Photon Coercion Video

Posted on June 20, 2011 by John C.S. Keston

Photon Coercion is the second track from the debut album by Ostracon titled Unauthorized Modifications. The video is a compilation of footage from the “light controllers” that I use to generate the music using the GMS. The album will be released electronically tomorrow, Tuesday, June 21, 2011 and available from all the major electronic outlets as well as directly from Unearthed Music. Also, please join us for the release show on Friday, June 24, 2011 featuring Dosh, Ostracon, Smyth, Ghostband, and live painting by Rogue Citizen.

New Version of GMS for Mac Available

Posted on June 19, 2011 by John C.S. Keston

On June 18, 2011 I released a new version of the GMS for Mac OSX that works on Snow Leopard. Previously the software only worked on 10.5.x. This new version can be downloaded from the GMS Google Code download page. The only features that might be new to you are the ability to define musical rest probabilities and video processing options that can be toggled by pressing shift + (1-4). Here’s an example of a few layered GMS midi clips that were generated during the Ostracon performance at the In/Out Festival, September, 2010. Incidentally, this was the last time that Ostracon performed. Since then we have been laying low in anticipation of our release show this Friday, June 24, 2011.

Ostracon In/Out Festival Clips

GMS Generated MKS-80 Bassline

Posted on June 18, 2011 by John C.S. Keston

Finally the GMS meets the Roland MKS-80. During our Ostracon release performance coming up on Friday, June 24, 2011 I plan on using the MKS-80 for the first time in a live setting… vis-à-vis without a keyboard. Here’s a bassline I generated and looped in Ableton with the GMS routed to the MKS-80 controlled by the Bitstream 3X.

GMS Generated MKS-80 Bassline

Free Track from Ostracon Debut Unauthorized Modifications

Posted on June 17, 2011 by John C.S. Keston

Unearthed Music is giving away a free track from the album Unauthorized Modifications by Ostracon (John Keston on electronics and Graham O’Brien on drums). This album was recorded and mixed at by Adam Krinsky at the former Flyte Tyme studios and mastered by Tom Garneau of Audioactive.

To get the free track Probability Defect visit the release page and enter your email address in the box in the lower right of the screen. You will then receive an email message with a unique link to download the track at 320kbps. Please let us know here what you think of it and join us for the release show on Friday, June 24, 2011.

Ostracon Debut Excerpt: Telemetry Implant

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John C.S. Keston

Here’s an excerpt from the sixth and final track on our upcoming release, Unauthorized Modifications by Ostracon. Don’t miss our live performance celebrating the release at the Honey Lounge in Minneapolis on June 24, 2011. Artists performing with us at the event include Dosh, Smyth, and Ghostband. Rogue Citizen will be doing live painting during the performance.

Telemetry Implant