Nowhere: Exercises in Modular Synthesis and Field Recording

by Jos Smolders

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	1.	Incident at Ras Oumlil (revised 2016) 10:01
	2.	NowHere 07:49
	3.	For Rudy Carrera (revised 2016) 08:06
	4.	Song for Maya Deren 12:03
	5.	Up. Up and Back to 1982 17:00
	6.	NoWhere 19:40

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During his preparation, setting up the paper, wetting the brush and grinding the ink stone, the calligrapher is in deep concentration. Then, when he is ready, he performs the drawing in a few swift strokes.

My works have always been precise, meticulously edited. In the last decade or so I have left the idea of a preconceived/designed composition. There is only a vague idea before I start recording. Through my Zen practice I have become interested in the approach described above. I translated the calligrapher’s method to my sessions with the modular synthesizer. I concentrate while connecting the patch and setting the parameters at the start of a session. Then I start the various sonic movements, letting things flow and interfering only when necessary. Afterwards I leave the original sounds intact as much as possible, trying to limit overdubs and extensive editing. The flow of the ‘here’ and the ‘now’ guides me.

Jos Smolders