2 Tentative and Unintelligent Decompositions

by Brian McCorkle

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	1.	The Computer is Listening 05:26		buy track
	2.	Acceleration is not an Option 11:59		buy track

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cover photo by Hidemi Takagi

This album is a first step towards a later album.

Two simple pitch-following programs written in Python are used to enable an interactive duet between the computer and a performer, in this case the composer Brian McCorkle (vocalizing and playing a small guitar and for a minute or two, bongos).

McCorkle describes the methodology/practice/technique of decomposition as:
"An act of composition in reverse, an antidote to composer-as-landowner, a Decomposition is defined as a series of musical decisions rather than a predetermined melody or harmony. Each Decomposition is based around a different focal point: light, timbre, loudness, note, meaning, contact, conversation, periodicity, presence, and absence. Over the course of 2018 individual recording sessions will be held with over 50 artists, engaging with a focus of their choice, designed with them in mind. The recordings will be assembled into an album, culminating in a record release show and exhibition of selected compositional systems for the public to engage with."

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released May 2, 2018

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Brian McCorkle New York, New York

Brian McCorkle is a composer, musician, and performer. In addition to his work with the composer's collective Varispeed, he was the Co-Director of the Panoply Performance Laboratory (PPL) from 2009-2018.

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