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Sound Thinking: Stuart Marshall’s Idiophonics
Wood striking wood, quick, hard, BOK! Impact sound sprays out, an omni-directional striking of all reflective surfaces and returning through time to the distributed centres of listening, the BOK-space of audition. This is the basis of Stuart Marshall’s composition known … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Lucier, David Cunningham, David Toop, London Musicians Collective, Music/Context, Nicolas Collins, Rie Nakajima, Sculpture 2, sound art, Stuart Marshall
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A falling fourth or fifth
Bitterly cold this morning in Queens Wood but not too cold to hear the woman calling her dogs with a fluting falling call – ooh oooh – that reminded me of the similar calls my mother would sound out over … Continue reading
harp on fire: Rhodri Davies
Recently I’ve been watching YouTube clips of Max Wall performing in his role as Professor Wallofski – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEU8Hr4nqV8. The weirdness of antiquity hangs over this kind of comedy but unlike other entertainers of the Music Hall era, Wall’s influence (on … Continue reading
Posted in instrumentality, into the maelstrom, live sound
Tagged ancient musical instruments, Bosch, Cafe Oto, harp, King Crimson, Max Wall, Rhodri Davies
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