Fictions, by William Fields

Fictions

by William Fields

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offthesky as a fan of generative art myself, fields is one of my fav artists of all time. have listened to everything he has output (including his 24hr seminal masterpiece fieldOS). his process and technique for making very meaningful random generative music makes each listen all the more intriguing and inspiring.

Somaticae Moving swing, beautiful ! Favorite track: Zanana.

other___people a true visionary !

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Artwork by Meggie Wood.

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1.	Febih 04:11	buy track
2.	Obu 04:23	buy track
3.	Doquado 03:58	buy track
4.	Zanana 04:43	buy track
5.	Athal 04:55	buy track
6.	Fopa 05:00	buy track
7.	Laxa 05:57	buy track
8.	Ifotux 06:02	buy track

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GOTO002: 17th February 2023.

Igloo Magazine: "As William Fields’ catalog expands, we’ve seen a maturation over the years, and with Fictions, the artist steps into tangled glitch trenches unfettered."

William Fields, the electronic musician working in areas of algorithmic composition and improvisation, makes his debut on GOTO with “Fictions”. Continuing a slew of releases across labels such as Superpang, Tokinogake and Conditional, “Fictions” is a perfect slice of Fields’ computer music – never robotic, constantly shifting and, at times, straight up jazzy. Fields is keen to state that these pieces are performed, with several of the tracks taken directly from public live appearances. Nevertheless, each composition retains structure and familiarity, both somewhat rarities in the majority of music made via similar processes. The eight tracks here display a wide range of aesthetic approaches, however, ranging from the raucous, freeform “Febih” through the computer jazz of “Obu” to the more luscious atmospheres of “Athal” and “Ifotux”.

Fields has been working in electronic music since 1998, performing regularly between the United States and Canada. A frequent collaborator, his work has received high praise from peers internationally. For several years, Fields has developed his own music software, “FieldsOS”, from which the majority of his output is produced. A particular highlight in the construction of “FieldsOS” was a weekly spot on Resonance Extra in 2019, where the system generated an hour of algorithmic music each week, broadcast without any edits. As time progresses, so does Fields’ “music system,” with “Fictions” exhibiting some of his most organic machine-music to date.
May William Fields guide you through his world of musical spaces and systems.

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released February 17, 2023

Performed and mixed by William Fields.
Mastered for compact disc by Finlay Shakespeare.
Artwork by Meggie Wood.

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William Fields Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

William Fields is an artist and musician from the Philadelphia area whose work explores algorithmic composition, improvisation, and audio-visual correspondence.

His music has been released on labels such as Conditional, SUPERPANG, Kaer'Uiks, New York Haunted, and NOREMIXES. He has performed live throughout the United States and Canada. ... more

discography

Antero

Aug 2023
Celeritas

Jun 2023
Fictions

Feb 2023
Odd Nerd Drum

Jan 2022
Fluidity

Oct 2021
Traction

Sep 2020
Bewilderment

Jul 2020
FieldsOS

Jul 2019
gen

Jun 2017
Spectrum [2011]

Jan 2011

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