| Our style is probably grounded in the 1970's Berlin Scene, but leaning
towards an aesthetic of sparseness and minimalism, prompted partly
by pragmatic issues associated with live work. But the creative
impetus comes from dance and performance,
which provides a rich source of imagery and inspiration,
in no small part because dance projects are artistic collaborations,
yielding a cross-fertilisation of creative disciplines.
Modern electronic instruments and recording technology tend to
impose a linear
compositional and performance style, and reinforce the association
of synthesisers with conventional keyboards. We have been moving against
this market-driven trend, and developing software-based techniques for
orchestrating and performing synthesised music in an organic, interactive
manner.
Those interested in the construction of the scores should
refer to the pages devoted to process, which also introduce the software components. Those interested in the music itself could always
buy the album.
We have some editorial articles online; these should help give some feel for our aesthetic and
notions of process.
For those interested in the product technology (hardware and
software), the gear-head pages carry more than enough detail.
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