hahafresh

i thought she was dead

2009-12-10T21:55:00.003Z

but she was just hiding under a culvert, foraging for earthworms.

an atari punk i made then auctioned off at a gig came back for a visit last week, originally painted by hicks x

lazy....don't watch that

2009-10-28T00:51:00.005Z

live (drunk) on toms phonic fm show

and more gratuitous bleep action

badboy_casio_dj

2009-10-24T16:54:00.006+01:00

The week that microsoft release windows7. I release a camphone recording of me dj'ing with 2 early 90's casio keyboards, edited on windows movie maker running on xp.
yeah royee

if this blog was my girlfriend she would be long gone

2009-10-18T18:18:00.011+01:00

but it, and she, are not. and i am here.
so is this song;

recorded with my man big toe.the last happy times at happyland studio

we're getting a set together for a few gigs with bigchill in november.

happylands gone, and i've got this place for a few more weeks
then i'm off for another round in georgia.

*EDIT*

elizabeth duke played a casio set at the acoustica fest, only evidence is visual.for the best really.

and, i rocked the casios in a dj style for ollie 'badsector' at his surprise party.
also finished the last hicks box, now a SGMK hall effect. fingers x'd for A/V.

and thanks to SGMK and Uwe 'component king' for their forthcoming support for workshops in georgia.

Uwe and Jordis's kulturgueter-schuppen, and SGMK in Swiss Italy;

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2009-08-27T10:42:00.001+01:00

WTPA?

2009-07-31T20:10:00.003+01:00

brooklyn?, my pants?, your mum?
new music by me up on the virb

aand, i built a 'where's the party at?' 8-bit sampler

and thats how i roll.
will be off with the swiss for a bit
bunch of Künstlers :#

the gay way

2009-07-16T14:46:00.007+01:00

god only knows what i've been doing. wattsfest i guess, missing the woman i love, and being brilliant.
this song is for billy barrington. its called billy

Boss DR-110 drum voice mods

2009-06-22T17:12:00.008+01:00

I get more requests for these mods to the DR Rhythm than anything else, and well, i finally found them. Originally from Dave Magnusons resonant frequency site and tweaked a little by me.

Boss DR110 Tone mods;

all potentiometers linear unless stated

Kick Decay - Replace R70 with a 1k pot (try something smaller/and maybe logarithmic as mine has a lot of travel to get to the sweet spot)

Snare Snap - Replace R81 with a 47k pot

Snare Impact (tune) - Replace R76 with a 100k pot

HI Hat filter - Replace R12 with a 1k pot

HI Hat Decay - Replace R20 with a 1M pot

Cymbal Filter - Replace R16 with a 1K pot

Cymbal Decay - Replace R44 with a 1M pot, in series with a 1K resistor

Clap Pitch - Replace R114 with a 47K pot

Clap Decay - Replace R113 with a 100k logarithmic pot.

feel free to share around and let me know what you discover, more 110 mods here,

and no i didn't do BD pitch, should be easy enough to find with some poking around :#

this is what i do, i do it for you........x

2009-06-21T22:44:00.002+01:00

live-o @ klub klanny, exeter. 19/06/09

Nanoloop 1.3 + 1.5 on GBA's. Zoom rhythmtack, alesis bitrman, nord micro-modular, and me :#

Machina!

2009-06-08T15:29:00.002+01:00

Video from the my machine installation, exeter castle 09.

'there is no why'

2009-05-30T21:42:00.004+01:00

i've been away in georgia, having fun. i made a solar insect for Garikula

i made 1 whole song. up on the virb

+ also been awarded an exeter phoenix incubator space. a new home to make my fun things. more soon.

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virb

2009-03-28T14:47:00.001Z

ok, i seem to be on a bit of a roll, so i've created a virb page for my new music and eventually photos as i've filled my flickr.
while you're over there, be sure to check out samandtheplants
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Me and Mr Moynahan

2009-03-27T18:02:00.004Z

We made it happen. Here's a bit of what we did.

Fritzls' basement boogie tape

Fritzls' underground love mix

2 more, just keep them, don't tell anyone, ok? i know, i still love you, brrr

2009-03-25T22:07:00.002Z

new songs called BARRIE
and UP + ATOM

i'm on fire, put it out, it hurts

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SOZ!

2009-03-24T20:22:00.002Z

Public apology. I am bad. I stood you up and left you hanging. Alex and Pat, will you ever forgive me?
What if I wrote you a song? What if it was wicked?
Soz

My Machine

2009-03-20T22:20:00.003Z

well, i did it. just packed up the 'my machine' exhibition in London. so far there are pics from london and exeter on my flikr page, and a couple below. audio and video to follow.

thanks to hicks, gonch, steven keith, max and david, gabe + london, what a dump.

DOINK!

2009-03-03T18:10:00.002Z

a potential clue, for you and for me, to what we will make, in our workshop machine

Smells like fish, tastes like honey

2009-02-11T14:51:00.004Z

My modified behringer bsy 600 bass synthesizer pedal. now known as the acid face re housed with added feedback and envelope range controls.sounds triggered by the casio mt65 seen below.

Yamaha portasound pss 470

2009-02-01T16:43:00.004Z

As used by Chris Randall!

My bent portasound. Not pretty or tidy, just good.

Ext and internal pics;

live and indirect, the sound of the fun box

2009-01-30T16:32:00.003Z

Part2 of same gig, supporting Damo Suzuki

Gear - Acitest, Ugly-face, Vl-tone, simms watts echodek

just what is a fun box?

2009-01-30T16:26:00.001Z

George Lazenbleep
Originally uploaded by bad_sector

So what is a fun box? well, here's what one sounds like,

live, played by me,

Fun Box part Deux!

2009-01-29T15:40:00.003Z

Sun 22nd March 09
Exeter Phoenix - £10
A Vibraphonic Festival workshop
Bookings - 01392 667 080

Create, modify and have fun with a portable DIY synthesizer and amplifier. Make, modify and decorate this rather unique electronic noise-making machine. The workshop will involve basic electronics, soldering and sharp objects.

Part Deux! is the fourth reprisal of the fun box workshop. A 6 oscilator synth is combined with a 1watt amplifier and speaker to create a crazy, portable battery powered noise machine.

Limited to 20 places, so please book ahead
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My machine!

2009-01-28T21:23:00.003Z

Sat 14th March 09
Exeter Castle, Exeter, UK - Free!
A Vibraphonic Festival and Transition exhibition workshop

A rather fun workshop. Inspired by kaspar from the DIY festival we will be taking over a former cell at exeter castle and attempting transform the space into an instrument capable of self generated sound and modulated feedback.

Using found junk, sound generators and the physical space, we will construct diy electronic and mechanical instruments, using the room as one resonant space. Using microphones and spy pickups, furniture, fixtures and junk will be turned into sound generators. The signals will be mixed and fed back into the room until the room resonates continuously, and is modulated by human intervention, accidental or otherwise. Additional sound input will be created with childrens toys, circuit bent devices, random noisemakers and sonic pollution from participants.

Junk will be provided, but please feel free to bring anything that you feel will interact with the room.

The workshop is scheduled for Sat 14th March 09 from 12-5pm. however the space will be open in the week leading up to this, with many other installations and exhibits in the cells. during this time i hope to start building the machine, and any drop-in guests are welcome.

i went to the zoo, they had images of me and you, like coo coo ca choo

2009-01-28T16:49:00.010Z

For content and Nihilism here are some pictures of me. Live at DIY Fest

Gear; Roland SH10, Nord MicroModular, BossDD20

and live at Wattsfest

Gear; Akai MPC1000 JJOS2, GameboyAdvance Sp with Nanoloop2, GameboyColour with Nanoloop 1.3, firestarter sync, Boite Diabolique, Uglyface, Casio Vl tone, casio Mt200, Novation Drumstation, alesis bitrman

both were wild and out of control, with long stories about triumph in the face of adversity, broken equipment and winning the crowd over with love and comedy. any audio or video evidence would be welcome.

In other news, there is a HigherQ version of my DIYFest video on my vimeo page

I stole it, no one was looking, i did it for you, sorry

2009-01-22T14:34:00.005Z

Hello,
I'm back in exeter UK and have just set up my computer after getting drunk, unpacking my synths and making a new workshop space. If you're looking for Vibraphonic workshop info, it will be here soon, promise.

For no reason other than content here are some pictures of the MIDI interface i built using a highly liquid kit. looks cute by the nord.

*EDIT*
...and i lied. again. and i promised i'd stop. its a doepfer pocket electronic midi kit, there are some pretty and amazing applications on their site.
highly liquid are still badass though, i have many of their kits and they made my dr rythym good,
next on the shopping list is the midispeak, giving control over any speak and x!