Compact disc, 2020, RR8033, available from Ravello Records, 223 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, New Hampshire 03862, www.ravellorecords.com/.
On this compact disc composer Jeff Morris uses live sampling techniques to record and transform sounds that are happening in the moment of performance. Morris programs his live interactive “rigs” using Max software. A variety of voices are used as fodder for the composer's processing techniques. The pitch and time shifting techniques he uses offers us a snapshot of current technologies and their common usage. Morris's digital audio system involves a push and pull between autonomy and control. In the liner notes he describes this process: “I give my instruments the ability to make some creative decisions on their own, and they give me different ways to influence the performance as it goes without totally controlling it.” Ultimately, giving voice “to ideas and relationships we didn't know were there” fuels this effort....