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"Oh, Pierre!" - New Music From Space Genetics

Source: Eric Haltmeier
September 15, 2014

Continuing in their tradition of exploring the crossroads of jazz, electronic music, and free improvisation, Space Genetics—the experimental music duo of Paul Scea and Eric Haltmeier—have released Oh, Pierre!—their fifth album to date. Consistently pushing back against the confines of any one particular stylistic framework, the eight original compositions that make up 'Oh, Pierre!' are interwoven with ambient synthesizer soundscapes, off-kilter electronic percussion grooves, and digitally-altered woodwind improvisations. Continually evolving since their first release in 2009, Eric Haltmeier and Paul ...

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Space Genetics: Volume 4 - New Music From Paul Scea And Eric Haltmeier

Source: Eric Haltmeier
April 2, 2013

Continuing in their tradition of exploring the possibilities found at the intersection of jazz, improvisation, and electronic music, SPACE GENETICS—the duo of Paul Scea and Eric Haltmeier—present their latest release, Volume 4. With each of their previous three releases exploring various perspectives of interactions between woodwinds and computers, Volume 4 presents eight compositions and improvisations that examine the ways in which electronic and acoustic improvisations play against a wide variety of rhythmic textures. The solid pulse of 'O.E.V.', driven by ...

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Space Genetics: Volume 3 - New Music From Paul Scea And Eric Haltmeier

Source: Eric Haltmeier
April 17, 2012

With the release of Volume 3, SPACE GENETICS—the avant-jazz duo of Paul Scea and Eric Haltmeier—continue their exploration of the hybridization of improvisation, electronic music, jazz, and controllerism. Recorded in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the album features eight compositions that merge woodwind improvisations with digitally manipulated audio samples, analog and digital synthesizers, and an angular jazz sensibility. Their 2009 release, Volume 1, was created through an Internet-based collaboration. Scea and Haltmeier shared compositional ideas and audio samples online, working toward developing compositions ...

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