Michael Peters

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http://veloopity.bandcamp.com http://www.michaelpeters.de For more than 30 years, Michael Peters has explored the world looking for new sounds. Most of his musical output veers from the mainstream and has been difficult to categorize. The renowned WIRE magazine has reviewed two of his albums in their "Outer Limits" section, which says it all. Michael's main instrument is the guitar - he studied with renowned guitarist, Robert Fripp and also is influenced by guitarists David Torn, Eivind Aarset, and Fred Frith. He extends the guitar using electronic effects, midi, and livelooping techniques. He has played in avant rock and open improvisational groups. He also has experimented with sampling and cutting up random FM radio broadcasts to use as elements in live improvisation. By the same token, he has become more and more fascinated by using more stuctured compositions, using the computer as a musical instrument. For anyone with open ears, the world of sound outside of regular music is also full of wonder. Michael loves to record interesting environmental sounds (field recording) and then recontextualize and sculpt them using digital tools such as granular synthesis, incorporating the results into musical compositions and soundscapes. Michael is a member of Looper's Delight, a very active international community of people who use looping technology for their music making. He also is a seminal and pivotal member of the Chain Tape Collective, a group of dozens of electronic an

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Escape Veloopity

Impossible Music

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The Beloved in a Snowflake

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Etherised

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Field Recordings From Barbados

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Drone Zone: Atmospheric ambient space music. Serve Best Chilled. Safe with most medications. [SomaFM]

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Soaring In Circles

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Stretched Landscape #1

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Stretched Landscape Remix Project

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Brûle Pouce

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Burning Shed - Sampler Two

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