ICLC 2023 Catalogue PROOF VERSION

Rumble Machines

Eloi Isern Rabella (Eloi el Bon Noi)

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Program Notes

After his death, the heirs of Professor Bad Trip found in his old mansion the drawings of some machines created with the evil intentions of annoying as many people as possible. We have recovered these drawings to program them again and honor the memory of their creator. We have not managed to resurrect him, but seeing the Rumble Machines live will be like having Professor Bad Trip right under your nose.

Abstract


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My approach to code has always been more about sound design or contemporary composition than algoraves or nightclubs. By writing large blocks of Tidal code I've managed to make the abstract, ever-changing music I've always wanted to write. That's why I have conceived Rumble Machines as a series of short pieces, constantly growing, with which to approach the aesthetics of composers like Fausto Romitelli, Wolfgang Mitterer or Aphex Twin to name a few.

Rumble machines unmasks my horror vacui or, in other words, my natural tendency to overload all the music I make. Like a mad doctor, I have programmed several machines, each with its own personality and internal processes that push the CPU to its limits to generate delicious noise.