Exquisite Coast One, by Damon Holzborn & John O'Brien

Exquisite Coast One

by Damon Holzborn & John O'Brien

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1.	Damon Holzborn - Tub 02:38	buy track
2.	John O'Brien - Machine 03:17	buy track
3.	Damon Holzborn - Coil 03:34	buy track
4.	John O'Brien - Code 01:30	buy track
5.	Damon Holzborn - Runner 02:49	buy track
6.	John O'Brien - Scherzo 03:53	buy track
7.	John O'Brien - Tub (response) 03:54	buy track
8.	Damon Holzborn - Machine (response) 01:23	buy track
9.	John 0'Brien - Coil (response) 03:42	buy track
10.	Damon Holzborn - Code (response) 03:41	buy track
11.	John O'Brien - Runner (response) 03:44	buy track
12.	Damon Holzborn - Scherzo (response) 03:17	buy track
13.	Damon Holzborn - Patch (bonus) 02:40
14.	John O'Brien - Patch (response) (bonus) 02:56

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In the spring of 2020, as the Covid-19 lockdown got under way, we started talking about ways to collaborate remotely after realizing that we both owned a Make Noise 0-Coast semi-modular synthesizer. By sharing patches—the state of the synthesizer, including the positions of the knobs and how the signals are routed from one part of the synthesizer to another—we created pairs of solo pieces that shared a common configuration. Each week, we made two recordings: one based on an original patch—the Prompt—and then a Response based on the other person’s patch.

The title, Exquisite Coast, is borrowed from Exquisite Corpse, a collaborative image or text game, developed by the Surrealists, where a work is created either by using some set rule that all of the participants have to follow, or by revealing to the next participant only one part of what the previous person contributed. In this spirit, Exquisite Coast uses a tight set of technical constraints as an artistic challenge that encourages a deep exploration of the instrument. The guidelines are designed to foster creativity, provide a useful method to get to know the 0-Coast, and engage with a wider community of music makers. Exquisite Coast One is the first in a series of releases employing this concept. Future releases will explore various ways to expand upon the initial idea.

You can play Exquisite Coast too! If you and a friend have any of the small semi-modular synthesizers from Make Noise or Moog and would like to play the game yourselves, we have publicly released the web app we used to notate and share patches. Visit ec.rustle.works to learn more.

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released July 29, 2021

Music by Damon Holzborn & John O'Brien
Cover art by Andrew West

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Damon Holzborn & John O’Brien are Brooklyn based musicians who have been improvising together for over a decade.

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