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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · 8d

I'll be playing at the Second Sleep showcase at the Casa degli Artisti in Milano on November 8th.
If you're around, come out.

My luggage will consist of tapes, discman and laptop.

Line up:
Valerio Tricoli
Alice Kemp
Mario de Vega
Carlos Casas
Marc Hasselbalch
Massimo Carozzi

Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · 10d

"The Animal", new album out by Blue Lake.
Absolutely wonderful thing.
bluelake1.bandcamp.com/album/the-an...

The Animal, by Blue Lake

10 track album

bluelake1.bandcamp.com

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · 17d

TIMEPARK.

Assembled from older material from 2012 to about 2017.
Some in new contexts, some mostly forgotten.
Powered by the urge for archiving.

Listen at:
marchasselbalch.bandcamp.com/album/timepark

Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · 19d

THE SUNNY SIDE OF HELL.

33'45''

Listen at: marchasselbalch.bandcamp.com/album/the-su...

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · 22d

An experiment from a few months ago, trying to record gestural wind gusts with a handheld DC motor and a piece of fabric attached to the motor shaft.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNR7...

DC motor wind gusts

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · 23d

MEGAMIX.

Tidal > rerouting software > Supercollider

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Sep 18

To the #ffmpeg and ffprobe users:
What 'interesting' data can be extracted from a single video frame? I'm toying with the idea of extracting a data from every frame of a video, exporting as CSV file and using that as input data for a synthesis or audio processing setup in Supercollider.

Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Sep 17

I forgot Tidal wasn't Bandcamp for a second and was annoyed the detroit electro track I wanted to listen to was removed and replaced with pineal gland openers.

rotterhaguerecords.bandcamp.com/track/activa...

Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Sep 17

It's not graphically disturbing, but a few unnerving atmospheres here and there.

Miniatures is a collection of strange tales where childhood imagination and reality merge with darker undercurrents of mystery and magic. Explore a vast seascape, build odd furniture, feed a lizard an...

Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Sep 16

I finally got around to play 'Miniatures' by @othertales.bsky.social .
Short but lovely experience. Just what the doctor ordered.
Worth your time.

store.steampowered.com/app/2428840/...

#gameaudio

Miniatures on Steam

store.steampowered.com

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Sep 11

Hard agree. A deep rabbithole of endlessly wonderful work.

frozen reeds @frozenreeds.com · Sep 11

Jim O’Rourke’s Steamroom series of electronic and archive works now has its prices cut by half, to help people fill the gaps. So much incredible music here: you can literally dip in at random and land on something beautiful every time. steamroom.bandcamp.com

Steamroom

@steamroom.bsky.social

steamroom.bandcamp.com

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Sep 4

OFFSHOOT.

Assorted things from around the way.

Listen at:
marchasselbalch.bandcamp.com/album/offshoot

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Sep 3

Seems like a Soundcloud demo at ASoundEffect is a hard requirement, which is somewhat confusing these days.

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Sep 2

Xynthii by @mphonic.bsky.social is back in updated form.
In 2019 I bought a 2002 Powerbook to run the original from 2006. Time warp. Now I don't have to anymore.
Runs in Supercollider this time around.

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Sep 1

Get off the stage

Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Aug 31

Mangling glitches into more glitchy mess with a 90's rack sampler and Max.

Mangling glitches with a rack sampler and Max

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Aug 30

Not at all ideal, but maybe add a PDF or spreadsheet that contains links to Dropbox for the software? Could easily break down the line.

Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Aug 27

Also going to the show and seeing the same 5 people you've seen at all the shows for 10 years but only ever chatted to once.

Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Aug 25

Summoning @guidofazzito.bsky.social

YouTube video by Gescom - Topic

Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Aug 24

Digitakt's song mode is boatloads of fun for mangling patterns.

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Aug 17

For those none-to-few who are wondering if the gritty percussion hits in Gescom's Keynell 2 are sampled from the OG Doom door opening SFX, then the answer is: no.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KoX...

Key nell 2

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Aug 12

Klaxon.

boomkat.com @boomkat.com · Aug 12

ahhhh man, a first taste of The Necks forthcoming 3+ hour long 'Disquiet' album, with 26 minutes of gospel-tinted jazz and swaying keys vaporised into harmonic bliss...✨

bit.ly/46T1wwZ

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Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Aug 6

Really lovely.

Little Nightmares 2 redesign using ReaperToWwise

Marc Hasselbalch @mhasselbalch.bsky.social · Aug 6

Little Nightmares 2 audio redesign using my ReaperToWwise tool.

#gameaudio #sounddesign