GreatestBits

ATL: "Courtyards.wav" (137KB)
Review: This Great bit is surprisingly non -representational despite the title. I can hear the time compression but it almost makes a melodic line - the piece barely retains its bitness but it still managed to subvert being enslaved by melody. The interval relationship is clear. If I concentrate hard, I can barely hear a near-Schenkarian resolution. I am grateful that this piece is more bit-like than a Courtyard. I am wondering whether the source material derives from found samples and whether or not that matters? I guess the fact that it has three distinct sections alludes to the source being "courtyards" plural now becoming more and more a singular "courtyard". (Jeremy)
What I find fascinating in this bit is the juxtaposition between the sonic elements: the compressed start and the appearance of tone-like sounds. Still fragmentary enough to simultaneously conjure an image of narrativity and to ultimately deny it, leaving the piece object-like and unresolved. (Janne)

ATL: "Gardens.wav" (162KB)
Review: This bit is "serpent-like" and very treble-charged. "Gardens" almost has the same shape and contour as a garden hose - therefore, this bit gets a high rating. Even though it is a long snakey line - its bitness is not compromised. Admittedly, there is slight pulse towards the end but that is forgivable as it adds to the serpentine pulse of this bitty slither. Again, source material obscured making it very much a Nu-Bit. (Jeremy)

Atomic Elroy: "Click-Clock.wav" (178KB)
Review: Similar in composition to Atl's bits as Atomic Elroy also likes to compose his specific bit into 3 distinct sections. Perhaps both are working with the Golden Section? As this is a representational bit referencing a time-piece, this bit is allowed to tick-tock a little bit into the space-time-sphere. It has time to be a little bit of a line, so to speak. Since the source sample is recognizable and the timepiece can be seen as a Jungian Archetype, would this bit count as a NuBit or a ClassicBit? Does it become an evocative object-in-itself? Does it matter? Do we have time to make a distinction or is such analysis petty. (Jeremy)


Welcome to GreatestBits. A project to exhibit and review submitted audio bits.	Submissions: A B C D F G H I J M N P R T W <<
The featured bits on the BitBoard are presented in two categories: NuBits and ClassicBits.	ATL: "Courtyards.wav" (137KB) Review: This Great bit is surprisingly non -representational despite the title. I can hear the time compression but it almost makes a melodic line - the piece barely retains its bitness but it still managed to subvert being enslaved by melody. The interval relationship is clear. If I concentrate hard, I can barely hear a near-Schenkarian resolution. I am grateful that this piece is more bit-like than a Courtyard. I am wondering whether the source material derives from found samples and whether or not that matters? I guess the fact that it has three distinct sections alludes to the source being "courtyards" plural now becoming more and more a singular "courtyard". (Jeremy) What I find fascinating in this bit is the juxtaposition between the sonic elements: the compressed start and the appearance of tone-like sounds. Still fragmentary enough to simultaneously conjure an image of narrativity and to ultimately deny it, leaving the piece object-like and unresolved. (Janne) ATL: "Gardens.wav" (162KB) Review: This bit is "serpent-like" and very treble-charged. "Gardens" almost has the same shape and contour as a garden hose - therefore, this bit gets a high rating. Even though it is a long snakey line - its bitness is not compromised. Admittedly, there is slight pulse towards the end but that is forgivable as it adds to the serpentine pulse of this bitty slither. Again, source material obscured making it very much a Nu-Bit. (Jeremy) Atomic Elroy: "Click-Clock.wav" (178KB) Review: Similar in composition to Atl's bits as Atomic Elroy also likes to compose his specific bit into 3 distinct sections. Perhaps both are working with the Golden Section? As this is a representational bit referencing a time-piece, this bit is allowed to tick-tock a little bit into the space-time-sphere. It has time to be a little bit of a line, so to speak. Since the source sample is recognizable and the timepiece can be seen as a Jungian Archetype, would this bit count as a NuBit or a ClassicBit? Does it become an evocative object-in-itself? Does it matter? Do we have time to make a distinction or is such analysis petty. (Jeremy)

	Jeremy Turner & Janne Vanhanen 2004