Here is Metaswing, my new album !
    From now on, you can listen to it in its entirety.
    You can download it in Hi-Res in the format of your choice.
    I wish you a good listening and I’ll wait for your feedback with great interest.

    Meta (from Greek: μετά) = It expresses, at the same time, reflection, change and succession, the act of going beyond, beside, between or with.
    Swing = This term is used to describe the sense of propulsive rhythmic “feel” or “groove”, especially when the music creates a visceral response such as feet-tapping or head-nodding.

    How to get the album?
    This album is exclusively distributed in digital version, on my website. More than a self-production, it is an anti-production by commitment against all the music business that has, over the years, stripped the work of artists of all substance for the sake of its own profit. Not only are the artists exploited – often excluded, but above all, the world is deprived of art. Creators work to bring sincerity, make sense and attempt to reach sublime. They deserve, by eliminating the middlemen, to be reconnected directly to their audience.

    Free Music?
    I have chosen to put all the Metaswing tracks in full length listening and to distribute the album under a Creative Commons licence, which favours the circulation of works in a simple way. Once you have downloaded it, I encourage you to share it with your friends.

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    Included in this release:
    • Download of 6 tracks album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or any other format you like.
    • A PDF booklet with the album artworks.


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    Here it is ! I have just finished the cover. After 3 different ones, and 10 versions each, I got the one I think will fit fine.
    So I can announce you : ‘Metaswing’ will be out on monday 31th mai 2010 !
    At what time ? It depends on what time I will stop my machines that day. Perhaps on May 31th at 3am… Very probably.

    So rendez-vous next monday !


    Eigenharp

    « A professional level instrument which allows the musician to play and improvise using a limitless range of sounds with virtuoso skill. The unique design of the keys makes this the most expressive electronic musical instrument ever made. The Alpha can play and record loops, change scale and key, transpose, alter tempo, program beats, create arrangements, switch and layer multiple sounds, all while the musician is performing live on stage. »

    This is the description that is given by the manufacturer on his website. Quite attractive, isn’t it ? So, I went to see the demonstration that took place yesterday, friday 7 May 2010 at Neo MAO store in Montpellier.
    I must say that this instrument is very well made. The designer is a solitary billionaire named John Henry Lambert, a sort of Bruce Wayne fond of music. So this is a Batharp that we have here, with loads of surprises : there are optical sensors under each key, which make them highly sensitive. They  obviously react to velocity, direct pressure but also lateral pressure in both directions. A breath pipe of 10 bit resolution (1024 values) which is sensitive to blown and drawn breath allows you to modulate the sound, very impressive when you try it ! 480mm long strip controllers are put up on both sides of the instrument. A Monome-like step by step sequencer is integrated. You can load and play your own Soundfonts, Audio Unit Plugins et midi instruments. Up to today, about a hundred of models have been sold, quite logical considering its price. And above all, you can customize the machine according to your taste, an oak neck ? Ivory keys ? Your name engraved on metal ? What a program !

    www.eigenlabs.com


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