Object #1 is a suite of sixteen electroacoustic compositions inspired by and dedicated to the work of the American artist Joseph Cornell.
MP3. Object #1 Cockatoo and Corks (1:09).
MP3. Object #1 Cassiopeia #3 (1:01).
MP3. Object #1 Set 9 (0:30).
Joseph Cornell's primary medium was the shadow box which is a form of collage that incorporates the use of both two-dimensional imagery and three-dimensional objects. Cornell's humble and modestly economical shadow boxes contain amazing depths of emotion, intimacy and charm; each containing carefully chosen objects that are sweetly touching and yet resonate abundantly in cultural, historical and emotional ways.
The music on Object #1 was composed and arranged in ProTools and in addition to recorded sounds includes many sounds created or manipulated in Reaktor and Max/MSP. Most source material is recordings of acoustic instruments and other found objects except for the occasional use of various amplifiers for electric guitar, bass and for achieving other distortion and feedback sounds. There is also some occasional use of pure AM and FM synthesis but the main intent is to use recorded sounds in various ways to make new sound events.
Object #1 was self-released as a limited, numbered edition of 150 with either handmade watercolor artwork or an original black and white print.