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A program for harmonic modeling of distribution network transformers and determination of loss in the transformers and the amount of decrease of their lifePublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 6
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Harmonic modeling of power network transformers is dealt with. The input of the electromagnetic model, voltages and distorting currents and the output of this model are harmonic losses. By using the thermal model and the input of losses temperature distribution is obtained. By using the temperature distribution the amount of transformer's loss of life and the related cost are calculated. For therm... View full abstract»
Novel Integral Cycle Voltage Controller for Self Excited Induction GeneratorsPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 4
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This paper presents the theory of a new VAr regulator used for voltage control of self excited induction generators (SEIG). In this approach the excitation capacitors of each phase are switched individually by IGBTs at the zero crossing of respective capacitor currents, thereby eliminating switching losses and harmonics and reducing component count. Simulation results using Matlab-Simulink are pre... View full abstract»
EMI Modeling and Simulation of High Voltage Planar TransformerPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 4
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High voltage planar transformer is a new kind of power component using in the special environment. The EMI issue of it acts as an important role in the analysis of product reliability. This paper firstly presents a prototype and a application of the transformer. Then through finite element analysis (FEA) simulation, gives the calculation results of field distributions and current density distribut... View full abstract»
Graphical Estimation of Optimum Weights of Iron and Copper of a TransformerPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 5
Transformer may be designed to make one of the following quantities as minimum, (i) total volume (ii) total weight (iii) total cost (iv) total losses. In general these requirements are contradictory and it is normally possible to satisfy only one of them in a transformer. However the conditions for all the above quantities end in terms of the ratio of weight of iron and copper. In particular, the ... View full abstract»
Nonlinear Behavior of Self-excited Induction Generator Feeding an Inductive LoadPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 5
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The nonlinear behavior of a self-excited, smooth air gap, cage induction generator feeding an inductive load is analyzed in this paper, allowing for the effects of machine saturation. The self autonomous system is shown to exhibit a transition from a periodic orbit to a quasi-periodic orbit through a Neimark bifurcation. View full abstract»
Effects of Different Voltage Sags on Three-Phase TransformersPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 5
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This paper studies the effects of different types of voltage sags on three-phase transformers by means of computer simulation. The study shows that sags can produce transformer saturation during voltage recovery process. The saturation produces transformer inrush current which might be harmful in some cases. The influences of sag parameters (initial point-on-wave, duration and depth) have been ana... View full abstract»
Design and Transient Analysis of Cage Induction Motor Using Finite Element MethodsPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 5
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During the past few decades, the numerical computation of magnetic fields has gradually become a standard in electrical machine design. Finite element method (FEM) has the advantage over previous design calculation procedures in that geometric variations and irregularities, saturation and eddy current effects can be modeled with a high degree of accuracy. Besides these advantages, the method does ... View full abstract»
Methodology for Estimating Performance Characteristics of Three Phase Induction Motor Operating Direct-on-Line or with Six Pulse InverterPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 4
The paper presents a methodology to derive parameters of an equivalent circuit representation of a three phase induction motor from the catalogue data provided by the electric motor manufacturer. The performance of the motor in terms of torque, efficiency and power factor is then calculated from the equivalent circuit. The paper presents validity of methodology with results of analysis with data o... View full abstract»
Design of Squirrel Cage Induction Motors for Traction ApplicationsPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 7
This paper highlights the design issues of high power induction motors for traction applications. The circuit modeling and analysis of an induction machine is carried out with the parameters calculated from physical dimensions. The modification of the parameters to incorporate the time harmonic effects of inverter PWM supply, flux and frequency variation effect during closed loop V/F control is in... View full abstract»
Effect of Sequential Phase Energization on the Inrush Current of a Delta Connected TransformerPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 4
Cited by: Papers (3)
Magnetizing inrush current in power transformer creates severe power quality problems. Energization of the transformer from the delta side of a delta-star transformer does not allow the control of neutral resistor at the time of switching the supply for reducing the inrush current. Controlled switching at peak value of the voltage may reduce inrush current in one winding of the transformer, but th... View full abstract»
Accurate Performance Prediction of Three-Phase Induction Motor by FEM Using Separate Saturation Curves for Teeth and YokePublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 4
Cited by: Papers (2)
In this paper, the performance analyses of the three phase induction motors have been done by finite element method (FEM) using time harmonic and transient with motion solvers. If there is no saturation in the ferrous portion of the mutual-flux path, the flux wave in the motor approaches a sine-wave shape, but some amount of saturation always exists in a typical three phase induction motor that ha... View full abstract»
Nonlinear Sliding-Mode Controller for Sensorless Speed control of DC servo Motor Using Adaptive Backstepping ObserverPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 5
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In this paper, the robust nonlinear sliding-mode speed sensorless speed controller for a DC servo motor is proposed. Based on state-space model representing the speed and current dynamics, the nonlinear sliding mode control is designed to track a linear reference model. An observer based on adaptive backstepping approach is used to estimate speed and uncertain parameters. With the proposed speed c... View full abstract»
Robust Speed Sensorless Control of Doubly-Fed Induction Machine Based on Input-Output Feedback Linearization Control Using a Sliding-Mode ObserverPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 5
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In this paper a nonlinear controller is presented for doubly-fed induction machine (DFIM) drives. The nonlinear controller is designed based on input-output feedback linearization control technique, combined with sliding-mode observer. Using the fifth order model of induction machine in fixed stator d ,q axis reference frames with stator current and rotor flux components as state variables. The no... View full abstract»
Adaline Based Control of Solid State Voltage Regulator for Isolated Asynchronous GeneratorsPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 6
This paper deals with the adaline based control of a solid state voltage regulator (SSVR) for isolated asynchronous generator (IAG). With indirect current control, proposed control scheme uses a fast adaptive linear element (adaline) based neural network reference current extractor, which extracts the real positive sequence current component without any phase shift. The estimation of the reference... View full abstract»
Development of a Prototype Controller for PMDC Motor Based Portable Telemetry Tracking System for Defense ApplicationPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 5
In the range, block house telemetry plays an important role in providing quick look telemetry data of the airborne vehicle, particularly for initial phase of the trajectory to the range experts for their decision-making and control. Presently blockhouse telemetry front-end helical antenna is manually steered at the blockhouse top. This is a concern of safety and does not give any guarantee of acqu... View full abstract»
Design & Development of a High Performance Electronic Starter for Single - Phase Induction MotorsPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 5
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Single phase induction motors are not self-starting unless they are started as quasi-two phase motors. This necessitates a starting winding, with or with out starting capacitors, which is switched out once motor is accelerated. A centrifugal gear having flying weights and a mechanical contact type switch is most commonly used to do this function. This paper describes a non-contact type; non-mechan... View full abstract»
Transient Analysis of a Single-Phase Self-Excited Induction Generator using a Three-Phase Machine feeding Dynamic LoadPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 6
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This paper presents the transient behavior of a single-phase self-excited induction generator (SEIG) supplying a dynamic load i.e. induction motor. The generator consists of a three-phase star connected induction machine with three capacitors and a single-phase induction motor load. The dynamic models of the SEIG and the motor load have been developed based on stationary reference frame d-q axes t... View full abstract»
Performance Analysis of a Three-Phase Squirrel-Cage Induction Motor under Unbalanced Sinusoidal and Balanced Non-Sinusoidal Supply VoltagesPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 4
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As a result of the increasing use of electronic devices and other non-linear loads, the waveforms of the electricity supply voltage are being distorted and inequalities are appearing between the phases. This deterioration is associated with problems of electromagnetic incompatibility and reductions in the efficiency of loads such as motors. This paper investigates the negative effects of unbalance... View full abstract»
Efficiency Optimization of Induction Motor Using a Fuzzy Logic Based Optimum Flux Search ControllerPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 6
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Induction motors are, without any doubt, the most used in industry. Motor drive efficiency optimization is important for two reasons: economic saving and reduction of environmental pollution. In this paper, advantages of using fuzzy logic in steady-state efficiency optimization for induction motor drives are described. Experimental results of a fuzzy logic based optimum flux search controller are ... View full abstract»
Observer Based Position and Speed Estimation of Interior Permanent Magnet MotorPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 5
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This paper presents position sensorless interior permanent magnet synchronous motor drive using a discretized extended kalman filter algorithm (EKF). An observer based speed estimator which can be used for the state estimation of a non linear dynamic system in real time is presented here. Speed and position estimation of IPM is simulated using MATLAB and results of step variation in speed, load pe... View full abstract»
Genetic Algorithm Based Optimal Design of Switching Circuit Parameters for a Switched Reluctance Motor DrivePublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 6
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In this paper, an optimization method based on genetic algorithms (GA) is applied to find the best design parameters of the switching power circuit for a switched reluctance motor (SRM). The optimal parameters are found by GA with two objective functions, i.e. efficiency and torque ripple. A fuzzy expert system for predicting the performance of a switched reluctance motor has been developed. The d... View full abstract»
Reduction of Cogging Torque in PMBLDC Motor with Reduced Stator Tooth Width and Bifurcated Surface Area Using Finite Element AnalysisPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 4
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This paper proposes a method for reduction of cogging torque with reduced stator tooth width and bifurcated active surface area using finite element analysis. For the proposed changes in the motor design the variation in the flux density distribution in the air gap, cogging torque and reluctance torque ripple are determined. The variations in the torque developed by the motor, cogging torque, outp... View full abstract»
A Novel Phasor Diagram of Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors based on Spiral Vector TheoryPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 6
The paper presents a novel phasor diagram of interior permanent magnet synchronous (IPMS) motor for steady state analysis. Starting from first principle, the phase decoupled spiral vector model of the IPMS motor has been obtained. A phase decoupled voltage equation in phasor can be obtained from the spiral vector IPMS motor at steady state. In the phasor diagram, the effect of reluctance variation... View full abstract»
A Novel DTC Strategy of Torque and Flux Control for Switched Reluctance Motor DrivePublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 5
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In this paper, a novel methodology for control of torque and flux of switched reluctance motor (SRM) drive in a hystersis manner is described. The philosophy of control is the direct torque control (DTC) by analysis the non-uniform torque characteristics of the motor. The scheme directly controls the torque and the torque ripple by controlling the magnitude of flux linkage and change in speed of s... View full abstract»
Remedial Strategies for the Minimization of Cogging torque in PMBDC Motor possessing Material SaturationPublication Year: 2006, Page(s):1 - 4
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This paper investigates the various strategies for the minimization of cogging torque produced in a permanent magnet brushless DC (PMBDC) motor for a low speed, speed stability stringent spacecraft application with cold coil redundancy. The effect of the material saturation on cogging torque is analyzed using both FE software simulation and hardware simulation. Based on the simulation, suitable me... View full abstract»


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"Grandmamma and Granddaddy would use this press at the picnics and cookouts they held for their workers and their families," added Josephine Wyatt-Ashmead.
"They had an apple orchard on their farm outside Holly Springs. They would pick the apples before the horses and mules ate them. At least they would try. Our mules and horses would stand tall on their hind legs and eat all the apples they could reach," Gwendolynn remarked in disbelief.
|The wooden box is the "hopper" and the crank on the right would turn and chop up the apples.
"We would get big bushels of apples. The apples were placed in the hopper on top. The crank on the side was turned to chop the apples," explained Gwen.
The next step was to turn the wheel on the top, which pressed the apples to squeeze out all the juice. The juice would run down a trough into a bucket," said Gwen.
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ZANU PF Pushes For Democratic Regression as Election Strategy
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The subsistence of political transitions are marked by political infighting, partisan positions and attempts to revert back to the old authoritarian rule especially if the undemocratic elements within the elite power arrangements read that a full scale democratic norm compliance could lead to loss of power.
Zimbabwe has been grappling with a transition whose primary aim is to return the country to democratic legitimacy premised on the rule of law through a credible electoral process and outcome.
After the country, through its electoral and political institutions, failed to administer a credible electoral process in 2008, the Inclusive government through the Global Political Agreement was supposed to address both software and hardware issues attendant to the holding of credible future elections with the supervision of the African Union (AU) and SADC.
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The spiral model builds upon work on transnational advocacy networks in the field of human rights such Amnesty International, local groups like the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), Zimrights and Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition whose activities are meant to bring democratic rule and respect for human rights in norm-violating states such as Zimbabwe.
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National opposition groups, civic groups and social movements link up with transnational advocacy networks and Inter-Governmental organizations who then convince international human rights organizations, donor institutions and powerful states through the UN system and regional blocks such as SADC and the AU to pressure norm-violating States such as is the case with Zimbabwe.
Crisis in Zimbabwe's Coalition's regional advocacy office in South Africa serves this process in the current crisis in Zimbabwe.
Democratically relinquishing power is not a given unless the democratic elements in that transitional arrangement are awake to the political machinations of the political cabal that wields coercive power and respond decisively through political mobilization among other methods. ZANU PF sings the tired song of sovereignty despite the fact that Zimbabwe is a state party to international human rights treaties and a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
However, faced with fully mobilized domestic advocacy networks and opposition parties linked up with transnational advocacy networks, the proponents of the spiral model argue that norm-violating regimes such as the ZANU PF have few choices but to comply. In the case of Zimbabwe it would mean complying with all the provisions of the GPA. This has not happened because of local advocacy groups are not fully mobilized, others have gone to bed with politicians while some are suffering for a glaring lack of strong leadership.
If the advocacy groups in Zimbabwe were fully mobilized and the domestic opposition fighting as before, we could move to the prescriptive stage where ZANU PF would fully accept the validity of the GPA and the validity of human rights norms when ratifying international human rights conventions, the norms are institutionalized and domesticated into law. Validity can be accepted while for example people continued to be tortured.
Continued pressure from below; by domestic actors and from above; through the work of transnational advocacy networks can lead to the final stage of rule-consistent behavior. At this stage international human rights are fully institutionalized domestically and norm compliance because habitual as actors especially the government enforces the rule of law.
When the GPA is fully implemented, repressive laws such as AIPPA and POSA are repealed, there is an end to impunity and constitutional reforms put in place, then Zimbabwe could have followed this framework. It has proved impossible. It remains the aught to be; definitely not what is.
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By Pedzisai Ruhanya (PhD Candidate, University of Westminster, London)


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OMFGHEOJHWDKEWLJDEWJ! O_O THIS IS MY MOST FAVIE SONG AND BAND ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH I SANG THIS SONG FOR A TALENT SHOW IN MY CHIOR CLASS I LOVE IT SOSOSOSOSSOSOSOSOSSOSO MUCH! I had to favie it cause you dipicted the song so nicey and put it in this fic... So adorable espessially with these two of all peopl love you so much right now~ 3 OwO
| Cloudcuckoolander chapter 1 . 1/26/2008
Hiro doesn't deserve that Ayaka! It just wasn't meant to be! Keep writing this stuff, you rock. Let's ruin Ayaka.
| MJ-0.0 chapter 1 . 6/9/2007
love it
| Erisu chapter 1 . 3/17/2007
That was awesome! I hope you make a sequel to this
| torinotoni chapter 1 . 12/26/2006
Oh I love so much right now HxS is my fav. pairing from Gravitation.
Hee~ I shall rate bai bai
| otaku3kagome chapter 1 . 8/24/2006
I like it.
| Lamenting Fox chapter 1 . 8/20/2006
Sequel, sequel! _
| royal city chapter 1 . 8/17/2006
Ah! A well written Gravi fic. Very nice... I must agree with you... I don't really like Hiro with Ayaka, but it's not because of Suguru... I have my own original character who is with Hiro. Haha. Male of course. Anyway, cheers.


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The only other options I can think of are somewhat exotic. You can get .308 VEPR's pretty easily, but magazine availability is a problem. You need to either get it converted to take something more common, or deal with high-priced VEPR magazines.You can find BM-59s, but those are essentially just a more expensive M1A. Then you get into the really crazy collectible stuff like a Sig AMT, .308 Valmet or Galil, etc.
Do we forget that cops were primarily still using 6 Shot Revolvers well through the mid 80's? It wasn't until after 1986 that most departments then relented and went to autos. Capacity wasn't really an issue then... and honestly really it's not even an issue now.
Back to the OP, why do you want one? If it is for .30 cal fun, why not go AK? Or https://www.hmgunworks.com/product/hmg-sturmgewehr-standard-length-223/ in 7.62X39. I am strongly considering going with that caliber in one for me.
From what I've seen, Kaso does tend to like German firearm technology from that era. He might love that.
I already have an AK in x39, as well as two 5.56 assault-type rifles. I want something in a larger caliber, specifically .308/7.62.
Since I am weak, I will probably end up not keeping my 2017 resolution to bring home no new guns. So much the better, as far as I am concerned.
Aren't there some pretty affordable Galil variants out there?
I think Century offers one, but it's only the 5.56 version. I don't think anybody is making the 7.62x51 versions at the moment.
IWI just started importing the Galil ACE in .308. MSRP is something like $2k, however.
If you don't expect to fight a war with it, don't expect to scope it, and might hunt with it- consider a Garand. Basically, it is an eight shot M1A. Hmm- maybe not- I just looked- things are getting very dry at the CMP. They do have a special field grade left, new barrel, new stock, and a repark receiver with some pitting. $830. For a while you could get them in 7.62x51 also.
I have about half. and I worked 9 hours overtime today so thats about a quarter of it.. plus a membership with a CMP recognized club.
A 'light' profile would be acceptable, I think. And if I am going with a flat top and a scope, then I am going to be tempted go with a short, 16" barrel and mount a can.
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well wha de crack...is it me or is there less youth trouble in tinryland nowadays. . . . .
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why is that do? maybe the cold nights is keepin them at bay!!!!
suppose that is the nature of golden brown, we dont get the privelige of seeing the future of tinryland until they need there next 'fix'
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VA Tech shooter's writings ... and those of one of his profs
Interesting article, in light of the "why couldn't they see this guy was murderous from his classroom writings?" It's interesting when the writings of a killer's professor make his own homicidal fantasies seem rather tepid.
[Hat tip to Dan Gifford]
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We reap what we sow. Difference between shooter and prof is social acceptance. Harder for an Asian to get folks to buy the hype. Sad.


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We had a wonderful holiday at Cleverdale in the self-contained suite. (There are 2 suites and a 3 bedroom complex that can be booked as one or separately with shared living, dining areas.) The suite is very basic and on the small side but its saving grace is the deck and close proximity to the ocean. It was clean and no fuss, no muss accommodations. In 10 nights, we only had maid service twice so a can of Comet would have been appreciated. Bring your own hand and shower soap. There was salt but no pepper in the kitchen. A few extra glasses would be appreciated. Helpful staff.
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For those who haven't heard of them, Pelicrane are an eclectic, high-energy math-rock trio based in Austin, and are comprised of guitarist Carlos Betancourt, bassist Jose Osegueda, and drummer Mario Alvarado. I reached out to Pelicrane to ask them about their upcoming album, goin2church, their mystifying array of guitar pedals, and their visual tribute to the noble art of Lucha Libre, among other topics. The following is a transcript of our correspondence via Facebook from August 9th through October 2nd of 2016.
Daniel: How did Pelicrane come together? Have you three known each other for a long time?
Carlos: It all started when I moved to Austin. I used to be very active in playing bands before I moved here (from the Rio Grande Valley). I used to be in a band called Through the Grapevine, and we would play at least 1 show a week. When I moved here, I went straight to work and the live show life was no more. About a year and a half later I really started to get the itch to play again. I found that Jose and Mario were in Austin. I messaged Mario first and we got together to do a jam session and things went really well with just making random noise. Then we contacted Jose afterwards, and I presented them an old song I had written with an old band I had called Amy Stice (I wrote it during a time were I was really starting to get into math rock and experimental bands). We all learned it, it sounded great and Pelicrane was born shortly after. I've known these guys for at least 8 or 9 years, but we never really hung out other than a couple of times.
D: Can you tell us more about the creative processes for subsequent songs? Has there been a shift to more collaboration between each member?
C: Well, for the most part the songs start off with a couple of riffs I make. It's difficult for me to make myself write, so I usually wait until a cool groove or part comes into my head. Usually when I'm driving in the car or whatever. Once I get that idea, I hum it in my head or record it on my phone and apply it to guitar afterward. Once I get that first part I build on it using guitar, and then show it to the guys via email or at our next practice. We seem to work best this way. Sometimes we'll do an improv jam all together and we sometimes get good parts out of it, but the other method just seems to work best to get more structured and focused parts for our songs. At least as structured as they can be, haha. We'll go into these free time parts where we'll just make noises live which is always fun. We also tend to dive into different feels and genres all in one song, which is something I love to implement.
D: Speaking of different genres and feels, are there any artists you'd name as important influences?
C: Lots, really. Growing up in middle school/high school I listened to a lot of metal type bands like System of a Down, Metallica, Korn. Then it slowly went into more prog/heavier type of metal like Between the Buried and Me. When I first heard of Horse the Band my mind was blown. l'd never heard crazy keyboard going on with heavy guitar parts. They were my favorite band for a while. I then started getting into the weirder stuff like The Fall of Troy and Tera Melos. Once I found that world of music, I was hooked. Nuito, TTNG, and Battles are more recent listening of mine, and then jazz musicians. If I have to listen to some random free Sirius radio in my car, it always switches between either Liquid Metal or Real Jazz. I feel like Pelicrane is a giant mixture of all these different artists and music I've grown up listening to. The thing about me is that I literally can't listen to just one thing. I will get bored of it. My mind is always racing, having the feeling to listen to different things. That reflects in our music too. Jose showed me John Zorn's Naked City the other day and I thought, "man, how wild!" I love that type of writing and composing style. Jose was a big metal dude growing up and Mario was into weird stuff early during high school when I met him, which is why I always thought, "man, I gotta jam with that guy someday."
D: Is there a story behind the name Pelicrane, aside from the obvious portmanteu of two birds? On a similar note, how do your song titles relate to the music itself? That's something I often wonder about when it comes to instrumental bands.
C: Not really a giant story behind the band name. We wanted something unique enough to where you can easily find us when searched on the Internet. I do remember having a group chat and us coming up with the most wild names for 2 weeks straight.
The song names, however, usually come from something we or I've randomly run into during day to day life. To this point of writing, we've really only released a couple of the song names out on YouTube videos, Instagram, etc. Like Dimethylpolysiloxane for example. That's kind of like our slower reverby song. I got the name because that's one of the ingredients in McDonalds fries in the US. Damn anti-foaming agent, for what? I wrote that song in around 2010 or so and only named it recently. Crocus Focus is another song name. The word Crocus came about because our buddy has a dog named Crixis, but his phone auto-corrected it to CROCUS during normal conversation and Jose thought it was the most hilarious thing ever. He's always rhyming nasty words and I heard him say Crocus Focus once. It then became a song name (we later found out that Crocus was an actual type of flower).
D: Could you go into more detail about the pedal setup you're using? I remember seeing your set at Swan Dive a while back and just losing track of the frequent effect changes you were triggering, so I've been curious ever since.
C: It's really fun. At one point in time a few years back, I really started getting into keyboards and synthesis. I started getting into Moog and learning what parameters changed certain sounds in certain ways. Manipulating sounds in that way was just so much fun to me. So I started kind of getting into lots of pedals and manipulating my guitar in similar ways analog synthesis would. That's kind of how I like to think of my pedalboards. Just kind of like this big modular board where I can feed one thing into another, then switch it around and get a completely different sound (which is essentially exactly what it is…).
At this moment in time there's about 17 pedals on my board. They all range from modulation type pedals, to delays, 8-bit Nintendo sounding ones… it's all fun. I have a phaser pedal where I'll just crank all the knobs and see what they do. I'll then feed that into an Ibanez DML10 on a fast to slow delay setting where the pitch goes lower and higher depending on how fast or slow its going. I'll also do that with the Mantic Flex Pro. That pedal is just a crazy synthy sounding pedal where I can get either really heavy sounds or high pitched warbly synth sounds. I also have a Recovery Effects Cutting Room Floor. That thing can be a tame delay pedal, but I use it with the mod and intensity maxed out where I can get some awesome extreme pitch bend down sounds. At the end of my chain I have a standard Line 6 DL4 that I keep in loop sample mode. Those things break all the time and suck, though.
D: Are you incorporating additional instruments at all on the upcoming album? Keyboards, etc?
C: Oh, definitely. Keyboard sounds are being added by me and Mario. We also found areas of the music to add other instruments such as piano, wood blocks, trumpets, crazy weird software instrument noises from tracks I made long ago, 8-bit effects, and more. We're really excited with the way the record is coming out and we're pumped to finish it. We're hoping to be done with recording and mixing by end of September for a release shortly after that. It will include 10 songs.
D: That new album is titled "going2church," right? What has the actual recording process been like, both for the new album and for the previous release? I know you, Carlos, have a background in sound recording. Did you handle the recording or is this being recorded at one of the studios in the area?
C: Correct. I've handled recording our music. I have a schooling background in audio engineering and been recording things here and there since about 2009-2010.
The recording process this time around has been a lot different then the first demo Spooky that we did. Admittedly, the first demo was recorded, mixed, and mastered within a matter of a week or 2. It was insane. We kind of rushed it and it didn't sound as good as it would've if we took our time with it. Now with this new record we've titled goin2church, we've had a new completely fresh approach in mind. We've taken our time, brainstormed a lot on asking ourselves, "will this work here?" We started recording back at the beginning of June at The Music Lab here in Austin. We took a good few hours there getting the sounds right for drums and ended up recording most of the drum parts that day. Everything came out great and we were both very happy with the sounds we were getting.
After that I slowly started doing guitars every other day after that. We're lucky enough that Jose and myself rent a house out with a couple of roommates and we can be pretty loud there and arrange things however we want to, so we've been tracking guitars and bass at the house, along with other instruments. Being a band that records their own music can have some negative drawbacks, though. Sometimes I'll tend to over-think and think that I need to add more to a certain part, so I'll kind of have to take a day to sit on it and then revisit it the next day to be like, "well no, this sounds like crap, I'm ditching that idea altogether". So maintaining that fresh mindset is key in my opinion.
At this time of writing, we only need a couple of songs left on bass, then bass effects, then tracking is complete for the most part (with the exception of a couple of minor tracking pieces).
D: Can you tell me about the approach you're taking for guitar and bass? I noticed you mentioned "bass effects" separately. Are you handling a lot of effects post-tracking, or are the live pedal rigs factoring heavily into tracking?
C: We're separating it out for a cleaner sound. What we've done is recorded the guitar and bass parts straight out of the amp for the cleanest tones. Once we finished with that, we would then go back through each song and "fill in the blanks" and record the effected guitar and bass parts. Anyone who has seen us live can say there was probably lot of weird noises going on. We've done a bit of that in the record as well. We even have an improv track on the album that we actually recorded several months ago. We really just like to have a fun time playing live and we wanted to try and capture that on the record as well.
D: Are there any plans for a tour after the album is released, or at least more shows in the area?
C: More shows around the Austin area for sure. We're looking to play a few and do an album release show once it's all set and done. A tour on the other hand would be great! We will have to see how the record does once it's released.
D: Is a physical release planned for the new album?
C: Quite possibly! First, we're shooting to have the album posted on Bandcamp, as well as various musical streaming/download sites like Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, etc.
D: Are any members of the band full-time musicians? If not, how do you balance Pelicrane with your day jobs (I'm sure many aspiring musicians would appreciate advice on that matter).
C: No full-time musicians here. We all have day jobs and other lives outside of the band. It can be a challenge, cause sometimes I'll have to travel for work or be out of town and we won't be able to do anything. I've done things like be on a week trip out in Charlotte and the very first thing I'll do upon getting off the plane is meet up with the guys to go straight to practice. Jose is a personal trainer and he's buff. Mario's got a full time job at Home Depot and has another band he jams with and tours with. It's definitely a balance between all of us. Communication is key though. We have a group chat where we'll talk about band stuff and schedule practices, etc.
D: Technology has been kind of a recurring theme here; bandmates communicating and coordinating electronically, digital distribution, extensive manipulation of an instrument's sound. Any other thoughts you'd like to share regarding technology and its relation to music? Maybe that's a little vague, but I wanted to keep the question open-ended.
C: Technology allows bands nowadays to push boundaries that weren't even heard of several years ago. This is a good thing in some respects because this allows bands to work closer together even though they live far apart, distribute their music quickly and easily, and implement new sounds and techniques into music. It can also, in a sense, be dangerous. If bands rely on technology too heavily, especially when it comes to songwriting, it could lead to stale content, laziness, or even a song with way too much going on when it comes to your music creation. With all the tools available now, it's easy to get overwhelmed. Sometimes it's good to take a giant step back, plug in your guitar straight into an amp, and let the ideas flow.
D: Thank you. Now I want to end this interview on a much lighter question. I think Jose already told me a little bit about this at a show once, but could you tell our readers if there's any story behind the Luchador masks in your promo pictures? Will these masks be making appearances onstage in the future?
Jose: Hey there! Jose here, taking over for the final question.
I grew up being a huge fan of wrestling, and the lucha libre masks always looked so awesome to me. I started collecting them when I was a kid and have worn them in every band I have ever been in. There's something about wearing a mask that lets you become someone else on stage. You immediately adopt a new persona and it becomes so easy to just go totally bonkers. They will absolutely be making a return in the future!
If you want to find out more about Pelicrane, you can follow them on Facebook and Instagram. Their new album, goin2church, was officially released on 11/22, and you can check it out (along with their debut Spooky) on Bandcamp here. As a final note, this interview is set to be my final piece for Progulator. It's been fun getting to check out and spread the word about all this new music, so I want to thank the Progulator team for letting me be a part of it. I also want to thank our readers and encourage you to keep coming back to see what's in store.


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In the town I grew up in Florida, celebrities were ever present, but became like wallpaper–they just blended into the surroundings after a while. I wasn't really interested in celebrity-hounding, even as a naive-yet-adventurous 20-something alt kid. I preferred just to leave them in peace and ignore any celebrities I ran into while getting my twenty-pack of toilet paper at the bargain store.
So, the whole crushing-on-celebrities seems sort of odd to me. And the lurid celebrity gossip magazines at the local stores really bother me. I mean, why on earth would you want the reality behind the movie/play/song illusion? Why destroy the fantasy–there are plenty of real-life people out there just waiting to rip our most beloved dreams to shreds in regards to love and other affairs of the heart.
(I touched on this in another post, Reading with a Grain of Salt, about being comfortable with the unconsummated magic of non-reality.)
From my introvert's perspective, I just don't know how those celebs do it. Constantly being in the public eye, no privacy, every aspect of their selves, their looks, their lives, and everything they do is obsessed over and dissected. Especially with the advent of social media.
It makes me glad I'm an aspiring writer aka nobody. (Even as a nobody, I've been stalked, harassed, and threatened multiple times IRL, so maybe that makes me a little more empathetic/sympathetic). Plus, as a writer, you can go insane quietly, behind closed doors, until the day comes that your neighbours begin to notice a strange smell from next door, and call the police. It seems like writers can get away with going mad (*cough* Edgar Allan Poe)–acquiring more delightful euphemisms for insanity (or drug/alchohol habits) such as "quirky" or "eccentric" or "imaginative". Well, unless you're a female writer, as history has unfortunately proven. But, I think we writers are supremely equipped to raid the fictional personas as displayed by celebrities, scriptwriters, other writers, poets/poems, and artists–even video games–and, truthfully, comfortably exploit them as muses* to spark our imaginations and inspire our own creative works, without getting lost in the madness where unreality becomes a substitute for reality. (While successfully avoiding plagarism, mind you. *stern schoolteacher look*)
In the words of NCIS's Very Special Agent Timothy McGee: "How many times do I have to tell you? The book is a work of fiction!"
I can only imagine how I might be as a public-image celebrity hounded by fans everywhere I went and online as well (Though, in a future reincarnation, I'd be more open to the possibility. Being a starving artist kinda sucks. LOL).
I would probably betray my bleeding-heart-liberal, progressive, grassroots activist belief system about things like gun control and set myself up in a heavily-manned island fortress just for a bit of privacy. And never, ever, go anywhere without a platoon of armed mercenaries. I can see the hashtag campaign now: #fanlivesmatter.
The Chaos Fairy re-imagined as a public-image-based celebrity**:
Fan #1: "Can I have your autograph?"
Celebrity Chaos gives Fan #1 a death glare.
Fan #1: "Please, it would mean so much to me. My dad and I always used to watch your movies together when I was growing up. Until the family bull trampled him to death in the north pasture."
Celebrity Chaos: "Piss off, I'm in the middle of eating my organic, locally grown, gluten-free vegan burger. If your dad had been a vegetarian instead of a cow murderer, maybe he'd still be alive."
Fan #1: "You're an a-hole."
Celebrity Chaos tazes Fan #1 with her eco-friendly, solar-powered Tazer. Resumes eating her veggie burger nonchalantly.
Disclaimer section for above asterisks:
*Attaining muse status does not mean that you are that person's true love, soulmate, BFF, boy toy, cougar, or that they would even like you if they met you in real life.
**This only exists in the author's imagination. It is a completely fictionalized scenario and absolutely does not reflect The Chaos Fairy in real life, nor is it about any existing real people, fans, celebrities, a-holes, restaurants, veggie burgers, cows, pastures, eco-friendly Tazers, mermaids, unicorns, fairies, elves, dragons…


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