Carl-Mikael Björk: Recent Episodes
Carl-Mikael Björk
The ocean sighs as the day settles. A pulsating distant wash of noise contrasting the minimal crackles of barren mineral. Six million versus half a decade. How long until they form an amalgamation? What remnants are left untouched in the cavities? In the breach? In the void.
Flesh turns rash. A body moves into numbness. Seagulls sing in the key of minor. A day settles.
Cover | Live in Studio
Original music & lyrics by Les Big Byrd - https://soundcloud.com/les-big-byrd
Starting from my #sixtysecondsong "AI", I used phase inversion, filtering, bit and sample rate reduction to erase various parts of the original track.
For the final mix I’ve combined the three of these erasure processes to remove stuff from the original recording. I’ve both played and drawn automation in Ableton Live. The results are musical, emotional build ups as well as rhythmical changes to the timbre.
Will post a vlog/tutorial on the process no later than Wednesday May2nd. youtube.com/carlmikaelscabinetofcuriosities
Original track: https://soundcloud.com/carlmikaelbjork/ai-002
More on this 330th weekly Disquiet Junto project (Disquiet Junto Project 0330: Wax Off / Make a piece of music by erasing aspects of a pre-existing track) at:
https://disquiet.com/0330/
Limitation is liberation
Avoid performance anxiety Practice songwriting & production Promote finishing
More than an eight bar beat, less than 60 seconds Progression and variation Beginning, Middle, End
+++ A personal rule (in my case vocals/lyrics)
Limitation is liberation
Avoid performance anxiety Practice songwriting & production Promote finishing
More than an eight bar beat, less than 60 seconds Progression and variation Beginning, Middle, End
+++ A personal rule (in my case vocals/lyrics)
Limitation is liberation
Avoid performance anxiety Practice songwriting & production Promote finishing
More than an eight bar beat, less than 60 seconds Progression and variation Beginning, Middle, End
+++ A personal rule (in my case vocals/lyrics)
A re-creation of a song I made in 2004. Re-recorded using mainly Elektron Analog Rytm MKII and Hologram Electronics Infinite Jets.
Curious on the creative process? Check out the video at: https://youtu.be/umHG4CzUYC4
In the darkest corner of the lab Sits a top professor at her desk Resistors, capacitors and delay lines All part of her wondrous designs
On a junkyard not too far from town Sits a worn out 8086 Resistors, capacitors and delay lines Now covered by trash of all kinds
In a Mustang at the parking lot Sits a gray 8-track out of use Resistors, capacitors and delay lines Used to play songs of old times
At the YMCA south of Fifth Sits an aged patched up MS-10 Resistors, capacitors and delay lines Pulse and saw and ramp but no sine
Modular two oscillator drone using Monome Teletype alternating between the root, 4th and first octave. Sometimes in unison, sometime duophonically.
On top of the drone I'm improvising rhythms using the remaining higher notes with the four voices of the Analog Keys.
Final track available on the A.K.A Birch Lytle EP; https://open.spotify.com/album/0eHduVUYyPkJ3S7GVoJKoA?si=tHYWyvRbRLOrH8YdaHnQCQ
(Video here: https://youtu.be/AAaShCUaYxc)
Piano improv in two takes. Upright piano recorded through Elektron Analog Heat, Strymon Timeline and Big Sky.
Drums and additional rhythm and melody by Elektron Analog Rytm and Monomachine.
Video here: https://youtu.be/AAaShCUaYxc
Live Looping Improv using:
Piano Erica Synths Varishape VCO, Wavetable VCO, Black Hole DSP Tiptop Audio Trigger Riot, Z8000 2x Looper Devices in Ableton Live Dub Machines Outer Spaces McMillen Softstep 2 Zoom H6
First time participating in the Disquiet Junto. Good fun. Nice challenge.
Song made with the restraints of: http://disquiet.com/2016/06/30/0235/
Bonus dice roll. Instrument per layer. 1-2 = Analog Rytm, 3-4 = MonoMachine, 5-6 = Analog Keys.
Found it a bit challenging with such a long piece made up of only two sections. This made me go for the droning, ambient mood. Also a bit challenging that the Analog Rytm turned out to be the foundation for layer 1 - and as such a solo player.
The piece is _5_ minutes long consisting of _2_ equally long sections. Section A is made up of _1_ layer of Analog Rytm. This layer is playing _5_ notes. Section B is made up of _3_ layers; Analog Rytm - _5_ notes, MonoMachine - _4_ notes, Analog Keys - _5_ notes.
Layer 1 is made up of 5 notes/sounds on the Analog Rytm. Every single one droning and using the analog engine. Three sounds use recordings of either a plucked guitar string or a roll on a hang drum. I used performances extensively to be able to play and vary the drone sounds.
Layer 2 is a glittering digital pad from the MonoMachine. The four notes played in this layer is used for overlapping the five notes one layer 1 & 3.
Layer 3 is a rhythmically filtered patch on the Analog Keys where the joystick controls a performance that alters rhythm, timbre and effects sends.
About growing up.
Recorded using Elektron Analog Keys and Rytm together with Native Instruments Una Corda.
FInal version available on the A.K.A Birch Lytle EP; https://open.spotify.com/album/0eHduVUYyPkJ3S7GVoJKoA?si=tHYWyvRbRLOrH8YdaHnQCQ