2/25/2007

preparation :: bent festival 2007

bend a little more... worked on completing my bend for the fisher price melody maker. this is one of my favorite old toys i picked up. got it in an oklahoman flea market for five dollars. the packaging is tight and i was too scared to experiment hardcore, because i don't want to damage this eighties antique. but the fact that you can program your own melodies is simply amazing. with the bend, you can get these really glitchy tones. computer sounds without a computer. that part i love. working on some new bent electronic songs only. this will definitely have a showcase tune.

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2/23/2007

performance :: true primes

true primes took stage at the stone in nyc, part of a month curation of shows by mary halvorson. the set was sonically my favorite true primes experience yet. true primes are the duo of che chen (oscillator, pedals) and rolyn hu (vocals, percussion). the true primes have been picking up speed and are currently celebrating their first label release on locust music, "we have won." joining che and rolyn for the night to assist with extra atmospheres was hektor, aka liek as shadow. the stone again, a perfect setting for artists to present a bare bones performance to a focused audience. the true primes set out unmake song structure with homemade electronics, fragmented beats, and untraditional vocals.

:: listen to first song
:: listen to second song
:: listen to third song
:: listen to fourth song



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2/20/2007

preparation :: bent festival 2007

alias pail is thrilled to announce that our proposal to perform at this year's bent festival in nyc has been accepted. we are cramming hard to prepare a cd-r of bent instrument based songs to celebrate our performance at this year's bent festival, which will be held april 26th to 28th at eyebeam. expect an alias pail set unlike our previous recordings, as we dig into more experimental and abrasive sounds all focused around the concept of circuit bending. the main weapons for the first cram night (until 4am) were: a bent melody maker, 1-bit groove box, bent trendmaster concierge, tablebeast bent sk-1 casio, and a bent vl-5 casio. i went to the bent festival last year for the first time and it completely changed me; or maybe just opened me up. you can review last year's posts here. i highly recommend to anyone to check out this years bent festival. it's the best curiosity shoppe event of the year.

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