Steve's Stuff

Liquid Sunshine is my personal electronic music project. My inspiration comes from a variety of sources including Zorn, Xenakis, Merzbow, Jochem Paap, Cage, and many others. It is an attempt to combine the stylistic features of more "commercial" music, such as Aphex Twin, with my knowledge of the Western art music tradition. However, that assumes that an artist such as Jochem Paap (Speedy J) is in fact "commercial". I contend that while these artists may play at clubs and release albums instead of single works, the same creativity and conceptual depth found in the composition of "Western art music" can be found here as well. What are these distinctions anyway, other than an attempt to commodify an artist's personal vision by the market-driven culture industry?
 
That said, my music is supposed to be fun. You can find samples below as well as a couple complete tunes made entirely with Pd (and Pro Tools for audio sequencing). Also check out my first music video for the song “Gravity Chamber”. It consists of bits and pieces from old public domain sci-fi movies. I ask that anything downloaded be used by you personally and not uploaded to a music sharing network. I believe in the online distribution of music, but I also believe in the composer’s right to control his or her work. I also ask that if you download something, please send me comments, good, bad, or otherwise.

Liquid Sunshine