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RadioSilence: Objective Linearity (general release version)

by Andy Pickford

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Esmer's Well 17:27
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Anjikuni 16:49
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This is the general release version of Objective Linearity. UPC 5056495315612. Although somewhat shorter, it remains at double CD length. All tracks remixed, edited, mastered March 2022.

Here's the write-up from the OG 2021 Bandcamp version:
March 31 2021
All of these were recorded as live performance pieces. Only minimal post-production corrections have been applied. No editing.
So, following on from Newton’s Cradle and First Sentience, Objective Linearity certainly takes me back about 40 years in terms of approach. My style’s gained a lot of sophistication since then, thankfully. So has gear which makes it possible to achieve things more reliably.
I can’t mention the word ‘reliable’ though, without having another moan about the tuning of analogue oscillators. Well, actually they’re not so bad, not the monophonics at least. I can switch those on a day later and they’ll stay tuned, providing none of the cats have sabotaged them overnight. The real box of assholery is in fact the Korg Minilogue XD module I recently got. Okay, if I’m really really lucky it’ll do what I program it to do. More often than not, it’ll wonk out after a minute and start going off on its very own tangent. Going ridiculously out of tune whenever it feels like it is its prime speciality. However, as this saves me a lot of effort I’m really quite pleased the thing conducts its own twattery and doesn’t need me to add much.
I also have a lot of fun with the Neutron and its vast tuning knobs. You can basically look at those in a funny way and get them to detune. I try not to think about that synth much, in case it decides to get into an argument with me.
Also on Objective Linearity you’ll hear the DSI Prophet 12. It’s a great synth in its own right although it can be worryingly good at doorbells.
The entire gear list for this album is as follows:
Behringer Model D
Behringer Neutron
Behringer Odyssey
DSI Prophet 12
Korg MS20 mini
Korg Minilogue XD module
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10ms stereo delay, autopanning and phasing was used in-line to go from mono>stereo. Effects added in-line: Fabfilter Timeless (delay), Fabfilter Pro-R & Eventide Blackhole (reverb), AIR Filter Gate.

Some of the pieces here were relatively easy to program and perform. I would say it takes about as long as a similar piece using overdubs. Where the balance of effort changes is in the preparation. You do all of that first before diving in for a take. The two pieces which used all the synths (Temple of The WonkLord / Crimson Morning), took longer than a day to program and fail to get in tune. ToTWL Didn't want to play nice the day after either. I finally got a correct sounding take underway the following evening, which despite being interrupted both by mother and two cats, is the one you hear. It was attempt 47. No shit. Oh, and I'm playing lead on both these pieces for a change and because I'd got free hands and a spare Odyssey. There are a couple of things which make these remarkable for me. Firstly, they're both left-handed lead lines cos the synths I needed to keep tweaking were to my right. Secondly, the tune on ToTWL really was made up on the spot. After 47 tries and 3 sabotage attempts I finally reached the point where I'd planned a solo. Played the tune, thought "nice if I can remember that", then nearly didn't. By the time I wanted to play solo 2nd time, I had no idea how it went but it came out the same anyway! That was all luck.

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released April 15, 2022

All files uploaded as 24bit wav. OG version's are 24bit flac.

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Andy Pickford Derby, UK

I make immersive synth music, create my own art, eat, drink, shit and exist. I'm not famous but everybody knows my name... like shingles.

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