Description
This album presents a live recording of an installation for which I designed and composed a special piece, along with an ‘in the box’ rendering using a Nord Electro 2 Sixty-One and a Mellotron Micro, and then the two combined.
The installation included two chord organs actuated with 8 solenoids, and two custom built pipe organs, fed by special plenum box air supplies. The instruments are sequenced via an Oxi One MKII sequencer, and MIDI is translated into mechanical actuation via custom ‘brain boxes’ I built using microprocessors and Python software.
This album explores La Monte Young’s Dream Chord: G, C, C#, D
Installation Description: For as long as Minimalist music has existed, one weakness has persisted – the need for human involvement. The BTHLO imagines a future where the purity and pleasure of music can exist without the petty and profane need for human intervention. With its twin slogans of “Save Humans from Music” and “Save Music From Humans,” the BTHLO interrogates the infinite possibilities of this perfect future.
“For Nine Instruments” combines five virtual tracks along with the four tracks recorded live from the installation
“For Four Organs” presents the documentary recording of just the installation running
“For Five Instruments” is an ‘in the box’ rendering of the midi tracks from the composition
