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Electronic Music · July 3 · 31 min

KOGG - Experimental Electronic Duo

KOGG's Selena Kay and Cerys Hogg talk to Caro C about combining their classical and jazz disciplines with creative sound design, custom instrument building, live performance and rhythmic experimentation. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 01:40 - Meeting On A Tech Course 03:14 - Electronic Experimentation 04:50 - Developing As A Duo 06:52 - Releasing On Nonclassical 08:45 - Balancing Structure With Experimentation 10:43 - Sound Design Audio Examples 15:10 - Creating Custom Instruments 16:55 - Triggering And Processing Sounds 19:06 - Current Hardware Triggers 21:22 - Using Scores And Improv In Shows 24:40 - Combining Jazz And Classical 25:18 - Differences To Previous Projects 26:54 - Compositional Process 29:00 - Next Steps For KOGG 29:57 - Describing The Musical Style #AbletonLive #AkaiMPD #AbletonPush2 #RolandSPD #TCHeliconVoiceLiveTouch #ZoomMultiStomp KOGG Biog KOGG are an experimental electronic duo formed by composers and performers Selena Kay and Cerys Hogg. Combining contemporary composition, improvisation and custom-built instruments, they create music from found sounds and unconventional sound sources. Since forming in 2018, they have performed at festivals and venues including Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Aldeburgh Festival and IKLECTIK. Their debut album, Mechanista, explores the relationship between human performance, electronics and mechanical sound. https://www.koggmusic.com https://www.instagram.com/koggmusic https://www.facebook.com/KOGGMUSIC https://x.com/KoggMusic https://www.selenakay.com https://www.ceryshogg.com Caro C Biog Caro C is an artist, engineer and teacher specialising in electronic music. Her self-produced fourth album 'Electric Mountain' is out now. Described as a "one-woman electronic avalanche" (BBC), Caro started making music thanks to being laid up whilst living in a double decker bus and listening to the likes of Warp Records in the late 1990's. This 'sonic enchantress' (BBC Radio 3) has now played in most of the cultural hotspots of her current hometown of Manchester, UK. Caro is also the instigator and project manager of electronic music charity Delia Derbyshire Day. URL: http://carocsound.com/ Twitter: @carocsound Inst: @carocsound FB: https://www.facebook.com/carocsound/ Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts

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KOGG's Selena Kay and Cerys Hogg talk to Caro C about combining their classical and jazz disciplines with creative sound design, custom instrument building, live performance and rhythmic experimentation.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
01:40 - Meeting On A Tech Course
03:14 - Electronic Experimentation
04:50 - Developing As A Duo
06:52 - Releasing On Nonclassical
08:45 - Balancing Structure With Experimentation
10:43 - Sound Design Audio Examples
15:10 - Creating Custom Instruments 
16:55 - Triggering And Processing Sounds
19:06 - Current Hardware Triggers
21:22 - Using Scores And Improv In Shows
24:40 - Combining Jazz And Classical
25:18 - Differences To Previous Projects
26:54 - Compositional Process
29:00 - Next Steps For KOGG
29:57 - Describing The Musical Style


#AbletonLive #AkaiMPD #AbletonPush2 #RolandSPD #TCHeliconVoiceLiveTouch #ZoomMultiStomp


KOGG Biog
KOGG are an experimental electronic duo formed by composers and performers Selena Kay and Cerys Hogg. Combining contemporary composition, improvisation and custom-built instruments, they create music from found sounds and unconventional sound sources. Since forming in 2018, they have performed at festivals and venues including Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Aldeburgh Festival and IKLECTIK. Their debut album, Mechanista, explores the relationship between human performance, electronics and mechanical sound.
https://www.koggmusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/koggmusic
https://www.facebook.com/KOGGMUSIC
https://x.com/KoggMusic
https://www.selenakay.com
https://www.ceryshogg.com

Caro C Biog
Caro C is an artist, engineer and teacher specialising in electronic music. Her self-produced fourth album 'Electric Mountain' is out now. Described as a "one-woman electronic avalanche" (BBC), Caro started making music thanks to being laid up whilst living in a double decker bus and listening to the likes of Warp Records in the late 1990's. This 'sonic enchantress' (BBC Radio 3) has now played in most of the cultural hotspots of her current hometown of Manchester, UK. Caro is also the instigator and project manager of electronic music charity Delia Derbyshire Day.

URL: http://carocsound.com/

Twitter: @carocsound
Inst:
@carocsound

FB: https://www.facebook.com/carocsound/

Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts

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