Start Up/Shut Down

Start Up/Shut Down is a set of short iterations, remixes, and refinements of Window and Macintosh operating system event sounds. This project features remixed material sourced from Microsoft Windows (3.1, 4.0, NT, 95, 98, Me, XP, Vista, 7, 8) and Macintosh OS (10.0 Cheetah, 10.1 Puma, 10.2 Jaguar, 10.3 Panther) operating systems.

The default computer sounds and stock plugins merge together with custom audio patches to examine the strict durational formatting and other standards found in the one-to-four second event sound. The resulting two five-minute tracks act as a set of hand-made alternatives to proprietary operating system sounds.

Release date: 2011-12-03
Label: Panospria - PAN 061

Panospria is a net-label for experimental music which is based primarily in Vancouver, Canada. It was established in Montréal in 2004 to showcase the strange sounds of a core collective of Canadian artists, as well as music by their friends and other international guests. In 2007 became an official branch of No Type Records.

Free Download: MP3 on Archive.org

Reviews:

“Operating on Operating Systems” - Disquiet
“Hit Any Key” - Acts Of Silence
“Your Computer Dying: The Remix” - Music For Maniacs

All tracks recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jeff Kolar
Released on Panospria + No Type Recrords
Design by Jeremy Stephen Shedd