Slow Waves & Simple Sounds

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Both albums "Slow Waves" and "Simple Sounds" on 2 CDs packaged in a gorgeous matte printed triple gatefold LP style sleeve, with artwork by Todd Webb.

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1.	before dawn (Slow Waves) 05:21	buy track
2.	a path to the sea (Slow Waves) 05:19	buy track
3.	the movement of trees (Slow Waves) 05:13	buy track
4.	the shape of clouds (Slow Waves) 03:29	buy track
5.	two sunsets (Slow Waves) 08:08	buy track
6.	Paper Towels (Simple Sounds 01) 00:55	buy track
7.	Hurricane Rain (Simple Sounds 02) 00:47	buy track
8.	Birds on Stones, with Water (Simple Sounds 03) 00:54	buy track
9.	Friday Night, Summer (Simple Sounds 04) 00:49	buy track
10.	Twins (Simple Sounds 05) 00:58	buy track
11.	Fruit Bowl in the Afternoon Sun (Simple Sounds 06) 00:59	buy track
12.	Yellow Leaf (Simple Sounds 07) 00:59	buy track
13.	Slow Moving Fuzzy Blanket (Simple Sounds 08) 01:00	buy track
14.	Power Lines and the Daytime Moon (Simple Sounds 09) 00:58	buy track
15.	Not That I Mind (Simple Sounds 10) 02:00	buy track
16.	March of the Marge Men (Simple Sounds 11) 01:38	buy track
17.	Sculptural Paper Form (Simple Sounds 12) 01:46	buy track
18.	Tree Tops (Simple Sounds 13) 01:13	buy track
19.	Plant Murals (Simple Sounds 14) 01:17	buy track
20.	Bridge Crossing, with Sailboat (Simple Sounds 15) 01:13	buy track
21.	Science Film, Unsolicited Snowfall (Simple Sounds 16) 01:18	buy track
22.	Tiny Potted Plant (Simple Sounds 17) 01:45	buy track
23.	Seagull Songs (Simple Sounds 18) 01:13	buy track
24.	Plants and Water (Simple Sounds 19) 01:19	buy track
25.	Arch Hall Jr. (Simple Sounds 20) 01:12	buy track
26.	Slug Music (Simple Sounds 21) 01:12	buy track
27.	Still Life with Ceramic Pear (Simple Sounds 22) 01:02	buy track
28.	Making Musics (Simple Sounds 23) 01:44	buy track
29.	Ashley with Electric Flowers (Simple Sounds 24) 01:00	buy track
30.	We Lost Power In The Storm So I Stopped By The Park (Simple Sounds 25) 02:04	buy track
31.	Drifting Clouds (Simple Sounds 26) 01:56	buy track
32.	Hot Water (Simple Sounds 27) 01:41	buy track
33.	Red Sunlight on Glassy Water (Simple Sounds 28) 01:35	buy track
34.	Strolling Geese (Simple Sounds 29) 01:39	buy track
35.	Sushi Balloons (Simple Sounds 30) 01:49	buy track
36.	Sphere of Light in the Darkness (Simple Sounds 31) 01:19	buy track
37.	Lower Temperatures (Simple Sounds 32) 01:59	buy track
38.	Sitting by the Fireplace (Simple Sounds 33) 01:36	buy track
39.	Artificial Waterfall (Simple Sounds 34) 02:00	buy track
40.	Light on Curtains (Simple Sounds 35) 01:38	buy track
41.	Greenery by the Garbage (Simple Sounds 36) 01:29	buy track
42.	Suspended Pumpkin (Simple Sounds 37) 02:04	buy track
43.	Kirby in the Backyard (Simple Sounds 38) 01:16	buy track
44.	Budhha Watching TV (Simple Sounds 39) 01:59	buy track
45.	Melting Snow (Simple Sounds 40) 01:20	buy track

about

DISC ONE - SLOW WAVES
a new collection of Oahu compositions recorded in early 2018 utilizing mysterious sounds provided by John Dieterich of Deerhoof as building blocks which were then processed, manipulated, and accompanied by tape and modular synthesizer.

DISC TWO - SIMPLE SOUNDS
40 tracks selected from the 4+ years of Oahu's #dailybleeps project in which a new video is posted each day to Instagram featuring an ambient score. There are currently upwards of 1000 recorded pieces. Each of the tracks presented here may be looped to cycle infinitely, providing a soundtrack for your day.

NOTES
I asked John if he'd like to provide sonic source material for my next Oahu recording. The pieces he sent me ranged from quiet electronics and wind-up toys to noisy field recordings and guitar playing. It was a lot of fun sculpting his contributions into the works presented here. I particularly enjoyed making "the movement of trees" as that is the one piece we recorded "live" - i improvised with a Volca Keys and live processing, then sent the track to John who performed the gentle clicking sounds that overlay the piece.

I began recording #dailybleeps on october 28, 2015. The process is simple: I film something I see each day and before bed I record a soundtrack for that video and post it online. I use a different setup every day and improvise the scores as quickly as possible. It has been great fun watching the pieces accumulate over the years and I'm very excited to finally release a physical document of some of them. The titles match their original videos. For instance "Buddha Watching TV" accompanies an art piece by Nam June Paik, "Kirby in the Backyard" was made while visiting my friend Steve Roden - his dog Kirby was outside wanting to join in. "Not That I Mind" is a personal favorite as it soundtracked a collaborative video with poet Aram Saroyan.

GEAR USED
modular synthesizer, tape loops, ipad, field recordings, computer, puredata, bastl: microgranny, bitranger, kastl, & dude, korg: kp3, monotribe, minilogue, monotron delay, littlebits, sq-1, and volca fm/keys/bass/beats/sample, arturia microbrute, moog mother 32, glockenspiel, gakken sx-150 mk ii, patchblocks, piano, kalimba, critter and guitari pocket piano midi and organelle, voice, fairfield circuitry shallow water, omnichord, zoom ms70-cdr, koma electronics field kit, shortwave radio, guitar, ukulele, paper, fm3 buddha machines, midisprout and houseplant, teenage engineering op-z and po-33, roland sp-404 sz and sp-555

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released July 6, 2019

performed and recorded by Todd Webb
mastered by John Dieterich

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From this day forth
I shall be called a wanderer
Leaving on a journey
Thus among the early showers

-- Basho

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