Here’s a nearly two minute long excerpt from the third track, titled Particle Agent from our upcoming Ostracon debut, Unauthorized Modifications. The following description of the album from the press release offers insight into how this album was produced. (Photo of Graham O’Brien with Ostracon at the In/Out Festival in NYC, courtesy of inoutfest.org)
Ostracon is producer John Keston (AudioCookbook.org) on electronics and drummer Graham O’Brien (No Bird Sing). No keyboards are used in their music. Instead, Keston uses his custom sequencing software and hand manipulated light controllers to convert projected video signals into a stream of generative melodic structures. During their performances and recording sessions the visuals, electronics, and synchronized drumming are interwoven creating ephemeral structures that are familiar yet never repeated outside of each composition. O’Brien’s percussive statements firmly place the work into a non-linear landscape, grounded in an impossible to categorize igneous crust. UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS includes six pieces recorded and mixed at the former Flyte Tyme studios by Adam Krinsky. The the tracks, interspersed with angular melodic passages, sound mysterious, organic, and periodically invoke dystopian imagery.
Particle Agent (excerpt)
For a limited time Unearthed Music is offering the DRM free 320kbps download for Precambrian Resonance by Ostraka for whatever you want to pay for it.
This album emerged during a year long period of random recordings and sound design experiments exhibited on AudioCoobook.org by John Keston during his One Sound Every Day project.
Click on the title to visit the release page where you can hear full-length previews of all fifteen tracks and pay what you want for Precambrian Resonance.
Short Circuit – 021911 – Ostraka from Low-Gain on Vimeo.
Short Circuit – 021911 – Sputnik Viper from Low-Gain on Vimeo.
Short Circuit – 021911 – Square Wail from Low-Gain on Vimeo.
Short Circuit – 021911 – web dimension from Low-Gain on Vimeo.
Logan Erickson, also known as Low-Gain, organizes the monthly electronic music event called Short Circuit. As well as doing a great job with the event, he produces excellent, HD documentation with the direct audio signal from the house system synched up to the video. Above is his documentation from the February 19, 2011 event that John Keston had the pleasure of participating in. Checkout his Vimeo page to see videos from former Short Circuit events and interesting experiments by Low-Gain.
This Saturday, February 19, 2011, Unearthed Music artist John Keston (aka Ostraka) will be performing at Shuga Records in Northeast Minneapolis for the Short Circuit electronic music monthly.
From the Short Circuit Facebook page: “Short Circuit is a monthly show set up to show case local and out of state electronic music artists. Show takes place every Third Saturday of each month. Artists from past events: L-Tron (MN), Low-Gain (MN), Albino Ghost Monkey (WI), Stagediver (WI), Bunk Data (MN), CMKT 4 (IL), Datura 1.0 (MN), MEGACHURCH (MN), Pelzwik (MN), Talking Computron (IA)”
Take a look at the event details on Facebook. The line-up includes WEb DiMension, Sputnik Viper, Square Wail, and Ostraka. This is an early show starting at 4:30pm and ending at 8:00pm. It’s free and open to all ages, so be there on time and have fun!
Tonight Ostraka will be performing a solo set at The Somthin’ Else series created by Jon Davis. This month the theme is “Frankenstein’s Day Monster Pizza Party, an electronic music potluck”. From the blog:
“It’s alive! Come celebrate Frankenstein’s Day with The Somethin’ Else on Friday, February 11th at the Love Power Building! Music, dancing & PIZZA!!!!!!” featuring: Mkr/Marx, Speakthrone, Dark Lord of Rhodes, (Alans), S/M, The Eclectic Ensemble, Ostraka, Jackie Becky/Jonathan Kaiser/Naomi Joy/Ryan Billig, Patrick Voller, Surface Vains, Self Sound Ochestra, Camden, Jesse Whitney & Tim Glenn, Littlefoot, MKR, and more. 9:00pm. All ages. $5 or free with a potluck contribution.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2011
LOVE POWER BUILDING
1407 WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Eyeo Festival June 27-29, 2011
An Exclusive Holiday Gift from Ostraka
Keston & Westdal with Graham O’Brien at Galactic Soul Lounge
Ostracon at the In Out Festival of Digital Performance
Jred Smyth Triggered Drum Performance
