Notes
Released in 1994, Electria contains a suite of short electronic preludes
which were featured in Chaos, an interactive CD-Rom game in the spirit
of Myst (but a lot funkier). The music here was actually created for the
original purpose ot the CD, which was to be an exploration of the many
forms of dynamical systems. Each is either created or at least influenced
by chaos, or is a meditation on some worldly chaotic thing. The suite was
created in a cabin at Yaddo in 18 days. Quasimodo's Dream uses MSP-generated
additive synthesis. Pandora began as an analog electronic piece, and was
revisited digitally in 1985. Kata was my first experience with a primitive
(DOS, no less) midi sequencer. The name refers to the formal training routines
of Karate. Zazen ("sitting zen") is a meditative piece, periodically interrupted
by random thoughts, as in one gradually rising into a meditative state. A
Switch in Time also appears on this CD, but it's category better fits into
small chamber, so that's where you'll find it.