The Golden Gate’s elusive bridge song

Posted by on Mar 8, 2023 in audio, blog, Golden Gate Bridge, gongs, personal | No Comments
The Golden Gate’s elusive bridge song

I can at last claim to have heard the Golden Gate Bridge sing its wondrous new song, though I’m still frustrated by lack of a decent recording. Here are some much-augmented mobile-phone recordings.

Eurorack and market jitters

Posted by on Nov 10, 2022 in audio, blog, personal, tools | No Comments
Eurorack and market jitters

I’ve been planning an extension of the modular synth side of the house for years, and global market forces are prodding me to get to it.

The making of Military Sea Life: Recruits!

The making of <em>Military Sea Life: Recruits!</em>

…in which wikiGong dives once again into turbulent waters with phog masheeen for an artist-curated video sound event under the aegis of soundpedro2022.

Posting a little New Abalonia video

Posted by on Aug 1, 2022 in audio, blog, soundpedro, video, Vimeo, YouTube | No Comments
Posting a little New Abalonia video

…in which we gild a recent lily…

Breath of Heaven is a meditation on air and water first shown June 4 at soundpedro2022 in southern California.

New Abalonia rises

Posted by on May 6, 2022 in audio, blog, performance, projects, soundpedro | No Comments
New Abalonia rises

…in which we overreach once again…

Dave will be reusing the PYO(m)C engine live at soundpedro2022 to create a soundtrack for Sovereign State of Mind: Anthem of New Abalonia at the Angels Gate Cultural Center on June 4.

pouring my own (musique) concrète

Posted by on Jun 3, 2021 in audio, blog, projects, soundpedro, tools | No Comments
pouring my own (musique) concrète

…in which I finally release Pour Your Own (musique) Concrète. Sort of.

Originally imagined as a gallery installation, the web-hosted version has been optimized for smart-phone use by the socially distanced.

rewriting history

rewriting history

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Spam by Meme

Posted by on Dec 13, 2020 in blog, history, performance, SoundWalk, wikiGong | No Comments
Spam by Meme

Source material for Oracle du Jour, part of our Long Beach SoundWalk 2012 project. All but the introduction was ported directly from our former wiki.

our next overhaul

our next overhaul

We’ll soon port most of our sound libraries to other sites, dump unused platform features, and get back to field exploration.

Blessings for the Bees of the Dead

Posted by on May 19, 2019 in audio, blog, performance, projects, soundpedro | No Comments
Blessings for the Bees of the Dead

Jacob‘s long fascination with apiculture–he is an active member of the Long Beach Beekepers–and our incipient dread of the impact of species collapse suggested our theme for soundpedro 2019.