Tag: sound art

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corruptedhorizon now available!

I’m pleased to announce my 13th studio album corruptedHorizon is now available for purchase as a physical CD or a high quality [320kbps mp3] digital download with full artwork. Orders for CDs can be placed now and will begin shipping on September 4th. Visit the STORE section to purchase. corruptedHorizon will also  available at all quality digital retailers. [iTunes, Emusic, Amazon, etc.]

“Sloan builds upward from a base of gauzy guitar washes peppered with sharp beats, drum loops and intriguing, inventive clips of sound. The mix of texture and smoothness, ease and complexity, is perfect. Affording this disc a very focused listen is an absolute must.” – Hypnagogue Reviews

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The new album clocks in around 50 minutes and includes six all new works:

> sunset.withoutAdawn [preview]
1web.mp3
> greyscale.spiral [preview]
2web.mp3
> dryANDabsolute. [preview]
3web.mp3
> corrupted.Horizon [preview]
4web.mp3
> forward. [preview]
5web.mp3
> particlesof.LIGHT [full track]
6web.mp3

Stylistically, corruptedHorizon picks up where my 2009 studio album [ — ] left off. Inspired by my live performances over the last decade, corruptedHorizon melds bits of IDM, ambient, pure electronic, glitch, shoegaze and subtle tribal leanings to spin a complex but enjoyable listening experience that I’ve been told defies easy classification.

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zip.disk [musik]

Today I was experimenting with some old zip drives I discovered inside a box in my studio. Rather than getting rid of them I wanted to see if I could use the drive as a  industrial/data instrument.

The resulting experiment was beyond anything I was expecting. By simply soldering two piezo elements to the head of the drive and boosting the signal with a four channel preamp [which also allows for multiple line outs] the drive, when engaged, sounded rather amazing. I connected it to the computer, inserted a disc then waited for it to mount. I soon noticed that opening various file types directly from the discs would result in a variety of sonic output. Video files for example would create a slightly different texture than a static .jpg file. Media files also allowed the drive to be engaged for a longer period of time as the information was being transcribed.

I sent the audio output from the zip drive to a loop pedal to allow layering and then recorded the experiment/performance. What resulted was a slowly building, dark ambient/industrial soundscape  composed entirely in the moment from three different zip discs and a loop pedal.

Raw recording 7m.36s
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Over the next few weeks I’m excited to begin experimenting with both 5¼-inch and 3½-inch floppy drives. Who knows, there may even be a release in the future of just “disc.MUSIC.” Maybe I could call it “Funeral Hymns for Dead Technology.” Okay… maybe not.

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the vigil event: Mandala of the Four Directions


This past Saturday, DJ Dubble8 [Erik Spangler] and I went into the studio for the first time to “practice” our live set for the upcoming “Vigil” all night music festival on April 1, 2010. Erik and I come from very different backgrounds in our approach to music and sound so we were both excited while a bit curious how our styles would mesh. Coming to the rehearsal with some gear but no plans or sound map we simply plugged in and began to play. The result were three amazing 20 minute sessions, two of which were unfortunately not recorded. I was so pleased with how this final session turned out I decided to post it and make it available below. If you’re into the spaced out, fractal groove dronescape, this will probably something you’ll like.  Erik and I plan to do some “official” recording over the summer.

Hope you enjoy the track.

*Please keep in mind this was recorded to a solid state Marantz field recorder directly from the board so the fidelity should not be compared to conventional studio recordings.

FOURdirections 20:27 [DOWNLOAD 320kbps mp3]
FOURdirections.mp3

• Facebook group for the Vigil: All Night Music Festival, April 1, 2010.
• Mobtown Modern at The Contemporary Museum: Info on The Vigil