“Here we must be beneath the stones,’ the girl said, whispering, and her whisper ran out into the hollow blackness and frayed out into threads of sound as fine
as spiderweb and clung to the hearing, for a long time
MESH is a collective of improvisers located in Los Angeles. The organizing principle behind MESH is to bring together unique improvisers to create long-form sonic works through recorded media. The energy is open and non-structured and thrives on free improvisation.
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Supercosmic is the inaugural release by the computer music collective Bitpanic. All tracks are free improvisations recorded remotely during 2021. Bitpanic members were located in Stockholm, Chicago, and Los Angeles and recorded live online via
Bitpanic is a computer music collective based in Los Angeles that explores networked compositional systems, experimental sound practices, and improvisation. The group follows the computer music lineage pioneered by The Hub. Current members are all former students and colleagues of
Feeney Chaplin Sumner is a trio that makes ambient electroacoustic improvisation. Tim Feeney, Clay Chaplin, and Davy Sumner coax bass shakers, vibrating sheet metal, field recordings, synth tones, and tuning forks into evolving drones, disparate characters, and patient textures.
Casa Berenice Recordings is a small record label, podcasting center, recording studio, and performance venue located Los Angeles. It is a collaborative project with my partner Heather Lockie. Our goal is to provide a creative musical space for recording and
One (2019) is the debut album by the trio Feeney Chaplin Sumner. Feeney Chaplin Sumner make ambient electroacoustic improvisation. They coax bass shakers, vibrating sheet metal, field recordings, synth tones, and tuning forks into
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Mesh (2018) was an experiment in psychogeography, collaboration, and sound led by Clay Chaplin. During the month of June 2018, a group of sound artists from Los Angeles, Chicago, and Reykjavik took residence
Marshweed in the Garden is a project by Heather Lockie and Clay Chaplin. For about two years, we worked in the studio to create a new album of Heather’s songs. We were the primary
For Bunita Marcus is a solo piano work by composer Morton Feldman. Musician Marco Lenzi describes the work as: “The peaceful inertia of free-of-shock time, the slow decanting of the forms in approximately an hour and fifteen minutes of music
ONE MINUTE LOS ANGELES (2011-2012)
One Minute Los Angeles is a collaborative project that combines field recording and photography. Artist Lara Bank and sound artist Clay Chaplin trekked throughout Los Angeles to document one minute of time in everyday environments. …