1. compression capsule 15:52
2. sonic waking 10:38
3. dream time trance 11:11
4. ambient sleep 13:00

In 1993 and 1994, Ken Gregory, Steve Heimbecker and Shawn Pinchbeck met at various sound art happenings in western Canada. Previously not knowing that each other were active in the prairies, they quickly realized that they had many things in common with their artistic practices and their origins in the mid eighties in isolation in their respective prairie cities; Ken from Winnipeg Manitoba, Steve from Calgary Alberta, and Shawn from Edmonton Alberta.

In 1995, Steve and Shawn, because of their close proximity, started collaborating together regularly. Ken and Steve both went to Edmonton several times in the mid to late nineties to perform and conduct workshops for the Boreal Electroacoustic Music Society(BEAMS) of which Shawn was the president of at the time. This particular project started out in February 1998 with an invitation to Ken, Steve and Shawn to go to emmedia in Calgary to do a week long collaborative residency ending with a concert at the Alberta College of Art and Design.

The results were inspiring for all of them. Ken arranged a concert in November 1998 at the Send and Receive [001] a festival of sound in Winnipeg. This recording is the result of that concert and indeed a snapshot of the electroacoustic activities going on in the prairies at that time.
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Album art by Piibe Piirma

Live at the Independent Film and Video Alliance Conference.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Performed utilizing the Supercollider sound processing environment with found and live sounds under MIDI gestural control.

Pinchbeck and Garver share the song credits through the ten tracks and 65 minutes of music. The resulting hybrid of sounds ranges from Pinchbeck’s multi-layered synthesizers, samples and tapes spinning sometimes peaceful ambient melodies, sometimes brooding abstract soundscapes; to Garver’s three acoustic instrumental pieces exploring differing musical directions rooted in 20th Century classical and jazz styles.

The effect it has is to take the listener on an expansive journey with many destinations, some familiar others more exotic.

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1. Spirit and Flesh >>

2. Temporal Reality >>

3. For SWRM >>

4. Open Heart >>

5. The Sand, The Sea, The Stars >>

6. Dave, David, Davidson >>

7. Transformation No.1 >>

8. Opal >>

9. Dziwna Milosc >>

10. Endangered Spaces >>

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Album cover by Anna Tonkovic

2. Penetration 4:41

3. Furnace of Hell 9:27

4. Demontia 6:44

SIDE B
1. Ghosties 8:39

2. Virus 23 14:08

3. Malady of Death 6:59

2. Procession 5:31

3. Cold Sweat 9:08

4. Visions (live) 6:12

5. Rush 4:14

SIDE B
1. Man in the Moon 15:22

2. Pond Water 13:17

Quoted from
Impulsive Habitat, 2010, Active Crossover – Simon Whetham & VA, [online] Written by Simon Whetham. Full text available at: http://impulsivehabitat.com/releases/ihab012.htm

Tracklist
1. Simon Whetham: ‘Active Crossover II’
2. John Grzinich: ‘Sentience of Spring’
3. Jez riley French: ‘Pelure #10’
4. Maksim Shentelev: ’16-36′;
5. Sound Meccano: ‘Walking through’
6. Kaspars Kalnins, Toms Siklovs, Gints Birznieks, Maksim Shentelev and John Grzinich: ‘Bungu Tanks / Turbine Hall’
7. KIWA: ‘Structural Divisibility’
8. Toomas Thetloff: ‘Buckwheat on Steel Brushes’
9. Shawn Pinchbeck: ‘Ajulennuline’
10. Merilyn Püss: ‘From Butterflies to Crows’
11. Piibe Piirma: ‘Sound for Babies’
12. Jaanika Kakluse: ‘The Walk’
13. Silver Stairs of Ketchikan/Joined By Wire: ‘Active Crossover 18Oct09’
14. Alexander Thomas: ‘Active Crossover 18Oct09’
15. Iris Garrelfs / Douglas Benford: ‘Active Crossover 18Oct09’

Quoted from BEAMS
More info about Unsound 2

Tracklist
1. Dave Clarke: Tabla Rasa (4:00)
2. Shawn Pinchbeck: Ajulennuline (4:52)
3. Don Ross: Sometimes when I practice… (4:12)
4. Tippy Agogo: Dilenmma of Poor Oedipus (5:05)
5. Thom Golub: Preoccupation for Two Basses (5:21)
6. Karen Porkka: Ash on my Belly (3:33)
7. Doublethink: Collage (4:23)
8. LEO .fx: Celtic Ayre (2:37)
9. Dave Wall: Black Eyes, Blue Hair – Duet 3 (5:15)
10. Reinhard VonBerg: BSQ (4:25)
11. Gary Lee: The Unveiling (2:47)
12. Theta State: Dragon (3:26)
13. Philip Jagger: Blackbirds (3:16)
14. Condaleeza Rice Paddies: Modulate This (3:00)

Tracklist
1. Joel Kroeker: Beats Conglomerate (1:58)
2. David Berezan: Dawn/Microcosm (3:24)
3. Scott Sarman: Mr. Media Remix (3:32)
4. X. I. Selene, Phil Hawes, Jay Lind: Let the Dialectics Begin (3:58)
5. Kenneth Doren: Gloria in excelsio Roger Moore (3:10)
6. Nadia Berg: Bedtime (5:04)
7. Mark Hannesson: Ropes of Sand (Pt I, II, IV) (5:23)
8. Killers Lose in the Parking Lots: Voxic (4:00)
9. Raylene Campbell: Rakini (Passion) (4:39)
10. Reinhard Berg: Cult Figure (4:22)
11. Brent Lee: Voie pour doubler (3:21)
12. Shawn Pinchbeck: Joytoys (2:35)
13. Roger Deegan: Kepler (4:56)
14. Bruce Atchison: Zayek (3:12)

Tracklist
1. Blast Pattern – 7 Miles
2. Mic Berends – Big Blue Is Back
3. Snafoo Corporation – Big Car
4. The Wiper – Confidence
5. !!* Exploring the Secrets of Treating Deaf Mutes
6. Cannibaloney – Estrogen
7. Lord Humungus – First Steps
8. High Priests of Memphis – Sydney Quads and the Megascope Space Probe
9. Ed Boland – Goodbye
10. Hammerspace – Twenty Deadly Diseases
11. Darwin Grosse – Mad Dad Mangles a Strad/Nighttime Falls
12. All American Girl Severed Heads Tribute Band – Son Of…/Greater Reward
13. Tractor Beam All Stars – Sam Loves You
14. Carya Amara – Big Car
15. Stephen Jones – NationArtists
Blast Pattern Michael Caisley
Mic Berends Mic Berends
Snafoo Corporation Jakob Winnberg
The Wiper Pascal Blin
!!* Bernie Maier
Cannibaloney Jonathan Parrish, Shawn Pinchbeck
Lord Humungus Lord Humungus
High Priests of Memphis Daryn LeHoux, Matt Stevens
Ed Boland Ed Boland
Hammerspace Dave Watson
Darwin Grosse Darwin Grosse
All American Girl Severed Heads Tribute Band Lx Rudis
Tractor Beam All Stars Eric Nofsinger
Carya Amara Kevin Busby
Stephen JonesStephen Jones

Tracklist
CD 1
1. Ned Bouhalassa – Move 1 (Extrait) – 3:07
2. Ian Chuprun – Duet (For Headphones) – 2:50
3. Francis Dhomont – L’électro – 1:11
4. Daniel Feist – Diptych – 2:58
5. Michel Frigon РItin̩raire au Cr̩puscule Р2:40
6. Gilles Gobeil – Le Vertige inconnu – 3:04
7. Monique Jean – Embrace – 2:47
8. Kathy Kennedy – Music Box II – 1:19
9. Frank Koustrup – Woodstock To Detroit – 2:44
10. Daniel Leduc – Réponse impressionniste donnée par Josef K. lors d’une fin de soirée hivernale à une touriste française qui passait en face de la gare – 3:04
11. Robert Normandeau – Spleen – 2:59
12. Er Polen – .TRANse.SEPTem. [Machina Mundi In Septem Sæcülum] – 3:05
13. Laurie Radford – Enclave (Excerpt) – 2:57
14. Jean Routhier, Christof Migone, Michel F. Coté – Sous les décombres d’une brève hémorragie champêtre – 3:05
15. Frédéric Roverselli – L’Éveil de la cité – 2:41
16. Claude Schryer – 3 Radioludes (Extrait) – 3:07
17. Pascale Trudel – Le Poisson Qui Cache l’Oiseau – 2:56
18. John Winiarz – Jack in a (Music) Box – 2:55
19. Egils Bebris – Hockey Night In Opera – 2:27
20. Gustav Ciamaga – Possible Spaces No. 1 – 2:48
21. Janit Cross – Pleasant Tasks – 3:06
22. Rob Cruickshank – Starting From The House, Working Outwards – 2:50
23. Bruno Degazio – Jolly – 2:28
24. Robert Del Buono – Harmonica – 2:57
25. Markos Lekkas – Chronographica Delta – 2:47CD 21 Andra McCartney – Arcade ’94 – 2:35CD 2
1. Andra McCartney – Arcade ’94 – 2:35
2. Sarah Peebles – Nocturnal Premonitions – 2:17
3. Randall Smith – Fleeting Wheels of Changes – 2:30
4. Eric C. Woodley – Abide With Me (New York No. 1) – 2:48
5. Wes R.D. Wraggett – Chants of the Apocalypse: Icarus Strictures Part Two; Fanfare: Parade (Words of War) – 3:00
6. Mara Zibens – Siquppalavuk/It Sounds Like Breaking – 2:45
7. Bentley Jarvis – What Are You Talking About? – 2:50
8. Chris Meloche – Extensions V – 2:46
9. Sergio Villarreal – On The Other Shore – 3:09
10. Gregory Jay Lowe – Song Of The Turtle – 2:17
11. Diana McIntosh – Processions (Excerpt) – 2:42
12. Gordon Fitzell – Zipper Music – 3:03
13. Garth Hobden – Inukshuk – 2:55
14. Shawn Pinchbeck – The Children Are The Future – 3:04
15. Steven R. Heimbecker – I Beat John Sobol at Pool Last Night – 3:03
16. Daniel Scheidt – Big Piano: Storm – 2:28
17. Darren Copeland – Darkness Colours – 3:02
18. Martin Gotfrit – Guitar With Hut20 – 2:24
19. Fred Semeniuk – Spraying – 2:35
20. Barry Truax – Bamboo, Silk And Stone (Excerpt) – 3:12
21. Barbara Golden – Flaming Toast – 2:05
22. Yasuhiro Ohtani – Brain Wash – 2:57
23. Christian Calon – En Vol – 3:00
24. Thomas Gerwin – Epilogon – 2:09
25. Francisco López – El Mundo Depués De La Invasión De Los Zorápt – 2:44
26. Daniel Zimbaldo – Ritual Of The Rose – 0:33

Dat Side
1. Jamie Philp: Shiv (from Victories Over Us / Defeat At Our Hands) (5:44)
2. Argument Club: The Ventriloquist (4:17)
3. Piotr A. Grella: Epitaph For Jerzy (8:21)
4. Babysugarbag: Dope C. Mantor (1:33)
5. FLEM: “Uhh…” (1:22)

Quoted from
Waxidermy, June 17, 2007, Driven Element (Various Artists), [online] Written by Canonical. Full text available at: http://waxidermy.com/driven-element-various-artists/
Tracklist
TUBE SIDE
Wilfred Kozub – RPV – 4:33
Bruce Atchison – Move It Out Now – 3:52
Jim Serediak – There’s No Harm In Trying – 4:50
Evan C. Jones – Retrospection – 3:45
The Legion of Irrelevance – Almost Catholic – 3:08
Jamie Philp – Black Finger (excerpt) – 5:00
Chris Taylor – A Four Minute Exercise – 4:22
John Oparyk – I Wish I’d Never Read Franz Kafka – 3:16
George Arasimowicz – Bohater – 9:53

CLAMP SIDE
Guerilla Welfare – Growth? – 4:49
Shawn Pinchbeck – A Promise To Keep – 4:40
Dan Cramer – House – 5:10
Scott Alloy – Gimli Grog (exerpt) – 5:45
Killers Lose In The Parking Lot – Polyester Pope – 4:15
The Bugs – Cats – 4:55
Jay Styles – Themes – 5:00
Mark wasarab – #4 – 3:40
Donovan Reimer – And Into Order – 5:27