Saturday, June 28, 2014

Edwin Perry Manchester - Open Hand

Edwin Perry Manchester - Open Hand
Recorded February 22, 2012
Released June 28, 2014

An insect orchestra, trained over the course of two years using the principles of genetic memory, the so-called "hive mind" and Skinner-style reinforcement. They performed this piece and were exterminated shortly after, although upon listening to the recording we realized that the microphones were set up incorrectly, so what you actually hear is a reconstruction by Mr. Manchester using feedback and skipping cd samples (which sadly sound nothing like the original performance).
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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Edwin Perry Manchester - Autumn 1986: The Haunted Radio

Edwin Perry Manchester - Autumn 1986: The Haunted Radio
Recorded February 21, 2012
Released June 21, 2014

Actual ghost recordings, aka "EVP", from a haunted radio recorded September-October 1986. Marvel at sounds which appear to come from much later in time, but because of a localized folding of spacetime contained within this particular radio happened at all times at once. This representative piece was edited from twenty eight reel to reel recordings. William O'Neil, inventor of the Spiricom, said "When I heard it, I was flabbergasted" (reconstructed from EVP recordings of O'Neil's childhood home).
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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Edwin Perry Manchester - A Strange Broadcast

Edwin Perry Manchester - A Strange Broadcast
Recorded February 18, 2012
Released June 14, 2014

SK-1 and timestretched stuttering that was once a funk loop, jittering and pulsing, voices from the aether.
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