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An Especially Savage 16:18 with the EMS Putney

Posted on 2012/01/28 by chaircrusher

The EMS Putney is a particularly unruly beast, as I proved in an EP of Putney Improvisations a couple of years ago. Today I was fiddling around sampling it, and it seemed to be in a particularly industrial, savage, scary … Continue reading →

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A life in records

Posted on 2012/01/27 by chaircrusher

I’m going to be 55 years old this year, and being the sort of music-obsessive nerd that I am I separate my life into musical epochs centered around particular records. 1. 1964 — watched the Beatles on Ed Sullivan at … Continue reading →

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Using Random Processing in Ableton Live

Posted on 2012/01/02 by chaircrusher

There are two things that I’ve done consistently for 18 years I’ve been using a computer to make music is to experiment with random processes to generate something musically. EXAMPLE ENSEMBLE: http://www.cornwarning.com/xfer/AbletonLiveRandomizeExample.zip Ableton Live has a ton of effects. People … Continue reading →

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 WITH THE SUPREMES CHOPPED & SCREWED

Posted on 2012/01/01 by chaircrusher

This is some silly shit, but I had fun doing it today. Feliz Año Nuevo!!! http://www.cornwarning.com/chaircrusher/Supremes-CantHurry-Chopped_+Screwed.mp3

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DJ Mix From KRUI 12-10-2011

Posted on 2011/12/26 by chaircrusher

I didn’t post this as quickly as I usually do after the show; part of the problem was technical issues, but most of it was the Holidays. At any rate, continuing a trend, I focused on a few new releases … Continue reading →

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Reaktor Effect: Random Multitap Delay/Shuffler

Posted on 2011/12/22 by chaircrusher

http://www.cornwarning.com/xfer/RandomMultitapDelay.zip The Random Multitap Delay is a delay effect that randomly, continuously changes the delay time between the input and output. The delay times are based on musical note durations – ¼ note, ? note, ? note triplets, etc.  My … Continue reading →

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New Paulstretch OS X build

Posted on 2011/12/07 by chaircrusher

As software projects go, PaulStretch is rather a shadowy enigma. Since I did the initial Mac OS X port, I’ve had very, very sporadic communications with the author Nasca Octavian Paul about it. Then there’s the issue of versioning. Paul … Continue reading →

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DJ Set from The Blue Moose 11/19/2011

Posted on 2011/11/20 by chaircrusher

http://cornwarning.com/chaircrusher/Chaircrusher-BlueMoose-2011-11-19-DJSet.mp3 I opened the night for Clancy, at the Blue Moose album release party for Iowania, Clancies new joint. You can listen/buy/download this on bandcamp here: http://iowania.bandcamp.com/. I did the mixing and mastering, and I’m a big believer in it. … Continue reading →

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KRUI DJ Set 2011-11-05

Posted on 2011/11/06 by chaircrusher

I didn’t buy any new music in the past couple weeks, but Liz McClean Knight (aka Quantazelle) sent me e-mail about the new free compilation she’s releasing on her label SubVariant, Frequencity, and the day before David Powers sent me … Continue reading →

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Guest DJ Mix on WNUR Chicago

Posted on 2011/11/03 by chaircrusher

M50 invited me to do a mix for the Streetbeat show on WNUR in Chicago, and it finally aired October 28th. So Now It Can Be Shared. http://www.cornwarning.com/xfer/Chaircrusher-2011-09-11-WNUR-Mix.mp3 Holy Other Yr Love David Talento + Kent Williams Memoriam Part 2 … Continue reading →

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Emotional Intensity in the films of Mike Leigh

Posted on 2011/10/25 by chaircrusher

We watched Mike Leigh’s newest film “Another Year” and then last night watched “High Hopes”, and I realized how many of his movies I’ve seen without trying to be complete-ist, and how much each of them sticks with me long … Continue reading →

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2011-10-22 KRUI DJ Set

Posted on 2011/10/23 by chaircrusher

Sean Deason NCW The Black Dog This mix is focused pretty tightly on a couple of upcoming releases – Elements Volume 3 by Sean Deason, and Panther Veil By NCW — and the very recent release by The Black Dog, … Continue reading →

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KRUI DJ Set 2011-10-08

Posted on 2011/10/09 by chaircrusher

I put out a call for unreleased/promo/advance music to include in this radio show back in September. The response wasn’t overwhelming but I got a few nice tracks from friends and acquaintances, and a rare opportunity to pick and choose … Continue reading →

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New Music @ Bandcamp: David Talento + Kent Williams Memoriam

Posted on 2011/08/29 by chaircrusher

http://chaircrusher.bandcamp.com/album/memoriam Recorded this last Saturday Night. David Talento came for a short visit and we set up and jammed with what was at hand. I’m a huge fan of what David got out of the DX27 and an EH MemoryMan … Continue reading →

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Fun with Max For Live LFOs

Posted on 2011/08/14 by chaircrusher

http://www.cornwarning.com/chaircrusher/Chaircrusher-2011-08-14-BeatRepeatLFO.mp3 It’s hard not to be an electronic musician without developing a fascination with random/stochastic processes as a compositional tool. Particularly because when you pay attention to e.g. a Max Roach Drum Solo he seems to be balancing random choices … Continue reading →

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Full Sets from Blue Moose 2011-08-04

Posted on 2011/08/06 by chaircrusher

I uploaded everyone’s set from the other night, and posted on the Little village site. http://littlevillagemag.com/content/2011/08/06/ex-action-model-the-binary-marketing-show-dream-thieves-chaircrusher-blue-moose-2011-08-04/

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Chaircrusher Live @ Blue Moose 08-04-2011

Posted on 2011/08/05 by chaircrusher

I played last night opening for Ex-Action Model, Binary Marketing Show, and Dream Thieves. I’d have to say that this may have been the strongest bill I’ve ever played on. Totally rad. But anyway here’s my set. http://www.cornwarning.com/chaircrusher/2011-08-04-ChaircrusherLive.mp3

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Obtuse Strategies Deck

Posted on 2011/08/02 by chaircrusher

I’m sure most people know about Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies — a deck of cards with gnomic suggestions to consult at random during creative work. I propose my own, new deck, informed by my jaundiced world view, and in no … Continue reading →

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2011-06-25 KRUI DJ Set: The Accidental Curator

Posted on 2011/06/26 by chaircrusher

I spend a lot of time at thrift stores, garage sales, and second hand stores looking for records. When I’ve collected enough interesting records together to fill a radio show, I lug the vinyl to the IMU for a radio … Continue reading →

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KRUI DJ Set 6-18-2011

Posted on 2011/06/19 by chaircrusher

http://www.cornwarning.com/chaircrusher/Chaircrusher-KRUIDJSet-2011-06-18.mp3 So this is a little different in that I wanted to focus on particular releases and artists. The stars of this show: Kate Simko whose new album “Lights Out” raises her profile considerably in the dance music world. Stewart … Continue reading →

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