Albert Van Abbe & Jochem Paap

Albert van Abbe & Jochem Paap join forces for General Audio.

Recorded at Willem Twee studios in Den Bosch, General Audio explores a unique and esoteric approach to sound creation. Using test and measure equipment from the 1950’s, originally designed for the maintenance of various audio and radio transmitters, van Abbe and Paap create otherworldly walls of sound and dense rhythmic abstractions with an early form of synthesis. Rudimentary signals are combined and processed before being committed to tape via mic’s set up to capture the Willem Twee studio’s unique acoustics. The equipment itself predates the invention of the analog, modular synthesizers developed in the 70’s that are now commonplace in many studios.

• 1 - 220Lock-in
• 2 - WZ-1Wobbel Zusatz
• 3 - Pegelmesser
• 4 - Rel 3L 212c LC-pi
• 5 - Wandel
• 6 - SR 250 Boxcar Averager
• 7 - Nim Bin