SOUND + PROCESS

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What's SOUND + PROCESS about?

Sound + Process deconstructs new electronic and experimental works through conversations with their composers. These artists all belong to the online community lines (http://llllllll.co). Hosted and produced by Dan Derks.

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SOUND + PROCESS episodes:

04.06.2023
Rylee Alanza Lyman: sound + process #24
Rylee (@aalanzaa) is a brilliant mathematician, teacher, speaker, developer, musician, and facilitator of community. She’s a moderator at lines, a constant and encouraging presence in the norns discord, and in the last weeks of December last year she released an...
12.26.2022
Tyler Etters, Ryan Laws, Zack Scholl: sound + process #23
In July of 2020, Tyler Etters (@tyleretters) put out a request for contributions to start a project for norns named dronecaster (https://llllllll.co/t/dronecaster/34737). He found his first collaborator in Ryan Laws ('license' on lines), who helped build a SuperCollider template which...
11.20.2021
Z: sound + process # 22
About a month ago, I stumbled on a treasure trove of recordings in a web repository at https://zbs.fm. These uniquely playful and far-reaching captures come from Z, a non-binary musician and athlete at Nonotuck on the Connecticut River. The recordings...
03.03.2021
Hank Yates (Mousy Magazine): sound + process # 21
Hank Yates reached out to me in early 2020 after navigating the loss of his daughter, Ida, whose stillbirth occurred only ten months after his mother Kathy's passing. To focus his grief, he wrote each a requiem -- dual tributes which...
07.04.2020
Nick Angeloni (n-So): sound + process # 20
Nick Angeloni is a composer, audio engineer, pianist and synthesist who releases work under the name n-So. One of the hallmarks of Nick's fantastic 2018 album 'A Stroke of Blue' is its careful balance of felted piano and electronics — it's...
11.14.2019
Joseph Branciforte: Sound + Process # 19
Joseph Branciforte is a multi-instrumentalist, recording and mixing engineer, composer, sound artist, and programmer based out of New York City. This episode was edited by Joseph himself, which has allowed me to approach it primarily as a listener. And I've...
07.12.2019
Josh Mason: Sound + Process # 18
Josh Mason's music is an alcove you've never noticed, in a park you've walked through a hundred times. Over the last eight years, he's released 20+ albums of solo and collaborative work. Through guitar, tape loops, digital and analog synthesis, Josh has...
04.04.2019
Carl Testa + Warm Human: Sound + Process # 17 (live)
On a snowy Chicago afternoon, Carl Testa and Meredith Johnston (Warm Human) joined me for a live discussion about improvising with electronics to explore and expand the bounds of their classical instruments (Carl: string bass, Meredith: voice). It was a...
02.08.2019
Izzy Barreiro (Stud1nt): Sound + Process # 16
Izzy Barreiro is an accomplished DJ, producer, composer, synthesist and teacher. They perform as @stud1nt and are part of the deeply necessary collectives Discwoman and KUNQ. They have taught classes everywhere from Moogfest to Ableton Loop. They are also the...
12.17.2018
Meredith Johnston (warm human): Sound + Process # 15
Over the years, I’ve been lucky to watch Meredith Johnston perform in a variety of contexts — improvisational comedy across Chicago, film (2018's Pet Names), and most recently music under the moniker Warm Human — and every project is anchored...
11.23.2018
Free City Radio mix (CKUT 90.3)
a mix for Free City Radio (@freecityradio) on @radiockut Emily A. Sprague (@mlesprg) — Synth 3 glia (@glia) — cosmophonic phonofunk Joshua Andrew — Modular Sketchbook: Beverly Beach, OR Cool Maritime — Mossage (via @leavingrecords) warm human (@warmhuman) — dog years Nick Turner (@tyrestasounds) — Union...
09.09.2018
Rodrigo Constanzo: Sound + Process # 14
Rodrigo Constanzo is a seasoned improviser + performer, which directly influences his approach to designing software interactions. Through careful consideration of the needs of the performer, he builds software that can be easily manipulated through gestures akin to playing acoustic...
04.06.2018
Meng Qi: Sound + Process # 13 (+ live performance)
Sound + Process # 13 features musician, designer, programmer and teacher Meng Qi. A pioneering interface theorist, Meng Qi is perhaps best known for opening new dimensions of control and interaction with Peter Blasser’s Ciat-Lonbarde circuits. His earliest module, Voltage...
12.23.2017
Joshua Saddler (ioflow): Sound + Process # 11
At the tail end of last month, Gohan Tapes (https://gohantapes.bandcamp.com) released ‘Spring’ — a new full length album from Joshua Saddler, who records as ioflow. On ‘Spring’, Josh combines field recordings, modular synthesis, and piano improvisations to capture memories like...
11.22.2017
Marcus Fischer (pt. 2): Sound + Process # 10
There’s something about Marcus Fischer’s music that fits this season. Last year, a lot of listeners shared how the snowstorms they were homebound by were the perfect backdrop to Marcus’s reflections. As another year closes, I am so excited to...
10.19.2017
Karl Fousek: SOUND + PROCESS # 9
My guest for this episode is Karl Fousek, an improviser who has spent the last five years crafting an incredible archive of live modular performances and studio albums. As a deeply devoted fan of experimental and electronic music and by...
09.04.2017
Emily Sprague: SOUND + PROCESS #8
The first time I heard Emily Sprague’s music was on lines. Somebody posted a video of hers, 'Three Sisters + Harmonic Oscillator', that had captured their attention as a high watermark...and it’s easy to understand how. The straightforward and earnest...
06.09.2017
Lines Community Remix Project: SOUND + PROCESS #7
Prior to March 2015, lines (https://llllllll.co, the online community this podcast explores) didn’t exist. In its place simply stood the monome forum. As you’ll hear in the episode, it held much of the same energy in those early days as...
03.14.2017
Piotr Szyhalski (Labor Camp): SOUND + PROCESS #6
My guest for this episode is Piotr Szyhalski, a Polish-born artist who creates multimedia works under the name Labor Camp. His early pieces, large-scale Internet installations which defy the constraints of late 90’s technology, captured the attention of the New...
01.06.2017
Marcus Fischer: SOUND + PROCESS # 5
Marcus Fischer has been a staple figure in modern ambient and experimental music for the better part of the last decade. Characterized by his masterful use of tape loops, Fischer's works also build space and emotion through layers of baritone...
10.25.2016
Angela Guyton: SOUND + PROCESS #4
This episode features the brilliant and buoyant Angela Guyton, whose recent work explores the intersection of sound, light and self. Through the use of biofeedback and Max patches, Angela uses her body and breathing to generate and manipulate visually arresting...
07.02.2016
Nick Sanborn (Made of Oak // Sylvan Esso): SOUND + PROCESS #3
This episode features the inimitable and joyful Nick Sanborn. Nick produces solo electroacoustic works under Made of Oak and is one half of Sylvan Esso. He also has spent extensive time touring with Chris Roseneau and is a member of...
05.03.2016
Sean Hellfritsch (Cool Maritime): SOUND + PROCESS #2
This episode celebrates monome's 10 year anniversary by exploring the work of Sean Hellfritsch (http://seanhellfritsch.com). Sean is an accomplished musician and filmmaker (http://encyclopediapictura.com), having recently released 'Some Sort of Wave Portal' on Leaving Records as Cool Maritime. He is as...
03.30.2016
GLIA: SOUND + PROCESS #1
This episode explores GLIA's 'muqarnas'. Over the hour, Dan and Jonathan (GLIA's offline name) discuss the impact the Persian language had on the album, improvising with electronics, creativity in prefab culture, and the depths to which instrumental artists encode themselves...

What's SOUND + PROCESS about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

SOUND + PROCESS episodes:

Rylee Alanza Lyman: sound + process #24

Tyler Etters, Ryan Laws, Zack Scholl: sound + process #23

Z: sound + process # 22

Hank Yates (Mousy Magazine): sound + process # 21

Nick Angeloni (n-So): sound + process # 20

Joseph Branciforte: Sound + Process # 19

Josh Mason: Sound + Process # 18

Carl Testa + Warm Human: Sound + Process # 17 (live)

Izzy Barreiro (Stud1nt): Sound + Process # 16

Meredith Johnston (warm human): Sound + Process # 15

Free City Radio mix (CKUT 90.3)

Rodrigo Constanzo: Sound + Process # 14

Meng Qi: Sound + Process # 13 (+ live performance)

Joshua Saddler (ioflow): Sound + Process # 11

Marcus Fischer (pt. 2): Sound + Process # 10

Karl Fousek: SOUND + PROCESS # 9

Emily Sprague: SOUND + PROCESS #8

Lines Community Remix Project: SOUND + PROCESS #7

Piotr Szyhalski (Labor Camp): SOUND + PROCESS #6

Marcus Fischer: SOUND + PROCESS # 5

Angela Guyton: SOUND + PROCESS #4

Nick Sanborn (Made of Oak // Sylvan Esso): SOUND + PROCESS #3

Sean Hellfritsch (Cool Maritime): SOUND + PROCESS #2

GLIA: SOUND + PROCESS #1