Bruce Russell:‘Circuits of Omission’: Sonaten fur synthetisierten klang (Opus 60)A solo analog synthesiser record – filthy bleeps, drunken amputee beats, and gritty tones from a busy night in Hell’s veterinary hospital.
So you think you like synthesisers, do you, punk?All sonatas were recorded using either or both a Dirtbox Modulator and a Wave Generator, hand made by Clinton Williams (Omit). In addition, on some pieces, various other outboard effects and instruments were used. All sounds were acoustically recorded in my office studio, on an Android Nokia phone. Mono digital audio files were subsequently linear edited and volume-adjusted using Audacity. Mastered by Lasse Marhaug (Norway’s finest) for maximum impact. Graphic design by Richard Francis.
All pieces performed, engineered and recorded by Bruce Russell, March 2021, Lyttelton, NZ.

Tracklist

Folio #1:Ton im Raum; Op.60 13:53

1. Sonata Number 5 (the ‘Detroit Sonata’) 01:44
2. Sonata Number 8 (Martin Rev) 01:57
3. Sonata Number 2 (the ‘Oslo Sonata’) 00:57
4. Sonata Number 19 for Tremolo 01:37
5. Sonata Number 9 01:44
6. Sonata Number 12 for Ralf Wehowsky 01:50
7. Sonata Number 13 for Double Wah (#2) 02:11
8. Sonata Number 18 (the No-Input Sonata) 01:32

Folio #2:Raum und Zeit;Op.60 12:58

1. Sonata Number 11 for Graphic EQ Fuzz 01:18
2. Sonata Number 1 for Dipolar Switch 01:17
3. Sonata Number 20 Cross-modulation 01:48
4. Sonata Number 14 (Paul Feyerabend) 01:41
5. Sonata Number 7 for Double Wah 01:46
6. Sonata Number 16 (the Colorsound Sonata) 02:42
7. Sonata Number 21 (the Lyttelton Sonata) 02:03