Dusted Theories

[Kim Cascone <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 2. That Cascone applies his Max/MSP random-patch mixing strategies to a s=
eries
> of Scanner's sounds.
yes...this is partly what took place...

> 3. That Cascone and Scanner add layer upon layer to the other's work =AD
> although this sounds unlikely.
this also partly took place...

 > 4. That [1] and [2] are mixed and applied to the other =AD
no, more like [2] and [3] were mixed and applied to each other...

> In a random=20
> composition of random particles, this yields, as remainder, a minimum lev=
el of
> cohesion necessary for this duration of sound that seems to see neither e=
nd
> nor beginning; that interrupts rapidly its own direction; that settles in=
to no
> pattern; that only remarks its own sonic landmarks through a similarity t=
o
> previous works of Cascone =AD but not to previous works of Scanner.
well now that our working process has been partially revealed, I'll divulge
a little more:=20
you'll have to rip the CD, reverse it in your computer and then look at bot=
h
pieces (from approx. 4:33 -> 10:02) on a spectrum analyzer to see the
material that Robin hid in the work...in addition to literally thousands of
his soundfiles, Robin used a 'very large array of masking frequencies'=81
(these are typically used in 'beat-frequency hemispherical masking
structures') which when notch filtered reveals more of his material...and i=
f
you listen very closely to the scanned voices on the CD they will direct yo=
u
to time markers on the CD that contain material that was created solely by
Robin...

> Scanner is thus a random element of this collaboration.
you'll think differently when you piece together all the various clues to b=
e
found on the CD...

daedsiluap,
KIM

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