personalmathgenius

it's not exactly riding a bike

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:31:00 +0000

Scene:

The sun sets in Houston. Kevin McHale is laying down the facts of life for Jeremy Lin.

Our best scorer has come out and said that despite his semblance to the President as a young man, we have no chance to compete.

Our GM has said we have no star player and everything we do is to put us in a position to get one. Last time I got damned with praise that faint, my high school crush was telling me I was the only guy who loved her

more than her mother. You follow? The sky is the limit, my son. We have no expectations, so we have all the expectations. You like Nine Inch Nails, Jeremy? We can’t be stopped. Fuck that, how about Geto boys?

When you never expect to reach the moon, you still learn a lot about the Van Allen radiation belts? No.

If the goal was never realistic then you’ve got a great opportunity to enjoy the journey? No.

It’s an exciting time, JL. We’re not the least-talented team in the NBA, but we are the JV. We are discounted and overlooked and unloved. It’s time to find our pissed off inner middle school hesher, is what I’m trying to say. Do you think you could magic marker “SLAYER” on your sneakers- maybe you and Chandler Bang can get some traction going on that- Royce White seems like you could talk him into liking Agalloch. Matter of fact, I think you should grow your hair out, get some bangs to blow out of your face in frustration. See if Omer Asik aint got a little black leather & Erkin Koray in him.

MIDI and bass guitar don't like each other. myth busted, lets go for a drive

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:54:00 +0000

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/thrown-in-the-byne-patch">thrown in the byne patch by asprone</a>

No effect pedals, no overdubs, no sequencing. Just me, my bass, and it triggering MIDI in real time. This is an actual experiment. Later I will put this new style of bass-fu truly to work.

February 27, 2012 "Let Us Never Dance Of This Beat Again" [Second Mix]

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:06:00 +0000

I feel as something is still amiss in the first half of this song. If you can tell me what it is, I like you. If you make it to the second half where I'm happy with everything, I love you. and either way, we're all in love with this reverb patch i wrote, right?

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/february-27-2012-let-us-never-dance-of-this-beat-again-second-mix">February 27, 2012 "Let Us Never Dance Of This Beat Again" [Second Mix] by asprone</a>

two-fer-Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:04:00 +0000

I've not only been slacking on Drone-a-Day, I've also:

- just not doing it at all for most of February and end of January

- been straying from the concept (ie; beats)

- and not archiving it properly here. Oh well.

Here's Wednesday's entry, which should have been named "Middle-Aged Retooling Tai Chi Tortoises":

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/february-22-2012">February 22, 2012 by asprone</a>

And Thursday's, the title of which, "Be my J.O. buddy, nah just marry me" comes from something a recently married friend of mine said, when confused as to how he could take his relationship to the next level with his lovely bride.

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/february-23-2012-be-my-j-o-buddy-nah-just-marry-me">February 23, 2012 ("be my j.o. buddy, nah just marry me") by asprone</a>

Eno said repetition is also drone...

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:02:00 +0000

..but then, my beats are more like lead instruments anyways, sinners in the hands of a learning god, having to remember his place, or at least where the one is.

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/february-21-2012">February 21, 2012 by asprone</a>

Drone-A-Day...pResumed. 2/20/2012

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:18:00 +0000

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/february-20-2012">February 20, 2012 by asprone</a>

as a warning...there are beats. so this isn't really a drone.

Why Drone-A-Day is paused for a sec

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:08:00 +0000

So, I have gathered a couple of listeners I have never met by this project, and I'd like to say hi and thank you for your ears. And of course, just when I get you listening, I stop. This was for quotidian reasons- travel delayed by weather, being a full time single dad for a week, and one non-q reason, which is that all my music making time lately has been taken up by mixing and working on the steelydanfielding record. (for those not in the know- sdf is my working title for a record i made in Manhattan with some friends back in October)

Anyways, I got to a place with all the tracks I recorded with the SDF project that I'm comfortable with, and now I need to go deeper into production than I ever have, because I think this is the best music I've ever made.

I feel "guilty" I am slacking off on Drone-a-Day, but I really must learn how to use these mastering plugins. It's not even a matter of finding reward in what I do, it's just going to the well of give-a-fuck that's hard sometimes. The answer of course is finding another gear inside, learning to make music in the day as well as night.

Aaaaannnnddd...I think I'm going to open the parameters of Drone-a-Day up a little. The texturescapes may just have beats in them going forward. Ok, enough talking, gotta go actually DO this now. Thank you for your indulgence.

np: Aphrodite's Child- "Break"

drone-A-Day #18

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:23:00 +0000

All strings tuned to D....and it made not a lick of difference, no pun intended, as I got crazy with the beat repeater preset. Oops...

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/january-18-drone">january 18 Drone by asprone</a>

drone-A-Day #17

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:55:00 +0000

cooked the books on the timing a little tonight, as I got a drink with Dre before coming home. anyways, in the end, i couldn't shy away from post-processing, and at a minute and a half or so, I think you'll be glad I did.

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/january-17-drone">january 17 Drone by asprone</a>

drone-A-Day #16

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:51:00 +0000

MOAR weird butter knives, bread twisties, and bottle cap resonators!!!

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/january-16-drone">january 16 Drone by asprone</a>

drone-A-Day #15

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:28:00 +0000

For the next week I use prepared guitar, I will take off the training wheels/bra of gobs of signal processing (or at least viz modulation).

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/january-15-drone">January 15 Drone by asprone</a>

drone-A-Day #14

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:33:00 +0000

And again, I get a second wind just as the week winds up! This was actually my second effort of the night. I made another piece, but was seduced by trying to loop drums to it and thus lost a couple of hours right there. Opted for a simpler approach, as that is the true spirit of the exercise.

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/january-14-drone">January 14 Drone by asprone</a>

autechre 365 Day 14

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:24:00 +0000

those strings. that beat.

drone-A-Day #13

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:52:00 +0000

I'm kind of looking forward to prepared guitar week next week, and after trying to keep this fresh on solo fretless, synth week seems like it will be a breeze by comparison.

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/jan-13-drone">jan. 13 Drone by asprone</a>

autechre 365 Day 13

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:22:00 +0000

drone-A-Day #12

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:30:00 +0000

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/jan-12-drone">jan. 12 Drone by asprone</a>

autechre 365 Day 12

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:21:00 +0000

autechre 365 Day 11

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:20:00 +0000

drone-A-Day #11

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:39:00 +0000

Here's the "b-side" of Drone 10. I felt like they worked better split up, and this isn't just laziness. Really. It's not! YOU GUYS!

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/jan-11-drone-b-side-of-th10th">jan. 11 Drone (b-side of th'10th) by asprone</a>

drone-A-Day #10

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:55:00 +0000

quite chuffed my bass tracks sound less like a bass than my guitars sound like guitars :D

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/jan-10-drone">Jan. 10 Drone by asprone</a>

autechre 365 Day 10

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:58:00 +0000

drone-A-Day #9

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:55:00 +0000

At first, I felt even worse about this one than yesterday's entry. Now I think this one may be my favorite so far.

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/jan-09-drone">Jan. 09 Drone by asprone</a>

autechre 365 Day 9

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +0000

drone-A-Day #8

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:49:00 +0000

<a href="http://pearsonasprone.bandcamp.com/track/jan-08-drone-cosmosis-5-cent-deposit">jan. 08 Drone (Cosmosis 5 cent deposit) by asprone</a>

This is like 5% of 1/2 of my first band's 3rd song, from some 16 years ago almost. If it meanders more than usual, well, YOU make a soundscape from a bass chord and then try and operate under a self-constraint of 'but played even MORE freely than usual'

ugh. that's no excuse. Ah well, the first entry wasn't so hot either and things picked up. I think.

autechre 365 Day 8

noreply@blogger.com (personalmathgenius) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:34:00 +0000