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1.	Discovery of the Organic Line 08:36	buy track
2.	Cocoon no. 2 11:36	buy track
3.	In Itself 11:32	buy track
4.	Walking 10:07	buy track
5.	Breaking the Frame 08:42	buy track
6.	Poetic Shelter 07:04	buy track
7.	The Inside Is the Outside 08:25	buy track
8.	Monument To All Situations 11:10	buy track

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This week's performance was far less dramatic than last week's troubled journey. I was tired for this one--sleep's been difficult for a number of reasons. As a result, my performance was more intuitive than conscious, trusting what emerged in the moment from listening. There were fewer live listeners this week, but it was a quiet gathering of friends, listening intently.

The result does show its pedal steel heritage, though with some wind and reed timbres, notably some accordion-like sounds. The music drifted from one place to another, dwelling for a while before moving on.

This week's improvisation is dedicated to the visual art of Lygia Clark. Thank you for listening!

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released February 1, 2024

Maurice Rickard: Guitar, programming

Instrument: 1970s 10-string pedal steel guitar in modified E9 tuning (F# C# E F# G# B E G# D# F#), played with fingers, thumb pick, and eBow. Slides: Dunlop tonebar, Taylor ebony.

Signal chain: pedal steel > Balls Effects KWB > Vox Wah > Dunlop Uni-Vibe > Moyo Volume > Max/MSP eight-delay patch with FFT pitch shift, tremolo, convolution reverb, Arturia Tape MELLO-Fi.

Impulses: silent5 Biamp MR/140 (Flat), Inchindown Oil Tanks, St. Paul's Huddersfield, silent5 Biamp MR/140 (Tilt-Down), Fort Worden Cistern

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snwv Pittsburgh

Maurice Rickard is a musician, sound artist, and Deep Listening Certificate holder based in Pittsburgh. snwv is his project to create ambient environments from finely tuned oscillators and other sound sources as well (guitar, microphones, feedback). Some patches use mostly oscillators, some use delays, some use controlled amounts of randomness. Results range from gentle ambience to chaos. ... more

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