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Motion Graphics (album)
''Motion Graphics'' is the self-titled debut studio album of American musician Joe Williams' project Motion Graphics. Williams initially planned it to be "a synth pop record without any nostalgia," and this plan turned into an ambient album about the feeling of being able to go to limitless places due to technology. In achieving this feel, Williams used the visual programming language Max for Live to create a virtual instrument that scrolled through 100 patches at random; when a note was inputed, the instrument froze at a patch. The record's overall sound palette is a combination of organic and non-organic elements; when using software instruments that replicated real-life instruments, such as clarinets and marimbas, Williams wanted to take advantage of the “quirks and glitches within them" that lead to the instruments making sounds that they could not possibly make if performed acoustically. ''Motion Graphics'' was released by the Domino Recording Company on August 26, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motion Graphics (musician)
White Williams is the music project of Cleveland/New York-based musician Joe Williams. He released one album and EP under this name before using the Motion Graphics moniker. In August 2016 the self-titled album was released through Domino Records. Background Williams was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Williams's started playing music as a fifteen-year-old drummer for Ohio area bands Oblongata (Cleveland), Machete (Cincinnati), Mr Mad Man (Cincinnati) and USA Crypt (Cincinnati). Williams spent the next two years recording ''Smoke'' while traveling between Cincinnati, New York City, Cleveland, and San Francisco. In 2013, he soundtracked the film '' 12 O'Clock Boys''. Williams' debut album under the Motion Graphics alias, ''Motion Graphics'' (2016), features melodies resembling instruments like marimbas and clarinets created with symphonic software mixed with crystal synths, drum patterns and understated vocals, resulting in what Max Pearl of ''Resident Advisor'' described as an "uncan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |