Earlier this year, i’ve published source code for a Pure Data implementation of Risset rhythms samplers following Dan Stowell’s 2011 ICMC paper on the auditory illusion of eternal accelerando initially described by Jean-Claude Risset in 1986.
Since then, i’ve been experimenting with techniques employing both eternal accelerando and decelerando into larger compositions.
Some of the results of these experiments are now published as “Risset Remixes” on the datamarts hub on Nina and on Bandcamp.
I’ve been using stems from my tracks “Axe Why Dread“, “Ting” and “Double Dub“. In each composition, sample loops separated from these stems are being played back using the jaycee.pd component.
Events within the compositions are triggered by the completion of sub stream cycles in each sampler, creating a generative, closed circuit system. On the remix of “Ting”, manual triggers were also applied during recording.
Video footage from the compositional setup can be found on YouTube also:
