“Drawing from a bank of over 7,000 ‘musical shapes, textures and gestures,’ as (Michael) Schumacher describes the mix of sampled audio, field recordings and musical fragments, Living Room Pieces assembles the sounds into 301 ‘modules’ and algorithmically arranges their playback through seven ‘modes,’ one for each day.” – The Washington Post (MSN)
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