{"title":"Kristen Roos","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"universal-synthesizer-interface-vol-i","title":"Universal Synthesizer Interface Vol I","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2019, Vancouver artist Kristen Roos came across a floppy disk for sale on eBay containing the Commodore Amiga version of Laurie Spiegel's 'Music Mouse' - This was one of the first intelligent instruments for personal computers, created by Spiegel in 1985 as an interactive and playable MIDI sequencer for the 68k era of Macintosh computers.     Curious, he bid on the item and ended up winning it for a few dollars. Upon investigation, the simple and intuitive nature of its interface appealed to him, especially in comparison to the dense 'menus within menus' design of contemporary DAWs, and he soon began to seek out other programs from this 'first wave' of music software development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e      The result of over a year of study, experimentation, and creation (often involving direct correspondence with the software creators themselves), 'Universal Synthesizer Interface' is Roos's homage to this early era of algorithmic music making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e      Vol I showcases a wide variety of vintage programs, from the delicately unfolding beauty of Midi Draw, to the wavelike pulses of Interactive Phrase, each of these tracks was composed and sequenced with a single piece of vintage MIDI software .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"We Are Busy Bodies","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50446209843531,"sku":"2025284","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_95ab5556_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727054682"},{"product_id":"cloud-nine","title":"Cloud Nine","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrand new reissue of the superb 2007 album from the Kings of SoCal hip hop, Kottonmouth Kings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was the band’s eighth studio album that not only cracked the Top 50 on Billboard’s album charts but also is widely regarded as one of their best and most adventurous albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures special guest appearances by Insane Clown Posse, Tech N9ne, Krizz Kalico, and both B-Real and Sen Dog of Cypress Hill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable for the first time on digipak CD and glorious vinyl in a special limited edition gatefold jacket with 2 x gold vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cleopatra","offers":[{"title":"Gold | LP | x2","offer_id":50475392729419,"sku":"1138372","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50475392336203,"sku":"1138370","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a649d095-a307-4296-a680-62a0ed5cd5b8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727446535"},{"product_id":"universal-synthesizer-interface-vol-iii","title":"Universal Synthesizer Interface Vol III","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis third volume of Universal Synthesizer Interface delves further into early MIDI sequencing software for personal computers, focusing on Intelligent Music Software founded by Joel Chadabe in 1984. In a short period of time (1986-1990) Intelligent Music published a series of MIDI sequencing software titles that would have rippling effects throughout the music world: M, Jam Factory, UpBeat, MidiDraw, Ovaltune, Realtime, as well as an unreleased first version of Miller Puckette’s Max. These programs were a reflection of Chadabe’s desire to create interactive and intelligent algorithmic tools for home computers. Intelligent compositional tools had been floating around for decades in mainframe computer labs, but they had largely only been accessible to people working in academic or corporate laboratories. With the birth of Intelligent Music, these tools became available to anyone with a home studio. As the personal computers of this era had become less expensive and more accessible, they had also grown exponentially in processing power and seeming intelligence.  In the music press from this time, we find the same two words used again and again to describe algorithmic computer systems: smart and intelligent. The tone of such articles may seem quaint by today’s standards, when AI and algorithmic control underpin so much of our technology, but the question of machine intelligence remains. Universal Synthesizer Interface VOL III Focuses exclusively on one of the more obscure of Intelligent Music’s software creations - UpBeat: The Intelligent Rhythm Sequencer, released in 1987, and hailed by reviewers of the time as “the world’s best drum machine.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"We Are Busy Bodies","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50476474499403,"sku":"2224771","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_86201f5f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727460031"},{"product_id":"universal-synthesizer-interface-vol-ii","title":"Universal Synthesizer Interface Vol II","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2019, Vancouver artist Kristen Roos came across a floppy disk for sale on eBay containing the Commodore Amiga version of Laurie Spiegel's 'Music Mouse'. 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One of the first 'intelligent instruments' ever created for the personal computer, Speigel's 'Music Mouse' was, for many people in the 1980s, a remarkably intuitive introduction to the world of MIDI sequencing. Mouse position controls the placement and parameters of MIDI data, allowing the user to quickly select and alter the scale, chord voicing and volume of their work on the fly. The keyboard is used as a control panel, with various shortcuts outlined on a digital 'cheat sheet' provided with the software.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"We Are Busy Bodies","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50541762675019,"sku":"2025277","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_d9b4393e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728287028"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/kristen-roos.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}