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Matias Vilaplana - Verdad Greasè (intensities)

from Stockhausen Serves the Worms by Semibegun

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I chose Poème électronique as the source material for this piece. The eclectic collection of sounds can deceptively lead one to think that it would be an excellent piece to take samples from and remix. However, once I started sampling different moments I realized that the true value of the piece was not in the particular timbres themselves, but rather the relationship between each of the different sounds. I decided to not sample any of it and rather take Varèse's approach to composition as ‘organized sound’ and carry it out with my own collection of timbre. 

The collection was produced with three different synths (MiniMoog, Oberheim Matrix 12 and Arp Odyssey) in an attempt to explore their timbral range. The first half of the piece is the result of the curation and organization of this collection, using different tools to highlight the resemblances and contrasts between each of the sounds. The second half of the piece diverges from the idea of organized sound and moves closer to the idea of Zones of Intensities, also expressed by Varèse. Paraphrasing from "Liberation of Sound," he describes these zones as sound masses that move through different planes, differentiated by various timbres, colors and loudnesses, where the work can flow as rivers flow. 

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from Stockhausen Serves the Worms, released May 5, 2023

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