A Tussle That Will End In Bearhugs

Here's a taste of what you'll hear this Friday at Boulder Coffee in Rochester. Don't miss it!

A Tussle That Will End In Bearhugs by alfredbrown

Performance in Rochester this Friday

Pretty bells, washy guitar, and sparkling electronics fill the air with warmth.

Boulder Coffee

100 Alexander Street South Wedge

Rochester, NY 14620

November 13, 8:00pm

$5.00 cover

other / other / other - Nov. 20

Friday, November 20th, 2009 5:45pm until 8:30pm:

FREE (tips welcome) SHOW AT THE RECORD ARCHIVE
other/other/other - is the collective effort of Fred Brown, John Valenti and Paul Burke. They have performed as Where is Fred Brown?, The Singularity is Coming, Leonard Cohen's Ghost and many others. other/other/other is now the official name of this outfit. Other bands TBA.

33 Rockwood St Rochester, NY 14610

(585) 244-1210

http://www.myspace.com/johnpaulvalenti

http://www.myspace.com/alfredbrown
http://www.myspace.com/akapaulburke
http://www.ilike.com/artist/A.K.A.+Paul+Burke
http://www.ilike.com/artist/A.K.A.+Paul+Burke/dashboard/songs
http://www.last.fm/music/Strippers

All The Stars Obey, 1st movement

All The Stars Obey, 1st movement by Alfred Brown
This isn't the recording from the October 3 performance, but it is the same piece, performed as it was then. There are two other movements that I hope to record some time soon. I also hope to eventually write extra instrumentation for it, including brass quintet a few suspended cymbals, and small choir. Current instrumentationn includes Electric Guitar, Electric Baritone Kalimba, Korg KP2, Looping hardware, and a small mixer.

Performance November 12

Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 9:00pm

Come hear me stack blocks of texture in an brand new three-part composition All the Stars Obey.

Re:Soundings

On October 3rd come on out to the rural Northeast for a full day of contemporary music "for those with big ears and a taste for the adventurous". It'll be an all-day minifestival featuring music for voices, machines, chamber ensembles, accordion quintets, and much more; including films.

For updated information go to www.resoundings.net

Composer/performers:
Alfred Brown
Nicholas Chase
David Gunn
Richard Lainhart - world premiere
Mary Jane Leach - world premiere
Al Margolis

Accordionist Rocco Anthony Jerry Performing:
Conrad Kehn - Maximinimal for accordion, electronics, and video - world premiere
Peter Machajdik - Five Mirrors for solo accordion - US Premiere
Yuji Takahashi - Like a Water Buffalo for solo accordion
Kjell Perder - AGNI god of fire for accordion quintet - 2nd US performance

Rewind: First Study in Textures

Circa 2004, this is a saxophone quartet I wrote back in the day. One of my first ventures into a more textural way of writing. There are four movements in which I isolate single musical elements and try to create progression while minimizing other musical elements.

First Study in Textures-for four saxophones by Alfred Brown

Rewind: 5000 Years From Now

This is a piece I did circa 2003. It's a pretty indecent recording, but I really like the piece. It's based on a section of a book by Clifford D. Simack titled A Choice of Gods, in which 99% of the human race inexplicably disappears and the remnant finds that they have lifespans of a few thousand years, possibly more. They also can travel through space telepathically. Some of the travelers bring back musical trees from an alien planet and plant an orchard of them on Earth. In the evenings these trees give "concerts". And there's Angsty robots. Read the book. Special love goes out to the Trawlerman, John Owen.

Instrumentation:
Vibraphone, Marimba, Bass Drum, Tam-Tam, Suspended Cymbal, Triangle, Sine Wave, Pink Noise.

5000 years from now by Alfred Brown

Preview

For all who are interested, here is a quick little sample from a Singularity practice session. Hear this and much more tomorrow night!

Singularity by Alfred Brown, John Valenti, Paul Burke

Saturday, Saturday

Don't Forget to make it out to Merge restaurant on 439 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo this Saturday to hear the up-tempo, zippy version of The Singularity (formerly Math Cozy; formerly Voulez Vous Danser?). Paul Burke joins John Valenti and me for the first (and what will hopefully not be the last) time, offering up beats, synths, and sounds to our otherwise dronetastic stylings. The party starts at 10pm. All ages, no cover charge. Food and drink available. Bring your dancing shoes. Figuratively speaking.

myspace.com/akapaulburke
myspace.com/johnpaulvalenti
myspace.com/alfredbrown

The Singularity is Coming...

... to Merge on July 11th at 10pm. You may have seen John Valenti and me perform before, but never like this! Mostly because we will be joined by a third musician, a third musician named Paul Burke who will apply some hopelessly snappy beats etc. to the mix. We've got all fresh material (including some new versions of previous material) and it will no doubt be completely jawsome. We hope you'll think so too. As always, it is open to all-ages and free to attend. There's a tip jar and last time we had to split fifty cents so if you aren't too credit-crunched it'd be greatly appreciated if we could at least divide things evenly three ways. We'll play our giant robot hearts out no matter what, though.

439 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY

Would you like to dance with me?

Mr. John Valenti and I joined forces yet again to fill the air with some drone-iful music this past Thursday. Listen to our performance below!

Voulez Vous Danser Avec Moi? by fredbrown

Performance this Thursday

Don't forget to come on out to Soundlab this Thursday for some fun times and smooth sounds. John Valenti and me along with Videohippos and Communication Hymns.

Where: Soundlab 110 Pearl St. BFLO
When: May 28, 9:00pm
Cost: $7.00

For Sale:

Now available on Etsy is the Electric Baritone Kalimba that I made. If you're interested or know someone who might be check it out

Upgrades to the Robot Mask

MaskDemo by Alfred Brown

There are two discrete outputs; a clean channel and a channel that runs through the circuitry mounted on the side of the mask. Also, there is an input for running instruments through the modulating circuitry and a footswitch to alternate between mic and instrument. The following samples are of voice only.

Sample 1: Modulator in mask by itself
Sample 2: Second mic output to KAOSS Pad
Sample 3: Both signals at the same time

Performance on May 28

John Valenti and myself, performing under the moniker Voulez vous danser avec moi? will be performing at Soundlab, opening for the Baltimore based group Videohippos. Come by for a night of slightly more ""accessible" "experimental" "electronic" music.

Where: Soundlab- 110 Pearl st, BFLO, NY
When: Thursday, May 28, 9:00pm
Cost: $7.00

Sometimes you just have to make some noise.

Last Saturday was one of those times. Chase Middaugh, Bobby Griffiths, and I got down and dirty at Soundlab in Buffalo, NY and here, for you listening (dis)pleasure, is the full performance.

Live performance - May 9, 2009 by Golden Dawn Trio

Performance Location Change

Hear ye, hear ye. Tomorrow night's performance at Sugar City has been moved to the good ol' Soundlab. Doors are at 8pm. Cost is five American dollars.

REMINDER: Me, sitting in with The Golden Dawn Trio. Plus others.

Performance Tonight!

Mr. John Valenti, soundsman extraordinaire and myself will be playing tonight in Buffalo, NY at a restaurant named Merge. 439 Delaware Ave. We start at 10pm. Be there.

"...They combine live electronics, various small acoustic instruments, and found sounds to create a fresh, unassuming ambiance that blurs the line between Pop and Art music forms. Sound is layered in ways that are sophisticated, yet accessible, and the music flirts with minimalist drone while maintaining an ever-changing ebb and flow of sonic textures."

Maskrophone (prototype)

This is a Darth Vader mask (as if you couldn't tell) that I bought a while ago. It has a built in voice modulator, which is why I bought it in the first place - most people who know me know I have no love whatsoever for Star Wars. So I modified it to have, instead of a dinky little speaker output, an XLR microphone connection for the purpose of amplifying and running through other sound processors. Also, I attached the circuit board to the side of the mask instead of keeping it in the chestplate. Exposed circuitry and wires are so much more exciting.

Golden Dawn Trio + 1: May 9

I will be a guest Player with The Golden Dawn Trio, Buffalo's premier noiseguitar chamber ensemble Saturday, May 9th.







Place: SUGAR CITY (19 Wadsworth, Buffalo, NY)
Time: May 9, 2009 - Doors at 7pm
Cost: $5.00

Golden Dawn Trio - standard formation:
Chase Middaugh
Carl Pace
Bobby Griffiths


Other Performers:
River of Ichthyosis
Poverty Hymns

The (Surprise) Birthday Party

I worked on a piece for a short film by John Valenti titled The Surprise Birthday Party. He also wrote all of the music for the film; I had the pleasure of adding some ear candy to an already great piece of music that was featured in the end credits.

Surprise Birthday Party by Alfred Brown

Concerning Audio Again

Thanks to the savviness of Mr. Greg Kamprath, I have been clued into a way to stream higher quality audio from this blog machine without having to be smarter than Computer.  Within the next couple of days I'll have all my previously posted material converted to play in this new manner.

Performance May 2

I'm performing with the incomperable John Valenti Saturday, May 2nd in Buffalo, NY at Merge. We start playing at 10pm and end probably around 12:30am or so. I'll probably play a little by myself as may John. If you're unfamiliar with the musical stylings of Mr. Valentine please go here and / or go to Merge May 2nd.

Performance Info:

PLACE: Merge 439 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, Ny, 14202
TIME: May 2, 10:00pm
COST: Free dollars (Tip jar will be on premises)

Naturally Remix

Naturally (remix) by Alfred Brown

This is a remix of a cover of Huey Lewis' Naturally by Shara Worden. Her version will be on a Huey Lewis tribute compilation (release date: TBA). To find out more about this album and to hear samples of the tracks, go to their Myspace account at myspace.com/areyoustillwithme

Album Info:

Apostle Of Hustle: "I Want A New Drug"
- fromSports (1983)
Catfish Haven: "The Heart Of Rock And Roll"
- from Sports (1983)
Derby: "Jacob's Ladder"
- from Fore! (1986)
The Dodos: "The Power Of Love"
- from the Back To The Future soundtrack (1985)
Erie Choir: "Some Of My Lies Are True"
- from Huey Lewis And The News (1980)
The Long Winters: "Do You Believe In Love"
- from Picture This (1982)
Menomena: "Bobo Tempo"
- from Small World (1988)
My Brightest Diamond: "Naturally"
- from Fore! (1986)
Oh No! Oh My!: "Finally Found A Home"
- from Sports (1983)
Ola Podrida: "Perfect World"
- from Small World (1988)
The Pale Pacific: "Heart And Soul"
- from Sports (1983)
Panda & Angel: "Hip To Be Square"
- from Fore! (1986)
Sleepy Kitty: "Doing It All For My Baby"
- from Fore! (1986)
Throw Me The Statue: "If This Is It"
- from Sports (1983)
Travels: "I Never Think About You"
- from Plan B (2001)
Will Johnson (Centro-matic): "Hearts"
- from Huey Lewis And The News (1980)
Windsor For The Derby: "Bad Is Bad"
- from Sports (1983)
Winnebago Deal: "Working For A Living"
- from Picture This (1982)
The World Provider (feat. Dustin Hinterland): "Walking On A Thin Line"
- from Sports (1983)

More names to be confirmed...