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Joel Krutt

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There are times when you are exposed to something long enough that it works its way through your neural networks and finds its way back out again, filtered through whatever capacities you can bring to it.

For the past 18 years I’ve hosted a radio program, Pushing The Envelope – Music Decidedly Left of Center on WHUS, the radio station of the University of Connecticut. During that time I’ve become quite partial to electronic music as well as classical minimalism. From Brian Eno to Philip Glass, these styles have developed, first quite separately, then with the advent of computer technology, coinciding. (Check out John Adams’ Hoodoo Zephyr for a fine example of this.)

With the advent of sequencing and sound editing software for the common man, thousands of individuals have been able to express themselves, for better or for worse, musically for the first time. I felt it was my time to jump into the fray.

Joel Krutt Top 10 This Week : -630- Geisel Laughs (2) -753- Last Chance (1) -800- Oompah (0) -827- Rouse (0)

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Last Chance
750 plays
03:56
Genre: Abstract Ambient
Album: default

Credits: Joel Krutt, free loop sample pack loops by Omnitechnomatrix, hebephrenic.

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Oompah
613 plays
03:50
Genre: Minimalist
Album: default

Sort of a lo-fi minimalist / industrial polka...or not. Credits: by Joel Krutt, Buzzsaw & The Shavings open loops

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Geisel Laughs
662 plays
02:03
Genre: Industrial
Album: default

Some Dr. Seuss audio melded with piano loops from Hal McGee make for two minutes of unsettledness. In the words of the Doctor, "Laugh at all of life's realities." Credits: Hal McGee Open Loops, Theodor Seuss Geisel

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Rouse
593 plays
04:59
Genre: Minimalist
Album: default

I started with a snippet of a synth trumpet playing a military bugle call, therefore "rouse", this blended with Ed Drury gorgeous loops, and voila!

note: the song image is a dorsal view of the female syllid polychaete with embryos (50x) photographed by Dr. Greg W. Rouse. See Song lyrics for url.
Credits: Joel Krutt, Ed Drury Guest Artist loops

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Recent feedback...

Rouse
" Very intense piece which has a throbbing tambura like quality holding togeher a wide spectrum of sound. Heavy listening. I liked, especially, how you used the tremolo guitar samples to create a dramatic tension in the final minute or so as well as the last voice in the composition." -- Edrury (on 07/20/07 14:17:51)

Geisel Laughs
"Hey Joel, "Geisel Laughs" is a fun and crazy mix. Thanks for using my loops." -- Hal McGee (on 04/08/07 08:02:42)

Last Chance
"I don't know just yet. I'm just not certain. Something's in front of something else, too much." -- Sephiam (on 03/22/07 21:52:24)

Oompah
"There was a hole in the slaty-blue sky of the Ile-de-France centuries ago, and at long last a destined Kruttmix has filled it. Bravo, sir." -- buzzsaw (on 01/13/07 14:53:09)

Oompah
"I Love This Track,nothin'more to say..." -- demetriusgrave (on 01/08/07 20:17:07)

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Last Chance

Credits: Joel Krutt, free loop sample pack loops by Omnitechnomatrix, hebephrenic..

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