Playthroughs

The source material for every piece on 'Playthroughs' is guitar: acoustic, electric, or otherwise. From Sept. 2001 to April 2002 Keith Fullerton Whitman transformed guitar pieces via laptop computer into the tracks on 'Playthroughs.' Whitman has used ring modulators, granular shuffling algorithms, delays, and spectral effects in a process that owes a lot to Terry Riley's 'Time Lag Accumulator' and Steve Riech's 'Piano Phases.' Technology and Whitman's careful selection of notes combine to create shimmering drones and deep waves of sound. Though the source material was improvised-guitar, and the processing involved computer technology, 'Playthroughs' reflects Whitman's mastery of composition.