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Universal Synthesizer Interface Vol I

by Kristen Roos

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Midi Draw 08:39
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Diablo DX7 10:01
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Diablo 6 10:13
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AEX 05:19
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Masterdrum 07:44

about

In 2019, Vancouver artist Kristen Roos came across a floppy disk for sale on eBay containing the Commodore Amiga version of Laurie Spiegel's 'Music Mouse'. This was one of the first intelligent instruments for personal computers, created by Spiegel in 1985 as an interactive and playable MIDI sequencer for the 68k era of Macintosh computers. Curious, he bid on the item and ended up winning it for a few dollars. Upon investigation, the simple and intuitive nature of its interface appealed to him, especially in comparison to the dense ‘menus within menus’ design of contemporary DAWs, and he soon began to seek out other programs from this ‘first wave’ of music software development.

The result of over a year of study, experimentation, and creation (often involving direct correspondence with the software creators themselves), 'Universal Synthesizer Interface' is Roos’s homage to this early era of algorithmic music making. From the delicately unfolding beauty of Midi Draw, to the wavelike pulses of Interactive Phrase, each of these tracks was composed and sequenced with a single piece of vintage MIDI software. The result is a stunning two-volume collection (VOL II arriving later this year) of electronic music that melds the technology of the past with the current sensibilities of one of Vancouver’s most talented creators.

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released March 15, 2021

All tracks recorded by Kristen Roos, July-August, 2020.
Mastered by Corwin Fox at Hidden Well.

'Two of the most beguiling electronic albums of recent years.'
-THE WIRE

'There are hints of Steve Reich, Terry Riley and even minimal techno here, but Roos's sound world is his own. A feat of combining dusty technology with modern smarts.'
-ELECTRONIC SOUND

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