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I'm looking at you

Slicing the blade of time along the disappearing edge, we begin to approach the sharpest point where the event horizon distorts: we are about to collapse into an alternative universe. This current space we inhabit is another launchpad for extra-dimensional exploration. Our minds have been packed with the tools of interpretation that will allow us perspective shifts upon cultures not yet experienced.

The influence of previous proximity is largely negated by the time delta. Nearness can be enhanced momentarily for those best prepared for newness. How does one become equipped for such encounters? We tune in to being wakeful. Brevity demands we act now and embrace what we may have otherwise not known.

Are we headed somewhere without? Is that even possible? Regardless of where we are on the physical plain, we are still within. No matter where we embark or where we land, we will still be inside the entity only known to us. Should we decide to expand the universe, the plasticity of our conditioned mental environments will dictate and limit the breadth of our ability and discovery. Malleability is not a desired trait aside from those who have managed to cultivate themselves as creators and leaders; even there, we enforce hard limits.

With conditions ripe, we manifest a reality alteration. Automated systems of support are aligned for the occasion, and all that is left is to act and be present. What patterns emerge and sequences coded will be largely dependent upon all that preceded these days. A record of this journey will be forthcoming.

138 Countries

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I was just looking at my stats of who visits my blog and found that over the course of the last year people from 138 countries of Earth’s 195 recognized countries have stopped for one reason or other right here. I guess it’s appropriate seeing how America-centric my blog is that the largest group of visitors is from the United States. Filling out the top 10 are China, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Germany, France, Netherlands, South Korea, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Taking me up to 100 is Myanmar, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Montenegro, Haiti, and Mozambique. Down bottom closing it out are Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Belize, and Guam. In between those are nearly 120 other countries where a search engine suggested that they should visit www.johnwise.com. For whatever reason, I’m happy that so many people on Earth find my site and catch a glimpse of how I see things.

Bach Didn’t Have Patch Cables

Kermit and Sloths

Industrial Music Electronics (IME) Piston Honda MK3 (untreated sound at end of the piece) with no modulation, being fed into Mutable Instruments Clouds with the following modulation: Position by IME Kermit, Size and Blend by Non-Linear Circuits Sloths, 1V/Oct by IME Stillson Hammer MK2. No other effects or modulation.

Quadruple the Fun

Piston Honda MK3 from Industrial Music Electronics out of Seattle, Washington

For a moment I have two Piston Honda MK3’s from Industrial Music Electronics out of Washington. These dual oscillator sonic oddities are amazing, though the new one that arrived today with a proper faceplate and correctly wired guts is yet another magnitude better than the unit I was beta testing for about a month. The unit on the right will have to be sent back to Scott Jaeger in a couple of days, but until then I’m going to try and get some recordings from the two units while I can take advantage of their four crazy oscillators that are sitting in my case.

First recording with the new PH3:

Not The Color of The Desert

Shadows on grass in Phoenix, Arizona

The green of this grass struck me on this early spring day as to how not like the desert it looked. For a moment I was able to linger in memories of Oregon or Kentucky where this color is found quite frequently. With the temperature at a pleasant 75 degrees (24c), the feeling of the green was enhanced to the point where I was compelled to snap a photo that would allow me to experience this sense of green again in 60 days when the relentless sun begs me to answer why do I live in Phoenix?

The Rabid Elephant Natural Gate

John Wise and his Rabid Elephant Natural Gate Eurorack filter in Phoenix, Arizona

Yes, I’m the proud owner of the Rabid Elephant Natural Gate! Some will obviously wonder just what the heck is such a thing? It is the newest addition of synthesizer gear for my Eurorack based instrument. This filter was just released in its second batch a week ago after being sold out for about six months, it too sold out but this time it happened in under one minute! I should probably say more about it except that I need to get busy installing it and seeing how it compliments my process of making sounds.