I'm continuing my databending series of blog posts. Today we'll discuss how to use Python to easily glitch up MP3s, adding warbles, clicks, and other cool noise!

https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/04/databending-part-3/

Here's some free download codes for my new 3-track experimental EP, The Orange Department. Made with 1970s test equipment, shortwave radio and effects.

In case the title doesn't make it obvious, it's an oblique reference to the Orange Menace, Tr*mp.

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https://stevenraysound.bandcamp.com/yum

I'll post more when these get used.
#experimentalMusic #bandcamp

Hi all - just a reminder my new track "Painkiller" is now out. Here is a 40s clip from the video.

Links: https://samantha-j-smith.kit.com/landing

Appreciate everyone's support!

#experimentalmusic
#electronicmusic
@experimentalmusic
@electronicmusic

I have just sent out the monthly newsletter about my music to subscribers. Subscribers also get discounts for Bandcamp and access to non-published tracks.

You can sign up here:
https://samantha-j-smith.kit.com/landing

The link also has connections to all my music sites where at the moment my new release "Painkiller" can be found. A track recorded from my hospital bed while under the influence of painkillers....

Do take a listen, give a like and consider buying a copy. Music video is on MakerTube and YouTube (see the link above)

#electronicmusic
#experimentalmusic
@electronicmusic
@experimentalmusic

this kind of punishment- in the same room

Traded in some records today and got a shiny new copy of this classic from #NewZealand - features on of my musical idols, #AlastairGalbraith @vinylrecords #vinyl #80s #postPunk #experimentalMusic #DreamPop #NowPlaying

Sarah Davachi - All My Circles Run

Picked up used today. Lovely vibes. #vinyl #crateDigging @vinylrecords #drone #ambient #experimentalMusic #WomenInMusic #NowPlaying

I added a bunch of CLI options to shape the sound of my MP3 glitching script! Here's a demo of some of the possibilities:

https://github.com/reillypascal/mp3glitch

Here is a listening recommendation for the weekend:
Dror Elimelech Electronic works:
You can find his stuff mostly on YT
so I made a playlist with his pieces under 10 min.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc29CsFHLtADvbfSQlhYCSVZPdaILid_B&si=BdN6jwGFjamvwYWF
#livingartist #ElectronicMusic #ExperimentalMusic #ListeningRecom

I missed #MusiciansDay - so a day late here is my new release called "Painkiller".

The basics of this track were recorded from my hospital bed while recovering from major surgery. At the time I was on a cocktail of painkillers - hence the title. The track reflects my mental state at the time, coming in and out of consciousness.

There is one major theme that runs through the track - I couldn't get this out of my head - but it's fed through a variety of effects and distortion.

I had to do some mastering on the track as it was a bit of a sonic mess but hey what do you expect being high on painkillers?

What you hear is an OPZ providing the base track and Glo providing all the effects and distortion, recorded onto a Zoom H1 recorder - as I said all from the hospital bed.

Links to Bandcamp and Soundcloud are here (as well as streaming sites):

https://samantha-j-smith.kit.com/landing

There is also an accompanying video on MakerTube and YouTube (see links)

#experimentalmusic
#electronicmusic
@experimentalmusic
@electronicmusic

Third track of my ongoing work in progress/slow release album 2025:

March

https://feinstruktur.bandcamp.com/track/march

#AmbientMusic
#ElectronicMusic
#ExperimentalMusic
#WorkInProgress
#MusiciansDay

I figured out automating the MP3 glitching I describe in this blog post! https://reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2025/02/databending-part-2/

It's extremely basic, but I almost never use Python, so I'm glad to find that it works. The code is on GitHub, and I'll be adding more as I refine it: https://github.com/reillypascal/mp3glitch

Here's the glitched up MP3 I tested:

Greetings, everyone. Today’s Release Day for my new collection, The Orange Department.

https://stevenraysound.bandcamp.com/album/the-orange-department

This 3-track album introduces a new approach for me. Instead of using traditional synthesizers to create sound (maybe even music!), the sounds on this release were made with test equipment, with a little shortwave radio here and there for extra spice.

So what is test equipment? It’s mainly gear intended for the calibration and testing of telecommunications and audio systems. It allows the user to measure various properties of sound, as well as modify that sound. Some devices can also generate audio.

Over the years, test equipment has been used by everyone from Karlheinz Stockhausen in the sixties to Hainbach today to make music.

I hope you enjoy The Orange Department!

Steven

P.s. - my current discount code ‘discount50’ can be used on anything in my discography for 50% off through March 31.

#experimentalMusic #music #bandcamp @synths

I thought after completing three songs and getting deeper into a fourth that I should share some of the sonic artifacts I've recorded along the way.

Ambient, dark electro, experimental minimalism, improvised corners of where I'm sourcing my sound library for constructing studio tracks.

#craque #ambient #idm #electronica #ExtendedGuitar #ExperimentalMusic #ModularSynth #EurorackModular #SynthDIY

https://craque.bandcamp.com/album/sqznrvd-lndscp