Kristen Roos
@kristenroos.bsky.social
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An amazing collection of videos by @kristenroos.bsky.social detailing the history of digital painting/drawing software — from Sketchpad (1963) to Deluxe Paint IV (1991).
"Paint: a timeline" kristenroos.ca/timeline
"Paint: a timeline" kristenroos.ca/timeline
July 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
An amazing collection of videos by @kristenroos.bsky.social detailing the history of digital painting/drawing software — from Sketchpad (1963) to Deluxe Paint IV (1991).
"Paint: a timeline" kristenroos.ca/timeline
"Paint: a timeline" kristenroos.ca/timeline
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The new @patriciawolf.bsky.social album is out on Balmat today and it's a real gem; if you liked her debut for us (or if you like spare, melody-conscious ambient in general), you're going to love this. patriciawolf.bandcamp.com/album/hrafna...
Hrafnamynd, by Patricia Wolf
11 track album
patriciawolf.bandcamp.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The new @patriciawolf.bsky.social album is out on Balmat today and it's a real gem; if you liked her debut for us (or if you like spare, melody-conscious ambient in general), you're going to love this. patriciawolf.bandcamp.com/album/hrafna...
First mural I’ve made based on images created with vintage paint software.
July 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
First mural I’ve made based on images created with vintage paint software.
From the Hotham Sound 10 year anniversary show on saltspring island last weekend.
@hothamsound.bsky.social
@hothamsound.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
From the Hotham Sound 10 year anniversary show on saltspring island last weekend.
@hothamsound.bsky.social
@hothamsound.bsky.social
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No words to describe the beauty of this event. Thank you to everyone who made this possible, especially Ben and Raf and all the Hotham Sound artists. ☀️
June 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
No words to describe the beauty of this event. Thank you to everyone who made this possible, especially Ben and Raf and all the Hotham Sound artists. ☀️
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Just announced! Excited for this one.
Join us at Plantasia at Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago on Sept. 14 and 15. Presented by Sacred Bones, Empty Bottle Presents, and Garfield Park Conservatory.
Early Bird Two Day Passes are on sale now.
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com/event/empty-...
Join us at Plantasia at Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago on Sept. 14 and 15. Presented by Sacred Bones, Empty Bottle Presents, and Garfield Park Conservatory.
Early Bird Two Day Passes are on sale now.
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com/event/empty-...
June 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Just announced! Excited for this one.
Join us at Plantasia at Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago on Sept. 14 and 15. Presented by Sacred Bones, Empty Bottle Presents, and Garfield Park Conservatory.
Early Bird Two Day Passes are on sale now.
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com/event/empty-...
Join us at Plantasia at Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago on Sept. 14 and 15. Presented by Sacred Bones, Empty Bottle Presents, and Garfield Park Conservatory.
Early Bird Two Day Passes are on sale now.
Tickets: www.ticketweb.com/event/empty-...
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Come celebrate 10 years of Hotham Sound Recordings with us on beautiful Saltspring Island. This one is going to be fun.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/hotham-sou...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/hotham-sou...
May 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Come celebrate 10 years of Hotham Sound Recordings with us on beautiful Saltspring Island. This one is going to be fun.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/hotham-sou...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/hotham-sou...
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Artist spotlight on Kristen Roos, courtesy of Flow State
www.flowstate.fm/p/kristen-roos
@kristenroos.bsky.social
#vintage #computer #software
www.flowstate.fm/p/kristen-roos
@kristenroos.bsky.social
#vintage #computer #software
April 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Artist spotlight on Kristen Roos, courtesy of Flow State
www.flowstate.fm/p/kristen-roos
@kristenroos.bsky.social
#vintage #computer #software
www.flowstate.fm/p/kristen-roos
@kristenroos.bsky.social
#vintage #computer #software
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hothamsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/nxnwx10
Hard to believe but 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of Hotham Sound Recordings. To celebrate we've released a massive free comp featuring favorites from our first decade. If you're curious, this is a killer introduction to the label.
NxNWx10, by Various Artists
27 track album
hothamsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
hothamsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/nxnwx10
Hard to believe but 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of Hotham Sound Recordings. To celebrate we've released a massive free comp featuring favorites from our first decade. If you're curious, this is a killer introduction to the label.
Reposted by Kristen Roos
youtu.be/cQ7au2RQwkY?...
Live performance by @kristenroos.bsky.social tomorrow night at Red Gate, Vancouver, BC. This has been a big year for Kristen, with writeups in @thewiremagazine.bsky.social , @electronicsound.bsky.social, and @theguardian. Doors at 8. Come see what all the fuss is about.
Live performance by @kristenroos.bsky.social tomorrow night at Red Gate, Vancouver, BC. This has been a big year for Kristen, with writeups in @thewiremagazine.bsky.social , @electronicsound.bsky.social, and @theguardian. Doors at 8. Come see what all the fuss is about.
Kristen Roos - Bok
YouTube video by Hotham Sound
youtu.be
December 13, 2024 at 11:08 PM
youtu.be/cQ7au2RQwkY?...
Live performance by @kristenroos.bsky.social tomorrow night at Red Gate, Vancouver, BC. This has been a big year for Kristen, with writeups in @thewiremagazine.bsky.social , @electronicsound.bsky.social, and @theguardian. Doors at 8. Come see what all the fuss is about.
Live performance by @kristenroos.bsky.social tomorrow night at Red Gate, Vancouver, BC. This has been a big year for Kristen, with writeups in @thewiremagazine.bsky.social , @electronicsound.bsky.social, and @theguardian. Doors at 8. Come see what all the fuss is about.
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Tonight on Art Of Beatz Radio, guest Kristen Roos celebrates the release of the third volume in his Universal Synthesizer Interface series, the show starts at midnight PST on coopradio.org
@kuma23.bsky.social @kristenroos.bsky.social
@hothamsound.bsky.social
@wearebusybodies.bsky.social
@kuma23.bsky.social @kristenroos.bsky.social
@hothamsound.bsky.social
@wearebusybodies.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Tonight on Art Of Beatz Radio, guest Kristen Roos celebrates the release of the third volume in his Universal Synthesizer Interface series, the show starts at midnight PST on coopradio.org
@kuma23.bsky.social @kristenroos.bsky.social
@hothamsound.bsky.social
@wearebusybodies.bsky.social
@kuma23.bsky.social @kristenroos.bsky.social
@hothamsound.bsky.social
@wearebusybodies.bsky.social
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Just a reminder that if you recently ordered tapes from us, Canada Post is on strike, so please be patient and support the workers!
November 24, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Just a reminder that if you recently ordered tapes from us, Canada Post is on strike, so please be patient and support the workers!
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hothamsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/univer...
It's release day for this stunner. Grab a copy on cassette from our Bandcamp, or head to wearebusybodies.bandcamp.com for the full vinyl treatment. Congrats, Kristen 🤸♂️
It's release day for this stunner. Grab a copy on cassette from our Bandcamp, or head to wearebusybodies.bandcamp.com for the full vinyl treatment. Congrats, Kristen 🤸♂️
Universal Synthesizer Interface Vol III, by Kristen Roos
6 track album
hothamsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:02 PM
hothamsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/univer...
It's release day for this stunner. Grab a copy on cassette from our Bandcamp, or head to wearebusybodies.bandcamp.com for the full vinyl treatment. Congrats, Kristen 🤸♂️
It's release day for this stunner. Grab a copy on cassette from our Bandcamp, or head to wearebusybodies.bandcamp.com for the full vinyl treatment. Congrats, Kristen 🤸♂️
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My thoughts on three wonderful volumes of experiments with some of the earliest available personal computer music composition software. Playful, clever, endlessly diverting stuff.
Kristen Roos :: Universal Synthesizer Interface, Volumes I, II, III
aquariumdrunkard.com/2024/11/20/k...
Composed of pulses and patches, primitive drum machines and bass squelches, USI emerges as one of the most slyly delightful, engaging and weirdly beautiful musical projects going.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2024/11/20/k...
Composed of pulses and patches, primitive drum machines and bass squelches, USI emerges as one of the most slyly delightful, engaging and weirdly beautiful musical projects going.
November 20, 2024 at 8:56 PM
My thoughts on three wonderful volumes of experiments with some of the earliest available personal computer music composition software. Playful, clever, endlessly diverting stuff.
Reposted by Kristen Roos
Kristen Roos :: Universal Synthesizer Interface, Volumes I, II, III
aquariumdrunkard.com/2024/11/20/k...
Composed of pulses and patches, primitive drum machines and bass squelches, USI emerges as one of the most slyly delightful, engaging and weirdly beautiful musical projects going.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2024/11/20/k...
Composed of pulses and patches, primitive drum machines and bass squelches, USI emerges as one of the most slyly delightful, engaging and weirdly beautiful musical projects going.
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Kristen Roos :: Universal Synthesizer Interface, Volumes I, II, III
aquariumdrunkard.com/2024/11/20/k...
Composed of pulses and patches, primitive drum machines and bass squelches, USI emerges as one of the most slyly delightful, engaging and weirdly beautiful musical projects going.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2024/11/20/k...
Composed of pulses and patches, primitive drum machines and bass squelches, USI emerges as one of the most slyly delightful, engaging and weirdly beautiful musical projects going.
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Over at @aquariumdrunkard.com I wrote about the 3 volumes of Vancouver artist Kristen Roos's explorations in 1980s computer music. Roos offers one of the most slyly delightful music projects going, plus a vision of human interaction with technology that feels almost utopian in its charm & simplicity
Kristen Roos : Universal Synthesizer Interface, Volumes I, II, III : Aquarium Drunkard
In 2019, Vancouver composer and sound designer Kristen Roos acquired a floppy disc of pioneering computer musician Laurie Spiegel's 1986 algorithmic composition program Music Mouse for a few bucks on ...
aquariumdrunkard.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Over at @aquariumdrunkard.com I wrote about the 3 volumes of Vancouver artist Kristen Roos's explorations in 1980s computer music. Roos offers one of the most slyly delightful music projects going, plus a vision of human interaction with technology that feels almost utopian in its charm & simplicity
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VANCOUVER: Live performances by V.Vecker and Kristen Roos on December 14th at Red Gate Arts Society @kristenroos.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 3:07 AM
VANCOUVER: Live performances by V.Vecker and Kristen Roos on December 14th at Red Gate Arts Society @kristenroos.bsky.social
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Thank you for the PORTAL @kristenroos.bsky.social 🖤 Have a feel this will transport me somewhere good 💫
November 20, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Thank you for the PORTAL @kristenroos.bsky.social 🖤 Have a feel this will transport me somewhere good 💫
An ad for Intelligent Music from 1987 that appears in an article I've written for CLOT magazine.
Intelligent Music was founded in 1984 by Joel Chadabe.
https://clotmag.com/oped/intelligent-music-unearthing-the-human-intention-behind-vintage-algorithmic-sequencing-software
Intelligent Music was founded in 1984 by Joel Chadabe.
https://clotmag.com/oped/intelligent-music-unearthing-the-human-intention-behind-vintage-algorithmic-sequencing-software
November 19, 2024 at 2:29 AM
An ad for Intelligent Music from 1987 that appears in an article I've written for CLOT magazine.
Intelligent Music was founded in 1984 by Joel Chadabe.
https://clotmag.com/oped/intelligent-music-unearthing-the-human-intention-behind-vintage-algorithmic-sequencing-software
Intelligent Music was founded in 1984 by Joel Chadabe.
https://clotmag.com/oped/intelligent-music-unearthing-the-human-intention-behind-vintage-algorithmic-sequencing-software
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FROM THE ARCHIVE ◀◀
Excerpt of a live performance by KR75 at Red Gate Arts Society as part of the Hotham Sound label showcase, taken from our ten-year retrospective Quiet City compilation @kristenroos.bsky.social @hothamsound.bsky.social #ambient #electronicmusic
Excerpt of a live performance by KR75 at Red Gate Arts Society as part of the Hotham Sound label showcase, taken from our ten-year retrospective Quiet City compilation @kristenroos.bsky.social @hothamsound.bsky.social #ambient #electronicmusic
20190118 / QC56 / Red Gate Arts Society, by KR75
from the album Quiet City 2010-2020
panospria.bandcamp.com
May 9, 2024 at 4:48 PM
FROM THE ARCHIVE ◀◀
Excerpt of a live performance by KR75 at Red Gate Arts Society as part of the Hotham Sound label showcase, taken from our ten-year retrospective Quiet City compilation @kristenroos.bsky.social @hothamsound.bsky.social #ambient #electronicmusic
Excerpt of a live performance by KR75 at Red Gate Arts Society as part of the Hotham Sound label showcase, taken from our ten-year retrospective Quiet City compilation @kristenroos.bsky.social @hothamsound.bsky.social #ambient #electronicmusic
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Article in CLOT Magazine by Kristen Roos about Intelligent Music software from the 1980s, the lineage and connections to more modern audio tools clotmag.com/oped/intelli... @kristenroos.bsky.social
Intelligent Music & vintage algorithmic sequencing software
Kristen Roos gives us insight into the research for ´Universal Synthesizer Interface´ & vintage algorithmic MIDI sequencing software from the '80s and '90s.
clotmag.com
November 14, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Article in CLOT Magazine by Kristen Roos about Intelligent Music software from the 1980s, the lineage and connections to more modern audio tools clotmag.com/oped/intelli... @kristenroos.bsky.social
~VORTEX BLOC II~
Still image of a piece from new series :: SCAN/CYCLE :: animation created with vintage software that has been manipulated through video synthesis techniques/scan processing.
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1HiMXwvr941HRya6hm6pwoA8ZvaYQkEZac/5
Still image of a piece from new series :: SCAN/CYCLE :: animation created with vintage software that has been manipulated through video synthesis techniques/scan processing.
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1HiMXwvr941HRya6hm6pwoA8ZvaYQkEZac/5
November 2, 2023 at 12:35 AM
~VORTEX BLOC II~
Still image of a piece from new series :: SCAN/CYCLE :: animation created with vintage software that has been manipulated through video synthesis techniques/scan processing.
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1HiMXwvr941HRya6hm6pwoA8ZvaYQkEZac/5
Still image of a piece from new series :: SCAN/CYCLE :: animation created with vintage software that has been manipulated through video synthesis techniques/scan processing.
https://objkt.com/asset/KT1HiMXwvr941HRya6hm6pwoA8ZvaYQkEZac/5
So great that Whole Earth and CoEvolution Quarterly are now an online archive…the Summer 1975 edition of Co-evolution Quarterly has one of the first mentions of the term PERSONAL COMPUTERS...
https://wholeearth.info/p/coevolution-quarterly-summer-1975?format=spreads&index=0
https://wholeearth.info/p/coevolution-quarterly-summer-1975?format=spreads&index=0
October 16, 2023 at 6:46 AM
So great that Whole Earth and CoEvolution Quarterly are now an online archive…the Summer 1975 edition of Co-evolution Quarterly has one of the first mentions of the term PERSONAL COMPUTERS...
https://wholeearth.info/p/coevolution-quarterly-summer-1975?format=spreads&index=0
https://wholeearth.info/p/coevolution-quarterly-summer-1975?format=spreads&index=0