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semi quavers and oscillators
Released September 1, 2023 · ryan todd-nakamura x otomatk
Thirteen ambient and drone pieces generated from variations of a single otomatk composition, using a custom Node.js sound library. Field recordings made along Tokyo’s Nogawa River weave the sounds of summer through the album. Dedicated to the memory of Ryuichi Sakamoto.
glimmer eye
Released May 5, 2023 · intafon
Four pieces trace the brief life of a star child, from birth and first love to a final journey through the atmosphere. Each track was performed in a single live take on modular synthesizers, multitracked in Ableton Live, and mastered in Adobe Audition.
Filter Feeders Vol.2 :: Fever Dream from Tomorrow
Released March 31, 2023 · intafon
The second Filter Feeders release explores filters as sound sources, with the Meng Qi Wing Pinger, Xaoc Belgrad, and other Eurorack filters. Originally recorded for a Resident Electronic show in May 2021.
Filter Feeders Vol.1 :: Asleep in the Storm
Released March 18, 2023 · intafon
A meditation on the Meng Qi Wing Pinger and the filter as a musical voice. Slow percussion, modular ambience, delay, and deep reverb evoke drifting off to sleep during a thunderstorm.
IMMIGRATION SESSIONS
Released March 3, 2023 · intafon
Eight tracks document the first year after moving to Tokyo. The recordings grew from a portable 168hp modular system housed in a 1970s Samsonite briefcase, kept together throughout the year to develop a shared sound. Mastering by Nathan Moody at Obsidian Sound; performance and production by intafon, with design by Ryan Todd-Nakamura.
DC6
Released October 24, 2022 · intafon
A live modular techno experiment with an acidic edge and a train-like momentum. Recorded on June 12, 2020, with performance by Ryan Todd-Nakamura and cover design credited to Otomatk.
DREAM AMBULANCES AT MIDNIGHT
Released August 6, 2021 · intafon
A nocturnal city narrative accompanies a live performance combining the Meng Qi Wing Pinger, The Human Comparator Recursive Machine, modular synthesis, and electromagnetic sounds captured with a Soma Ether. Interlocking clocks in 3/4 and 4/4 give the piece its unsettled pulse. Streamed for Resonant Frequencies 033 on June 6, 2021, then mastered in Ableton Live.
NAMELESS IN A SECRET WORLD
Released April 1, 2021 · intafon
A single-take performance built around the Meng Qi Wing Pinger and a Eurorack system, recorded on March 8, 2021 for Franck Martin’s Live from the Studio program. Samples draw on Hozan Yamamoto, Sven Grünberg, and Akrüül. Hydra-generated visuals accompanied the piece, which is dedicated to the memory of Blue.
URANIUM ORCHIDS
Released February 2, 2021 · intafon
Thirteen tracks paired with a cyberpunk story of a data theft, a compromised network, and a hurried escape through the city. Music and cover layout by Ryan Todd-Nakamura.
UFORIA
Released January 29, 2021 · intafon
Two pieces originally made in April 1998 for a video shown at Georgia Tech’s Videopticon festival. The introduction layers conspiracy-video samples, AM radio, and audio from a corrupted computer file; the second piece uses a Roland MC-303. Remastered for this January 2021 release.
GREEN ROOM ZONE
Released January 19, 2021 · intafon
Modular recordings made between August 2018 and June 2020 explore science-fiction imagery: flight, Blade Runner, Tarkovsky’s Stalker, Yars’ Revenge, and the Hayabusa Shinkansen. Field recordings and sampled voices connect the evolving synthesizer system to imagined and everyday worlds.
SKY SCRAPER
Released January 9, 2021 · intafon
Live modular drone experiments recorded between July 2018 and October 2019. Voltaic Wind adds an overdubbed didgeridoo, while Geiger Counter Disko includes crowd recordings from Tokyo’s Hanayashiki amusement park. Each modular performance was captured in one take and mastered afterward.
ELEMENTAL SYNTHESIS V.1
Released December 18, 2020 · intafon
Three studies begin with one sequence and one oscillator, routed through low-pass gates, filters, wavefolders, delays, and amplifiers. These parallel paths transform a minimal source into textures ranging from metallic and restless to spacious and ethereal. Recorded live in August and November 2019.
the impure soil thief, a soundtrack
Released December 12, 2020 · intafon
A six-part soundtrack for a 1995 video-art work subtitled The Son of Prometheus. Created in SoundEdit 16 on Apple Quadra computers, it combines water and train-yard field recordings with sampled sounds to explore water, soil, and industry. Includes vocals by C. Rider Wiggins and samples from Cindytalk, Nurse With Wound, and Kronos Quartet.
wind.unwound
Released December 6, 2020 · intafon
Two performances investigate the same modular patch, recorded on November 8 and 21, 2020. The first was made for Resident Electronic; the second revisits its material two weeks later. Both were performed live in single takes with only light subsequent mastering.