Adaptive Machines is a live performance based project from Portland, Oregon. Started by Scott Worley of Jatun in late 2013, as a way to eschew recording on the computer and get back into the world of modular synthesizers and recording live performances through analog mixers directly onto tape (reel to reel, 4 tracks, 8 tracks) with no overdubs or post production involved. On the cusp of releasing the 8th installment in his current VOLUMETRIC series, Scott shares the opening songs off of his upcoming releases, VOL X and VOL XI. He shares some words about Adaptive Machines and the VOL series:

"It takes me anywhere from a day to two weeks to finish a patch on the modular. At the moment of finishing the patch it's pretty typical of me to hang out for many hours in a meditative trance, listening to the ebb & flow of interactive modules at play. It's really nice to step back and admire all the work put into what essentially is a temporary piece of art. At this point I'll spend the next couple of days learning how to perform it before recording it live to tape for documentation. These series of tapes are called VOL, short for VOLUMETRIC. VOL I - XX were recorded to a variety of analog tape formats over the course of January 2014 to December 2015 and are currently being released exclusively through Bandcamp."

Adaptive Machines can be found on the web at:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/adaptivemachines

Bandcamp - https://adaptivemachines.bandcamp.com/

Website - http://www.jatunmusic.com/