Mirror Loop

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“Mirror Loop” was created using only the sounds Mint Pillow field recorded on location and that are included in this sample pack. No additional instrumentation was used. All sounds and samples were imported into a Roland TR-8S rhythmic performer and sequenced via a Squarp Pyramid polyrhythmic sequencer. Some samples were manipulated using Logic Pro’s sampler as well as outboard and digital FX.

Mint Pillow’s aim was to recycle the sounds that are present between Amsell Colebrook Playground and High Street to create a “Mirror Loop”. The percussive structured portion of the track is meant to represent the path that runs through the site - and via the Squarp Pyramid and the use of chance and randomness algorithms the cars, birds, and river sounds come in and out in an organic and more natural manner melding the site with the artist.

Derek Hixon, aka Mint Pillow, is a West Medford musician & artist: https://mintpillow.bandcamp.com

Download the full sample pack for Mirror Loop: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10qUbk-jO8forPVblTGLVI7M7vRi2iXRr?usp=sharing


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Sound on Mystic

Sound on Mystic

Sound on Mystic is an outdoor audio installation combining music, spoken word, sound art and ambience into an immersive experience. It is located along a two-mile stretch of the Mystic River in Medford and Arlington, Massachusetts, and is accessed through ECHOES, a free mobile app that uses GPS data to cue different sounds at various sites. Once you download the app, just put on a pair of headphones, take a walk within the installation’s extensive boundaries, and you'll hear a diverse set of sound works that are all united by the river itself, and its complex legacy as a place of history and nature, community and conflict, labor and recreation. Access Instructions: Install the ECHOES app (the link is below, skip to step 3 if you've already found the walk in ECHOES) Search for "Sound on Mystic" inside the app Download the walk (this will function better than streaming the walk) Close out other apps on your phone that access your location and may interfere with ECHOES Go to the river and open the walk. You will see a map with areas highlighted in blue. As soon as you enter a highlighted area, sound will automatically begin to play. Depending on how fast you walk, some pieces will overlap with each other, or some pieces will play completely leaving a period of silence. Don't worry, that's all just part of the experience -- enjoy! Sound on Mystic is created by Ian Coss, Dwayne A Johnson, and Gary Roberts, with funding from the Medford Arts Council and Arlington Cultural Council, and support from the Mystic River Watershed Association. Contact us at soundonmystic@gmail.com.
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