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Today's guest is Ben Carey, an Australian composer, improviser, and educator, based in Sydney/Eora. He makes electronic music using the modular synthesizer, develops interactive music software, and creates audio-visual works. Ben is a Senior Lecturer in Composition and Music Technology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, and his research and practice are concerned with interactive and generative music.
https://bencarey.net/
https://bencarey.bandcamp.com/
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• Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/fraptools/
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:33 Ben’s musical journey
00:05:38 Building your own instrument vs ready-made synthesizers
00:11:38 Digital vs analog and the problem of interfaces
00:30:38 Ben’s patch
00:49:00 Clocks and spaces
00:55:00 Morphagene as a reverb
00:59:03 Feedback patching and resonances
01:15:43 What could be the next Frap Tools module?
01:24:35 Closing remarks
#fraptools #electronicmusic #modularsynthesizer #euroracksynth #sounddesign #synth -
Mat Watson is an Australian multi-instrumentalist focussed on the exploration of electronic sound and the drum set spanning experimental, improvisational and traditional forms. He is widely recognised for his involvement in large-scale unconventional orchestras and collaborations. He has played with Japanese underground legends Boredoms on several BoaDrum concerts and composed music and conducted the MESS Synthesiser Orchestra (16 people and 40 synthesisers) at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Collaborations include Bronx No Wave icons E.S.G, Australian music legends Underground Lovers (Moda Discoteca) and Ollie Olsen (Taipan Tiger Girls), among many others. He has produced records under his own name, along with several aliases and currently runs record label Eternal Music Projects out of Imaginary Sound Fields.
Bandcamp: https://eternalmusicprojects.bandcamp.com/
Website: matwatson.co
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• Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/lets-talk-music/id1717656645
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:41 Mat's musical journey
00:22:48 Approaching modular
00:36:15 Mat’s first patch
00:49:55 Mat’s second patch & breakdown
01:10:38 Patch discussion
01:21:28 What could be the next Frap Tools module?
01:28:12 Giovanni’s patch -
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Sam Sakr is an Australian musician, sound artist and producer. He has written for artists like Sarah Aarons, Dua Lipa, Cardi B, Carly Rae Jepson, The Veronicas, and many more. His introspective solo project Sakr blurs the lines between sound design and electronic music, creating a world of his own.
Sam's music: https://sakrmusic.bandcamp.com/music
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• Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/lets-talk-music/id1717656645
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:45 Sam's musical journey
00:19:30 The modular synthesizer in the daily work of a producer
00:38:18 The Sakr project
00:48:16 Sam's patch
00:50:53 Patch breakdown
1:00:57 Patch discussion
01:09:30 On keyboard synths
01:18:13 What could be the next Frap Tools module?
01:27:01 Giovanni's patch and breakdown -
Trevor Tunnacliffe is a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Vancouver, Canada. His musical interests draw mostly from the early Renaissance counterpoint treatises, which he first encountered as a viola da gamba player. He plays bass, guitar, and modular synthesizer for Unthunk, his collective project whose music ranges between chamber and pop, including a mix of vocal and instrumental pieces.
Unthunk music: https://unthunk.ca/
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:38 Trevor's musical journey
00:14:41 Modal counterpoint in Trevor's music
00:27:43 Trevor's patch
00:43:57 The idea of a voltage "timeline"
00:53:36 Oceanography and music
00:56:32 The Unthunk collective
01:00:31 Tuning systems and just intonation
01:04:58 What could be the next Frap Tools module?
01:17:52 Giovanni's patch -
Tim Davies is a modular synth artist, drummer and audio engineer from Oxford, UK. Educated at Oxford University, where he achieved a Master’s in Physics, Tim’s scientific background has a large influence on his creative work - which explores the many parallels between the worlds of modular synthesis and jazz music. Tim is one half of the electronic duo Marble Sun, plays drums+synthesisers for the singer songwriter Ralph Porrett, and also writes his own music.
Marble Sun Bandcamp
https://marble-sun.bandcamp.com/album/sunflower-2
Marble Sun- Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/59LnVNZ53Em2V1GvHKuo9f?si=YCciYxqRTWqClntlJMgoKg
Marble Sun - Socials
https://www.instagram.com/marblesunmusic/
Tim Davies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98DbqgA42UM
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:42:18 Tim’s musical journey
00:12:53 Marble Sun and other projects
00:22:25 Tim’s compositional approach
00:29:17 Tim’s patch
00:34:07 Modulations, destinations, Fumana
00:54:11 On noise and gritty sounds
01:14:35 What could be the next Frap Tools module?
01:24:28 Giovanni’s patch
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Isabella Forciniti is an Italian sound artist, researcher, and performer based in Vienna. Her projects focus on the artistic potential of digital networking and environmental data. Her academic background encompasses communication sciences, multimedia, and computer music. She was featured on the Shape+ platform's selection and performed in many of Europe's avantgarde music festivals, like Wien Modern, Ars Electronica, Unsound Festival, and more.
Isabella's music: https://isabella.klingt.org/
Video: https://youtu.be/XfK6I-0BUR8
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:38 Isabella's background
00:17:48 Current projects: free will, nature, technology
00:37:43 Musical scores and the eternity of music
00:49:39 Isabella's patch
00:57:33 Silence and reverb
01:08:36 Isabella's influences and the visibility of women, non-binary, transgender, and gender fluid artists
01:35:04 What could be the next Frap Tools module?
01:42:57 Giovanni's patch
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Lukas Hermann is a German scholar, musician, and teacher, whose music reflects his deep interest in literature. His compositions for modular synthesizer oscillate between lyrical forms and abstract sound sculptures. He releases his music on Hauch Records, Petite Victory Collective and on the label of Eurorack Ruhr, a music collective he co-founded. Hermann regularly organizes session evenings, concerts and workshops for Eurorack Ruhr in the Ruhr region and other cities in NRW.
Lukas' album: https://lukehrm.bandcamp.com/album/startling-cracks
Listen to the podcast here:
• Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0mfJXL5LGSl5sCM0pIFoOV?si=518eebac405f41e1
• Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/lets-talk-music/id1717656645
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00:00:00 Introduction and Lukas' musical journey
00:08:19 Adult & children education
00:14:15 Eurorack Ruhr and the Western German electronic scene
00:25:58 Luka's approach to music composition
00:31:36 Lukas' patch
00:45:01 Patch discussion: on feedback, instability, and interaction
01:03:48 Startling Cracks, Lukas' latest album
01:08:34 What could be the next Frap Tools module?
01:12:54 Giovanni's patch -
Rayhan Sudrajat is an Indonesian ethnomusicologist and composer also known as Baséput. His research focused on Kalimantan death rituals from the musical perspective. Baséput is his electronic music project, whose concept is to link between the voices and instruments of the indigenous people and the modular synthesizer to create a new form of experience in the modular world.
Baséput's EP: https://baseput.bandcamp.com/album/astungkara
Video: https://youtu.be/oDQLAuvnS-8
00:00:00 Rayhan Sudrajat’s music and research on Kalimantan death rituals
00:09:28 Sundanese traditional music and modular synthesizers
00:20:28 Rayhan’s patch
00:27:25 Sampling ancient Indonesian instruments and Buchla synths
00:40:18 Microtonal scales with the USTA sequencer and other performance techniques
00:57:28 Techno and the importance of keep learning
01:04:37 What could be the next Frap Tools module?
01:10:36 Giovanni’s Patch -
Giovanni from Frap Tools talks with Trevor Treglia, an American composer and synthesist whose work concerns text, microtonality, and alternative notation. Treglia resides in Los Angeles, California, and studies Composition and Experimental Sound Practices at California Institute of the Arts. He has produced several albums for the formforum label, most recently ‘Untitled,’ an album of long-form electronic compositions. Trevor has made several radio appearances on Dublab, N10.as, and hosts the monthly radio show 'No Escape Except Peace' on Internet Public Radio and Veneno Radio.
Trevor's album: https://treglia.bandcamp.com/album/untitled
Available on Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, and Soundcloud.
Video: https://youtu.be/mtHkiNTm7d8
00:00:00 Introducing Trevor Treglia
05:40 Trevor's influences: Eliane Radigue, Morton Feldman, John Cage
12:20 Compositional techniques
24:48 Trevor's patch
36:06 Patch breakdown and current projects
41:11 Musicians as composers and listeners
49:14 Where is the music? Texts, l
56:51 What could be the next Frap Tools module?
1:02: Giovanni's patch -
This is the first episode of a brand-new video & podcast interview! Giovanni from Frap Tools talks with Francesco Gennari, a talented musician who merges modular synths and classical counterpoint. We discuss his style, approach, background, and gear and make some patches along the way.
Also available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts.
Video: https://youtu.be/DygqHbm1rmg
Francesco's album: https://imprec.bandcamp.com/album/frammenti
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00:00 Introducing our guest: Francesco Gennari
01:09 Noise punk, classical music, and electronic music
03:40 Skateboard, broken knees, and modular synths
05:50 On "Frammenti" and composing for the modular synthesizer
10:55 Counterpoint and randomization
16:55 The concept behind "Frammenti"
19:38 Francesco Gennari's patch
22:49 Francesco's patch breakdown
26:48 Patch discussion
31:48 On USTA, SAPÈL, FALISTRI and rhythm variations
40:56 Gödel, Escher, Bach
42:04 What could be the next Frap Tools module?
45:45 Giovanni's patch in the style of Francesco Gennari
47:39 Giovanni's patch breakdown
