Member Since: 4/22/2006
Band Website: stigmusic.com
Band Members: Stephen Patterson will take full responsibility for Stigmusic, and understands the consequences of his actions.
Influences: Christian Vander, Mike Oldfield, Steve Reich, Dave Kerman, Peter Gabriel/Genesis, Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp and King Crimson, Brian Eno, Joni Mitchell, John Martyn, Chris Cutler, Frank Zappa, Laurie Anderson, Robert Wyatt, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, David Sylvian, Autechre, Murcof, Aphex, Cornelius, Wendy Carlos, Dead Can Dance, Chick Corea, Bob Drake, David Byrne, Talk Talk, Devin Townsend, Steve Hackett, Peter Hammill, Tom Waits, Coldcut, Mansun (mainly their album 'Six'), Japanese Video Game Composers : Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda, Mirichu Oshima, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Klaus Schulze, Gentle Giant, Edgar Meyer.. i could go on forever.
The seventeen Stig projects are as follows:
Hemlock.. and other Poisons (1998)
This is the first major stig project, consisting of four muliti-sectioned pieces created with a number of shorter pieces written during the period. The structure is very reminscient of progressive rock, however I was 15 years old when writing and recording this project, and hadn't yet been exposed to a great deal of that style of music. Even at this early stage, these pieces are very indicative of the way I approach writing 9 years later.
'Hemlock'
Dark Therapy (1999)
This two-part track seemed a bit quiet and reserved for Hemlock. It was originally envisioned as the soundtrack to a short film probably about killing moths.
'Dark Therapy' (pt. 1)
'Dark Therapy' (pt. 2)
Overload/Adjustment (1999)
This is the only Stig project that could really be called an 'album'. It was the result of alot of new musical stimulus, including Hip-hop, Breakbeat and House, alot of which I tried to incorporate into this project, with varying levels of success. The album ends with a ten minute 'underture', which was inspired by hip-hop mix albums. However, my interpretation more turned into a short suite with themes from the preceding tracks.
'Exposition' (excerpt)
'Life Signs (first hemlock)'
'Intentions pt. 2' (excerpt)
Childish Thoughts (2000)
The first distillation of a wealth of material written in 2000 going under the name 'Adolescence'. The breakbeat influence is still very prevelant as on 'Overload/Adjustment', but is more successfully worked into the style of writing established on 'Hemlock', albeit into shorter pieces. As was the practice at the time and it's frightening how quickly it went out of fashion, 'samples' and drumloops were used here.
'The Skyline Moves' (excerpt)
Still Hiding Behind Technology (2000)
A second project based on material written in 2000, this is stylistically very similar to 'Childish Thoughts' which is reflected in the album title. An Earth, Wind and Fire track was 'sampled' for the first track here, a practice I've understandably chosen not to repeat.
Axioms (2000)
The third and final project based on the 2000 'Adolescence' material, 'Axioms' was inspired by the concept of a 'remix' not being a remixing of the track, but a completely new version barely using any of the source material, a concept I still do not understand. To me, a remix is a remix, not a rearrangement.
'Childish Dreams'
Kaleidoscopic (2001)
After a three CD wide project of Breakbeat/Electro inspired stuff, 'Kaleidoscopic' was a return to the longform melodic counterpoint put forward on 'Hemlock'. It is a single piece, divided into two parts, primarily focusing on creating texture using multiple melodic phrases, inspired by Steve Reich's 'Music for 18 Musicians'.
'Colour Disruption' (excerpt 1)
'Colour Disruption' (excerpt 2)
'Colour Bleed' (excerpt)
Wasted Daydreams (2002)
'Wasted Daydreams' is a series of dream inspired tracks with diverse instrumentation. It is also the only Stig project to date to feature a 'Song', although it is a cover version of Steely Dan's 'Third World Man' from their Gaucho album. It features two extended pieces 'Throw me Back in the Sea' and 'Problem Attic', both of which continue the melodic layering used on Kaleidoscopic and Hemlock, however here they are offset by shorter, more direct tracks and ambient improvisations.
'Butterfly Silhouette' (excerpt)
'Wasted Daydream'
The Holograph (2002)
Written at the same time as 'Wasted Daydreams', 'Holograph' is a series of short programmed pieces that were purely exploratory in nature, the purpose being to experiment with unusual key signatures and rhythmic changes.
Sounds Like: A twitchy, yet rhythmically constant letch invading the prostitute of melodic counterpoint.
Personal Details :
I'm a 24 year old, left handed gay man with my head wrapped in sonic clouds. A Music Technology graduate and ex-secretary, interests include : Electronic entertainment (video games, not plastic phalli), Film, Theatre, Digital Art, Traditional painting, British Comedy, Anthropology, Taking computers to bits, Late-night lamp-post listening, old guitars, 'found' percussion, among other things. I also quite like music.
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Status:
In a Relationship
Here for:
Networking, Friends, Music
Orientation:
Gay
Hometown:
Newcastle upon Tyne
Body Type:
Average
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Religion:
Nintendo
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus
Smoke/Drink:
Yes/Yes
Children:
Unlikely
Education:
Graduate
Occupation:
Music, Theatre, Sound
Income:
Disappointing
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I am currently not involved with any record label and have limited means to properly distribute Stigmusic. If you can provide means to publish my work and would be interested in making it available to the sort of people who would appreciate it's diversity, I'd be delighted to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected].
Type of Label: None