Compositions For Computer: Vol. 1 by Joel Mellin (excerpt)

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JoeL MeLL iNCoMposit ioNsfoR CoMpUteRV O L u m e I

I n t r o d u c t i o n b y

H O L L Y F A u R O T a n d S A R A H H . PA u L S O n

E x p e r t A n a l y s i s b y

D R . H A n S F O O T e

P h o t o g r a p h s b y

J O H n S O A R e S

W A X F R U I T A R T S M E D I A , I N C .


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Copyright 2008 Joel Mellin. All rights rsrvd. no part of this book or th

accopayig CD ay b rprodcd i ay for or by ay lctroic or

chaical as, icldig iforatio storag ad rtrival systs, withot

prissio i writig fro th pblishr, xcpt by a rviwr who ay qotbrif passags i a rviw.

All copositios by Jol mlli (www.jollli.co), adiistrd by

msiq Ipossibl (BmI). For iforatio abot licsig for fil, tlvisio

or othr ss, plas cotact [email protected]

All copositios xcpt Big Bag Thory #1 ad Prhaps Ill S Yo

Agai (Soday) Do coposd sig th Java msic Spcificatio

Lagag (JmSL) (www.algosic.co)

Txt by Jol mlli xcpt:

These Silly Things, 2008 Holly Farot & Sarah H. Palso

(www.farotpalso.co ) ad

A Theory of Musical Leisure: Joel Mellins Utopian Composition

by Dr. Has Foot, 2008 Garrtt Capls (www.kolori.co)

editd by Jff mlli (www.jfflli.co)

Voic of th Profssor o Big Bag Thory #1 by Pt Wiss (www.wissy.co)

etoological cosltatio for (s)war iscts by Ashr D. Cttr, Ph.D.,

Dpartt of ecology & evoltioary Biology, uivrsity of Toroto

Photographs 2008 Joh Soars (www.johsoars.co)

mak-p, shos ad mr. mllis wardrob by mrdith ekstdt

ms. Farot ad ms. Palsos wardob providd by Yvo mcCary, m.D.

Art dirctio ad book dsig 2008 Jff mlli,Big Bl Ox Graphic Art (www.bigblox.t)

Typst i modra ad Calisto mT

Prstd by msiq Ipossibl

i associatio with Kolori Prss (www.kolori.co)

Strorrific Rcordigs (www.strorrific.co)

ad Waxfrit Arts mdia, Ic. (www.waxfrit.org)

F I R S T P R I n T I n G

L I m I T e D e D I T I O n

ISBn 978-0-6152-2664-4

Printed in the United States of America


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If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four.

If still boring, try it for eight, sixteen, thirty-two, and so on.

Eventually one discovers that its not boring at all but very interesting.

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THAnK YOu viii

These Si l ly Things

by HOLLY FAuROT and SARAH H. PAuLSOn x

A Theory o f Musica l Lei sure :

Joel Mell ins Utopian Composit ion

by DR. HAnS FOOTe xvi i

COmPOSITIOnS 1

DISCOGRAPHY 26

DeBuT PeRFORmAnCeS 28

BIOGRAPHY 30

COmPACT DISC 32


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Subj: Space 317 sound!

Date: 4/23/2003 9:04:15 PM Eastern Standard Time

From: Joel Mellin

Greetings,

I just ran across your listing on Craigslist and thought Id contact

you to see if you are interested in what I do and vice versa.

T H e S e W e R e T H e F I R S T L I n e S that bga or fiv-

pls-yar dialog ad collaboratio with Jol mlli. His

ail was i rspos to a ad w postd for a sod artist for a

prforac schdld for may 10, 2003. W rspodd o April

27 ad hopd that this ystrios ad xpricd idividal

wold b willig to work with two artists who had bg thir

iNtRoDUCtioN:

thesesiLLYthiNgsb y H O L L Y F A u R O T a n d S A R A H H . PA u L S O n

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a theoRY of MUsiCaL LeisURe:

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sUtopiaNCoMpositioNb y D R . H A n S F O O T e , P h i l o s o p h r ( r t i r d )

After conquering leisure, you disdianed it, and slaves, ashamed of the inactivity of

their domesticated hands, set themselves to preach among you the sanctity of labor.

Poor madmen!

remy de gourmont, a nightinthe luxembourg

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O m P u T e R m u S I C ? I m A L L F O R I T ! For it

pts sicias out of workad into leisure, which is th

corrct scitific approach to th probl of distrib-

tio ad labor. For, as Forira marxists, w st brak with

crtai rival marxist oritatios by or absolt opposition to work,

to labor of ay sort, v crativ labor, which, I drstad, is a

trribly ardos for of work, obsssig artists wll byod th

(alrady jst) 40-hor work wk ad for which thy ar paid

virtally othig. Thy ar, i short,slaves to creativity.

I rspos to th prssig cssity of lisr i or ag,

Jol mlli has itrodcd th labor-savig dvic of coptr

algoriths, which ca grat ifiit aots of sic fro

sall aots of rfid sod scores of scores, if yo will.

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A VIeW THROuGH A WInDOW. FROm THe OuTSIDe,

OnLY A GLImPSe. LOOK nOW. WHAT DO YOu See? BLInK.

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DisCo

gRaphY JOeL meLLInS COmPOSITIOnS APPeAR On:

Jol mlli. Compositions for Computer, Vol. 1.

Liitd editio Book & CD. uSA: Strorrific Rcordigs

msiq Ipossibl Kolori, CAT-mILe101, 2008.

CD. uSA: msiq Ipossibl, CAT-mICD101, 2008.

Jff mlli, Jol mlli, Garrtt Capls. Soialis.

Hotel Harrison: An Elegy for George Harrison.

CD. uSA: Strorrific Rcordigs, SReC016, 2006.

miss mary.Ready 2 Pop.

CD. uSA: Strorrific Rcordigs Waxfrit, WAmCD002;

uSA: dr, DnCD025; uK: WIAIWYA, 2005.

10 Viyl. uSA: Strorrific Rcordigs Waxfrit,

WAmLP-01; uK: WIAIWYA, WIALP012, 2005.

Varios Artists. (W Lov) eggog! prford by

Th Rory mcBrids. 50,000,000 Elves Fans Cant Be Wrong.

CD. uSA: Strorrific Rcordigs, SReC011;

uK: WIAIWYA, WIACD006, 2002.

Varios Artists. Yo Ar Th Boy That I Wat To B With

prford by Th Oscillators. Im With Cupid: A Waxfruit

Transatlantic Valentine. CD. uSA: Strorrific Rcordigs;

uK: WIAIWYA, WAmCD01, 2004.

Th Oscillators. Incog-neat-o!.

CD. uSA: Strorrific Rcordigs, SR003, 2000.

Th Oscillators. Lets Rock Instead.

CD. uSA: Strorrific Rcordigs Rockt Scic,

SR001/RS001, 1998.


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