#Matt Karmil

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Here are a couple of photos from the start of my prototyping phase. I have also linked some videos too.  Initially I considered using exclusively the SP-404 but found that it was far too limiting and the workflow did not make for an interesting performance.  Then I tried sequencing it through the octatrack.  And whilst this did render interesting results I still felt it was too limiting and sampler based.  So I started using the Behringer 2600 as a synthesiser.  Initially it was sequenced by the Korg SQ-1 however I felt this was too limiting again due to the struggle of trying to link up the octatrack to play samples and drums along with it.   I also tried using thew Korg Volca beats for drums as that was much easier to sync with the SQ-1 along with the 2600 however I did not like the sound of the Volca beats at all and whilst it could’ve made my performance more interesting I preferred to use the octatrack as it allowed for more flexibility within my performance.  I then started using the octatrack to sequence the 2600 via midi and using the SQ-1 only to sequence one of the oscillators of the 2600 to create melodies on top of the initial sequence from the octa.  ONe big issue I had with setting up in this way was how to clock the SQ-1 to play in time with the octatrack as the octa does not have CV out at all.  My solution to this was to use the Cue out from the Octatrack as this wouldn't be heard in the performance.  I used a square wave clip sample with hard attack and release to create a signal that could be received as a CV signal in the SQ-1. I linked the machines via a jack to mini jack cable.  Because one of the oscillators was being used for melody I used the midi thru port of the 2600 to also clock a Korg Volca Bass to add further texture to the synths within the track and add some amount of bass.  Along with this I knew I wanted to use the SP-404 and/or a delay pedal of some kind.  For my first drafts of a piece with this setup I was using a zoom multi effects pedal for delay and no SP.  However I did not like the sound of the guitar pedal even with low input level the sound was still too distorted for me, so I then took inspiration from the Matt Karmil video where he uses the SP just as a reverb.  Whereas in my piece I use the SP for its delay which I found very effective.  I could then also fade it out and switch effects much easier which I will do in the final piece and switch it to the DJ effects looper to create a sort of build up.

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Gory Hole by Matt Karmil from the album Will (2018) on Smalltown Supersound.

Listen to Music for Programming on Spotify: http://bit.ly/music-4-programming

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Matt Karmil - It’s Rough

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March 2020 Picks

We are slowly but surely catching up on 2020. Here are our picks for March!

DJ Lostboi - The Blue Stallion (Self-Released)

- Wrote about The Blue Stallion here. DJ Lostboi continue their winning streak with four more slices of melodic ambient trance.

https://djlostboi.bandcamp.com/album/the-blue-stallion

DJ Lycox - Kizas do Ly (Príncipe)

- From the amazing Príncipe label, this four song EP goes by in a brilliant flash and absolutely begs for repeated listens with warm weather now here.

https://principediscos.bandcamp.com/album/kizas-do-ly

Empty Country - Empty Country (Get Better)

- New project from Cymbals Eat Guitars singer/songwriter Joe D’Agostino. This is a beautiful, poignant rock record that will be a classic in due time.

https://emptycountry.bandcamp.com/album/empty-country

Celia Hollander - Recent Futures (Leaving)

- Wrote about Recent Futures here. From glitch to drone to more chilled out atmospheres, Recent Futures moves in so many directions that it can overwhelm the senses. Hollander prevails though by finding the beauty within all the noise.

https://celiahollander.bandcamp.com/album/recent-futures-2

Matt Karmil - STS371 (Smalltown Supersound)

- Wrote about STS371 here. Matt Karmil takes the listener on another fascinating musical ride across different genres. It's a joy to hear Karmil connect all the dots with such precision.

https://matt-karmil.bandcamp.com/album/sts371

Stephen Malkmus - Traditional Techniques (Matador)

- Best Malkmus album since 2014′s Wig Out at Jagbags. Has been my go to quarantine porch sitting album so far this year.

https://stephenmalkmus.bandcamp.com/album/traditional-techniques

Micro Incubus - Micro Incubus (Lillerne Tapes)

- Wrote about Micro Incubus here. Pontiac Streator and Exael team up for a fantastically diverse and loose album of experimental ambient.

https://lillernetapes.bandcamp.com/album/micro-incubus

Emily A. Sprague - Hill, Flower, Fog (Self-Released)

- Wrote about Hill, Flower, Fog here. Hill, Flower, Fog calms and captivates all at once and is perhaps Sprague’s most inspiring work yet.

https://mlesprg.bandcamp.com/album/hill-flower-fog

Nick Storring - My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell (Orange Milk)

- Wrote about My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell here. Over six pieces and 46 minutes Storring creates a musical fantasy world full of whimsical enchantment. This is a captivating album begging for repeated listens and one of the year’s best.

https://orangemilkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/my-magic-dreams-have-lost-their-spell

Melanie Velarde - BB (Self-Released)

- Wrote about BB here. From ambient to exotic tropicalia tinged electronic to more experimental soundscapes, Velarde’s adept touch is to be appreciated.

https://000001.bandcamp.com/album/bb

Andrew Weathers - Dreams and Visions from the Llano Estacado (Aural Canyon)

- This is my first introduction to Weathers who has a plethora of releases all over genre spectrums. Dreams and Visions from the Llano Estacado released on the great Texas label, Aural Canyon, is music made for wide open spaces.

https://andrewweathers.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-and-visions-from-the-llano-estacado

Windy & Carl - Allegiance and Conviction (Kranky)

- The ambient/drone/slowcore legends return with their first new album in eight years and it’s like they never left us.

https://windyandcarl.bandcamp.com/album/allegiance-and-conviction

Zelienople - Hold You Up (Miasmah)

- Speaking of slowcore and release droughts, Zelienople return with their first new album in five years. Marrying art rock with ambient slowcore, Hold You Up is a magnificent listen.

https://zelienople.bandcamp.com/album/hold-you-up-2

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Added to Spotify: "Sourced" by Matt Karmil https://spoti.fi/2nKNfPS

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It's time to take an Art Break with our partners MTV! This week's video, G.O.L. by Christine Sun Kim is an animation in the same style as the Atari game Breakout and investigates sign language interpretation and the metaphorical echo created by the interpreter.

From her own worlds: “An echo is what happens when a sound hits a surface and repeats, sometimes from a different direction, and sometimes compromised or distorted. This video considers how sign language interpreters process information and how Deaf people receive information from and through these interpreters. Interpreters repeat what they hear, enacting a constant echo or series of visual echoes.”  

Check back next week for the third installment of Art Breaks!  And don’t forget to check out the full length videos on @mtv and in Times Square at 1515 Broadway. 

Animation by Jan Joost Verhoe, sound by Matt Karmil

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Güncel elektronik müzik kayıtlarından bir seçki // A selection of recent electronic recordings. Download.

01 – Minor Science – Balconies 02 – Matt Karmil – 210 03 – Soela – Prologue 04 – Thammudu & Mishti – Body Negativity 05 – Bungalovv – Entre Cantarro 06 – Automatisme – Alter-Rate 9 07 – Manuel Meyer – Galaktika 08 – Shortwave Research Group – Fabryka 09 – Huerta – All Wild Things Are Shy 10 – Ben Lukas Boysen – Medela

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"210"by Matt Karmil

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“Still Not French” - Matt Karmil

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STS371 - Matt Karmil

STS371 – Matt Karmil

Smoke Hard Snail Shower PB Still Not French Congo SR/WB Breezy 210 SONG LIST TIME

Smoke

3:46

Hard

6:27

Snail Shower

5:26

PB

8:03

Still Not French

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Cologne, Germany -- Matt Karmil will be releasing his new album STS371 on March 27 via Smalltown Supersound. The newest single from the record is titled “210,” a lush electronic track just about 4 minutes long. Between the infectious pulse of the track and the mellow synths, there’s an ambiance to “210″ that is seductive and meditative. While the song has an openness to it, Karmil also creates an intimacy within the track with it delicate layers and staccato beat.

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Matt Karmil - STS371 (Smalltown Supersound)

released March 27, 2020

RIYL: DJ Python, Anthony Naples, Special Request

Matt Karmil’s last full-length, 2018′s Will, was a stunning collection of minimal techno laced with ambient and house. It was so deftly maneuvered by Karmil it opened my ears to branch out and explore outside my comfort zone. Karmil has returned two years later with a new album called STS371. While not as instantly striking as Will, this is just as diverse a collection of electronic songs and proves Karmil can move in just about any direction he pleases with relative ease. With STS371 Matt Karmil takes the listener on another fascinating musical ride across different genres. It's a joy to hear Karmil connect all the dots with such precision.

https://matt-karmil.bandcamp.com/album/sts371

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Matt Karmil torna con il quinto album ‘STS371’

Matt Karmil torna con il quinto album ‘STS371’

MATT KARMIL

Matt Karmil, tra i più interessanti produttori e artisti elettronici inglesi torna con il quinto album ‘STS371’.

Il nuovo album di Matt Karmil uscirà il 27 marzo per la norvegese Smalltown Supersound, anticipato dal primo estratto ‘PB’ –

https://matt-karmil.bandcamp.com/track/pb

‘STS371’ è il quinto album di Matt Karmil, il secondo per Smalltown Supersound dopo l’ottimo riscontro di…

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Bxentric - Sakura Fall (Matt Karmil Version)

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George FitzGerald - Passing Trains (Kornél Kovács & Matt Karmil Remix) (2018)