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Space Genetics was formed in 2008 by Eric Haltmeier and Paul Scea. The concept behind Space Genetics centers on creating original compositions and platforms for improvisation that can be developed independently of time and space via the use of digital technology. The music of Space Genetics is realized through the Internet- based sharing of musical fragments, loops, cells, and/or structural material. Recorded samples are shared online and are then complemented and/or manipulated via digital technology in order to create new musical structures. In the case of Space Genetics, both woodwind instruments, electronic instruments, sampled sounds, and controllers are used to create the "source" material. The concept behind Space Genetics can be transformed to live-performance contexts. Once the new compositional material has been realized, methods for performing the new works are initiated, allowing for performances that combine the manipulation of pre-recorded material with real-time improvisation. The first Space Genetics recording, “Volume 1” was released in December of 2009 and consists of eight original compositions and two live realizations. Space Genetics “Volume 2” was released in May of 2011 and consists of a “suite” of five improvisations. "Volume 3" was released in April of 2012 and featured a series of improvised pieces that merged sampling, synthesizers, and woodwind improvisations. "Volume 4", released in April of 2013, consists of eight new compositions/improvisations for woodwinds, laptops, and synthesizers.

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"Oh, Pierre!" - New Music From Space Genetics

"Oh, Pierre!" - New Music From Space Genetics

Source: Eric Haltmeier

Continuing in their tradition of exploring the crossroads of jazz, electronic music, and free improvisation, Space Genetics—the experimental music duo of Paul Scea and Eric Haltmeier—have released Oh, Pierre!—their fifth album to date. Consistently pushing back against the confines of any one particular stylistic framework, the eight original compositions that make up 'Oh, Pierre!' are interwoven with ambient synthesizer soundscapes, off-kilter electronic percussion grooves, and digitally-altered woodwind improvisations. Continually evolving since their first release in 2009, Eric Haltmeier and Paul ...

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Space Genetics: Volume 4 - New Music From Paul Scea And Eric Haltmeier

Space Genetics: Volume 4 - New Music From Paul Scea And Eric Haltmeier

Source: Eric Haltmeier

Continuing in their tradition of exploring the possibilities found at the intersection of jazz, improvisation, and electronic music, SPACE GENETICS—the duo of Paul Scea and Eric Haltmeier—present their latest release, Volume 4. With each of their previous three releases exploring various perspectives of interactions between woodwinds and computers, Volume 4 presents eight compositions and improvisations that examine the ways in which electronic and acoustic improvisations play against a wide variety of rhythmic textures. The solid pulse of 'O.E.V.', driven by ...

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Space Genetics: Volume 3 - New Music From Paul Scea And Eric Haltmeier

Space Genetics: Volume 3 - New Music From Paul Scea And Eric Haltmeier

Source: Eric Haltmeier

With the release of Volume 3, SPACE GENETICS—the avant-jazz duo of Paul Scea and Eric Haltmeier—continue their exploration of the hybridization of improvisation, electronic music, jazz, and controllerism. Recorded in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the album features eight compositions that merge woodwind improvisations with digitally manipulated audio samples, analog and digital synthesizers, and an angular jazz sensibility. Their 2009 release, Volume 1, was created through an Internet-based collaboration. Scea and Haltmeier shared compositional ideas and audio samples online, working toward developing compositions ...

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Space Genetics, Volume 2 - Featuring Paul Scea & Eric Haltmeier

Space Genetics, Volume 2 - Featuring Paul Scea & Eric Haltmeier

Source: Michael Ricci

Space Genetics, the experimental music duo of Paul Scea and Eric Haltmeier, are proud to announce their new release, “Volume 2." This recording evolved from an idea first explored in performance at the International Society for Improvised Music (ISIM) Conference held in Ann Arbor, Michigan in December of 2010. Unlike their musical work on “Volume 1" which was composed collaboratively by sharing musical material (played on woodwinds and electronics) via the Internet, “Volume 2" was conceived as a series of ...

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Volume 4

Self Produced
2013

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Volume 3

Self Produced
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Volume 2

Self Produced
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Survey With The Fringe On Top

From: Volume 3
By Space Genetics

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