Collective Guitaralities of the Ring-Mod Heal-ulator

by Dr Pejorative (Peter J. Evans)

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1.	Blort Blorts 03:20	info	buy track
2.	Winter Round 03:30	info	buy track
3.	And the Pendulum 04:25	info	buy track
4.	Commuter Maneuvers (nordic tunnel) 07:03	info	buy track
5.	Certain Schisms 04:44	info	buy track
6.	Placid Adequacies of Big League Sea Cows 06:12	info	buy track
7.	Relevant on a Deep 04:19	info	buy track
8.	Commuter Maneuvers (space lotus) 07:14	info	buy track
9.	Bionic Jam #101110 04:06	info	buy track
10.	Shadows of Tracings 05:39	info	buy track
11.	Canada Girl 08:17	info	buy track

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FOR THE BEST EXPERIENCE, SPEAKERS WITH GOOD BASS RESPONSE OR HI-QUALITY HEADPHONES ARE NECESSARY!!!

An 11-track celebration of 11 years with the Healer custom-made by Trevor Healy / Healy Guitars in Easthampton, MA, featuring its on-board / built-in Ring Modulator!
The 'normal' side of this guitar has vintage-style tones that range from clean, crisp, and bright to dark, subdued and mellow.
Flip the switch, and the ring-mod side emerges, enabling avant-garde tones reminiscent of robot-style chatter that can also be fine-tuned for a dynamic and powerful fuzz sludge. Furthermore, judicious use of the 'freq' knob further transforms this guitar into a monophonic synth!
With this album I wish to showcase what this singular yet dual-natured instrument can do, to demonstrate a fraction of the myriad possibilities.
Thus, all the sounds on this album come from only the ring-mod guitar.

No amps or microphones have been used, only direct-ins. While you think this would result in a dry and unconnected tone, you'll hear substantial evidence to the contrary. Only one pedal has been used, and that is for echo/delay on tracks 1, 4, and 8. The only post-processing that has been done is for edits of timing, volume and layering.

The 'tunes' on this album are patterned ABCDBEBDCBA

Enjoy!

N.B. This album is not intended to show any particular personal prowess or virtuosity as a 'guitarist', but rather to have fun showcasing timbral and design possibilities of this particular instrument, and perhaps, in turn, to provide a bit of wonder and amusement.

credits

released April 6, 2023

album credits:
DR. PEJORATIVE: guitar and compositions / improvisations, and all recording, editing, mixings. Overdubs only on tracks 1 and 11 (digital), 6 and 9 (cassette). All artwork.

"Short Shorts" originally by the Royal Teens (Austin, Crandall, Dalton, Gaudio) 1958

Healy 'Healer' guitar serial #03-10-12 (eleven+ years!) with a built-in ring modulator adapted from a Craig Anderton schematic----colloquially known as the "Heal-U-Lator"
please visit: healyguitars.com

main recording interface: MOTU UltraLite AVB
(on loan from Golden Floor Guy)

secondary recording device, Tascam PortaStudio MF P-01 (four-track cassette) used for tracks 6 and 9 fully, and partially for track 11

echo/delay pedal: EHX Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai on tracks 1 (backing rhythms), 4 and 8

recorded 2023: February 2 - March 23
edited and mixed along the way with some rollover on the dates

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Dr Pejorative (Peter J. Evans) Acton, Massachusetts

experimentalist: plays many things.
thinks many things.
tries again, through playing.
loves cassettes, ring-mods, lion's roars, time warps and other weirdnesses. mostly.
occasionally employs pop and/or jazz.

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