synopsis
"pk2pk" is an expression from signal analysis
meaning "peak to peak" as in the full swing of
an analogue waveform.
This project came about with the arrival of an old
tascam 22-4 quarter inch reel to reel recording deck.
The concept was to create a set of minimal tech
noire tracks using as a maximum 4 instruments.
There were no computers involved which at the time
was a humiliation but now is something to be proud
of. The complement of instruments consisted of
Roland CR-8000 and TR-606 drum machines both playing
and executing timing triggers. The bass lines and lead
lines were hand played on variously a Roland Jupiter 4,
SH101, SH09, Sequential Circuits 6Trak, a PAIA Fatman
and a Korg Poly-6. The tape stock was Ampex 456 which
accounts for the beefy sound and the slight hiss
heard throughout.
The song writing was designed to express minimalism through
minor melodic and harmonic chord progressions with a
high degree of repetition. The repetition is broken
by timbral evolution of the various analogue synthesizers
to drive the darkness of the simplicity to the
front of the observers attention.
Frank Levin produced Alanis Morissette's first
album but this one is far better.
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credits
recorded at lead berry research, wilbrod street, ottawa
produced by kenneth walter balys
thorium, earth rise, kapteyn's star and jupiter mixed by marc
murray at raven street studios, ottawa
perigee, mal aria, yersinia pestis and eigen vector mixed
by frank fish levin at fishtank studios, ottawa
mastered by frank levin at db recording systems, ottawa
cd layout and design by paul totti
written and performed by kenneth walter balys
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copyright
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pk2pk
lead berry research
1997
$16 CDN
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