MAKINAO
Robin Daniel Z. Rivera
Robin Daniel Z. Rivera
In the early 2000s, I recorded an album of music entitled MAKINAO based on the original manifesto of this blog. and gave away CDs of it to family and friends as Christmas gifts. After
sitting on it for more than a decade, I decided to release it on the
internet for all to hear. Enjoy.
Bungad (2001)
After one frustrating night struggling with step-entry on my sequencer, I noticed the slow approach of dawn. I ended up erasing everything from the evening’s work and just playing extemporaneously in real time. The result is my impression of a prayer for a new day, one which mixes the melancholy from the past and the hope for the future.
Bungad (2001)
After one frustrating night struggling with step-entry on my sequencer, I noticed the slow approach of dawn. I ended up erasing everything from the evening’s work and just playing extemporaneously in real time. The result is my impression of a prayer for a new day, one which mixes the melancholy from the past and the hope for the future.
https://soundcloud.com/user-575278690/bungad?in=user-575278690/sets/makinao
Tudu 3 (2001, 2018)
I took kulintang lessons as a child, and have seen and heard virtuosos play live, on recordings, and on videos. One of the things which always struck me was the rhythmic drive of the music. This piece is my attempt to create a contemporary recording that had that same drive, with dabakan, agong, and babandil rhythms transferred to snare drums, cymbal bells, and synthesizers.
Tudu 3 (2001, 2018)
I took kulintang lessons as a child, and have seen and heard virtuosos play live, on recordings, and on videos. One of the things which always struck me was the rhythmic drive of the music. This piece is my attempt to create a contemporary recording that had that same drive, with dabakan, agong, and babandil rhythms transferred to snare drums, cymbal bells, and synthesizers.
https://soundcloud.com/user-575278690/tudu-3?in=user-575278690/sets/makinao
Sacred and Profane (2004)
In 2003, I was the sound researcher for the Batangas City Museum project. One component of my research was to do soundwalks around the city. This is my musical impression of a soundwalk around the city plaza during a fiesta, using the actual sounds from my field recordings of dueling balatakats, a drum and lyre ensemble, subli tambols, tricycles, DJs, a prosesyon, a church hymn, and church bells.
Sacred and Profane (2004)
In 2003, I was the sound researcher for the Batangas City Museum project. One component of my research was to do soundwalks around the city. This is my musical impression of a soundwalk around the city plaza during a fiesta, using the actual sounds from my field recordings of dueling balatakats, a drum and lyre ensemble, subli tambols, tricycles, DJs, a prosesyon, a church hymn, and church bells.
‘DMT (2001)
One day, I wondered what would be the weirdest combination I could think of for one piece. I ended up recording my gabbang outdoors during a particularly windy day, a malfunctioning synthesizer, and a revolving door of polyphonic hiphop drum loops. The result was animated conversation between these contrasting voices.
