breadman

a collection of my work in electronic music. pictures of things i've made, sound samples, full recordings, and (maybe) things you can buy. for more info please contact me at jschnvr at gmail dot com.

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THE EURORACK AGE

The last two years have a wonderful time for DIY in the Eurorack format. Super sites such as Modular Addict, Thonk, Synthcube along with a rich community of builders in the trenches have made it pretty easy to get parts and build modules which actually stand up to modules made by big companies in terms of functionality and sound.

I’ve been rocking with these homemade modules for a while now (though some are no longer with me), and the sounds are just great, for a reasonable price!

Pictured: Toppobrillo Buchla 281 Dual Envelope Generator; Meng Qi Voltage Memory (front and back); Bastl Skis Dual Decay/VCA

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https://soundcloud.com/glowingrectangle/crazed-03-data-minefield

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crazed live at matt luczak’s, new paltz 7/12/14 ~ photo by tj spurge

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crazed in recent live action using two custom-built breadman step sequencers, seen at far right.  lovely mammoth electronics leds!

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upcoming live appearances by crazed, as follows:

14 March 2014 @ FESTIVAL OF VULTURES 330 Main St., Poughkeepsie, NY w/ Tough Day Tubing, The committee on Poetic Experimentation, Orchestra de Fou

20 March 2014 @ Root Cellar, Bard College, NY w/ Gods Wisdom, Anna-Stina, Couples Counseling

21 March 2014 @ First United Methodist Church, Montclair, NJ w/ Gifts, Yabadum, Great Plains, OPEN MIC

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yeah baby

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crazed sunday blazed 2/2/14 my place pizza poughkeepsie ny

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my friend max and i performing as crazed at our new hudson valley venue of choice.  first live action with max's diy lunetta synth box and a second custom breadman step sequencer. pics of latter object to come.

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breadman elex has been going through a period of some upheaval, but that did not stop me from building this step sequencer in november of 2013. made primarily for use along with my modular synth, it can produce patterns of 1-8 steps, selectable using the black rotary switch. i did not include an internal lfo, so the sole jack on the right in the picture is a clock input and the three on the left are isolated cv outputs. the unit will not power on without a mono plug in the input jack. there is also a momentary "reset" button which does not reliably reset to step 1, but rather causes it to jump randomly. i have found that though it makes syncing the sequencer to other patterns a little more challenging, it is still delightful for improvising when the sequencer is controlling a vco. this sequencer uses the 4017 decade counter, as seen in the atari punk console and runs forever on a 9v battery. i like my layout for this one a lot and might make another to sell soon.

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thanks to the committee for setting this one up

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this is a flyer i made for a show i am playing.

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crazed live @ 538 johnson brooklyn, ny 8/6/13

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"who is crazed", by crazed

LEAKED: the new crazed tape “who is crazed," originally intended for August 201? release, is available for free online right now. Official album artwork to come…

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here's the new crazed track in its purest soundcloud form. 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- an excerpt from the upcoming crazed tape “who is crazed"

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i am partly responsible.

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who is crazed?

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it's just so musical!