This episode collects a few of my first recordings with the second iteration of the Sinewives concept. Unlike the first, which moves largely of its own accord, this iteration is intended for more direct interaction, ultimately for live use. It is rudimentary at this point - 8 sinewave oscillators with pitches generated randomly based on scale, root, range and harmonicity - but with fully flexible fm routing between the 8 voices.

My plan is to build some triggerability to allow for long evolving sequences, as well as parameters driven by location, weather, and - perhaps most importantly - current lunar state.

More recordings forthcoming.

A collection of recordings made by my newest Max/MSP patch Sinewives, combined and mutated by my other patch, the Free Arcadia Transmitter.

The world is burning, but we are aware of the emptiness inherent in all things. This too, shall pass.

May all beings find and achieve happiness.

I first heard Éliane Radigue's work sometime shortly after I started my own journey into Tibetan Buddhism. I stumbled upon a reference to her "Songs of Milarepa" and suddenly was captivated by her music. Shortly after, I found a cassette copy of Jetsun Mila that doubled that captivation. It is a sublime, slowly moving piece, and was everything I loved about Coil's Time Machines but seemingly tilted specifically in my direction.

I started slowly accumulating a few of her recordings, each more compelling to me than the last. She has become an enormous influence on my music, which I think is obvious to hear when you listen to my more drone-oriented work.

Yesterday, when I found out she had passed, I was actually listening to Sinewives (my newest Max 9 project) very slowly feeding me with FM tones, and her influence on me was thrown into stark relief. In her memory, I post this episode of Radio Free Arcadia, which is made largely from recordings of the output of Sinewives using the Free Arcadia Broadcaster device. Upon listening back I think it's appropriate, if not coming close to her brilliance.

In horror of death, I took to the mountains— Again and again I meditated on the uncertainty of the hour of death, Capturing the fortress of the deathless unending nature of mind, Now all fear of death is over and done.

-Milarepa

May all beings be happy!