Wirework by Hawkmoth SGE

"Wirework" is the second album in a series created using technology “limited” to what was available by 1969. The instrument I used is my interpretation of a 1960’s Buchla 100 series Electronic Music System. I used replicas, emulations or interpretations of the original modular Buchla circuits (or as close as I could get in 3U format). The audio effects that were used were those that would have been available at the time, such as spring reverb, basic tape delay, ring modulation, and frequency shifters.

All the performances were recorded live using this modular system and edited for length. My goal was to record an album of music that could have been produced in the 1960’s. With almost limitless technology available to musicians today, it was a lot of fun and very satisfying to “go back in time” to one point in the origin of electronic sound and try to harness the sheer power and unpredictability of the Buchla 100 series.

Each piece is comprised of a looped, sequenced “theme” with related timbres and live manipulation of the controls.

Alan Stuart began his music career DJing hip hop and downtempo in Chicago in the late 1990s. His debut album "Mountains Rise" was released under the moniker DJ Anomaly in 2003 on his label SGE Records. He would consider his influences to be artists such as DJ Premier, DJ Shadow, Kraftwerk, Boards of Canada, and DJ Sneak. He also has released music under the name Hawkmoth SGE.

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