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.​.​.​and I think the little house knew something about it; don't you?

by Jumble Hole Clough

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Oddle 01:35
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Curdled 01:52
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Poddle 01:33

about

I have been experimenting with generative music for a while, so here’s a collection of pieces, interspersed with some ambient music.

In generative music, you set up a system and some rules (governing say the instruments used, the notes they play, the timing of the notes and so on). A variety of probability and aleatoric functions are used, such as Turing Machines and nested Bernoulli gates.
The probability process means that the music gradually changes over time, rather than randomly jumping to something new.

Once the rules are in place, you hit record and a piece of music is created. If you recorded it a second time, you’d get a new piece of music – but it would have a similar atmosphere to the previous piece.

I find it fascinating.

Most of these pieces were recorded between February and April 2022, with a couple from 2021 and one from April 2020.

The titles are of the utmost importance; think of the album as a soundtrack to an imaginary film. Devise your own storyline.

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released April 17, 2022

Everything was created by Colin Robinson.


"Remarkable and very listenable." - Michael Peters

"Fantastic. I was reminded of something someone once said of John Cage, that however much he used processes and aleatoric techniques to put distance between himself and his music, it still, somehow, managed to sound like John Cage. For all the processes, this album still manages to sound like Jumble Hole Clough - but in new and unexpected ways. The quirky, eldritch quality still shines through.
Jumble Hole Clough -as Cage once said of Satie- is indispensable." - Dominic Rivron

"I've listened to your stuff for awhile now and this is my favorite so far!!" - John Tenney

"Sounds like Bill Nelson and Stockhausen got locked in a cabin for a month with a load of music kit and some Radiophonic Music library albums" - Phil South

"Robinson is an artist who is always looking for new ways to paint with sound. He likes to surprise himself too, so it's no wonder that the concept of writing music in a semi-automated process would appeal to him. ...and I Think The Little House Knew Something About It; Don't You? is far more accessible than one would think, alternating between prog, jazz and ambient. The percolating, echo-heavy Sir Edward Coke (Pronounced Cook) Sets To Work could be mistaken for a jazz quartet warming up. The Troopers Are Coming... should used for a short animated film about gnomes lining up to do some serious gardening. Bookmarked by the musical twins Oddle and Poddle this collection of short excursions is a fun ride for all ages." - Hans Werksman, Here Comes The Flood weblog

"This is fantastic! It seems I'm glued to it, wondering what the hell is going to happen next. It takes me to disturbing places that only I can imagine." - Jon du Bose

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Jumble Hole Clough Hebden Bridge, UK

Jumble Hole Clough is a project by Colin Robinson to produce music influenced by the landscape, industrial remains and experiences around Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. Forgotten things half-hidden beneath the undergrowth.

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