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Way Back When One / 1984​-​1989

by Steve Layton

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1.
Pattern Pieces I-IV (4 Feb 1984) 22:08
2.
Pastorale d'été (1985) 03:01
3.
Cisterna Magna - Ending (1986) 06:38
4.
Expanding Universe (1987) 05:32
5.
Yellow River - Night (1987) 04:36
6.
Sirens (1987) 05:58
7.
Socrate Gloss (1987) 07:49
8.
Spirit of Asia (1987) 02:29
9.
Demon Sleeping (1988) 04:44
10.
Chasing the Light (1988) 04:46
11.
The Night Passes (1988) 04:36
12.
World Gamelan (1988) 05:26
13.
Power Supreme (1988) 05:21
14.
Small Wars 1, 2, 3 (1988) 08:13
15.
Huế (1988) 05:00
16.
Rubber Snakes (1988) 04:03
17.
Close Canon (1988) 04:31
18.
When the Bombs Fell (1988) 07:08
19.
Bopdedop (1988) 04:15
20.
Last Night I Dreamed (1988) 12:01
21.
To Live and Die a Butterfly (1988) 05:22
22.
Bijin (1989) 09:27
23.
Jabal (1989) 05:12
24.
The Dark Drug (1989) 06:18
25.
Amy Made Me (1989) 06:00
26.
L'histoire (1989) 05:29
27.
Johnny Quest (1989) 08:59

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A first collection of my earlier electronic work, from the analog days with just a Roland Jupiter-4 synth & TR-606 drum box, Casio VL-tone, and a stereo cassette deck, through the early digital (but pre-computer) days with a Casio CZ-101 synth and DH-100 MIDI horn, Roland S-10 sampler, Yamaha TX-81z synth and QX-5 sequencer, Alesis HR-16 drum machine, going to a Fostex 200 4-track cassette deck. Everything was rescued from cassette tapes in various states of age and disrepair; while cleaned and balanced a bit, the sound quality is what it is. While the sound may not always be "technicolor", the tracks capture an immediacy, freshness, and sheer seat-of-the-pants creativity in making these pieces single-handed in the corner of my various apartment living rooms.

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released December 4, 2019

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Steve Layton Seattle, Washington

Composer, performer, recordist, connector, facilitator. Editor of Sequenza21.com, a long-running website reporting on contemporary classical music.
Collaborator at ImprovFriday/Sound-In, a weekly web gathering of musicians from around the globe. NiwoSound is an umbrella for innovative art music / art sound. ... more

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