Picnic at La Brea, by Jack Hertz

Picnic at La Brea

by Jack Hertz

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	1.	Picnic at La Brea 14:03
	2.	Forest of Spires 17:53
	3.	Gamelan Moods 05:49
	4.	Dry Waves 09:27
	5.	Devils Slide 10:10
	6.	Lumpy Nuggets 15:23
	7.	A Haunting we will Ghost 08:15
	8.	Boiled Soil 09:29
	9.	Lone Wolf 14:40
	10.	Extinction 19:04

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Music systems like arranging, notes, and tunings are the earliest tools we have for controlling timbre. About 20 years ago, it occurred to me that one day, there would be new ways to control timbre without the need for traditional music systems.

With this in mind, I started developing some early models using various types of synthesizers that didn't work too well due to the limitations of MIDI and low-powered machines. Years later, I was able to resolve these limitations using USB, Softsynths, and fast computers to devise what I call the "6X6 Ultramegaphonic Interactive Frequency Modulator." A system of 6, 6 Operator FM Synthesizers that are controlled in real-time with custom-made interfaces. Nothing is predetermined in this system. There are no keys, samples, loops, recordings, or sequences. When I turn it on, and start turning knobs. Things can go in any direction at any time. It's a bit like trying to drive an avalanche, as you have a lot of power but no control over the destination.

Listen to what music-less timbre can sound like. The following tracks were all created by manipulating the waveforms and envelopes of 36 oscillators in real-time directly to the mixes you hear.

credits

released December 2, 2021

This album originally released in 2013 is available again here with new 24-bit remastered recordings and additional tracks.

These compositions are dedicated to John Chowning who has greatly inspired me to explore the vast sonic worlds of FM Synthesis.

Many thanks to my friend Eddy Sonic who keeps reminding me what sound is really all about.

The tracks were recorded at the following places and dates:

1. Picnic at La Brea
Studio 2013-03-14

2. Forest of Spires
Live Koinonia Experimental Music Festival 2013-03-16

3. Gamelan Moods
Live Koinonia Experimental Music Festival 2013-03-16

4. Dry Waves
Studio 2013-03-08

5. Devils Slide
Live Electro-Music March Equinox 2013-03-23

6. Lumpy Nuggets
Live Luggage Store Gallery 2013-12-12

7. A Haunting We Will Ghost
Studio 2013-02-13

8. Boiled Soil
Studio 2013-03-13

9 Lone Wolf
Live Luggage Store Gallery 2013-12-12

10. Extinction
Studio 2014-08-26

Jack Hertz - 6X6 Ultramegaphonic Interactive Frequency Modulator.

Jack Hertz has been composing and recording for more than 30 years. He is fascinated by all aspects of creating sound. From the earliest instruments to the present day hardware and software innovations. More at JackHertz.com

Cover Image

Painted by Robert Bruce Horsfall in 1911. The image depicts the Saber Tooth Cat (Smilodon Californicus) and Dire Wolf (Canis Dirus) fight over a Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus Columbi) carcass in the La Brea Tar Pits.

Source: "A history of land mammals in the Western Hemisphere" by William B. Scott 1913. Public domain - Library of Congress QE881 .S36.

Acousmatique is a record label from San Francisco, California that is focused on publishing and promoting the contemporary music in the Acousmatic, Electroacoustic, Immersive Audio, Musique Concrete, and West Coast music genres.

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