ryan rapsys :: composer, producer, musician, filmmaker


Essays & Writings

2008: 53 Sonic Sculptures, an experimental electronic composition by Ryan Rapsys – A fresh composition molded out of vast wastes of recorded material, improvised or composed, created and molded using every avant-garde, experimental and eccentric technique possible…one new sound sculpture composed every week for the entire year, changing with the seasons and my whims and experiences. Each accompanied with a somewhat thorough or vague explanation about the creation composition. Listen now! 

The-Novus-Arcadia CD, a feature length compact disc by Ryan Rapsys – “Overall, [The-Novus-Arcadia's] an immensely enjoyable experience, and it could well become a piece of electronic art that may be a required listen in the near future.” – Muse’s Muse, 7/31/2007

 

On occasion, I will upload and publish various writings and such about music, art, filmmaking, etc. I generally will only post writings or essays that may have some use to whoever stumbles across them. I will try to keep them somewhat interactive and with plenty of interconnectivity to the world of slightly accurate information entitled the internet. Have fun!

Intelligent Dance Music: Music for the Head [01.07.2003] :: research report attempting to analytically break down the genre referred to as intelligent dance music, or for short, idm

Concretè and Live Electronics [05.30.2002] :: research report summarizing key developments in the evolution of electronic music

Selected Compositional Notes: 1999-2002 [01.08.2003] :: various compositional and program notes about some of the music i composed during that time period (mostly studies and experiments)