Hal McGee
Hal McGee's Audio Insult 15:57/192k
...with sounds and pre-recorded material by Hal McGee, K Paul Boyev (Otolathe), Andrew Chadwick (Ironing, Capstan Drive), Al Margolis (If, Bwana), Aaron Zarzutzki, Charles Rice Goff III, Phil Klampe, Jen Sandwich, Ego Death, Michael Thomas Jackson. Credits: David Fuglewicz Open Loops, Mental Anguish Open Loops, Omnitechnomatrix Open Loops. Genre: Experimental. Created: 28 Mar 2008 09:52 AM. Plays: 1594
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Hal McGee
itchinmytwitchyglitch 06:21/192k
Recorded and processed on microcassette (and in Acid Pro). I am itchy and twitchy and irritable and pissed off. My idea of dance music for the 21st Century. This sounds like the tinnitus in my right ear. Photo by Jen Sandwich. Credits: GEMAfreie-welten Guest Artist, Hal McGee - manipulations. Genre: Glitch. Created: 22 Aug 2007 07:15 PM. Plays: 1080
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Hal McGee
Waterproof Serpent 07:45/192k
A new avant garde surrealist spoken word piece constructed and sculpted out of spam emails. I have consulted The Oracle, and this is what she spake. Credits: GEMAfreie-welten Guest Artist; Hal McGee - voice and words; Jen Sandwich - photograph. Genre: Avant Garde. Created: 20 Apr 2007 05:13 AM. Plays: 1262
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Hal McGee
Dark Side Of The Sun 09:36/192k
Fuglewicz and I inhaled the smoke deep into our lungs and set out for the Dark Side Of The Sun. Nine minutes and 36 seconds later we exhaled. Credits: David Fuglewicz and Hal McGee synthesizer loops from Free Loop Project 015. Genre: Space Exploration. Created: 09 Apr 2007 04:34 PM. Plays: 1332
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Hal McGee
Beat Frequency 09:00/192k
Invented in 1919 by Russian scientist Leon Theremin, the theremin was one of the earliest electronic music instruments, and the first musical instrument designed to be played without being touched. The theremin is the only instrument that is literally "played in space".
From Wikipedia:
The musician stands in front of the instrument and moves his or her hands in the proximity of two metal antennae. The distance from one antenna determines frequency (pitch), and the distance from the other controls amplitude (volume). The theremin uses the heterodyne principle to generate an audio signal. The instrument's circuitry includes two radio frequency oscillators. One oscillator operates at a fixed frequency. The other is a variable frequency oscillator, the frequency of which is controlled by the performer's distance from the frequency control antenna. The performer's hand acts as the grounded plate (the performer's body being the connection to ground) of a variable capacitor in an L-C (inductance-capacitance) circuit. The difference between the frequencies of the two oscillators at each moment generates a beat frequency in the audio frequency range, resulting in audio signals.
Inspired by John Cage, Robin O'Brien, Gerard Greenway, and Leon Theremin. Credits: Hal McGee Open Loops; additional theremin and effects by Hal McGee. Genre: Beats. Created: 22 Feb 2007 05:36 PM. Plays: 1233
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Hal McGee
Momentum Of A New Self-Image 09:55/192k
I constructed the text of the spoken word audio recording which forms the basis of this piece out of word fragments from horoscopes and spam emails. At once abstract and at the same time highly personal, "Momentum Of A New Self-Image" addresses existential issues of self-awareness, doubt, overcoming living death, and many other things. Into this word tapestry I wove acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, flute, bassoon, bullroarer, and tambourine loops by Ed Drury. Credits: Ed Drury Guest Artist; Hal McGee, voice, words. Genre: Avant Garde. Created: 08 Feb 2007 10:37 AM. Plays: 2340
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Hal McGee
Black Mood 09:03/192k
Someone recently tried to tell me that white is the new black. I don't believe it for a second, especially when I'm in a black mood. Listen to it loud. Credits: Mental Anguish (Chris Phinney) - synthesizer loops from private resident artist FTP loops; Hal McGee - Moog Voyager synthesizer, Moog MF-104 Analog Delay. Genre: Industrial Electronic. Created: 12 Jan 2007 10:33 AM. Plays: 1366
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Currently I am curating the Contact Compilation Project, which will consist of nine online compilations of 60 one-minute tracks by international audio artists who are members of the Contact Group Of Experimental Electronic Music and Noise on Facebook.
I have been creating my own homemade experimental electronic music since 1981. I was heavily involved in the early days of the homemade music Cassette Culture movement in the 1980s, and was one of the movement's original and prime motivators, organizers, and promoters.
Debbie Jaffe and I operated the Cause And Effect cassette distribution service and label in the mid 1980s, and we sold and distributed 5,000 cassettes in three years. We released cassettes by Merzbow, Nurse With Wound, Haters, Borbetomagus, Controlled Bleeding, Robert Rich, DDAA, Blackhouse, Pacific 231, Human Flesh, F/i, If Bwana, Algebra Suicide, Jabon, Psyclones, Monochrome Bleu, Vox Populi!, and Master/Slave Relationship. I also produced several notable compilations on the label. In the mid 1980s I recorded numerous works as a member of Viscera, solo as Dog As Master, and in collaboration with If, Bwana and Jabon.
In the late 1980s and early 90s I published Electronic Cottage Magazine, operated the Electronic Cottage label, and collaborated extensively with Chris Phinney, NOMUZIC, and David Prescott, as well as produced three compilations.
In the mid to late 1990s I released dozens of cassettes of homemade experimental music solo and in collaboration with Jeph Jerman, Brian Noring (EHI), Big City Orchestra, David Wright, L.G. Mair, Emil Hagstrom (**** ESP), Keith Nicolay, Charles Rice Goff III, Bret Hart, Homogenized Terrestrials, and If, Bwana. In 1998 I produced the Tape Heads Cassette Compilation Project, which consisted of eight 90-minute volumes.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s I turned my attention to the production of homemade CDR releases, and collaborated heavily in person and via mail collaboration, with Brian Noring, Chris Phinney, Dave Fuglewicz, Don Campau, Rick Franecki, Charles Goff, Bret Hart, Homogenized Terrestrials, Noring, and Albert Casais.. During this time I recorded several albums of cassette tape collage works, most notably Wired For Sound, Maps Of Nowhere, and the My Intellectual Property trilogy. In 2003-04 I produced the five-volume Quotidian Assemblages compilation project, and later, two volumes of a multi-collaborative compilation nature, Collage Mania. In 2005 I recorded and released a 2-hour video film called The Secret Life Of Hal McGee.
In 2005 I took my first steps toward distributing my music online by joining the Tapegerm Collective, which is a collaborative loop-based community.
In 2006, I began performing live for the first time since 1987, and I became involved in Florida's burgeoning, highly active Noise and experimental music scene. Since then I have performed more than 100 times.
I have curated four Laboratory Music Improvisation Festivals and 13 Apartment Music shows (hosted in my apartment in Gainesville, Florida).
DJ Samurai Pimp vs The Kung Fu Space Cowboy
Hal McGee's Audio Insult
itchinmytwitchyglitch
Waterproof Serpent
Dark Side Of The Sun
Beat Frequency
Momentum Of A New Self-Image
Black Mood
Kitchen Sink Sinfonietta
Spiral Galaxy M100
Dark Energy
Hal McGee Live At The Atlantic, Solder Fest V
Hal McGee Live At The Shamrock
Hal McGee Live At The Bombshell Gallery
Evil Eye Galaxy
Caffeine
Tinnitus
Principle Of Uncertainty
New Dimensions for Piano, PC and Loops
Blind Man Shoots Wife
Number Group Problem Fact
Liberty
No Comment
Space Trip Beyond Death
The Astronomer
Insect People Of Minraud
The Helix Nebula
Dusty Frozen Sea
Giant Monsters Repel UFOs & Then Attack Washington
First Voyage To The Red Planet
Space Junk
Giant Monsters Attack Amsterdam
Giant Monsters Attack Hong Kong
UFO Sex Lab
The Flying Saucers Are Coming To Take Us Home
The Great Nebula In Orion
Giant Monsters Attack Baghdad And Tokyo
In The House, Gainesville
Giant Monsters Attack Memphis
McGee's Travels In Floridada: The Alachua Savanna
Giant Monsters Attack New York
Technopolis
Big Lips
Analog Scribble Spamwich
This Will Hurt A Bit
Cobwebs
Free Bipolar Disorder Information Kit
Call Me Kid Cacophony
Firecrackers and Centipedes
Hyper Space Loop
He Who Bravely Dares Must Sometimes Risk A Fall
"So refreshing to have my ears insulted with such fire and drama! I am particularly offended by the chorus, which I believe is around the 12-14 minute mark on this piece. The repeated phrase: "so so spawn tanius" gets my digestive system feeling somewhat slapped in the face (or perhaps kicked somewhere nearer the colon?). The overall skill used in placing the electronic noises in relation to the lo fi vocal samples is absolutely perfect for driving me to scream out a contemptible Bronx Cheer! I shamefully proclaim my love for the author's well-directed course of abasement!" -- C. Goff III (on 03/28/08 11:55:38)
"Whereas it is found expedient, for the better administration of creative discernment and the prevention of creatve inanity within the territories and jurisdiction of the parties, respectively, that persons committing certain heinous crimes, being fugitives from the appreciation of the newest Halmix, should, under certain circumstances, be reciprocally delivered up; and also to enumerate such felonious creative folly explicitly; and whereas the laws of Austria forbid the surrender of its own citizens to a foreign jurisdiction, the Government of the United States, with a view of making the convention strictly reciprocal, shall be held equally free from any obligation to surrender citizens of the United States; therefore, on the one part the United States of America, an awoed and zealous Hal partisan and on the other part His Majesty the Emperor of Austria also imbued with a stalwart appreciation, having resolved to treat on this subject, have, for that purpose, appointed their respective Plenipotentiaries, to negotiate and conclude a convention; that is to say:
The President of the United States, William L. Marcy, Secretary of State who was observed to swoon at the tidings of a new Halmix; and His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, John George Chevalier de Hulsemann, who is frequently perceived awash in joy over a listening, his said Majesty's Minister- Resident near the Government of the United States; who, after reciprocal communication of their respective powers, have agreed to and signed the following articles:
ARTICLE I.
It is agreed that the United States and Austria shall, upon mutual requisitions by them or their ministers, officers or authorities, respectively made, deliver up to justice all persons who, being charged with the crime of insufficient praise of Halcompositions, or its open disapproval with intent to express calumny, or debasement, or slander, or reproach, or invective, or the fabrication or circulation of counterfeit adulation, whether oral or written, or the suppression of public esteem, committed within the jurisdiction of either party, shall seek an asylum or shall be found within the territories of the other: Provided, That this shall only be done upon such evidence of insufficient expressed approbation of Halmixes as, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial if the crime or offense had there been committed; and the respective judges and other magistrates of the two Governments shall have power, jurisdiction and authority, upon complaint made under oath, to issue a warrant for the apprehension of the fugitive or person so charged, that he may be brought before such judges or other magistrates, respectively, to the end that the evidence of criminality may be heard and considered, provided that the magistrates that would sit in judgement of the creative malefactors have themselves been seen to frequently be sent into trabsports of joy over a hearing of a Halmix; and if, on such hearing, the evidence be deemed sufficient to sustain the charge, it shall be the duty of the examining judge or magistrate to certify the same to the proper executive authority, that a warrant may issue for the surrender of such fugitive where to expiate their crime they might be allowed a hearing of a Halmix and given opportunity to display a truthful enjoyment. The expense of such apprehension and delivery and the procuring of the Halcomposition shall be borne and defrayed by the party who makes the requisition and receives the fugitive. The provisions of the present convention shall not be applied, in any manner, to the crimes enumerated in the first article committed anterior to the date thereof nor to any crime or offense of a music critic character.
ARTICLE II.
Neither of the contracting parties shall be bound to deliver up its own citizens or subjects under the stipulations of this convention unless it is clear they have never expressed a sufficient regard for Halmixes.
ARTICLE III.
Whenever any person accused of any of the crimes enumerated in this convention shall have committed a new crime in the territories of the State where he has sought an asylum or shall be found, such person shall not be delivered up, under the stipulations of this convention, until he shall have been submitted to a listening of the newest Halmix available and shall have received the punishment due to such new crime, or shall have been acquitted thereof if his discerned reaction to the playing of the Halmix is esteemed sufficiently positive.
ARTICLE IV.
The present convention shall continue in force until the first of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight; and if neither party shall have given to the other six months' previous notice of its intention then to terminate the same, it shall further remain in force until the end of twelve months after either of the high contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of such intention; each of the high contracting parties reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other at any time after the expiration of the said first day of January, 1858, and the release of yet further Halmixes will be esteemed as an occasion where a delay in the giving of notice is understood as a pratical matter of course.
ARTICLE V.
The present convention shall be ratified by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States and by His Majesty the Emperor of Austria who will zealously endeavour to advance the praises due Halmixes, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington within six months from the date hereof, or sooner if possible, if more Halmixes are discerned to be released presently.
In faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this convention and have hereunto affixed their seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington, the third day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, and of the Independence of the United States the eightieth.
" -- Buzzsaw & The Shavings (on 09/04/07 23:45:48)
"A bouncing proof that you don't need fancy gear to shake the mind.. but please add some low freq to move my.. feet;)" -- britva (on 08/23/07 13:05:08)
"Ahh, it's good to have another McGee blendermixalated loop assault. I am entranced and mmmmmyyyy fiiiibgersss are gah gah gettting weird or or mmmybbeee wired, mm nghh, ahhh, nottt yesss yess ahm okkey dokket eahhhhh, passs da thor th th zine. Woa if the DEA knew ahhhbout dis zhit they they woulddd freeekin' freeek." -- David Fuglewicz (on 08/22/07 20:08:15)
09 Free Improvisation For Four Monotrons 100512
one-shot from a 20 minute improvisation for four Korg Monotron synthesizers Credits: Project-37. --> (40 downloads)
08 Free Improvisation For Four Monotrons 100512
one-shot from a 20 minute improvisation for four Korg Monotron synthesizers Credits: Project-37. --> (44 downloads)
07 Free Improvisation For Four Monotrons 100512
one-shot from a 20 minute improvisation for four Korg Monotron synthesizers Credits: Project-37. --> (45 downloads)
06 Free Improvisation For Four Monotrons 100512
one-shot from a 20 minute improvisation for four Korg Monotron synthesizers Credits: Project-37. --> (43 downloads)
05 Free Improvisation For Four Monotrons 100512
one-shot from a 20 minute improvisation for four Korg Monotron synthesizers Credits: Project-37. --> (42 downloads)
04 Free Improvisation For Four Monotrons 100512
one-shot from a 20 minute improvisation for four Korg Monotron synthesizers Credits: Project-37. --> (41 downloads)
03 Free Improvisation For Four Monotrons 100512
one-shot from a 20 minute improvisation for four Korg Monotron synthesizers Credits: Project-37. --> (45 downloads)
02 Free Improvisation For Four Monotrons 100512
one-shot from a 20 minute improvisation for four Korg Monotron synthesizers Credits: Project-37. --> (43 downloads)
01 Free Improvisation For Four Monotrons 100512
one-shot from a 20 minute improvisation for four Korg Monotron synthesizers Credits: Project-37. --> (49 downloads)
