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Two idiosyncratic 8-bit waveform generators of my own software design make their sonic motions as a solo performer steers them around by activating keys on their respective keypad controllers. The keys trigger functions such as: hold a sound, change tempo, change pitch range, repeat last three events, etc. The program for this piece was built in 6502 machine code on a KIM-1 microcomputer. Unforeseen sonic features that arose during the development of the program were often incorporated into the music. A guiding notion in the creation of the piece was the idea that the mechanism of the computer could be embraced in the same way that acoustic musicians embrace the mechanical nature of their instruments. In this case, the software and hardware are the "mechanism" that is reflected in detail in the sound.

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from ARTIFICIAL HORIZON (ART 1003, 1989), released October 15, 1989
Composer: John Bischoff
Performer: John Bischoff
Recorded at Philip Perkins' Studio on 10/12/89

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Artifact Recordings San Francisco, California

ARTIFACT RECORDINGS is a project of Ubu, Incorporated, an artist-run, non-profit organization supporting experimental and electronic music based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our download and compact disk series is dedicated to representing a living experimental music tradition that continues to thrive in the cracks between the commercial, academic and classical music establishments. ... more

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