Friday 15 November 2013

PAPER CONE MUSIC with Mark Vernon and the Octopus Collectives Hack Group

A live radio performance devised and led by Mark Vernon and featuring members of the Octopus Hack lab including me, Fiona Ogilvie and Steve Povey ( below). Broadcast live on Fon Air from our hq at PVH in Barrow Park. 

Marks notes read: "A group performance for paper cones, turntables, contact mics and sound effects records. Ideally up to 4 performers with 4 turntables  and up to 12 mics with stands. Using rolled up paper cones and sewing needles or scalpel blades as a stylus the performers play the records attempting to play each record simultaneously from as may different points as they can. The mechanism of the turntables is also miked up using contact mics. Each performer is in control of their own mix.  Gradually they build up a live soundscape from dead recordings of locations and events that were captured and imprinted on vinyl decades ago.
This version is a post-considered edit that blends a number of advance rehearsals and experiments with a live performance  of the piece by the Piel View Hackers Group."


There's more great work  from Mark Vernon and information about his many activities here:  http://meagreresource.com/

https://archive.org/details/PaperConeMusic

Sunday 10 November 2013

HOW TO GIVE YOURSELF. A 2 channel piece for radio.

The 2 halves of a 2 channel piece recorded for the Dubbel Radio weekend in Stockholm in August 2013 , and broadcast simultaneously on frequencies loaned by 2 of the city's radio stations. Thanks to Knut and Sarah at Mobile Radio.



https://soundcloud.com/artspacebarrow/how-to-give-yourself-right

https://soundcloud.com/artspacebarrow/how-to-give-yourself-left

And both halves together, because life's too short..