COMPOSITIONS (1995-present)

 
Combustible (2008-2009) electroacoustic composition consisting of lots and lots of micro edits
Squelch (2005-06) electroacoustic composition mixing raw and processed field recordings; waveshaping is the primary processing technique in this piece
Cycle (2004) electroacoustic composition mixing orchestral instrument samples, synthesized and processed sounds mp3 (excerpt, 3.1 MB)
Trio (2004) music for choreography by Deborah Slater Dance Theater, co-composed with Erling Wold mp3 (full piece, 16.5 MB)
Note from Patzcuaro (2003) audio postcard based on computer-processed field recordings of Patzcuaro, Mexico
nomen plaid (2003) electroacoustic composition
Things Frankie Heard (2002) based on computer-generated sound and processed field recordings of Desolation Wilderness, California
J-Wake (2001) based on computer-generated sound and processed field recordings of Californian and Mexican Pacific coastlines mp3 (excerpt, 6.1MB) realaudio (excerpt)
five haiku (2000) based on computer-generated sound and processed field recordings of urban hikes in San Francisco, California mp3 (excerpt, 5.1MB) realaudio (excerpt)
Maroc (1998) audio postcard based on computer-processed field recordings of Fez, Tanjer, Marrakesh, and Chefchaouen, Morocco
In or Out (1997) based on computer-generated sound and live-processed sound of  Radish Festival, Oaxaca, Mexico and Christmas festival, San Miguel de Allenda, Mexico
Musk (1997) based on computer-generated sound and live-processed sound of souk in Marrakesh, Morocco
To My Son Parker, Asleep in the Next Room (1996) setting of poem of same title by the late Bob Kaufman, computer-generated sound and processed voice mp3 (excerpt, 7.3 MB) realaudio (excerpt)
Japanese Postcard (1995) audio postcard based on computer-processed field recordings of Tokyo, Hamamatsu, and Kyoto
Three Studies for Pedal Steel (1995) based on heavily computer-processed recordings of pedal steel guitar
Survival of the Fit Enough: The Galapagos Project -- by Deborah Slater Dance Theater(2003) soundtrack for evening-length dance theater piece, chronicling the author's shipwreck and survival in The Galapagos Islands. (electroacoustic music and audio processing by T. Blum; instrumental music by Erling Wold)
- mp3 excerpts -
Ship Wrecked (mp3 excerpt, 1.3 MB)
Attacked by Waves (2.5 MB)
The Life Raft (mp3 excerpt, 6 MB)
A Miraculous Rescue (3.7 MB)

 
 
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