John Came - Rhythmicon FLAC download

The Rhythmicon was actually sparringly used (if it all) in this recording despite the fact that John Came was in possesion of one. It is primarily a concept recording using computer software and synthesizers. The record was composed by John Came - a classically trained guitarist who often played and collaborated with Cope. Using a real Rhythmicon and studying it's behavior, Came and Cope then collaborated in processing the rhythms and tabulature from Came's compositions into would have come from rhythmic forumlas of the Rhythmicon and then entered these results into sequencing software, afterwards recorded and mixing down the material into their final 'Rhythmicon compositions'. The music is then in turn, due to the nature of the Rhythmicon, very arpeggiated sounding and the synth and bass styles themselves remind me at times of Node, Recoil, and other similar Mute acts of the time. The highlight track for me has always been Ink Tank - which I originally found on the Mute 180° sampler before buying the record.

I guess that's what the guys from Komputer/Fortran 5/I Start Counting would have you believe. John Came and the Rhythmicon are both works of fiction. Well, there was a Rhythmicon, but the device in the video is definitely not it. Google it and you'll find it.