Ben McAllister

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Music EN ↓ 995 episodes

a sketch, a demo, a field recording, something I heard that day, a thought and a picture.

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Ben McAllister

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Music

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Latest episode

Oct 2, 2026

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Episodes

June 4, 2025 04.06.2025

This time, last year... Link to the post.

June 3, 2025 03.06.2025

This idea keeps pulling on me - it was written in the middle of an insomnia bout one wednesday night in 2010 or so. "Tuktu Circle Idea" - a Tuktu Idea I don't think we finished. I'd like to map this line to one of the circulars, and one of the slider rays pieces. Link to the post.

June 2, 2025 02.06.2025

"NewCircular" - working on reducing this to 4 guitars, which might not work.... Link to the post.

June 1, 2025 01.06.2025

I've been picking up Voice of Turkey at 13635 on this online shartwave radio. I mainly know Erkin Koray's amazing stuff from the 70s, and maybe this is more Turkish rock, but shazam isn't recognizing it. Pretty heavy though - would pass for metal with more distortion. Link to the post.

May 31, 2025 31.05.2025

A little clip from a China Radio International - a station that plays this traditional music with no station breaks or announcements. This one reminded me a little of Beefheart's A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond - same pentatonic moves here. Link to the post.

May 30, 2025 30.05.2025

Link to the post.

May 29, 2025 29.05.2025

From the notebook: "2023-07-31 Four Chords Notebook Idea" - Are there only four? The little descending, Askance-like melody informs this Pulsinators idea that I'll post tomorrow. I sped this up from 120 to 140 and like it better. Link to the post.

May 28, 2025 28.05.2025

Same bit post yesterday, this time rendered with guitar samples, thuja and csound. Link to the post.

May 27, 2025 27.05.2025

Next Guitar Cult time is on the 9th, so I'm cobbling together bits for exploration. This time around, I'm trying to resist the urge to pre-compose everything and take it more iteratively. Small bits. I found a bunch of things on the shelf, but this lil guy is a brain teaser. I can play the parts by themselves, and I can hear the beat behind them when there isn't one, but it REALLY does...

May 26, 2025 26.05.2025

Dusting off the ESQ-1 after years of dormancy, and sequencing it up with the EP-133. I played this synth so much with Wiz Priz, and used it in every soundtrack I did for by brother Andy. It's such a versatile awesome sounding synth. The programming is pretty intuitive even though all digital (no knowbs - all values on a menu you change with a slider or arrow buttons) but it's super quick t...

May 25, 2025 25.05.2025

ESQ-1 + EP-133 - the EP-133 sequencer RULEZ. Link to the post.

May 24, 2025 24.05.2025

On break. Link to the post.

May 23, 2025 23.05.2025

On break. Link to the post.

May 22, 2025 22.05.2025

On break. Link to the post.

May 21, 2025 21.05.2025

On break. Link to the post.

May 20, 2025 20.05.2025

On break. Link to the post.

May 19, 2025 19.05.2025

On break. Link to the post.

May 18, 2025 18.05.2025

On break. Link to the post.

May 17, 2025 17.05.2025

On break. Link to the post.

May 16, 2025 16.05.2025

On break. Link to the post.

May 15, 2025 15.05.2025

Easy into some vacation time. This acoustic noodling could be shaped into something. Note to self that IMG_7435.MOV is the source for this audio. Link to the post.

May 14, 2025 14.05.2025

Minute number 500! Moog and EP-133 sessions with the 4 track. Link to the post.

May 13, 2025 13.05.2025

Moog and EP-133 sessions with the 4 track. Link to the post.

May 12, 2025 12.05.2025

Moog and EP-133 sessions with the 4 track. Link to the post.

May 11, 2025 11.05.2025

I have a pile of things to go through and (minimally) demo so I can bring them to either a) Caudal Peduncle practice b) Medicine Hat practice or c) Guitar Cult practice. This is called "2020.06.24.RV-11_15_lightsOut" and was something Thin Lizzy ish for Bryan and I to play in Rosso Viti. Still stuck in my head and I want to play it in something. Link to the post.

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