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PlaymodesGiravolt @ IDEALA soundtrack for a 360 videoprojection installation made by Burzon+Comenge and held at IDEAL Barcelona.
2021-01-0604 min
2021-01-0605 min
2020-12-2704 minPlaymodesGenerative Bartok Axis 2A recording of a generative system based on the Bela Bartok axis system.
2020-12-2706 minPlaymodesGenerative Bartok Axis 1A recording of a generative music system based on a free interpretation of the harmonic rules of the Bela Bartok Axis system
2020-12-2603 min
PlaymodesGenerative DodecafonismA rendering of a realtime generative system based on the 12 tone row matrix rules developed by the atonal composers after Arnold Schönberg.
Developed in MAX/MSP, which sends MIDI signals to sampler libraries. The idea, though, is to sediment this into a readable score and have it interpreted by humans.
This composition could go on and on forever, but was stoped after 4minutes of recording.
2020-12-2004 min
Playmodes11Work in progress for a long term installation featuring real-time generated light and sound. These are the first outputs of the generative music system
2020-10-1903 minPlaymodes9Work in progress for a long term installation featuring real-time generated light and sound. These are the first outputs of the generative music system
2020-10-1903 minPlaymodes8Work in progress for a long term installation featuring real-time generated light and sound. These are the first outputs of the generative music system
2020-10-1902 minPlaymodes7Work in progress for a long term installation featuring real-time generated light and sound. These are the first outputs of the generative music system
2020-10-1902 minPlaymodes6Work in progress for a long term installation featuring real-time generated light and sound. These are the first outputs of the generative music system
2020-10-1901 minPlaymodes5Work in progress for a long term installation featuring real-time generated light and sound. These are the first outputs of the generative music system
2020-10-1902 minPlaymodes4Work in progress for a long term installation featuring real-time generated light and sound. These are the first outputs of the generative music system
2020-10-1903 minPlaymodes3Work in progress for a long term installation featuring real-time generated light and sound. These are the first outputs of the generative music system
2020-10-1902 minPlaymodes2Work in progress for a long term installation featuring real-time generated light and sound. These are the first outputs of the generative music system
2020-10-1902 minPlaymodes10Work in progress for a long term installation featuring real-time generated light and sound. These are the first outputs of the generative music system
2020-10-1902 minPlaymodes1Work in progress for a long term installation featuring real-time generated light and sound. These are the first outputs of the generative music system
2020-10-1903 min
Playmodes2 - DiscordiaVEUS is a live performance mixing electronics, a choir and visual scenography. Its 3 movements evolve around the idea of human communication and misscomunication. The first movement, "Babel", represents the impossibilty of dialogue as a criticism to individualism in the era of cognitive capitalism. On the second movement, "Discord", polarization between 2 groups leds to conflict and rage. On the final movement, "Agreement", represents a harmonic understanding of the group, but keeping every single personal identity.
VEUS is a project developed by Playmodes in collaboration with ESMUC (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya)
2020-02-1101 minPlaymodes1 - BabelVEUS is a live performance mixing electronics, a choir and visual scenography. Its 3 movements evolve around the idea of human communication and misscomunication. The first movement, "Babel", represents the impossibilty of dialogue as a criticism to individualism in the era of cognitive capitalism. On the second movement, "Discord", polarization between 2 groups leds to conflict and rage. On the final movement, "Agreement", represents a harmonic understanding of the group, but keeping every single personal identity.
VEUS is a project developed by Playmodes in collaboration with ESMUC (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya)
2020-02-1101 minPlaymodes3 - EntesaVEUS is a live performance mixing electronics, a choir and visual scenography. Its 3 movements evolve around the idea of human communication and misscomunication. The first movement, "Babel", represents the impossibilty of dialogue as a criticism to individualism in the era of cognitive capitalism. On the second movement, "Discord", polarization between 2 groups leds to conflict and rage. On the final movement, "Agreement", represents a harmonic understanding of the group, but keeping every single personal identity.
VEUS is a project developed by Playmodes in collaboration with ESMUC (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya)
2020-02-1102 min
PlaymodesMonestir de Pedralbes VR: Sala De PinturesA recording of a set of generative soundtracks for a VR experience recreating the middle age ambience of the Pedralbes monastery in Barcelona.
Most of the tracks are composed by a minimal number of short loops which are being volume modulated by brownian functions. Several chance operations are applied to MIDI notes triggering synthesized instruments.
2019-11-0604 min
PlaymodesMonestir de Pedralbes VR: ClaustreA recording of a set of generative soundtracks for a VR experience recreating the middle age ambience of the Pedralbes monastery in Barcelona.
Most of the tracks are composed by a minimal number of short loops which are being volume modulated by brownian functions. Several chance operations are applied to MIDI notes triggering synthesized instruments.
2019-11-0604 min
PlaymodesMonestir de Pedralbes VR: InfermeriaA recording of a set of generative soundtracks for a VR experience recreating the middle age ambience of the Pedralbes monastery in Barcelona.
Most of the tracks are composed by a minimal number of short loops which are being volume modulated by brownian functions. Several chance operations are applied to MIDI notes triggering synthesized instruments.
2019-11-0604 min
PlaymodesMonestir de Pedralbes VR: CuinaA recording of a set of generative soundtracks for a VR experience recreating the middle age ambience of the Pedralbes monastery in Barcelona.
Most of the tracks are composed by a minimal number of short loops which are being volume modulated by brownian functions. Several chance operations are applied to MIDI notes triggering synthesized instruments.
2019-11-0604 min
PlaymodesAlgomus - A collection of algorithmic music piecesa stack of musical pieces based on algorithms instead of fixed scores.
All pieces are composed using our own tools, and played through self-made digital synthesizers.
2019-10-0952 min
PlaymodesSanta Coloma d'AndorraA soundtrack for a heritage projection mapping. Featured in a permanent installation at the romanesque church of Santa Coloma d'Andorra
2019-09-1707 min
PlaymodesVoces - Epílogo (feat. Alicia Acuña and Negro Jari)The last piece of the "Voces" soundtrack, featuring Alicia Acuña and Negro Jari.
The installation is an exploration about city models, urban and cultural politics, as told by its inhabitants. A dialogue between the participants, augmented by dynamic lighting of the architecture and immersive sound.
Featuring the voices of Alicia Acuña, Charo Ledo, Ellavled Alcano, Helliot Baeza, Miguel Rosa, Negro Jari and Sebastián Chávez.
Concept and AV contents: Playmodes Studio
Camera: Omar Álvarez
Casting and production: ZEMOS98
Production assistant: José Ángel Jiménez
Acknowledgements: José Luis Tirado (ZAP Producciones), Danza Mobile y Domingo López.
2019-05-2004 min
PlaymodesEspills - Solid Light SculptureRealtime algorithmic soundscapes, recorded from a Espills performance. Check the project here: http://www.playmodes.com/home/espills/
2019-05-1706 min
PlaymodesVoces - Full SoundtrackA soundtrack for "Voces", an audiovisual immersive installation held at Real Fabrica de Artilleria of Sevilla, in Spain. The installation is an exploration about city models, urban and cultural politics, as told by its inhabitants. A dialogue between the participants, augmented by dynamic lighting of the architecture and immersive sound.
2019-05-1715 min
PlaymodesLux Mundi. String Quartet + ElectronicaLux Mundi. A soundtrack for electronics and string quartet.
An edited recording of a rehearsal in Manresas's Col·legiata Basílica de Santa Maria, mixed with the electronica.
www.playmodes.com/home/lux-mundi/
Violin : Cèlia Johé
Viola : Pepi Izquierdo
Cello: Queralt Garcia & Mariona Tuset
Contrabass : Iu Boixader
Score: Santi Vilanova
2019-03-0214 min
Playmodes1 GENAn edited (and not very good) recording of a rehearsal. The 6 pieces are fragments of the music composed for the show Lux Mundi:
http://www.playmodes.com/home/lux-mundi/
Some rhythm quantization edits have been made. Panned, mixed and eq'd at home.
2019-03-0202 min
Playmodes2 CONFLICTAn edited (and not very good) recording of a rehearsal. The 6 pieces are fragments of the music composed for the show Lux Mundi:
http://www.playmodes.com/home/lux-mundi/
Some rhythm quantization edits have been made. Panned, mixed and eq'd at home.
2019-03-0203 min
Playmodes3 RISEAn edited (and not very good) recording of a rehearsal. The 6 pieces are fragments of the music composed for the show Lux Mundi:
http://www.playmodes.com/home/lux-mundi/
Some rhythm quantization edits have been made. Panned, mixed and eq'd at home.
2019-03-0201 min
Playmodes4 FLOWAn edited (and not very good) recording of a rehearsal. The 6 pieces are fragments of the music composed for the show Lux Mundi:
http://www.playmodes.com/home/lux-mundi/
Some rhythm quantization edits have been made. Panned, mixed and eq'd at home.
2019-03-0201 min
Playmodes5 PLAYAn edited (and not very good) recording of a rehearsal. The 6 pieces are fragments of the music composed for the show Lux Mundi:
http://www.playmodes.com/home/lux-mundi/
Some rhythm quantization edits have been made. Panned, mixed and eq'd at home.
2019-03-0201 min
Playmodes6 CONSTRUCTAn edited (and not very good) recording of a rehearsal. The 6 pieces are fragments of the music composed for the show Lux Mundi:
http://www.playmodes.com/home/lux-mundi/
Some rhythm quantization edits have been made. Panned, mixed and eq'd at home.
2019-03-0201 min
2019-01-1312 min
PlaymodesChained Markov's JazzAnother generative sample. This time, the same parameters for rhythm generation than "a Kind of Magic", but a harmonic progression based on chains of probability. You can follow the discussion about it here: https://www.native-instruments.com/forum/threads/weighted-probability.337353/
2018-10-0802 min
2018-10-0801 min
2018-07-2907 min
2018-06-1402 min
PlaymodesBloxThis is an extended version of a fragment present in our Cluster installation: http://www.playmodes.com/home/cluster-d4n/
2018-05-1203 min
PlaymodesA Forest Of ChanceAnother experiment of chance driven music, made through self-made tools using max-msp.
2018-03-0604 minPlaymodesParabolic Multilayer MixA recording of the Parabòlic audiovisual show soundtrack, performed automatically (through a MIDI system) on the Gaudi's "Palau Güell" Organ (1.bp.blogspot.com/-uq1dztVh9SM/UxW…-palau-guell.jpg)
Conceived as a work of architectural sonification and visual music, the composition is structured into 5 movements (formation, entropy, order and meaning). Many of the sequences, motifs and rhythms are generated through the use of a self-made algorithmic composition software, developed specially for the instrument: https://www.native-instruments.com/en/reaktor-community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/11057/
In order to achieve this result, it has been crutial the collaboration with the organ builder, Albe...
2018-02-0709 min
PlaymodesExoprophetAn output from the ongoing research software for algorithmic composition. MIDI notes are generated through sets of harmonic and rhythmic rules, which include probabilistic models. These notes are then used to feed a synthesizer.
2018-02-0702 min
PlaymodesBLOCKSsome of the individual tracks for the cluster installation present at Day for Night Festival, Houston in December 2017
2017-12-1502 min
PlaymodesSAMURAIsome of the individual tracks for the cluster installation present at Day for Night Festival, Houston in December 2017
2017-12-1502 min
PlaymodesCluster @ DayForNightA stereo mixdown of the soundtrack for the "Cluster" light and sound installation. Original soundtrack is 8 channel, therefore some content may sound weird in the stereo mixdown...
2017-12-1412 min
2017-10-3107 min
PlaymodesBeyond: 16 channel light & sound installationa stereo downmix of a 16 channel audio soundtrack for Prague's Signal Festival. Premiered on October 2017
2017-10-0704 min
PlaymodesChartres en LumiereThe full soundtrack for playmodes' installation in the Chartres en Lumiere light festival
2017-09-1609 min
PlaymodesStill LifeAnother soundtrack for a light and sound installation. It represents a sunset in the wood.
2017-09-0102 min
2017-08-3001 min
2017-08-2401 minPlaymodesParabòlic (full)A recording of the Parabòlic audiovisual show soundtrack, performed automatically (through a MIDI system) on the Gaudi's "Palau Güell" Organ (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uq1dztVh9SM/UxWX5yKCTbI/AAAAAAAAHlI/UVUQdWg7xwo/s1600/orgue-palau-guell.jpg)
Conceived as a work of architectural sonification, as well as visual music, the composition is structured into 5 movements (formation, entropy, order and meaning)
In order to achieve this result, it has been crutial the collaboration with the organ builder, Albert Blancafort (http://www.orguesblancafort.com/), to fully understand the limits and potential of such an instrument.
2017-07-1309 min
2017-05-2401 min
2017-05-2401 min2017-05-2401 minPlaymodesParabolic Out (Blancafort's Pipe Organ @ Palau Güell)A recording of a performance in the Pipe Organ at Barcelona's Palau Güell. The track is a fragment of a larger piece to be premiered on September 2017, as part of an audiovisual show which will consist in a large video-projection over the Antoni Gaudiís parabolic dome, accompanied by the pipe organ soundtrack.
Music has been made specifically for this organ, and it is the result of a large research process about algorithmic composition and MIDI control of te organ.
2017-05-2103 min
PlaymodesCluster NoisesA selection of some of the noise scenes generated algorithmically for the "Cluster" light and sound installation. Sound is generated by analising pixels in a video, and transforming pixel luminance into amplitude of partials, or frequency of a band-pass filter bank applied to white noise.
2016-12-3105 min
PlaymodesRelief, feat. Gerard Vallverdú & Edu FrigolaFinal piece for a projection mapping in a heritage site in Barcelona. An electronica base with some sax and guitar recordings by Gerard and Edu
2016-12-1004 min
PlaymodesAlgorithmic_3: StrummingA collection of simple algorithmic music experiments created with a self-made software tool. It explores harmonic motion based triggering of notes, and modal harmony mapping and sequencing of pitches.
Just 1 instrumental layer is involved in each composition.
By the moment, these are just studies, but will evolve into something serious in the future.
2016-09-1100 min
PlaymodesAlgorithmic_1: Augmented GlassA collection of simple algorithmic music experiments created with a self-made software tool. It explores harmonic motion based triggering of notes, and modal harmony mapping and sequencing of pitches.
Just 1 instrumental layer is involved in each composition.
By the moment, these are just studies, but will evolve into something serious in the future.
2016-09-1102 min
PlaymodesAlgorithmic_2: ArabianA collection of simple algorithmic music experiments created with a self-made software tool. It explores harmonic motion based triggering of notes, and modal harmony mapping and sequencing of pitches.
Just 1 instrumental layer is involved in each composition.
By the moment, these are just studies, but will evolve into something serious in the future.
2016-09-1102 min
2016-08-3102 min
2016-08-3101 min
2016-07-2002 min
2016-03-2501 min
2016-03-2004 min
PlaymodesChiaroscuroAnother tune for a light and sound show.
This one represents contrast between light and dark, warm and cold, spring and winter.
2015-12-1402 min
PlaymodesWinter Solstice, featuring Adrià BauzóAnother track for a light & sound work.
This should represent winter...
2015-12-1204 min
PlaymodesClarity, featuring Adrià BauzóA groovy song for a light & sound show.
Flute by Adrià Bauzó.
2015-12-1003 min
PlaymodesMies Award SoundfieldA sonic collage on modern architecture, featuring sound from architect conferences and sound metaphors illustrating the winners of the 2015 Mies Van der Rohe architecure award.
http://www.miesarch.com/
2015-11-0405 min
2015-10-0607 min
2015-09-2711 min
PlaymodesPorta Estel·larA Soundtrack for this installation: https://vimeo.com/139817455
Originally an 8 channel piece.
2015-09-2305 min
PlaymodesWaves&Burstsanother one for the ZKM mapping commission. This is a sonification of a 3d physics simulation which makes the to wave. The digital noise bursts represent a stroboscopic animation of ancient engravings
2015-08-2501 min
PlaymodesContrastMore audiovisual related stuff... this one is also for the ZKM commission on the Karlsruhe castle.
Cellos are played by Magam: https://soundcloud.com/vegamon
2015-08-2401 min
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