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Dan Deacon - Bromst - In The Studio

Pitchfork · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A Pitchfork TV documentary following Dan Deacon in Montana as he finishes his album Bromst. It shows the experimentation behind it, including pieces written for MIDI-driven player pianos.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it in threads on black MIDI and player pianos as a look at an artist writing tuneful music beyond human playability.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “I would suggest Dan Deacon for someone who writes "unplayable" yet very tuneful pieces”

    Dan Deacon recording tuneful pieces for MIDI player pianos

    hemmer, 2013-10 · Recommendation · in “The Impossible Music of Black MIDI”

  2. “Here is a link to a documentary about the recording of the album linked to a visual of the pianos playing”

    Documentary on recording Bromst with MIDI-driven player pianos

    sprokolopolis, 2015-11 · Recommendation · in “The Impossible Music of Black MIDI”

  3. “He talks about it quite in a bit in a Pitchfork TV video that documented him working on one of his albums, Bromst”

    Pitchfork documentary of Dan Deacon making Bromst with MIDI pianos

    pimlottc, 2019-01 · Recommendation · in “Una Corda, a piano with one string per note”

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Topics: dan deacon, player piano, midi, bromst, studio documentary

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