davidestevens   David Stevens, Watford, Britain (UK)

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• Darkmist Artwork

  Darkmist Uploaded by davidestevens Start following Send a message on November 19, 2009 22:32

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  1. 2 comments at 3.27

     1. kurtlorenz

        kurtlorenz on November 19, 2009 22:45

        eviscerated!

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on November 19, 2009 22:47

        @kurtlorenz: yeah :-) more mundanely, an old spring reverb out of its casing and with the top off. Allowing delicately unmentionable things to be done to the springs.

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  Dark atmosphere. Sound source - eviscerated spring reverb unit
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  Iron Uploaded by davidestevens Start following Send a message on November 15, 2009 16:26

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  1. 5 comments at 1.25

     1. c.cu

        c.cu on November 15, 2009 21:12

        lovely sounds! The metal base comes through nicely but the processing is wonderful. How does it compare to the original sounds?

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on November 15, 2009 22:42

        @c.cu: :-) The source sounds are all (as always with this software) 3 secs long. Angle iron struck with soft beater, both suspended and damped. Scraped with end of beater stick (suspended). The sustained sounds you hear are quite similar to the original.The whisk is unusual - flexible metal strands with small balls on the ends.

     3. c.cu

        c.cu on November 16, 2009 22:39

        @davidestevens: Thanks for explaining, it is a very pleasing sound. I dont have the speakers for it but with some volume this could really fill a room. Be interesting to have the unprocessed sounds playing as well?

     4. davidestevens

        davidestevens on November 17, 2009 22:12

        @c.cu: hmm. I'll think about that - maybe give it a try to see how it works.

     5. davidestevens

        davidestevens on November 17, 2009 22:15

        @davidestevens: And it _does sound better as a 24 bit file playing thru my PMCs :-)

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  2. 1 comment at 3.33

     1. :¬l

        :¬l on November 16, 2009 16:02

        cool idea, nice sounds

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  3. 1 comment at 6.25

     1. craigsya

        craigsya on November 15, 2009 23:07

        scary :x

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  4. 2 comments at 10.21

     1. -Ingredient.

        -Ingredient. on November 15, 2009 18:27

        Even tho you've used darker sounds in this piece, i experienced it as a very gentle one. Felt like music is talking to me. Another great piece from you Sir !

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on November 15, 2009 22:45

        @-Ingredient.: isn't it interesting how people hear things differently! I find most of these textures quite restful, several people find them spooky, some will find them dark. Gentle is good. I think it may because the sound source is actually very limited - pitchwise - which makes the sound very static at the same time that it's constantly shifting.

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  5. 1 comment at 11.30

     1. Diex

        Diex on November 16, 2009 17:28

        I´m absolutely speechless.... Such beauty

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  Cast iron girder and kitchen whisk. Improvisation in max/msp; edit & mixing in Cubase
• So-nor Artwork

  So-nor Uploaded by davidestevens Start following Send a message on October 09, 2009 16:24

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  1. 2 comments at 6.32

     1. Bill Carr

        Bill Carr on October 13, 2009 19:12

        lovely track. I keep picturing a long flight under an ice sheet.

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on October 13, 2009 20:28

        @Bill Carr: thanks. I love the image of a flight under an ice sheet. If you don't mind, I think I'm going to use "under the ice sheet" as a title for a piece.

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     1. -Ingredient.

        -Ingredient. on October 13, 2009 19:24

        Amazing ...

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on October 13, 2009 20:28

        @-Ingredient.: thanks!

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  Sustained and varying metallic tones and atmospheres.
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  Naiiff Uploaded by davidestevens Start following Send a message on September 29, 2009 12:25

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  1. 1 comment at 2.10

     1. Diex

        Diex on November 16, 2009 17:38

        It´s pure audio alchemy. Other than that, still speechless....

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  2. 1 comment at 3.53

     1. btocher

        btocher on October 20, 2009 16:13

        That's a scary sound right there. Almost like it's from a horror movie.

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  3. 1 comment at 4.41

     1. btocher

        btocher on October 20, 2009 16:14

        Tectonic plates.

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  4. 2 comments at 6.26

     1. c.cu

        c.cu on September 29, 2009 19:22

        This is a really pleasant piece of sound. Very nicely balanced and the treatment sounds natural rather than layers of effects. Great through headphones!

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on September 29, 2009 21:33

        @c.cu: Thanks! The only effects are a slight chorus and an Altiverb space on the whole mix. The sound sources are all natural, with extreme time stretching.

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  5. 5 comments at 13.16

     1. svEN DORPHINe

        svEN DORPHINe on September 29, 2009 13:45

        Naiiff sounds like a horror movie:) my hairs standing up on my arms , great job

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on September 29, 2009 14:22

        @svEN DORPHINe: Isn't it strange - I find it so still and peaceful!

     3. svEN DORPHINe

        svEN DORPHINe on September 29, 2009 14:47

        @davidestevens:
        that's always a matter of interpretation, on the one side, the atmosphere is totally exciting, but on the other side also reassuring, it's just depends on what you imagine in this moment :)

     4. davidestevens

        davidestevens on September 29, 2009 21:36

        @svEN DORPHINe: Indeed! Isn't that great! it's a good reminder to me that no matter what _I get from a piece, someone else will get something totally different.

     5. btocher

        btocher on October 20, 2009 16:20

        @davidestevens: I'm with svEN on this one. I love it, but I'd really freak out listening to it in a darkened room...

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  6. 2 comments at 14.10

     1. troj

        troj on September 29, 2009 13:02

        boom love this tune cheers dude...

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on September 29, 2009 14:23

        @troj: thanks! I do appreciate the feedback.

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  Atmospheric and mysterious. Time stretched metal.

• Density 3 Uploaded by davidestevens Start following Send a message on August 23, 2009 16:52

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  1. 2 comments at 0.57

     1. Darage Bang

        Darage Bang on November 19, 2009 23:38

        delicate!

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on November 21, 2009 13:23

        @Darage Bang: thankyou!

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  2. 1 comment at 1.28

     1. masaya_sasaki

        masaya_sasaki on September 02, 2009 00:38

        ok

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  3. 1 comment at 9.58

     1. masaya_sasaki

        masaya_sasaki on September 02, 2009 00:39

        : )

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  High intensity atmospheres. CrackleBox and extreme time stretching

• Density 2 Uploaded by davidestevens Start following Send a message on August 18, 2009 19:10

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  1. 1 comment at 0.20

     1. srbillinger

        srbillinger on August 19, 2009 00:12

        First my tights are too tight and now it's scary monsters - this is sick man! Love it!!

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  2. 1 comment at 1.06

     1. Diex

        Diex on November 16, 2009 17:51

        Almost as if all of the cosmos´ activity has been made audible. Or something like that...

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  3. 1 comment at 4.58

     1. thefauxnoise

        thefauxnoise on August 19, 2009 19:22

        WoW. Love this alot. Obey.

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  Another CrackleBox based piece - circuit bent noises and extreme time stretching.
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  Density 1 Uploaded by davidestevens Start following Send a message on August 12, 2009 18:08

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  1. 2 comments at 4.43

     1. Spiricom

        Spiricom on August 16, 2009 00:07

        Love the way the textures here become so vocal--quasi-human. Wonderful interweaving of immediate tones and their pitch-stretched counterparts.

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on August 18, 2009 11:47

        Thanks. One of the things I love about extreme time stretching with natural sound sources is that you do get these very slightly, constantly varying sounds. To me it makes the result more "natural", or human, perhaps?

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  2. 3 comments at 7.45

     1. shuqq

        shuqq on August 13, 2009 16:10

        its peeping in my ear. ;) but i really like the intense atmosphere, gives me shivers. :D

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on August 13, 2009 21:36

        Thanks for the comment. Pleasant shivers, I hope :-)

     3. shuqq

        shuqq on August 13, 2009 21:47

        absolutely :D

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  Live improvisation with a STEIM CrackleBox and my time stretching software. Very intense with lots of high pitched sound.

• The final toll Uploaded by davidestevens Start following Send a message on July 23, 2009 11:04

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  1. 2 comments at 1.09

     1. Bill Carr

        Bill Carr on July 23, 2009 14:22

        Another beautiful piece! What is (or was ) Colourscape?

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on July 23, 2009 14:52

        @Bill Carr: http://www.eyemusic.org.uk/HOMEI.html Have a look at the Gallery link. Basically it's a gigantic art piece, with a contemporary music festival and schools workshops added. Visually very intense!

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  Sections of a 4 hour improvisation in Colourscape in the early 00's. Bowed and struck metal - strips, whisks, girder, spring reverbs. Slowly evolving, rather dark ambient soundscapes.

• What lies beneath Uploaded by davidestevens Start following Send a message on July 23, 2009 11:04

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  1. 2 comments at 0.21

     1. HAARA

        HAARA on September 18, 2009 21:50

        I love the quiet nature of this piece.

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on September 20, 2009 10:05

        @HAARA: thanks!

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  2. 1 comment at 3.57

     1. Bill Carr

        Bill Carr on July 23, 2009 14:18

        Makes me think of wandering through a huge alien industrial complex where everything is as much mech as biomech. Great piece.

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  3. 1 comment at 5.01

     1. Diex

        Diex on November 16, 2009 17:58

        It really is among the most beautiful soundscapes (if I may use this word) I´ve ever heard. I´d love too witness a live performance.

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  4. 3 comments at 6.23

     1. shuqq

        shuqq on August 13, 2009 16:14

        dark is beautyful.. =) i really like your stuff. in my most current track "the insignificance of the harlequin" i tried myself on big soundscapes.. tried to make a 3 part long journey. tonight i will get a bottle of whine and when its dark outside i will turn on your soundscapes. :)

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on August 14, 2009 07:34

        Thanks. I had a listen to TIIOTH last night - I especially like the first part (I would wouldn't I :) ) - very nice shofting layers.

     3. shuqq

        shuqq on August 14, 2009 19:51

        :D Im really glad you liked it. :)

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  5. 2 comments at 8.14

     1. cassiel

        cassiel on November 21, 2009 22:34

        Had I not known different, I'd swear that was a voice.

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on November 22, 2009 09:14

        @cassiel: I had to listen to double check :-) Some of these older pieces were recorded in Colourscape, and there's _one piece where you can just hear some kids shout at one point, and that then merges into the loops. It's not this bit though.

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  6. 2 comments at 10.47

     1. Spiricom

        Spiricom on July 25, 2009 05:53

        Lovely set Mr. Stevens. Very dark, very beautiful. Music for the lost last episode of Twin Peaks (the one that lives only in my imagination).

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on July 26, 2009 09:42

        @Spiricom: Thankyou sir! Wouldn't it be great to be creating soundtracks for David Lynch - off the top of my head, I can't think of any other director who is so in tune with these kinds of soundscapes.

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  Sections of a 4 hour improvisation in Colourscape in the early 00's. Bowed and struck metal - strips, whisks, girder, spring reverbs. Slowly evolving, rather dark ambient soundscapes.

• Sunday200709_1 Uploaded by davidestevens Start following Send a message on July 20, 2009 16:54

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  1. 2 comments at 2.02

     1. specta_ciera

        specta_ciera on July 21, 2009 07:15

        Love the sounds! Beautiful work! :)

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on July 21, 2009 15:42

        @specta_ciera: Thanks for the comment. Happy you like the sounds - more on the way! :-)

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  2. 1 comment at 2.30

     1. srbillinger

        srbillinger on August 19, 2009 00:17

        English church bells meet horns calling the dogs to hunt - weird and wonderful but I bet getting weirder!! Love it.

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  3. 2 comments at 7.10

     1. Bill Carr

        Bill Carr on July 21, 2009 14:38

        the flugel horn sounds like a giant bug, or a wing of bommbers...or an army of aboriginals and buddhist priests on a rampage, love this!

     2. davidestevens

        davidestevens on July 21, 2009 21:44

        @Bill Carr: I got the idea for the pedal in a live impro with a mongolian overtone singer a few weeks back. He started looping overtones and I naturally dropped into tibetan trombone mode.

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  4. 1 comment at 10.57

     1. Bill Carr

        Bill Carr on July 21, 2009 14:42

        here it sounds like Gyorgy Ligeti, beautiful juxaposition, like flying off a cliffand soaring through a starlit sky.

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  Ambient drone - improvisation with flugel and software - harmonics and pedals