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Chronological List of All Works
<2002 - 2003, The Ancient Chinese Enclosing Game><2003 - 2004>
<2004 - 2006, Jocks><2005 - 2011><2011 - 2013, Interior Landscape>
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1971 - 1998
| Jocks [with Mark Mooney] | 1971 approx 3 hours |
| Back to the Foundry | 1993 6:00 |
| Questa Regione Produce Molti Elefanti | 1994 5:42 |
| Socialism Democracy and Moon Pies | 1994 7:39 |
| The Stone Falling | 1994 16:03 |
| They'll Get Over It | 1994 6:24 |
| Dig the Hipster | 1995 pt 1: 5:58, pt 2: 4:04, pt 3: 3:31 |
| (This is Not) Propaganda | 1995 4:56 |
| Famous People in Water | 1996 12:00 |
| Jump and Dance | 1996 3:57 |
| Patented Whitening Agent | 1997 4:05 |
| Night of the Violet Ray | 1997 8:00 |
| WorkPayObey |
1997 9:00  |
| All the Way with LBJ |
1998 7:40 |
1998 - 2000
Rhythmiconic Sections
| 1) Albert's Bicycle | 0:14 |
| 2) Tape Worm Trap | 0:28 |
| 3) Wave Motion Machine |
0:42 |
| 4) Malfunction 54 |
0:56 |
| 5) Lift Service Temporarily Suspended | 1:10 |
| 6) Nearly Behaving Badly | 1:24 |
| 7) Cave Rescue Apparatus | 1:38 |
| 8) The Garbanzo Poem |
1:52 |
| 9) Great Gift Idea! | 2:06 |
| 10) Accidental TV | 2:20 |
| 11) The Turnip Session | 2:34 |
| 12) Mammals in Love | 2:48 |
| 13) Poodles in Distress | 3:02 |
| 14) The Llama Strut |
3:16 |
| 15) The Sensitive Mule | 3:30 |
| 16) Pork with Ham |
3:44 |
| 17) The Circassian Chicken Dispute | 3:58 |
| 18) Head Roll Compensation | 4:12 |
| 19) Screws in Their Shoes |
4:26 |
| 20) Wave Motion Machine II | 4:40 |
| 21) Maxine's Buzz | 4:54 |
| 22) Dead Umbrellas | 5:08 |
| 23) Violation: Time Expired |
5:22 |
| 24) The Moving Walk Is Nearing Its End | 5:36 |
2000 - 2002
| Drawing Frogs | 2000 3:44 |
| The Fowl Lizard | 2000 8:51 |
| American Lives and Property | 2001 16:30 |
| Dogs Working in Respirators | 2001 12:00 |
|
New Traffic Patterns
(Road Work, pt.1) |
2001 8:00 |
|
Expect Delays
(Road Work, pt.2) |
2001 8:00 |
|
Be Prepared to Stop
(Road Work, pt.3) |
2001 8:00 |
| Positions of Effective Proximity |
2002 6:00 |
| The Influence of the Nickelodeons |
2002 5:35 |
| Spin Cycle |
2002 7:00 |
2002 - 2003
- Ancient Chinese Enclosing Game
- The following compositions are extractions from The Ancient Chinese Enclosing Game Compositional Matrix. Compositions are extracted from the matrix using a variety of pseudo-random operations.
- Matrix 1: For the first use of the matrix all sounds were derived from readings from the text of an unpublished novel, The Ancient Chinese Enclosing Game, which depicts a time when the game was played in earnest. With one exception, titles relate to the music at the discretion of the listener.
| 1st Extraction: Sufficiency of Evidence |
2002 3:00 |
| 2nd Extraction: Studs Gone Bad | 2002 4:00 |
| 3rd Extraction: Slow Danger | 2002 5:00 |
| 4th Extraction: Heartbeat, Seabeat, Earthbeat | 2002 8:00 |
| 5th Extraction: City of Rodents | 2002 6:00 |
| 6th Extraction: Perfect Grooming | 2002 7:00 |
- Matrix 2: For the second use of the matrix all sounds were synthesized. Except for 4th and 5th extractions, the titles of the pieces were inspired by films in the Unseen Cinema series.
| 1st Extraction: Interpolated Footage | 2002 3:12 |
| 2nd Extraction: A Mile Below the Cows | 2002 4:48 |
| 3rd Extraction: End of the System | 2002 6:24 |
| 4th Extraction: Direction of Gravity |
2002 8:00 |
| 5th Extraction: Ducks in Motion | 2003 1:00 |
- Matrix 3: For the third use of the matrix most sounds were derived from recordings of a pin dropped onto a metal cookie sheet. Ambient sounds recorded from 5:30-6:30 am on a midsummer morning were edited and highly processed for one of the matrix layers. The inspiration for this iteration came from a preponderance of pieces at a recent conference composed in a "wall of noise" style. What happened to dynamic range? How about some quiet works!
| 1st Extraction: Exotic Fruits | 2003 1:00 |
| 2nd Extraction: Hopheads with Icepicks |
2003 3:00 |
| 3rd Extraction: Dogs on the Ground | 2003 5:00 |
| 4th Extraction: Vehicles in Sync | 2003 7:00 |
| 5th Extraction: Pin Drop | 2003 8:00 |
2003 - 2004
| Birthday |
2003 5:00 |
| Final Assurances | 2003 8:00 |
| Why Do You Want to Come to Santa Barbara Graduate School? | 2004 7:59 |
| WMD: Naming Names | 2004 6:55 |
2004 - 2006
Jocks- The following compositions are from Jocks: a fixed music opera in the fourth person for disintegrating tape and digital audio workstation. See the Jocks page for details.
- Jocks entire work
- Recording: Jocks, private release with 60 page illustrated book.
- Broadcast: art@radio, WMBC, Baltimore, February 18, 2007
| Pregame Show: Five Is Going to Do It |
2004 6:00 |
| Kickoff: Adverse Conditions | 2006 1:00 |
| First Quarter: They're All a Bunch of Jocks |
2005 10:00 |
| Commercial 1: Shoo Fly |
2005 1:00 |
| Second Quarter: The Third Team | 2005 6:00 |
| Commercial Break: Pro Rata Guarantee | 2005 3:00 |
| Half Time Intermission: T. Watkins |
2005 8:00 |
| Commercial Break: There's That Fly Again |
2005 2:00 |
| Third Quarter: Flags and Whistles | 2005 12:00 |
| Commercial Break: They're Having an Ambush Here | 2005 3:00 |
| Fourth Quarter: Time Is a Factor |
2006 6:00 |
| Post Game Show: The Fourth Person | 2006 6:00 |
| Post Game Analysis: Jump and Dance | 1996 3:57 [Though composed earlier, this work is included on the Jocks recording.] |
2005 - 2011
| Kalvos & Damian RadioArt Project: An invitational compilation of works with commentary and some messing around created for Kalvos & Damian's New Music Bazaar. | 2005 59:39 |
| Catacoustics | 2005 1:00 |
| Chasers | 2005 10:08 |
| The Worm's Turn | 2005 1:43 |
| Hairpin | 2006 1:00 |
| Pivot Seal and Gasket | 2006 6:47 |
| Wheel |
2007 1:00 |
| A Little Noise Goes a Long Way |
2007 5:48 |
| What's Absent Is Present | 2007 8:33 |
| Olbum's Furniture |
2008 7:33 |
| Facts about Air, Part 1 | 2008 1:00 [Combined version of pt 1 and pt 2, 7:21] |
| Grant Us Peace | 2008 7:32 |
| Snow |
2009 8:32 |
| Facts about Air, Part 2 | 2009 6:26 [Combined version of pt 1 and pt 2, 7:21] |
| Velvet Head Arrangement |
2009 6:00 |
| Hard Count | 2009 1:00 |
| Christmas in Hanoi |
2011 7:42 |
2011 - 2013
Interior Landscape- The full length composition is Interior Landscape, a one hour, seven
second work. The shorter pieces are modified concert versions of various
sections of the long work. See the Interior Landscape page for details.
| Interior Landscape | 2013 1:00:07 |
| Elevation (60X60 Version) | 2012 1:00 |
| At the Hot Dog Dam (Concert Version) |
2012 7:51 |
| Can't Get There from Here (Concert Version) |
2013 3:53 |
| Parade Fade (Concert Version) |
2013 10:03 |
| Clack |
2013 8:34 |
2013
| Additional Information | 2013 2:00 |
| Wild Man [treatment of poem by David Adès] |
2013 3:25 |
| Bizarre Bazaar |
2013 9:15 |
| Hey! | 2014 1:30 |
2014 -
Geezertronics- Some music for the old folks. See the Geezertronics page for details.
| Geezertronics |
2014 10:00 |
| Working in the Nut Factory | 2014 10:00 |
| Geezer on Acid |
2015 10:00 |
| 18th on a Single Speed |
2015 10:00 |
| Deliriously Happy, Fully Insured |
2015 10:00 |
| Quiet Is Requested | 2015 10:00 |
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The Mp3 files accessible from this page are protected by copyright. If you want to use them as they are please contact me. However, if you want to sample from these works and mutate, permute and mutilate bits and scraps for your own creative purposes, I encourage you to do so. In the end, it's all one big project.
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"Opaque melodies that would bug most people."
Don "Captain Beefheart" Van Vliet |