Hi, these were just done yesterday. We've been in Santa Ana for two weeks
now at the residency. This is an instrument I own that I had modified; I
bought it two months ago and it was close to unplayable. And I practice
daily; I always have, since I wouldn't be able to do anything without it.
There was also a warmup material before I recorded.
I'm not sure how Cage/Boulez works in terms of codework or improvisation
for that matter. In any case, this work is all influenced by spherics; the
audiomulch material is digital, microsound particles generated from the
guitar improvisation, but close to unstable/feedback so that the result is
out of kilter and trailing sound. The audiomulch is definitely a form of
codework; you can hear the originary guitar sound through it as well as
explosive underpinnings, a kind of broken conversion. As far as the
improvisation goes, the music I do is always difficult to play, changes
fast, and works off riffs, which are a form of coding of course - muscle/
aural response to being in the midst of something. I want to play fast
enough that I don't 'think' my way through the sound, but it takes care of
itself; I usual do play at that speed.
- Alan
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, mwp wrote:
So I assume these are recent works? Aren't you on the road? If so, does
that mean you basically just play any instrument you can get your hands
on without any practice? How does that work?
Also, I'm curious how you negotiate the methods of improvisation and
codework within a single conceptual framework, since the two seem to be
at odds, much as Cage and Boulez were considered to represent opposite
ends of the musical spectrum at one time.
No need to answer, of course, but just wondering. . .
M
On Jun 27, 2005, at 9:13 AM, Alan Sondheim wrote:
Sony stereo microphone, Compaq laptop, Audiomulch, Cooledit. That's
about
it.
- Alan, and thanks
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005, mIEKAL aND wrote:
Listening to these now and wondering what setup did you use to record
them? The ambience is sort of spartan, but I like the feel, feels
like
a private performance. My ultimate complement for music is if I
listen
to something & it makes me want to break out the horns, the music is
working good. This does that.
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