Axoxnxs Podcast

Locomotif ℗ & © 2013 A.J. Ptak

This sound of theremin artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: Motif (2013) [5:12] This recording by Anthony Ptak utilizes an electric guitar via loop pedal layers. The recording was made in a rudimentary fashion using a First Act guitar amplifier, and a Zoom H2 recorder built in stereo microphone nearby. No post-processing was applied. A minimalist music approach was explored in this experimental art music work. Influences of Steve Reich, Cyrus Pireh, and Tony Conrad may be present in this motif, def...

BNC Be and See ℗ & © 2006 A.J. Ptak

Bitters One ℗ & © 2016 A.J. Ptak

This sound of sound artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: Bitters_1 (2016) [0:31] This electro-drum work concentrates on sound as a carrier of rhythmic information. We listen to the world as a system of associative indices. The acoustics of the natural world are analyzed, along with synthetically generated phenomena. Sound is a physical axis that occupies and transforms space. The offset beat of the electronic drum is navigation. All sonic materials programmed, performed, and assembled by the compos...

Geneva ℗ & © 2013 A.J. Ptak

This sound of sound artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: Commissioned work for dance choreography (2013) [07:46] This electroacoustic work concatenates sounds improvised as carriers of information. We listen to the world as a system of associative indices. The movement of the performing gesture are analyzed, along with choreography. This composition presents a physical axis that occupies and transforms dance space. The heterophony of the cacophony is navigation. Sonic materials performed, improvise...

Simplexity Live ℗ & © 2013 A.J. Ptak

This sound of theremin artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: New York Theremin Society International Edition (2013) [05:20] This electronic work concentrates on theremin and computing as a carrier of information. We listen to the world as a system of associative indices. The electronics of the performing gesture are analyzed, along with computational FFT acoustic physics phenomena. This composition is a physical axis that occupies and transforms space. The heterophony of the antenna is navigation. S...

Live Bar-Coding ℗ & © 2010 A.J. Ptak

This music by artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Sydney, Australia 2010. NIME Live Bar-coding. Performance using a repurposed bar code scanner and barcoded cards as an input to a software interface. Cards are scanned live during performance to dramatic effect. The performance was recorded off of the house mixing board direct to a Sound Devices digital PCM wav recorder. - A.J. Ptak

Bear in a Cave ℗ & © 2012 A.J. Ptak

This music by artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: A sudden and rare brain tumor leads to an accomplished musician’s brush with death and a gap between his brain and his body – but Anthony Ptak will make music any way he can, Narrative.ly. Live piano performance at Caffe Vivaldi by artist composer Anthony Ptak. NYC. 2012. - A.J. Ptak

Copper Pipe Improvisation ℗ & © 2007 A.J. Ptak

This sound of artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: This work performed by Anthony Ptak on his invented reed instrument called the Copper Pipe. The recording was made in Urbana, IL inside a concrete drainage pipe. I also did several recordings in the Round Barn, but I believe this natural reverberation is from the acoustics of the drain pipe. This is purely an acoustic recording of an improvised composition. No further processing was applied to the original PCM wav file. Recorded using a digital Mar...

Nullsleep_Axoxnxs Elusive Live ℗ & © 2009 A.J. Ptak

This sound of theremin artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: Nullsleep_Axoxnxs Elusive Live collaboration (2009) [16:20] This electronic work concentrates on chiptunes and physical computing as a carrier of information. We listen to the world as a system of associative indices. The electronics of the performers gesture are analyzed, along with 8-bit hacking and computational acoustical physics phenomena. This glitch collaboration is a physical axis that occupies and transforms space. The heterophony...

Guitar Therapy ℗ & © 2012 A.J. Ptak

This sound of theremin artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: Guitar Therapy (2012) [2:24] This electric guitar work concentrates on jazz improvisation as a carrier of information. We listen to the world as a system of associative indices. The field recordings of the street drummer in Washington Square Park are analyzed, along with post-cancer disability and neurological phenomena. Spasticity is a physical axis that occupies and transforms space. The heterophony of the guitar is navigation. Sonic mat...

Rehearsal with violinist Serge Zenisek 005 ℗ & © 2015 A.J. Ptak

Rehearsal performance of graphic score Difference Frequencies, with Serge Zenisek, violin.

Ekphoneticasulponticello ℗ & © 2005 A.J. Ptak

This sound of composer artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: Ekphoneticasulponticello (2005) [2:00] This solo electro-acousmatic performance work concentrates on sound as a carrier of information. We listen to the world as a system of associative indices. The acoustics of this invented instrument are analyzed, along with acoustically generated phenomena. Sound is a physical axis that occupies and transforms space. The heterophony of this invented instrument is navigation. All sonic materials crafted...

A Concert for Solo Theremin in La Granja, Spain ℗ & © 2006 A.J. Ptak

This sound of theremin artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: A Concert for Solo Theremin in La Granja, Spain (2006) [18:22] Calart Actual - Iglesia de San Juan Nepomuceno July 22, 2006 8pm at Plaza del Teatro S/N Real Sitio de la Granja de San Ildefonso - 40100 Segovia - Espana. This live polyphonic solo theremin performance work recorded in LaGranja, Spain concentrates on sound as a carrier of information. We listen to the world as a system of associative indices. The acoustics of the performance s...

Difference Frequencies ℗ & © 2015 A.J. Ptak

This sound of theremin artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: Difference Frequencies (2015) [5:00] This computer music work concentrates on difference frequencies as a carrier of information. We listen to the world as a system of associative indices. The acoustics of the physics world are generated sine wave partials, synthetically generated phenomena. Sound is a virtual axis that occupies and transforms space. The heterophony of the score is navigation. All sonic materials generated, performed, and ...

Axoxnxs ℗ & © 2005 A.J. Ptak

This sound of theremin artist Anthony Ptak. Liner notes: Axoxnxs (2005) [7:00] This electro-acousmatic work concentrates on sound as a carrier of information. We listen to the world as a system of associative indices. The acoustics of the natural world are analyzed, along with synthetically generated phenomena. Sound is a physical axis that occupies and transforms space. The heterophony of the theremin antenna is navigation. All sonic materials acquired, performed, and assembled by the composer....