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Still Life

by Christopher Elmore

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Still Life 34:36
I am still alive.

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Six years later, I am still alive.

Five years after the release of my first recording, "I Am Still Alive," I am please to share "Still Life," my final recording of 2020.

Starting with a processed-via-modular-synthesizer sampling of "I Am Still Alive," and then embracing the signature "fade in, fade out, cross-fade" technique of Éliane Radigue's brilliant ARP 2500 synthesizer compositions, I assembled several live recordings containing variations on a theme / variations on a patch and slowly faded and cross-faded between them. This was a new way of working for me, and something I plan to explore more in the future as I attempt to create longer and more complex compositions.

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released December 30, 2020

Dedicated to Mary B. Vaughan.

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Christopher Elmore played the modular synthesizer on this recording.

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Photographs and photo editing by Christopher Elmore; cloche and vase arrangements by Danielle McKinney-Elmore.

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Eternal gratitude to my wife, Danielle McKinney-Elmore for everything you do to keep me alive and inspired.

Special thanks to Michael "Drekka" Anderson, Dan Derks, Tom Poynton, Jason Shanley, Jonathan Smith for ongoing subscription support.

Thank you to the following, for support, advice, and/or inspiration:

Caterina Barbieri, Mykel Boyd, John "Eleh" Brien, Ezra Buchla, Nicholas Burrage, Paul Cooley, Alessandro Cortini, Stuart Dahlquist, Dan Derks, Toby Driver, Brandon Elkins, Lawrence English, Tom Erbe, Walker Farrell, Helena Ford, Thor Harris, Christopher Michael Hefner, Tim Held, Igor Imbuzeiro, Jeffly Gabriela Molina & Brad Stumpf, Kali Malone, Anthony Mangicapra, Drew McDowall, Morgan McWaters, Brett Naucke, Éliane Radigue, Tony Rolando, Jason Shanley, Justin Snow, Peter Speer, Nick Turner, and so many more.

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Christopher Elmore Chicago, Illinois

Christopher Elmore (they/them) makes art and music informed by their personal experiences with mental health and mourning. Their instrument of choice is an ever-evolving modular synthesizer, used to craft longform minimalist droneworks and explore generative composition techniques. ... more

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