Originally released in 2001 as ‘transelectronic_theory.devolution&&intimation.3′ this release had different covert art, different liner notes and a different track order. Original art above, and original liner notes and track order below.

process, product, evaluation & realization.

process :
developing a process in and of itself is a formidable task but it’s not the process alone that creates a substantial or noteworthy piece of art. execution and evaluation of said process and product with further development is often necessary. sometimes the idea itself sounds better than the actual product. if this is the case, than the product is inconsequential and the process that yielded said results can be cataloged and referred to for either abandonment or further refinement to yield noteworthy results. when the process does produce noteworthy results then the product is evaluated and further refinement of the process, if necessary, is commenced and the whole process begins again.

product:
when a product is attained (through utilization of the process) that is deemed ‘final’ (in the sense that further processing will only diminish the quality of the individual product) the product is then moved to the ‘product pool’ - the storage area for completed products - where it remains until there is enough product to do an evaluation. while product and process are closely related, they are none the less two distinct entities. one is an idea and a doing (process) while the other is the byproduct of action and thought (product).

evaluation:
the evaluative process is perhaps the most objective step in this first method of creating the object. evaluation is where the creator removes him/her self from the process and takes a close hard long look at the product and determines whether of not it (the individual product) has quality. quality, being completely subjective in the most objective part of the operation, should not be determined by novelty, but rather by longevity. this requires time hence the reason for this step to be completed only after many iterations of he first two steps.

realization:
the last step in this first method of the object is realization. this is where all the ideas, thoughts, data and product are looked at as a whole and individually and it is determined what avenues to follow further and which to abandon. this is perhaps the second hardest method due to the fact that quality has an inverse role to it’s status. processes that have yielded quality results must be scrutinized and used sparingly so that they don’t become habit. at the same time though, steps in the process that yielded the quantitative quality should be remembered so that individual events (processes in the process) may again be applied in another process to increase it’s chance to yield quality. on the other hand, process that yielded less then par results should be iterated over again with variations to see if there are any worth while conclusions to be found in the process’ process. this being the final stage in the first step of creating the object, upon completion, the quality products are then utilized and assembled using these same 4 steps to create a construct. this construct is also scrutinized by the same 4 steps to determine if it should be included in a collection. again, the collection after the constructs (assembled products onto a whole) are created is scrutinized to determine whether or not it (as a whole) has quality.

after almost a year of following this 4 step process, the final iteration of devolution&&intimation has taken shape. 9 constructs created and composed from august 2000 through jan 2001.

they appear in the following order:

construct_27
construct_14
construct_15
construct_25
construct_30
construct_13
construct_22.b
construct_12
construct_17

all constructs created by rj valeo.
copyright 2001 io records

Tracks like this don’t happen too often, they are rather special and I used to just keep them for myself. Having a site like this makes it really easy to share these little one-off concept pieces with people and I am happy to let this ‘cat out of the bag’. As with all the limited time download tracks this one will only be available for limited amount of time, so grab it while the cat is out and about.

It was late, around 4am and I had just finished working on the music for this track. I knew I wanted to add something to keep the song moving along, some vocals of some sort, and the phrase ‘And that was his first mistake” popped into my mind. I thought about it for a minute and decided that I was going to talk about this guy named “Johnny”. I wasn’t sure what I what else I was going to say but I had the first sentance in my head. I hit record and just went for it. I ended up being able to do the whole thing in just one take, ad-libbing it totally off the cuff. I didn’t go back and do any overdubs, just a few edits so that some of the vocals would appear to come from a different direction. I didn’t edit any of the rhythms or word placements.

While recording it was *really hard* to keep from laughing. I finsihed, hit stop and totally lost it. I don’t know if anyone else will find it comical, or enjoyable, but I figured with this internet thing and a blog I could just put it out there and let it have a life of it’s own. I hope you enjoy ‘Johnny’s Mistake’.

New Local Link: transelectronic link to johnnys mistake
Sendspace Link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/gvxu8g

I am in the process of mastering some of my back catalog, getting ready to release it and I came across one of my favorite tracks from 1995. I just had to post it on the site. It will only be available to download for free for a short time so grab it while you can. It is from the upcoming “Basement Sessions 1994 - 1996″ to be released in February of this year on Transelectronic.net. Happy New Year!

download : rj valeo - the time tunnel [1995]

Artist: RJ Valeo
Title:Sunrise
Catalog Number: trans.003
Type: Digital LP
Release Date: 08 December 2008
Duration: 60 minutes +
Purchase:

Originally released in Jan 1997 as “Transelectronic Theory - Sunrise”. Sunrise was recorded on the floor of my bedroom studio from September - November of 1996.

Looking back at this release, and listening to it again, I realized how one of the tracks was just out of place, so just like Lucas would have done, I took the opportunity to replace the track with one that was better suited from the same time period. The new track replaces the old one at the second to last place in the original track lineup. In addition I have included 1 additional track from the same time period. I would have included it initially, but I was limited to 60 minute cassettes and the songs simply didn’t fit, thus making this the definitive “Sunrise” release.

This release used hardware for all of the sounds. The partial gear list is: Korg Monopoly, Roland Juno 106, Roland S-550, Roland R-70, Roland TR 909, Korg Pandora, Oberheim Matrix 1000, Oberheim OB-1, Yamaha SY-22, Yamaha TX81Z, Alesis Midiverb and a few other pieces of gear.

All of the songs were done in the “performance to DAT” methodology, in which I would get all of my parts together and do a live performance of the song and capture it on DAT for the final version. So, in a simple sense all of these are “live takes” in the studio. The object of this release was to capture the feeling of a sunrise in sound - that magical moment when the sun shows itself for the first time in a day, and I think it managed to pull it off. I have put this release on my iPod and it seems to work well for a subway ride, or for some other activity that you can simply “be in the moment” for.

Purchase release here:

Thanks to Moodgadget I recently had a mix featured on Samurai.FM. To see where it is click on the image above and do a search for “Isomer”. It is a little hidden, and no “Transition” is on the page, but it is there. To make it easier to find, as well as portable, I have linked to it below on this page as well as posted the set list. Lots of new Isomer material in there - classics as well as unreleased tracks.

16+ tracks of isomer mixed together dj style… not a live pa, just a dj set. Can you believe it? Finally. :)

Track Title  //  Artist   //  Release Title  //  Label

Saturday Morning  //  Richard J Valeo  //  Process 82  //  Modyfier Blog
Searching for Clues  //  Isomer Transition  //  Orbits Decaying  //  Archipel (Jan ‘09)
Deep in Space  //  Isomer Transition  //  Mission to Mars  //  Moodgadget ‘07
Mastery of the Gravel (v2)  //  Isomer Transition  //  1971  //  Moodgadget ‘08
Give Me Your Hand  //  Isomer Transition  //  Orbits Decaying  //  Archipel (Jan ‘09)
South Side of the Mountain  //  Isomer Transition  //  1971  //  Moodgadget ‘08
Hot Salsa  //  Isomer Transition  //  Orbits Decaying  //  Archipel (Jan ‘09)
Landing Near the Center  //  Isomer Transition  //  Orbits Decaying  //  Archipel (Jan ‘09)
Let’s Just Eat This Again   //  Isomer Transition  //  never to be released // for personal use only
Parametric Pressure   //  Isomer Transition  //  Orbits Decaying  //  Archipel (Jan ‘09)
Welcome to Cook Street  //  Isomer Transition  //  Orbits Decaying  //  Archipel (Jan ‘09)
Moon at Noon   //  Jeremy Idol  //  Digital Single  //  Transelectronic.net ‘08
Loop Me Through to Control the Mains  //  Isomer Transition  //  Mission to Mars  //  Moodgadget ‘07
Space Madness  //  Isomer Transition  //  Mission to Mars  //  Moodgadget ‘07
Automat’s Revenge  //  Jeremy Idol  //  never to be released // for personal use only

http://www.sendspace.com/file/dbtb1c

New Isomer release on NY based Moodgadet.
Available on iTunes, Beatport, Amazon, Boomkat and all other major digital retail outlets.

Boomkat says…

“Isomer Transition might be better known in certain quarters as RJ Valeo, the discerning IDM producer of Type Records and Hobby Industries derivation, but he’s been turning out quality dancefloor manoeuvres as Isomer Transition since his debut on Future Days back in 2006.

The 1971 EP is loaded with the sort of skilful production we’ve come to expect from Valeo’s work, and much of the material has a feel reminiscent of Minus’ recent output, although sadly that does include a smattering of the drearily obligatory detuned, tuneless, mumbling vocals. Still, you can forgive Valeo that sort of indiscretion given the quality of construction on show during ‘Mastery Of The Gravel’ and ‘Complex Undertow’.”

Artist:RJ Valeo
Title: The Hardware Excursions
This release is now available on Io Records as a paid release.

As of lately I have had a real fascination with hardware and making it sound as raw it can sound.

I really love the texture and grit of equipment, especially when something isn’t working right. My ears prick up when I can hear the values step on tunings due to dirty pots and knobs. My favorite is when oscillators sound like eggs being cooked in corn oil, all spittery and sputtery.

I thought about it for a while and decided that I wanted to find a hardware delay that sounded kinda nasty. I wanted to hear the low bit rate of an old digital delay, so I sought one out. I knew that I would be tweaking it out so I wasn’t worried when I first took a listen to it.

At first the DM1000 sounded rather nice. No real grit to speak of, no real bit rate degradation.

I opened it up (with the encouragement of Matt Scopp) and found some nice little pots that said, of all things, clock. Nice.

Actual 4 bit sound playback sounds totally different than 4 bit crushed audio, played back and output as 24 bit from a computer. The real 4 bit output has real crunch, density and presence

In order to make some nice sounds I hooked up a few more pieces of gear. My trusty Oberheim OB-1 that has just been resurrected from the grave, and, i dug up the ‘wrekah’ — a bent ibanez distortion pedal that does one thing, wreck sound

I hooked the wrekah up to the Elektron Machinedrum. You can hear it come in at 4:32 in session 2.

All of that and some midiverb 4, and away we go.

There are 2 different pieces in this series. The first piece is entitled ‘oberheim’, and it was the third take during the first session. That session took place during Matt Scopp’s visit. The second piece is entitled ‘hardware’ and was recorded earlier today. I mastered both of these tracks today, July 26 2008.

Theses pieces are about playing with tension and release, challenging the listener’s focus, and the suspension of disbelief. These are themes that I enjoy exploring again and again. I feel there is a lot of work that can be done in this realm.

I found it interesting to look at both of these waveforms side by side so I decided to share the screen grabs. It appears that both performances have a similar overarching structure, as well as, interestingly enough, timing. It could almost be said that they are different performances based on the same score.

Session 1 Overview

Session 2 Overview

Recently I had the honor of participating in a series of releases curated and released over on the modyfier blog. Shepherded by the ever-insightful Rayna, this series of site-specific works focuses it’s attention on not only the product of the works, but on the process behind them.

I wrote a 3 page paper to accompany the 4 composition to be posted on the site. Here is an excerpt of what I wrote.

“… Another aspect of the project was that improvisation was used as a central part of the compositional structure. The general form for each song was created using a MIDI sequencer, but the final recorded version was a combination of improvised performance and structured composition. It was this paring of improvisation and composition that allowed this series of compositions to stay fresh and novel. …”

Visit modyfier for the full text as well as to download the tracks. They are experimental and minimal.