1-Bit Symphony

by Tristan Perich

1-Bit Symphony cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 March 2015
  • Label: Cantaloupe
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:10
  • Community rating: 3.25/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Arriving as a physical electronic circuit assembly rather than a traditional compact disc or vinyl record, this release literally performs its music live each time it is activated. The composer utilizes a single microchip to generate raw, 1-bit audio waveforms that meticulously recreate classical post-minimalist structures. It is a stunning, deeply hypnotic marriage of modern hardware hacking and complex, rhythmic avant-garde composition.

Genres

Descriptors: minimalistic, repetitive, melodic, noisy

Tracklist

  1. Movement 1 (05:17)
  2. Movement 2 (09:33)
  3. Movement 3 (08:47)
  4. Movement 4 (08:42)
  5. Movement 5 (14:51)

Credits

  • Wilma Lipp - primary artist, soprano vocals
  • Elisabeth H枚ngen - primary artist, alto vocals
  • Murray Dickie - primary artist, tenor vocals
  • Ludwig Weber - primary artist, bass vocals
  • Singverein Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde - primary artist
  • Jascha Horenstein - primary artist, conductor
  • Paul Douliez - sleeve notes

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