Shared System by Walker Farrell
In the fall of 2021 Tony Rolando, the creator of the Make Noise Shared System, suggested that he and I each make recordings, some done with the original Shared System, and others with a modern Black & Gold Shared System, and then listen to each other's recordings and discuss the music and the process of making it. Here is the result!
The track titles are quotes from Tony's reflections on the music.
Tracks 1-4 are created on the Make Noise Black & Gold Shared System Plus.
Tracks 5-7 are created on the Original Make Noise Shared System, the exact instrument used by Richard Devine, Alessandro Cortini, Robert AA Lowe, Keith Fullerton Whitman, and Surachai in creating the original series of records. Here is the original text that accompanied the release of those 5 records:
"The Shared System Series compiles the separate recordings of several artists utilizing the same electronic musical instrument, the Shared System. At times it feels as though electronic music has become an overly automated form driven by simplified genre specific apps and software. What happens when the signal path is not pre-defined or optimized for a popular result? The Shared System is a modular synthesizer developed by Make Noise. It has no pre-determined signal path, and is not designed for any particular musical destination. In limiting the artists to this one instrument, we hope the Shared System Series of records will purely illustrate the intentions of the artists."
Hear Tony's recordings here: https://tonyrolando.bandcamp.com/album/shared-system
Our conversation about the exercise goes live on the Make Noise YouTube channel on Dec 14: https://youtu.be/C4ox-VjRlX4
Tracklist
| 1. | Everyday Life | 5:08 |
| 2. | Boa Constrictor | 3:33 |
| 3. | Nothing Matters, But In The Best Way Possible | 3:46 |
| 4. | A Little Darker | 4:21 |
| 5. | Spiraling Upwards I | 3:32 |
| 6. | Spiraling Upwards II | 5:38 |
| 7. | A Generator Hums, I Find A Balloon | 5:58 |
Credits
Composed and performed by Walker Farrell
Make Noise Black & Gold Shared System Plus (tracks 1-4)
Make Noise Shared System (tracks 5-7)
Cover illustration by Lewis Dahm
Mastered by Kri Samadhi
