Matthew Ryals

Announcing EXALGE, my new album with effe effe out Sep 5th on Infrequent Seams.

EXALGE is a fully improvised performance for modular synth + viola, recorded live in concert at ExAlge in Milan in 2023.

Preorders for vinyl + digital are open now, & the first single “Limb-loosener” is out today!

🧵 NYC: Zohran Mamdani is an extraordinary political talent and he CAN win this.

What a signal that would send to the country and to the world.

If you have been on the fence, this is the moment to go all in.

👋🏻 My first YouTube tutorial is now up on my channel!

It’s all about using Joranalogue’s Contour 1 eurorack module as a classic Sample & Hold.

If you’ve ever been curious about how to make that Hold function behave like a classic S&H, this one’s for you.

Full video is up on my YouTube channel now.

April tour dates! Next month, I’ll be unfurling sound solo and in various groups across the West Coast, Midwest, and Ontario. Stoked for my first shows in Los Angeles, Tucson, and Milwaukee.

Flyer by @joycenho.bsky.social

When you step on the L train anytime after 8pm, it always smells like a fart. Why?

Generative Etudes Vol. 3.1 is out now! 🎛️✨It’s Bandcamp Friday and all purchases go directly toward my April tour, which will take me to the West Coast, Midwest, and Canada.

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Yesterdays nyc sidewalk haul

I hit the ground running upon returning home and started working on a new dance commission today✨

While on the road, I was staying at someone’s place & fainted in their restroom falling through a glass shower door. It was a traumatic experience. I got seen by the Dr today & everything seems fine, more tests to come. Just a case of the old Vasovagal syncope. On the + side, I had this for lunch:

📸 by Aaron Wharton

Back from tour, which was one of my favs so far!

A special CD release compiles all 15 tracks from Volume 3 into one collection.

Artwork by Vivek Thakker
Mastering by Nil Hartman

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As with previous volumes, two alternate versions—3.1 & 3.2—will follow in the coming months, each offering a unique iteration of the material.

Generative Etudes Vol. 3.0 is out now on 3OP including a 💿 edition!

This marks the final vol. in my Generative Etudes series, exploring generative composition using the mdlr synth. Each track is a fully autonomous patch, evolving from start to finish without human intervention.

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Generative Etudes Vol. 3.0, by Matthew Ryals 5 track album

PREORDER Matthew Ryals - Generative Etudes 3.0 (CD/Digital) via 3OP

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Generative Etudes Vol. 3.0 is now available for pre-order on 3OP! It’s part of a larger series exploring generative modular synthesis. Vol. 3 will eventually include three separate EPs, but this special 💿 edition includes all the tracks across the volume.

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I will miss my beautiful snark-tastic genius of a friend. Life is real, it doesnt go on forever. Love each other.

Excellent. I’ll touch base soon!

I have an idea for a new trio–does anyone know someone who plays twigs and leaves, maybe the occasional pile of rocks? 🍂🪨

Yes, please do! Where are you based these days?

Thank you! Yes, I 🤍 Rhizome. I believe I’ve played there 3 times.

I find it unfortunate that so many folks are fearful of really high frequencies, even when not super loud. As soon as people hear them they’ll duck down, grimace, sound engineers will start attenuating via an EQ, etc. I really love working up there, and find it ripe for exploration.

Foldings, by Akiyama / Nakamura / Sugimoto / Wastell 2 track album

bought this great record on Confront Recordings yesterday that is in the microsound, lowercase free improv realm and loving it confrontrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/foldings

I read all my admin emails aloud to Sunny prior to sending. He’s a great listener, but zero feedback. Still helpful tho!

First post! Ecstatic to hit the road this February with shows across the South and Midwest, including many cities I’ve never played before!

Huge gratitude to all the incredible folks making these performances possible.

Flyer art by the brilliant Joyce N. Ho