Amorphia Electroacoustic Music

Amorphia is a collection of computer music works created in 1995. Each of the works is concerned with the algorithmic definition of musical structures; largely through the use of stochastic methods – utilizing various probabilistic means to create musical materials and textures. At the same time, the concept of these works in sound and “instrumentation” is as simulacra of chamber and orchestral ensembles. The appearance of instrumental timbre throughout is in the acousmatic tradition – transformations vary in degree of removal from source identification. Amorphia, the title track, features to a large extent string timbre, while the short work Stochos I is entirely created using frequency modulation synthesis techniques. Wind in Trees (an homage to composer Joji Yuasa) focuses on percussion, woodwind and synthetic timbres and is the major work of the disc at over 32 minutes in duration. Remnant and Stochos II round out the collection. RST's style of computer music generally focuses upon software synthesis and digital signal processing methodologies. Each of these works was created using the acoustic compiler Csound and a variety of digital signal processing tools, such as the Composer's Desktop Project (CDP) software. Amorphia includes the elaborate work Wind in Trees, dedicated to RST's mentor, composer Joji Yuasa and remixed in 2007. The album was also re-mastered in 2007 and has been re-released in updated packaging. © 1995, 2007 Acourant Records (BMI)