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alfred brown
Experimental / Classical / Electroacoustic

I invent sounds. Sometimes I call it music.



Buffalo, New York
United States

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Member Since8/14/2006
Band Websitealfredbrown.blogspot.com
InfluencesGyörgy Ligeti, Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Anton Webern, Luigi Russolo, Radiohead, Soul Junk, David Stith, Shara Worden, Béla Bartók, Portishead, Ellen Fullman, Eliot Carter, Joshua Ballard, Edgard Varèse, Nikola Tesla, Pierre Boulez, Autechre, Squarepusher, Terry Riley, Pauline Oliveros, Federico Durand, Boris Snauwaert, Aphex Twin, Add N to (X), Krzysztof Penderecki, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Cliff Martinez, Arvo Pärt, Fourtet, Phillip Glass, John Valenti, The Birthday Party (not Nick Cave's Birthday Party), Dan Deacon, Universes (the-yet-to-be), John Cage, Steve Reich, Morton Subotnick, Jack Foley, Mark Hijleh, Emanuel Kant, everyone over at Sine Fiction, et al.
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Nov 12 2009 9:00P
Nobody’s Art Center Buffalo, New York
Nov 13 2009 8:00P
Boulder Coffee Rochester, New York
Nov 20 2009 5:30P
The Record Archive Rochester, New York
Dec 15 2009 8:00P
The Bug Jar Rochester, New York

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   About alfred brown
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my name is fred. i write music for both traditional and nontraditional instruments as well as make unperformable recordings. in my recordings i use almost exclusively found sounds and manipulate them to suit my needs. isolate it, reverse it, cut it, paste it, rearrange it, distort it, mix it, pan it, layer it, loop it, combine it, time stretch it, resample it, turn it into a MIDI patch and play it, etc. i don't approach my composition with a diatonic structure or a resultant form in mind, but rather compose how i hear. in blocks of sound structures placed next to and on top of eachother. there is no longer melody or rhythm to speak of that defines form or shape except for those that contribute to an overall texture. a general and presiding aesthetic concept that defines its own tonality determines the stucture and form of each piece on an individual basis. there is an isolating of musical events, much like freezing time, or slowing it to a crawl. real time occurs, but as the exception to the rule. added to that, there are ussually constant rubatos not of passages in the traditional sense, but of fragments of the piece as a whole. in short, i try to explore the infinity that somehow clothes itself within every finite instant of a musical ( or nonmusical ) event. but i also am cautious of the possibility of a purely pedantic approach to composition that results in a dead, emotionless work of music. MUSIC IS NOT MATH. i passionately pour into my music hope, awe, fear, grief, joy, gladful submission, excitement, gentleness, sincerity, love, and wonder. it is my wish that this would be comunicated through the overall pensive and melancholy sound, which i believe is the result of the combination of all these. just listen.


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Jonas Ruchenhever

Jonas Ruchenhever



Oct 29 2009 6:55 PM

Alfred, hey, how are you doing?
Have you checked out my new album yet?



All the best,
Jonas


JOSE DELHART

JOSE DELHART



Oct 4 2009 4:13 AM

hey! i still believe in myspace. im glad you do too. ;)
Some Bizarre

Some Bizarre



Oct 2 2009 1:23 PM

some bizzare label thanks some bizarre friends
Kind regards Stevo
THE MAGIC OF MULTIPLES

THE MAGIC OF MULTIPLES



Sep 22 2009 8:52 PM

Awesome! Monkeytown is one of my favorite venues. Keep me posted!
Samarkande

Samarkande



Sep 16 2009 8:25 PM

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Katerina

Katerina Vlachou



Sep 5 2009 6:11 PM

Greetings and hugs from Athens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wellcome you to my Friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Katerina Vlachou
JOSE DELHART

JOSE DELHART



Jul 25 2009 2:16 AM

gracias amigo!
i would love to collaborate with you in some way. if anything inspires you please let me know. i really admire your talent.
jd
Argyle Socks

Argyle Socks



Jul 17 2009 12:19 AM

I agree about 2010! Horrible film, amazing book. They even explain why Hal did what it did, although I don't remember off the top of my head.
Aaron

Aaron



Jul 6 2009 10:44 PM


April 13, 2009 Michael Jackson Death Prediction

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Garden Hall

Garden Hall



Jul 2 2009 8:48 PM

Thank you Mr. Brown, for both the add, and the kind words.

New Garden Hall album: Myriad Trails available now.
bearsuit records

bearsuit records



Jun 29 2009 3:06 PM

V/A Bearsuit Records : “Captain Woof Woofs’ Guitar”(2009)

Available here FREE FOR 2 WEEKS ONLY

featuring the artists :
port mone / alone together / the artificial sea / kirameki / milenka / taub / whizz kid / per olund band / sadomundo / anata wa sukkari tsukarete shimai / mr fritz and magnitophono / the temple cloud country club / lettelete aka ememe / harold nono and hidekazu wakabayashi

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ALBUM :
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GRAPHICS :
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coso

coso



Jun 7 2009 3:59 AM

thanks fred!

wow. i was just listening to Derek Bailey when i entered your site... and your soundscapes slowily began to take over... in a very coherent Bailey way ! At first I thought he had turned a delay on !
Jonas Ruchenhever

Jonas Ruchenhever



May 25 2009 5:45 PM

The man behind the mask!
This Empty Vase

This Empty Vase



May 25 2009 1:44 AM

Laurent Molet

Laurent Molet



May 22 2009 12:01 PM







good day sunshine


Argyle Socks

Argyle Socks



May 20 2009 12:37 AM

Mr. Brown, how are you? I'm chilling with your sounds as I surf the web. I see you got more NY gigs. Nice!

Take it easy.

-Oscar
Magdalena Solis

Magdalena Solis



May 15 2009 9:56 AM

Oh beautiful! Very much enjoyed your wonderful music - thanks for accepting!
love
ms

ONUSSEN

ONUSSEN



Apr 27 2009 6:42 PM

thank u, beautiful sounds
Oldman

Oldman
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Apr 21 2009 5:52 PM

greetings from france

charles
THE MAGIC OF MULTIPLES

THE MAGIC OF MULTIPLES



Apr 7 2009 2:23 PM

thanks fred i like your new stuff too
Jonas Ruchenhever

Jonas Ruchenhever



Apr 6 2009 7:35 PM

The Loneliest Man in History is a very fine track, Alfred!
Sabato

Sabato



Apr 5 2009 9:42 AM

thanks for comment.
i like your approach.
Jonas Ruchenhever

Jonas Ruchenhever



Mar 28 2009 6:36 PM

Hello Alfred,

How are you doing?

I am really happy to announce that work of mine has been selected by Tanner Menard for his "Sommeil: A Concert for Sleep".

"Sommeil: A Concert for Sleep" will be Tanner’s reinterpretation of the sleep concert experiment, first created by Robert Rich in 1982, and will be presented at the Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, in the heart of the St Claude Arts District, beginning at 10:00 pm on Saturday April 11th and ending at 7:00 am on Sunday April 12th. The concert will be realized with Rich’s permission and guidance.

Here's where you can find more details about this fascinating project: http://tannermenard.archaichorizon.com/?cat=5

Have a nice weekend,

Jonas

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messyheads

messyheads



Mar 25 2009 6:34 PM

Welcome fellow messyhead!
cia*cia*

cia*cia*



Mar 11 2009 7:33 PM

it was way great to see you in the big yorktown. Very talented, as always.
Come back again and play somewhere with heats!
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