Performed with my Pd system. Here's the title track:

http://snd.sc/vbqWQc

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holey mackeroley!

is that all PD ?

Mostly - More environmental sounds (including recorded speech) are processed in Max/MSP by the collaborative composer, Michael Andrews (SARC). Nothing that couldn't be achieved in Pd, mind you! All guitar based processes are live and in Pd.

and the effects? reverb and all that? sounds really nice.

Thanks man. Guitar effects all in Pd. Simple filters and distortions. All the granular material is using the [+soundhack] library, providing some additional filters and resonance control. Ambisonic spatialisation using the [ambilib] library. There are small additions of EQ and Reverb on the final master, but I presume you are talking on a more micro-structural level.

keep going with it is all i can say. It's absolutely first class.

I intend to. Thanks man!

Wait, so all of the granular/crazy spectral ghostly sounding stuff is from Soundhack externals? I really need to explore those more.

And is the guitar recorded direct into a mixer or interface, or are you sending it through amps or something first? I guess if you are recording separate channels for each string, you probably are just going direct, but I find it insane that the guitar tones here are developed through simple processing.

Anyway, I really feel like I can't compliment you enough on this latest work. The sound is phenomenal, the harmonic ideas are pleasing and interesting, and the actual guitar playing retains its musicality even post-processing. The fact that you can do all of this and even make it work in a live setting is mind-blowing to me.

The tone is in the fingers But, yes - each string of the guitar is direct in to the sound card from the break-out box. I'm using +bubbler~, but I am also using my only little granular abstraction I started working on a while ago, but mainly +bubbler~ in this piece. So many great parameters available. Kudos to Mr Erbe, eh? Thanks for your kind words!

OK. Digital Download and limited edition disc now available: http://signalsundertests.bandcamp.com/album/nascent

Nice work mr. graham. My copy is ordered...

D.

Thanks for the support Domien. Will be in the post this week.

so, if i order a CD it will arrive soon? The site says march 2012.

March, 2012 was a mistake on my part. Corrected now. Within 28 days, relative to where you are in relation to the UK.

If any of you are closeted iTunes users, you can buy it on there too: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nascent/id481976947