Kyoto Glitch

michael2

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I wrote this today, actually there wasn't much writing involved. i recorded a bunch of toy online instruments (a piano in a floating box, a toy theremin you work by moving your mouse), some online synth toy and a clicking sounds music generator (autoglew). dumped them in GB, processed to taste and then put a melody over it with the Fitch Cello, a viola sound, a kyoto sound and now i'm here to pass it off as a song. picture a sad movie about a lonely tormented soul (like the tenant or taxi driver). guess yesterdays experience had an effect when i did this.

the picture is from the jurassic museum of technology here in LA, thought it looked cool and took the pic with my cell phone. says something about ant eggs.

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Song Stats

Hits: 1247
Comments: 33
Fans: 34
Plays: 134
Downloads: 46
Votes: 11
Uploaded: Apr 08, 2008 - 05:34:54 PM
Last Updated: Apr 08, 2008 - 05:38:53 PM Last Played: Nov 01, 2009 - 05:31:44 PM

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Keywords:

bleak is the new black (1), this describes someone else's state of mind (1), post-rock (5)

Hardware:

intel mini mac, m-audio 49e keyboard, crossfade loop synth sampler

Software:

GB4, wiretap pro,gleetchlab 2,

Comments

splinter	splinter said 579 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	The Tenant is one of the bleakest films ever made - I also kinda like it - though to call it a favorite would be a bit masochistic. I could hear this going very well with the film. I really like what you whipped up out of the ether. I'll have to give more of your stuff a listen. Check out my latest song called Do What You Want To

michael2	michael2 said 579 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	thanks man glad you liked this. i always have a soft spot for the melancholy. i'll be sure and check out your stuff, thanks for listening. Check out my latest song called Stars and Dust (space challenge)

Dragonas	Dragonas said 579 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	This could be... used in a movie. Great use of the reoccurring melody on the Cello. Very melodic and melancholy. I love it! Check out my latest song called LSD

Feter	Feter said 579 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	Kyoto Glitch this is very cinematic ..and describing alot of scenes inside you ...very genuine thnx alot for sharin it ! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

davisamerica	davisamerica said 579 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	hello bro i follow your work closely .... i listen and learn ... but bro. going to draw the line at a chunk of concrete to the head to be inspired to create a cool sound bed like this! hey michael ... wonderful to see you firing in all cylinders ... cool track ... hope you are well Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

Moviz	Moviz said 579 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	This sounds really well thought out, so just think what you could do if you really tried Michael LOL. It's so very listenable because it's the kind of music that makes pictures in the mind.... great production, cheers M Check out my latest song called A Soldiers Dream (Remix/record)

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 579 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	how cool is this this is a true one for the attic in the mind. cool, tweeked noises and twisted ant eggs, Check out my latest song called One Step Over The Line

magnatone

magnatone said 579 days ago (April 8th, 2008)

Kyoto Glitch
Michael - so glad you're OK, and what came out of getting wacked by a hunk of concrete (in addition to bruises) was musical inspiration. This is amazing, as is all your work. That you used a bunch of toy online instruments makes this all the more ethereal and maybe eerie to me. You are a true musical wizard. And we all LOVE YOU!

Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

	said 579 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	Awwwe Hi, I hope you are ok now its the psychological damage and hey! I think I hear your pain also in this peice. Way to go Mike. Put it to music if you know what I mean :) You have been soo brave, I read the forum post but was lost for words whatto say. I love this. Peace Dee xx

echoroom	echoroom said 579 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	Magnatone hit it on the head this is eerie, speaks of desolation and lonliness. You can turn your hand to any genre, cant you?! Thought provoking work... and all from a buncha toys! Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

rsorensen	rsorensen said 579 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	kyoto glitch cool sounds michael. i'm gonna go bang my head against the wall and see if I can come up with something a quarter cool as this ;) glad you've still got it. OH - very cool title too. makes me want to watch Ghost in the Shell again. Check out my latest song called You Are My Whole Life

cjdaley	cjdaley said 579 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	glitch perfect balance of glitch and melody, and good to hear you intact. two questions: 1- I googled autoglew but found nothing , so what is it ? 2. is your toy theremin playable directly in GB track or do you have to go through another app (wiretap or other)? Thanks. Check out my latest song called shortbus spaceship (feat. the Flying Monggz from the Ninth Planet) by the Monggz

Go_Turtle_Go	Go_Turtle_Go said 579 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	very very good my friend. I love all the little noises and the general mood of the song. I connect this song to another recent event:( Take care Michael, Marc Check out my latest song called Booga Sugar (ft. Beans) final mix

Skean	Skean said 578 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	Nice experiment Kinda like hove you've put this together I can here the suffer the fear the loneliness nice creation... Bravo Check out my latest song called Walking seeking & depressed

	said 578 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	Alternate theme... ...for the Twilight Zone? Ha ha... Cool, spooky mix Michael; and yes, somewhat tormented. You still thinking of that disturbed fellow who attacked you? At any rate, this is top-notch. Kudos. Be well friend!

lavalamp	lavalamp said 578 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	Professor Michael Great experiment professor. Film worthy.......although in the horror movie genre. Creepy. LL Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

Dj French Toast	Dj French Toast said 577 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	dUDE This is Bad ass Mike . Very Horror Movie disturbing . I really enjoyed your passing off alot man ; ) Creepy and yet alive and keeps you in the moment ..Nice one man ! Check out my latest song called Its The French Toast(Colab W/WillBill808)

peacepiano	peacepiano said 577 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	Minimal Interesting. Simple instruments and complex synth additions work well together. Thanks Bill Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

jiguma

jiguma said 577 days ago (April 10th, 2008)

You should get ..
.. hit on the head more often Michael! I really enjoy your more mainstream posts, but it's so interesting to hear an experimental tune of this nature from you. Sounds like all the sore bits after your little "experience" are healing in the song. Strangely, I don't find a sad vibe here - more uplifting to me.

Very interesting and enjoyable.

Neil

Check out my latest song called Under My Skin

Alannah

Alannah said 576 days ago (April 11th, 2008)

I only wish ....
.. you hadn't mentioned the "ants" ... caue I could hear them scurrying around in there ... busy busy doing their ant work .... I may hear that ticking in my head for a while now .... of course the ending was slightly subtle .. you always do something quite kitchy with your endings .. and I almost find myself waiting for that part of the song just to see what you are gonna do and to see where it is gonna end up .... but I liked the tune nonetheless ! M2 always inspiring !

Check out my latest song called I'm Drownin' - Smokey VW (feat Alannah) + Outtaorbit

Ibstrat	Ibstrat said 574 days ago (April 13th, 2008)
	Most of the time I don't listen to songs in the experimental category much but since your name was on it I checked it out.I'm glad I did.Extremely creative use of sounds- you really could do movie scores.(I'm sure there are lots of job openings)Glad to hear you are ok. Check out my latest song called Blues in Bm

blaky smith	blaky smith said 573 days ago (April 14th, 2008)
	Amazing and interesting, you are among the champions of the creativity and the originality, here again with your "toys". Nice piece, bravo Michael... Marc Check out my latest song called Pigeon voyageur

IbotenicParadigm	IbotenicParadigm said 573 days ago (April 14th, 2008)
	Jurassic Museum is the best! Really cool little dark carnival music you've got here; sad and creepy with great sounds flipping all over the place. Check out my latest song called Sunday

egobandit	egobandit said 573 days ago (April 14th, 2008)
	Wiretap Now thats a cool program This gave me images of basements filled with unfinished art work someone looking out a window and seeing small puppets pulling centapedes Well you get the pic cool song! Check out my latest song called So I been told

dajama

dajama said 573 days ago (April 14th, 2008)

Perhaps it was
the fact you mentioned movie in your notes, but I was totally thrown into that vibe from the beginning. It's the credits of a movie, black screens with credits appearing in fractured letters and flickering away, intercut with flashes of a city at twilight, people dragging themselves home, the homeless wandering, the sun setting behind freeway flyovers, dull neon crackling into life over bars, and back to the credit, and the movie is called Ekstasis. Ahem.

Cool stuff. Glad to hear your recent experience has not blunted your creative impulse. This is excellent. Nicely done, my friend. If I ever figure out what happens in the movie after the opening credits, I'll let you know! Peace.

Check out my latest song called Across the Wire (MJRF)

gregd	gregd said 573 days ago (April 14th, 2008)
	Japanese Glitch Michael if you've never, you should check out Kiyo. A Japanese glitch artist who only has one public release that I know of, "Chaotic Odd Echo", on Warp. This reminds of his stuff in title and sound. Nice attempt to pass this off as a song. I'll take it. -g Check out my latest song called 08nov08

Axgrinder

Axgrinder said 572 days ago (April 15th, 2008)

Very interesting......
Great build and choice of sounds! Nice and dark, Horror flickish, if you will? Nice to hear your still able to lay down some wicked, albeit, tasty ear candy bro! Outstanding as always. Sorry I have been neglecting my duties as a member of this mystical place, and that is to comment on all the good stuff being churned out of here! Kudos....

Be well,

Ax

Check out my latest song called Dark Circus

oldlibmike	oldlibmike said 572 days ago (April 15th, 2008)
	Eerie and dark I'm hooked on anything experimental! This is great! I love the mix of sounds. These are all online samples? I'd love to know more on the capture techniques you used. I'll have to check out more of your stuff. Check out my latest song called Lama du jour

Heightened	Heightened said 571 days ago (April 16th, 2008)
	Oh yea! Bathing in a pool of ambient/progressive/experimental music. This is truly brilliant. I only hope you had me in Kyoto in mind when you wrote it. Kind of doubt it but who wouldn't want to be associated with this song? Check out my latest song called A Journey Through Starburst Galaxy M82

	said 562 days ago (April 25th, 2008)
	Not easy to describe! This could be a great soundtrack for "LOST". Man, this piece left me speechless by how you mixed everything to get such a great sound. You're truly great! I'd consider this as a real gem. Thanks a lot for sharing! Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

said 562 days ago (April 25th, 2008)

Jurassic Technologies
It's great to hear about that strange, magical, ultra-contrived little place.

The found object method you seem to employ is remarkable, gathering sounds from online music toys is genius, as was gathering pathos from a courtroom wait. I love this idea of situational creation and of seizing every passing phenomena as material for artistry. And the results are wonderful. I'm a melancholy junkie (a fiend for melancholy, not an unhappy druggie), and the two tunes i've heard so far really hit the spot. Don't want to ramble on. Great stuff!

ageofthedeathtree	ageofthedeathtree said 394 days ago (October 10th, 2008)
	ooooooo..... would you be offended if someone added (or at least attempted to...) this? let me know...i'd really like to try some things if you're okay with it. this is an amazing tune, my ears are truly elated....... age Check out my latest song called Apocalypse Eyes (Sons of Hypnos)

Glaikit	Glaikit said 391 days ago (October 13th, 2008)
	Bleak I love the sound of experimental tracks you do, reminds me of the icelandic band mum.....if they were having a nightmare. Nice creation Check out my latest song called Snrub Eibbar Talking in Tongues (Remix)

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Name: michael2

I'm a guy who never wanted to do anything but play music. I grew up with classic rock and prog rock before discovering punk and the new york dolls once I got to high school. As i got a little older (and less angry), I developed a love o... [see more]

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