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Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:49:15 -0400

This is the soundtrack of 5 year old me barreling down a steep...

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:46:00 -0400

This is the soundtrack of 5 year old me barreling down a steep hill, angling for adventure with an all too imaginary cause.

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Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:14:07 -0500

Nice is an old beats track I did a while back, it reinvents...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:05:00 -0500

Nice is an old beats track I did a while back, it reinvents itself several times but a prodding, sinister vibe is retained throughout with just the right amount of fromage.

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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:05:14 -0500

Neywon is a brand new track, another painting I would say,...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:01:00 -0500

Neywon is a brand new track, another painting I would say, assembling samples, broken digital sounds and spacial considerations. Going through my old stuff has really gotten me going again on this platform and this track embodies everything I’m liking about it these days.

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Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:41:16 -0500

This slightly assaulting nugget from the past paints travel,...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:34:52 -0500

This slightly assaulting nugget from the past paints travel, verbiage and time.

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Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:41:00 -0500

Trarc is a spacial experiment. Folding and unfolding of samples...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:39:00 -0500

Trarc is a spacial experiment. Folding and unfolding of samples and digitally-broken bits and bites. Best listened to in a dark place with wide stereo speakers… the long fade is worth it.

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Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:36:14 -0500

Pretty old one for you here, early sampling efforts, I really...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:35:00 -0500

Pretty old one for you here, early sampling efforts, I really like this one.

More of a theme than a song. I think Steve Zissou could get a lot done to this track.

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Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:16:16 -0500

Soju is part of my more recent efforts. A digital collage...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:02:00 -0500

Soju is part of my more recent efforts. A digital collage intending a story similar to Elevator (below), though this one is more of a departure. I believe in outer space.

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Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:50:00 -0500

I went through a phase of hanging out in dark places,...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:27:00 -0500

I went through a phase of hanging out in dark places, listening/dancing to electronic music of the D+B and IDM variety…. which led to me trying to program some semblance of my experience. Snare, probably the closest I ever got to achieving the sinister vibe that appealed to me - oh so much, was the result.

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Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:25:00 -0500

This seems like a logical place to start. Elevator was one of my...

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:28:00 -0500

This seems like a logical place to start. Elevator was one of my first sample assembly attempts. Basically I stumbled onto this site http://www.freesound.org/ and decided to try my hand at imagining a scene or event and sonically painting said scene using strictly samples and manipulation. I wanted the music to narrate, create a sense of a timeline and also include the event sounds. One day I’ll submit this to the 60x60 people, until then…

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A Brief History

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:11:00 -0500

So it started out when a friend of mine sat me down and explained how to use a sampler and how to edit for sampling (Thanks Doty!). I had a decent enough synthesizer and had been messing around with sequencing.

Endless repeating tracks, extremely rich in variation - were the result of some newly acquired skills. I found ways to satisfy some wild urge of creation. Basically manipulation of enormous possibilities… kid in a sandbox.

Sampling and the manipulation of sound using sequencers and a large, but finite number of digital knobs to turn led to all kinds of music programing/composing. Here I’m going to share some of my music with you. If you like a track feel free to download or share it..

Some of this is old and embarrassing, in fact… that’s going to be the name of this scrapbook:
Old and Embarrassing - The Digital Musings of Avi Granite.

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If you’re interested in my other work visit:
http://avigranite.com