38 episodes
Sonic Encounters: An Original Music Podcast by Synthesist Mark Mosher Mark Mosher
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Synthesist, Electronic & Experimental Musician, Multimedia Performance Artist | Founder of the Rocky Mountain Synthesizer Meet and Synth Patrol
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S05-E02: Last Known Transmission
This song debuted as part of the Rocky Mountain Synthesizer Meet Drone Day 2022 Celebration. It’s the soundtrack to sci-fi short film of the same name which you can see here https://youtu.be/8WNZEwu1mEI?si=iNQ5rbtLxhpTvIGV.
This piece was produced entirely on an Apple iPad Pro 11 with Borderlands Granular and Luma Touch LumaFusion.
The music was performed in one real-time pass on the amazing Borderlands granular synthesizer which you’ll see superimposed on the screen. The source audio was based on field recordings of household objects, and on location in Iceland and Melbourne Australia. -
S05-E01: Singularity
Credits: Composed, Performed, and Produced by Mark Mosher. Cover by Mark Mosher. (C)(P) 2022Mark J. Mosher
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S04-E07: The Signal Within the Signal
Credits: Composed, Performed, and Produced by Mark Mosher (C)(P) 2021 Mark J. Mosher
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S04-E06: Robot Dreams
Credits: Composed, Performed, and Produced by Mark Mosher (C)(P) 2021 Mark J. Mosher
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SO4-E04: Beware the Siren Call of the Like Machine
Credits: Composed, Performed, and Produced by Mark Mosher (C)(P) 2021 Mark J. Mosher
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Composer's Notes:
Beware the rocky shores of the Like Machine. There be danger there.
Producer's Notes:
The song was performed live on a Synthstrom Deluge. Deluge was fed with various sampled "musical objects" as follows:
- Melody line was played live using a Sensel Morph in Live 11 using some very expressive MPE sounds created by the amazing sound designers Huston Singletary and Robert Bruce.
- Drones and rhythmic elements were made on an iPad with the granular synth SpaceCraft.
The song was lightly edited in Ableton Live 11. Most FX are from deluge with a few reverbs and delay in Live 11 to sweeten the mix a bit. -
S04-E08: Droid 164 Searches for Survivors in the Forbidden Zone
This Sonic Encounters soundscape was improvised live in one-take using my 4U 62HP Eurorack musique concrète Instrument. It's the follow-on track to the "Droid 164 Gets Distracted by a Wildflower" https://soundcloud.com/markmosher/so4-e02-droid-164-gets-distracted-by-a-wildflower.
Credits: Composed, Performed, and Produced by Mark Mosher. Cover by Mark Mosher. (C)(P) 2021 Mark J. Mosher
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Customer Reviews
Goosebumps and Deep Breaths
I'm trying to restrain myself in writing this review as it'd be easy to come off sounding a bit hyperbolic... But these rich soundscape "stories" sincerely do thrill my senses...
The concept for Sonic Encounters (so far, and in my interpretation) is this... You read a short text (sometimes the title is enough) on the premise of the "story" before listening. Then you listen to a purely sonic piece of field recording morphed with music, electronic manipulation, and performance, and you're immediately transported via your own imagination's 3D projection of his premise. Mark's become a consummate sound artist. He creates powerful imagery and elicits surprisingly keen emotional response from the listener without being heavy-handed. His economy and value in precision is proof of his skill.
My favorite story so far is "Metamorphosis Under the Chatham Light". I get chills just thinking about it. My very close second is "And What Do Trees Hear When the Wind Blows". Read each premise before you listen. Or not. No matter, the pieces will creep into your consciousness and take up residence.