitarist Han-earl Park joins it in free play. [More…] ‘io 0.0.1 beta++’ [...]
CD reviews: io 0.0.1 beta++
First set of reviews of the CD ‘io 0.0.1 beta++’ (SLAMCD 531) including Beppe Colli’s take in which the “flesh-and-blood musicians” (Han-earl Park, Bruce Coates and Franziska Schroeder) demonstrate “excellent rapport” and “a good dose of telepathy”, while the machine musician (io 0.0.1 beta++) “works as a valuable stimulus for its fellow musicians”: Closing track [...]
CD release: io 0.0.1 beta++
SLAM Productions releases ‘io 0.0.1 beta++’ (SLAMCD 531), an audio CD documenting the real-time interactions between human and machine musicians, featuring the musical automaton io 0.0.1 beta++ with the human performers Han-earl Park, Bruce Coates and Franziska Schroeder. [Details of the recording…] [Get it from Slam Productions…] [Get it from distributors/shops…] [Downtown Music Gallery…] [Jazzcds…] [...]
Taran’s Free Jazz Hour: io 0.0.1 beta++
First audio preview of the upcoming CD ‘io 0.0.1 beta++’! Hear the track ‘Discovery: Intermodulation’ on the latest edition of Taran’s Free Jazz Hour. [More…] ‘io 0.0.1 beta++’ (SLAMCD 531) will be released by SLAM Productions in August 2011. Performers: io 0.0.1 beta++ (itself), Han-earl Park (guitar), Bruce Coates (alto and sopranino saxophones) and Franziska [...]
CD preview: io 0.0.1 beta++
Available fall August 2011: ‘io 0.0.1 beta++’ (SLAMCD 531) with io 0.0.1 beta++ (itself), Han-earl Park (guitar), Bruce Coates (alto and sopranino saxophones) and Franziska Schroeder (soprano saxophone). © 2011 Han-earl Park. ℗ 2011 SLAM Productions. [More info…] updates 06–11–11: change release date to August 2011.
CD: io 0.0.1 beta++: excerpts from the liner notes
At the io 0.0.1 beta++ ’site, I’m posting short excerpts from the liner notes to ‘io 0.0.1 beta++’ (SLAMCD 531). Written by the California-based interactive media artist Sara Roberts, here’s the second excerpt: io 0.0.1 beta++ is rather special in being both an instrument and a player. And given the two attributes it has a [...]




