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1.	Winter Pond 09:44	buy track
2.	Deep Red Roses Chant 12:00	buy track
3.	Atmospheric Effect 06:50	buy track
4.	Lake Reflecting Advent of Spring 11:46	buy track
5.	Jupiter's Glow 12:53	buy track
6.	Cumulus 07:48	buy track
7.	Red Scarlet Sage 09:15	buy track
8.	Glimpse of the Earth 13:30	buy track

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This week was a bit of a struggle: I started on hollowbody Univox, which is very microphonic, so I have to use a light touch--any accidental touches (lifting off an eBow, brushing the strings, knocking a hand against the top) are fully amplified. I also had a buzzy cable, which makes itself known in the first few pieces here.

I switched guitars, which helped, though more important was the audience, who were enjoying the sound and direction despite the struggle going on under the surface. Thank you all! I hope that you also have a supportive community around you, particularly now.

This week's performance is dedicated to the work of Alma Thomas. Thank you for listening!

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released April 20, 2022

Maurice Rickard: Guitar, programming

Guitars: Univox Effie in Fahey C tuning, dropped to B (1-3), home-built Res-o-Glas in standard tuning (4-8).

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

Impulses: Huddersfield Town Hall (Near), Inchindown Oil Tanks, 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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