Spectral Ruckus, by Steve Adams

Spectral Ruckus

by Steve Adams

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1.	Switchboard Teriyaki 03:12	buy track
2.	Existence Node 04:48	buy track
3.	Clone Communion 03:04	buy track
4.	Sphere Archives 02:30	buy track
5.	Rhetoric Empire 03:43	buy track
6.	Defender Reminder Eraser 02:50	buy track
7.	Moonscape Inquiry 03:41	buy track
8.	Wave Seminar 03:26	buy track
9.	Dipstick Avenue 03:55	buy track
10.	Phase Labor 03:29	buy track
11.	Carbon Morning 04:41	buy track
12.	Rope Fiddle 03:13	buy track
13.	Red Diamond Wheel 04:23	buy track
14.	Mortal Algebra 03:02	buy track
15.	Recapitulation Roadway 04:35	buy track
16.	Breakpoint Observatory 03:57	buy track
17.	Olive Sigh 03:53	buy track

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Spectrum Ruckus is my fifth album that started as pieces for songadayforamonth.com. I was mostly exploring rhythmic concepts, working with ways of subverting regular pulse-based rhythms that I had devised. These often took the form of an unstable sequencer, or other randomizing devices. Regular rhythms still make their appearance, as well as one Reaktor device, Scrambler, that can clock off of an irregular pulse, and does what the name suggests. The other synth getting major play here is Forester, a brilliant creation by Leafcutter John that I’ve gotten deeply into. My next project, Improvisos, uses it almost entirely, along with overdubbed woodwinds. Two cuts, Clone Communion and Rope Fiddle, use a software modular synth I put together to be able to play Anthony Braxton’s Language Musics. Thanks to the SADFAM community for their support and inspiration.

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released September 27, 2023

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Steve Adams Oakland, California

Steve Adams plays saxophones, flutes, electronics, and composes. He’s been in the Rova Saxophone Quartet since 1988 (“the new guy”) and has toured widely and recorded over 30 CDs with them. His duo with bassist Scott Walton has a CD "Cookies for Cyrano" on pfMENTUM. He received a California Arts Council Fellowship in 2000, and teaches at Mills College. ... more

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