NEAL BEARD EP 1 ---------------------------------0:56:40
01 - Intro      ---------------------------------0:00:00
02 - 8 Oscillators and a Microphone ------------ 0:00:23
03 - Needs More Glue ----------------------------0:04:30
04 - Mellow Chimes ------------------------------0:16:09
05 - A Hopeless Indulgence (low battery mix) ----0:29:52
06 - Argos Beats B Flat -------------------------0:44:30



ABOUT THIS EP

All the music you are about to hear was wholly improvised on home made and circuit bent instruments and recorded in single takes live by a human called Neal Beard.
The recordings were then arranged in Logic to make this EP with no extra mixing or over dubs.



INSTRUMENTS USED TO MAKE THIS EP

Circuit Bent Yamaha DD-10 
Circuit Bent Argos keyboard
Circuit Bent Casio SK-1
Home Made 6 x Oscillator 
Home Made 2 x Gated Oscillator 
Home Made Sampler
Children's Wind up mobile that plays 'You are my Sunshine'

The electronic instruments were all Circuit Bent or created by Neal Beard with the exception of the DD-10 and the SK-1 which were Circuit Bent by Dewi Williams and Ashaxxx respectively, with additional modifications by Neal Beard.



MIXING AND SOUND

Electro Harmonix Small Stone and Holy Grail guitar pedals
Soundlab Micromixer
Sennheiser Microphone
Marshall Amp



INSPIRATIONS

'Circuit-Bending: Build Your Own Alien Instruments' by Reed Ghazala 

'Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking' by Nicolas Collins (both the oscillators were based on schematics from this excellent book)

http://www.circuitbenders.co.uk/ 

http://www.casperelectronics.com/ (lots of info on SK-1's)



Neal Beard and his machines hope you enjoy listening to their musical creations.

http://www.nealbeard.saftandboneless.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/nealbeard