Ghost of the machine
Aug 27, 2022, 08:28 AM
"There were so many intricate, interesting components within the sound of the Vectrex machine. The electronics warming up; the mechanical clicks of the switches; the low bitrate sound chip producing the haunting, aged melodies.
"The thing that struck me - as with a lot of my sound exploration - is that there are sounds within the sounds; little clicks, pops, creaks, and drones that have a life all of their own. You don't really hear them, more feel them. They're there and then they're gone. These are the ghosts of the machine.
"I broke the original field recording down into a number of individual parts and processed them using granular apps on the iPad and my eurorack modular rig. My go-to instrument is the Make Noise Morphagene; the tactility of using this felt entirely appropriate for exploring and manipulating a sound created by something which was itself very hands-on. The granular processing (especially the Boarderlands app) allowed me to explore the tiny aspects of the sound that might otherwise be missed when you're listening at 'full fidelity'."
Composition by Tom Jepson.
This is part of the Obsolete Sounds project, the world’s biggest collection of disappearing sounds and sounds that have become extinct – remixed and reimagined to create a brand new form of listening. Explore the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds
"The thing that struck me - as with a lot of my sound exploration - is that there are sounds within the sounds; little clicks, pops, creaks, and drones that have a life all of their own. You don't really hear them, more feel them. They're there and then they're gone. These are the ghosts of the machine.
"I broke the original field recording down into a number of individual parts and processed them using granular apps on the iPad and my eurorack modular rig. My go-to instrument is the Make Noise Morphagene; the tactility of using this felt entirely appropriate for exploring and manipulating a sound created by something which was itself very hands-on. The granular processing (especially the Boarderlands app) allowed me to explore the tiny aspects of the sound that might otherwise be missed when you're listening at 'full fidelity'."
Composition by Tom Jepson.
This is part of the Obsolete Sounds project, the world’s biggest collection of disappearing sounds and sounds that have become extinct – remixed and reimagined to create a brand new form of listening. Explore the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds