My previous book, the Thesaurus of Diatonic Sets, describes the relationships between the content of the subsets of the diatonic or other seven-note scales. It served that purpose well, but I soon found a basic flaw in its approach to pandiatonisim. It is careful about the set content but woefully lacking in concern about how sets move, treating all sets… Read more →
The music industry is in bad shape. Record labels are losing money. Naturally, I started a record label. The Catalog So Far: Thesaurus of Diatonic Sets — The book that started it all. Lots of numbers, and they only make sense if you’re used to pandiatonic composition. Still, Still, Still — The first audio release was a reissue of Aspen… Read more →
Pete Ehrmann and I have just released an album of our favorite swing tunes from the past seven years of gigging as The Pete & Vic Duo. Give it a listen below or find out more at Curious Automata. Read more →
Photographer/Renaissance Man Gravee reworked “Somewhere Else Entirely” from Analogues of Infinity into a meditative accompaniment to his time-lapse of a sunset at Ish Reservoir. It’s well worth 45 seconds of your time. “Analogues of Infinity” was released under a Creative Commons Attribution license so you can use it for your own creations. Download the full album here or at Curious… Read more →
Swing at Twin Peaks Join The Pete & Vic Duo for an evening of swing jazz this Thursday the 8th of May, 7pm sharp at Twin Peaks Charter Academy in Longmont. The concert is open to the public and we’ll also be doing a clinic for Twin Peaks students earlier in the day. Come check out the show, and be… Read more →
Analogues of Infinity T-Shirts are now available at the Curious Automata merchandise store. Read more →
Analogues of Infinity at Curious Automata Buy: CD Bandcamp iTunesStream: Spotify Rhapsody I’ve decided to clear out some old projects, releasing them warts and all. First up is this solo guitar set from last year. February 14th was a snowy day and to stave off cabin fever I decided to record a bit of guitar. An hour and eight minutes… Read more →
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