Healy/Hassler
Degenerate Stimuli Much Notification
VMDL04

Tracks

1. healyhassler1
2. healyhassler2
3. healyhassler3
4. healyhassler4
5. donross1

Description:

Ross Healy- Serge Modular, EMS Synthi AKS. Recorded Amnesia International, Mobile Unit 1, Melbourne Australia.
Don Hassler - Buchla 200e recorded at home USA.

Don Hassler and Ross Healy have been involved with electronic music for over 3 decades.
Through communications online, via electronic music forums, the two became friends and started to share recordings.
Ross decided to mix Don’s solo Buchla recordings with his own solo Serge/ EMS tracks and that is what you hear today!

Don Hassler, Atlanta, Georgia.
Born 1960 Ohio, USA
30 years of abstract electronic music and sound art.
Performed in free improvisation group Accidents Of Culture in the early 80's.
Created site specific sound sculptures.
Helped develop and taught experimental sound class at now defunct Atlanta College of Art.

Ross Healy, Melbourne, Australia.
Born 1968 Melbourne, Australia.
Has been recording and releasing albums around the globe since 1990 under many artist names and styles.
Ross’ most recent artist name is Cray.
His music has appeared in the odd TV commercial in Japan, TV shows and web pages.
Ross is the co- founder of VICMOD and VICMOD Records.

An interview with Don Hassler

You have a new release out with Ross Healy how did that come about?

I think posting audio files on a sharing site created an opportunity for a long distance friendship and collaboration. I think the work has less to do with the music, rather our mutual love of new music in general.

And you both have never met each other in the real world?

Sadly, no…

I like the way the album is 2 solo performances put together to form a new recording. Did you both work out what to play and when?

On my end, I was just collecting recordings and calling them pieces after naming them. I think we did go back and forward a little, but in the end, it was cut and paste.

What got you into electronic music?

Probably Switched On Bach. I was really into music as early as I can remember. The synthesizer was just too magical to resist.

Your use of the Buchla is fantastic on this new release, you seem to have a great understanding of the synthesizer. Your first solo release also on VICMOD Records, was all EMS Synthi AKS. Do you have different uses and approaches for each synth?

I’m not so sure I would claim to have a great understanding of synthesizers, more I think I just love to work with them. My approach is the same with each; I treat them like a radio. I just try to find stuff with them.

Do you perform solo live or with others?

If what I do can be called performing, then yes, sometimes. I’ve worked a lot with Jason Butcher. He’s amazing, and it has been a wonderful privilege. I’ve also with Dick Robinson, who has been working in electronic music since 1964!