the viper matrix vol.1

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Friends often become collaborators and whenever I team up with someone, I like to push the boundaries.  This case, I wanted to see what could be done with a particular harmonic and rhythmic matrix.  The sky is the limit!  After much tweaking, a few hits and bowed pianos, I came up with this little gem.

The coolest part about this piece is that it is very intuitive to perform. This track is easily performed live, and is constructed so that no matter how hard you try it will sound different every time.   This opens up many ways to improvise and interact with additional instrumentalists…  As a bonus, all of the samples are acoustic.  The goal was to make a live, interactive patch that sounds as if it were a musicological field recording.

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Sunday, December 20th, 2009 field recording, improvisation, performance, production

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Curtis Macdonald is a multifaceted saxophonist, composer, producer and sound designer based in NYC.

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