A trilogy of sci-fi albums that tell the story of a Captain Fort, a space explorer who uses a technology called a “Song Siphon” to communicate. The last one, y.free, was written entirely in code using the programming language SuperCollier.
The Life, Death And Persistence Of Captain Charles Fort – 2012
The Last Transmissions to the First Song Siphon
The transmissions recently received by the Lovelace-Fort device suggest that Captain Charles Fort may have survived his mission to the Sargasso Sector. A close study of all ten recordings made by the original song siphon provides a wealth of new historical data, catalogued here for the first time. This data may shed light on the circumstances of Captain Fort’s apparent death and the nature of his professional and personal relationships with Dr. Lovelace.
X: Escape From Sargasso – 2014
Captain Charles Fort peered into the dark edges of the Sargasso Sector –the place where all lost things go. In a moment he’d move past its horizon. How appropriate, he thought, he’d arrived at his destination and he’d never felt more lost.
He’d spent most of his life training for a mission into deep space, and was used to solitude. But this was different. His ship dying, transporter malfunctioning, he wouldn’t return. There was no way back, only forward. And so he floated towards Sargasso. Reflexively, he clicked record on his song siphon. There was no reason to think these recorded transmissions would be received. He was too far out this time, very near the edge of the knowable universe. But the song siphon had been his only companion on the long journey to Sargasso, a friendly ear between worlds. From now on, he’d leave it running.
He’d abandoned his stated mission goals. All that propelled him forward now was his instinct to explore. To find the edges of the map and move beyond them. He paused to say goodbye to the love of his life, Ada. Then, at the edge of the world, he entered Sargasso.
y.free – 2018
This album was programmed in SuperCollider. All the source code, vocal stems and samples are available at: