Generative Etudes Vol 2.2

by Matthew Ryals

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1.	etude no. 12 (take 5) 04:59	buy track
2.	etude no. 5 (take 9) 02:20	buy track
3.	etude no. 17 (take 12) 05:12	buy track
4.	etude no. 8 (take 6) 02:59	buy track
5.	etude no. 9 (take 4) 05:06	buy track

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These etudes are from a larger suite of material dedicated to the study & practice of generative composition. At the onset of 2022, following my previous releases “Voltage Scores” & “impromptus in isolation”, I had a hankering to focus exclusively on generative composition in the hardware domain. Those previous albums featured self-playing works and others that merged improvisation with the algorithmic, and I found myself wishing to hunker down and see what else was possible.

So, immediately following new year's day 2022, I gave myself an assignment with the following rules: create one work / patch per day for 30 days (not consecutively due to other obligations), restrict my focus as much as possible to generative processes, each piece must start and stop itself (no human interaction), record at least 5 takes of each patch, only use my modular synthesizer (no help from other tools or computers), no overdubs, & no editing.

The second volume features the same etudes across three EPs (Vol 2.0, 2.1, 2.2) but with different takes of the generative patches running. Generative Etudes Vol 2.0 was released by SØVN records, based in Torino, Italy, on Dec 1, 2023. The first volume is out in full, with its first edition, Vol 1.0, released by dingn\dents based in Seoul, Korea. The full suite consists of 9 releases, three labels (plus my self-released editions), and 3 formats.

Volume 2 is the more rhythmic, percussive, and erratic of the three. As SØVN records describes, “The music of Generative Etudes Vol 2.0 is made of percussive surprises and unexpectedly playful chopped-up synths. Matthew's rules, as interpreted by the machines, produce fast, unpredictable changes in timbre and rhythm at every corner. The resulting excitement is not unlike the one we experience when visiting a new place - or perhaps, when discovering a new possible world: with a brief glimpse of the infinite intricacy behind its rules that will remain unknown to us, we are pushed to reconsider the rules of our own real world.”

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released February 2, 2024

All etudes recorded live with no overdubs or post editing using a modular synthesizer January - September 2022. Composed and produced by Matthew Ryals at home in Brooklyn, NY.

Mastered by Taylor Deupree at 12k Mastering
Artwork “Studio_02” by Sonia Gavazza, made with the use of manual engraving techniques (etching, aquatint, drypoint).

Thank you to Francesco Ameglio, Andrea Bruera, Sonia Gavazza & Joyce N. Ho.

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Matthew Ryals Brooklyn, New York

Matthew Ryals is a synthesist, composer, improviser, + educator based in New York, NY.

Primarily working with a modular synthesizer, his music encompasses aleatoricism, cybernetics, improvisation, and unfixed forms & release formats.

Other releases available on SØVN & Oxtail Recordings. ... more

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