Ex Absentia

Commissioned by Frank ArbanField recordings, digital processingTrack twenty-one of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Frank's words were "Music, Science, Humanity."Field recordings by Jeffrey Nils Gardner, Dušan Oblak, Fredrik Johansson, Erik Pålsson, and others from the public domain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Benjamin DionysusAnalog oscillators, digital text-to-speech, digital processing, instructions for chessTrack twenty of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Benjamin's words were "The Spanish Bishop." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Glau HansenField recordings, processing, synthesizersTrack nineteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Glau's words were "Meditation, city, blue."Special thanks to the National Parks Services for wildlife recordings. Listen to more at www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmu…ia/soundlibrary.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Karleen PreatorField recordings, processingTrack eighteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Karleen's words were "Meditation, city, blue." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Katie UtkeField recordings, modular synthesisTrack seventeen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Katie's words were "Fairytale, Dice, Owlbears." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Stephen TremaineSynthesized music, textTrack sixteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Stephen's words were "Surprise, Vasectomy, and Zoom" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Travis SauderModular synthesis, processing, archival audioTrack fifteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Travis's words were "Untethered, Void, Reflection." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Brooce SlamdunkField recordings, Synthesized musicTrack fourteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Brooce's words were "Choice, touch, thunderstorm" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by John Sumner MajerField recordings, processingTrack thirteen of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Sumner's words were "In a world..." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Commissioned by Anthony FischerField recordings, samples, granular synthesisTrack twelve of the Quarantine Commissions, where folks provide me three words to inspire a piece. Anthony's words were "Puppets, Ruins, River."Sampled music includes: "Geno Awakens" from Super Mario RPG, "Dancing Doll Calcobrena" from Final Fantasy IV, and "Cait Sith's Theme" from Final Fantasy VII.Special thanks to Nathaniel Ewert-Krocker for his encyclopedic knowledge of JRPG music and exquisite taste. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.