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Infinity Machine

by Dominic Cordisco

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Discreet Music | Infinity Machine 37:48
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2.
Light on Water 18:20

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In 1975 Brian Eno programmed a sequence of notes into a synthesizer, which notes were then sent through an echo unit into two tape decks connected by one long tape loop. This created an extended delay of repeating notes that would create music on its own once the system was set in motion.

Eno’s recording of a portion of that system's output became Side One of his album “Discreet Music.”

Eno’s use of tape loops to create generative music built on the works of Steve Reich, Terry Riley and others. One aspect of these works is that what is captured is merely a moment in time of the system; if permitted the recording could have continued, with the sequence of notes unfolding and juxtaposing, perhaps in inspiring ways never captured. They could still be evolving today.

I have long wished to hear more of these works – to hear what happened next. But all we have are the recordings as they are. At some point the system was turned off, the memory and tapes erased. But what if they had continued to run? To that end I decided to create a system for generative music using only my Telecaster and effects pedals. Once this system is set in motion by playing just a few notes, they repeat and evolve, ebb and flow, and cascade and oscillate with little to no further input from me. I call this the Infinity Machine.

For Track One I took the notes from the Ionian scale used in Discreet Music and put them into the Infinity Machine using varying loop lengths. These notes generate music as they unfold without further input apart from some added reverb and tremolo.

Track Two was built from a random set of notes; it became the soundtrack to my short film Light on Water, which was awarded “Best Original Soundtrack” at several film festivals, including Nature Without Borders, Depth of Field, Berlin Shorts, and the V.i.Z. Film Festival among others. Light on Water can be viewed here: youtu.be/t4yyqmI9Irk

Thanks to Dan Carr for his online article How Brian Eno Created “Discreet Music.” And thanks to Joe Bishop at The GigRig for helping me think through the Infinity Machine.

Thanks for reading and checking it out.

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released September 29, 2022

Recorded by Dominic Cordisco.
Mastered by Joe Kelly at Suburban Elvis Recording.

The cover art is an excerpt of the abstract photo “Seaward” by Dominic Cordisco | now is later records © 2022 All rights reserved.

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Dominic Cordisco is a partner at the law firm Drake Loeb where he practices land use and environmental law. In 2013 he received the Henry Award for Valley Visionaries from Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress. Dominic splits his time between Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York and Rockport, Maine with his family. In his free time he plays guitar and takes photos. ... more

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