BIOELECTROPHILIA (2012)
14 tracks by glu
My aspiration to pioneer a new genre of music consisting of using animal samples from the Amazon Basin to generate electronic music. My catch-phrase for this concoction comes from the music genre 'electronica' and a term coined by E.O. Wilson,'biophilia.'
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Oropendolas
This tune was made with a single sample of some oropendolas feeding on capotroche.
Commented on 4 times.
Hey Birdy
This song was made with only two short bird samples. 1) A wild screaming pija and 2)parrot. I made it last night after taking an antihistamine for all the chigger bites. paz.
Commented on 2 times. Favorited by 2 alonetoners.
Toucans
This song was made entirely from a single sample of a toucan. Enjoy!
Commented on 2 times. Favorited by 1 alonetoner.
In the Bamboo
I recorded four minutes of bird life in a bamboo patch during my last day in the Amazon.
I arranged the string section with single note samples of cellos performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra.
Commented on 6 times. Favorited by 3 alonetoners.
The Eagle Has Landed
Another bioelectrophilia tune. This one was made with two bird samples, one of them an eagle.
Commented on 1 times.
My Friend The Saki (bioelectrophilia)
The first bioelectrophilia track since returning to the US. This song was made with only 2 saki monkey vocalizations. Note the beginning of the song which demonstrates how one vocalization was turned into part of the percussion.
Commented on 4 times.
Titi Monkey Duet RnB
titi monkeys duet in the mornings with their mates. I thought a smooth R&B groove would be most suitable for this sample.
Commented on 4 times. Favorited by 2 alonetoners.
Huapo Trip Hop 2
also 100 por ciento huapo sounds (saki monkey.
I am just musically doodling today, I have a sore ankle from hiking in rubber boots for the past seven weeks.
Huapo Triphop Snippet
Commented on 3 times. Favorited by 4 alonetoners.
Tree Frog Snippet
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Fa Q Mosquito
KICK SNARE AND HI HAT are from my limited one-shot sample collection on this computer. The rest of these sounds are samples of mosquitoes. They basically fly around my short shotgun mic while I try to record saki monkey... (more)
Huapo Crazy Drummer
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Predation
titi monkeys, spider monkeys, tamarins, an ocelot, a frog, and a bird thrown together to make this musical menagerie of jungle life.
Commented on 2 times. Favorited by 1 alonetoner.
Huangana
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CYBORG LOVE SONG (2008)
9 tracks by glu
- A few songs written between the end of October and the first week of November.
INSTRUMENTATION: acoustic guitar, bamboo flutes, violin, didgeridoo, synthesizers, drum programming, vocals
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Who Am I?
Because you can never be certain...
INSTRUMENTATION: Violin, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, vocals, drum programming.
LYRICS:
Who am I? cause everyday I ask this question everyday I ask this question... (more)
Commented on 11 times. Favorited by 2 alonetoners.
For The Good Of The Colony
For The Good of The Colony: a song about a people who traded in their rights for the sense of pastoral protection.
LYRICS:
bored subdued confused, bored subdued confused, for the good of the colony, for... (more)
Commented on 2 times. Favorited by 1 alonetoner.
Cyborg Love Song
robot tries to convince human female subject to be his lady.
Instrumentation: bamboo flute, violin, programmed drums, vocals, synthesizer.
LYRICS:
you smell botanical, I am mechanical, Machines... (more)
Commented on 5 times. Favorited by 1 alonetoner.
Down The River
acoustic guitar & violin ditty
Commented on 4 times.
When Our Eyes Meet Digitally
just a chill tune, made to sound like warm analog love. Props to you if you can hear the elephant sounds throughout the track. ;)
Commented on 7 times. Favorited by 7 alonetoners.
In the Bamboo
I recorded four minutes of bird life in a bamboo patch during my last day in the Amazon.
I arranged the string section with single note samples of cellos performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra.
Commented on 6 times. Favorited by 3 alonetoners.
sX sY
to transport me elsewhere...
Commented on 3 times. Favorited by 2 alonetoners.
Ab Ovo
didgeridoo, bamboo flute, synths, and vocal love
Commented on 1 times. Favorited by 2 alonetoners.



