Sep 8, 2019
I think I've seen the handle VICMOD bouncing around the internet forever. I've also been listening to the music of Cray for a while, too. But only recently did I actually put 2 and 2 together to realize that this was the same person!
I've always like the Cray music for its breadth and honesty - it really sounded like a person's inner voice, rather than whatever a synth might naturally produce. And in talking with him, it is clear that this is his primary objective: heartfelt improvisation and sound design.
From his earliest work with a janky 486 computer to his current obsession with Omnisphere (with Buchla, Serge and Eurorack in-between), Ross has exercised almost any machine you can imagine. The result is a person that is looking to be surprised by his environment - and is constantly searching for those surprises.
After our chat, Ross was apparently spurred into digging into the archives, and has release the following for the listeners:
https://vicmodcray.bandcamp.com/album/geometric-patterns-made-of-love-and-understanding
You can also check out the whole VICMOD label catalog here:
And, as Ross himself says, check out his work on discogs.com to dig into more of his past:
https://www.discogs.com/artist/621720-Ross-Healy
Enjoy!