Show overview
Peace Pieces has published 13 episodes during 2022. That works out to roughly 1 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 4 min and 6 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Music show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 4.2 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Robert Willey.
From the publisher
by Robert Willey (1993).Hardware:Macintosh SE computerRoland Sound Canvas moduleYamaha KX76 keyboard controllerKorg Wavestation synthesizerMackie 1602 mixerLexicon LXP-1 reverbPanasonic SV-3700 DAT recorderSoftware:Studio Vision (Opcode)Intelligent Music UpBeat (David Zicarelli)Programmable Instruments (Robert Willey)The sounds and processes had a big effect on the musical ideas, textures, and forms. UpBeat was a cool program that was used on half the album's songs. It allowed the user to set boundaries on random events that varied the notes you played, creating variations in drum pitch patterns. I think the fun of working in this environment comes through in the recordings. The era ended when my Macintosh SE's screen finally gave out, since UpBeat was not compatible with new versions of Apple's operating systems. The other important piece of software, Studio Vision also went by the wayside with the demise of Opcode. It had easy-to-construct subsequences that could be linked together, resulting in clear jumps from one texture to another. The computer went out in the trash one day, like my IBM PC-XT did, the one I wrote the first programmable instrument programs on with Rick Bidlack. Apple Macintosh SE computer Yamaha KX76 controller Korg Wavestation keyboard Mackie mixer Roland Sound Canvas tone module Lexicon reverb
Latest Episodes
S1 Ep 13No Distance
Vocal, lyrics, and vocal by Ellen Johnson.
S1 Ep 12The Big Glide
Ellen Johnson, vocal
S1 Ep 11A Cloud of Grains
S1 Ep 10Written in Umbrellas
S1 Ep 9Somersault of Thought
Collaboration with Ellen Johnson, vocal.Stay the course...a thousand points of lightBom dia, Senhor Santos (Good day, Mr. Santos)A kinder gentler, nationA esposa do Roberto e a mulher mais bonita dessa cidade (Robert's wife is the most beautiful in the city)O senhor pode dizer me... (Sir, could you tell me...?)Faz o favor de dar me or menu (Please do me the favor of passing me the menu)Carne, carne de vaca, carne de porco, presunto, peixe, abacalhao (meat, beef, pork, ham, fish, cod)I want to live in a world of visual art, dance, and baby talk (came to me in a dream)Life's great, and then you go to heaven (makes sense to me)Voce fala, nos falamos, vos falais, eles falam, elas falam, os senhores falam, as senhoras falam (you speak, we speak, you speak, they speak, the women speak, you gentlemen speak)O senhor e americano? O senhor fala portugues? Um pouco (Are you Amerian? Do you speak Portuese? A little)Quero apresentarle minha amiga, Gloria Santos (I'd like to introduce you to my friend, Gloria Santos)
S1 Ep 8A Game of Statues
Incorporates the use of the program Upbeat to elaborate the parts.
S1 Ep 7Yucatan
“Yucatan” reverberated from a trip to Chichen Itza.
S1 Ep 6(Winter) Solstice
Recorded at Sun Studios in San Diego, California by Paul Tye.Robert Willey, keyboardRoy Tamanaha, drumsPaul Tye, guitarGlede Vaughn, bass
S1 Ep 5High Lights
“High Lights” refer more to the energy twinkling from above and drawing up us than favorite bits.
S1 Ep 4As We Were Singing
“As We Were Singing” is a devotional modification of the phrase “as we were saying”, reminding us where we were, what happened while we were engaged, and where we can go.
S1 Ep 3Stairway to Seven
I didn't realize that this was in 7/4 until I'd been playing it for a while.
S1 Ep 2Welcome to the Trondheim Composer Group Concert
Text was extracted from Jan Tro's welcoming introduction to the Trondheim Composer Group Concert, given in 1993 at UC San Diego's Center for Music Experiment.
S1 Ep 1Out of the Blue
In 1993 I released my first CD, entitled "Peace Pieces" as part of a seven-year art/life performance."Out of the Blue" is where my music seems to come from, which I consider more a series of discoveries than compositions. I start with an idea and keep exploring it, paying attention to where it wants to go. Along the way I try to make it sound as I would like to hear it, and to stop before it gets spoiled.Information on the process at http://willshare.com/v4v/album/PeacePieces