Materials for a Concert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mullen, Geoff, Artist.

Contributor:

Laska, Eric, Editor.

Library Stack, distributor.

Series:

Lateral Addition ; 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound installations (Art).

Sound Installations.

Genre:

Sound recordings

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified], Lateral Addition, 2017.

Summary:

"For this piece, I created a foundation - or "backing track" - that can be used for a variety of playback scenarios. It incorporates on-site recordings and excerpts of cassettes and audio files from my personal archive, including: crowd noise (date and time unknown), guitar and tape recordings (2006 or 2007), synthesizer and electronics (2008), percussion / loop cassettes (2007), and recordings of live noise shows (artists unknown, circa 2008). Preference was given to sounds of an unknown or barely remembered origin. These audio clips were mixed with recorded ambiences from a visit to Vox Populi Gallery in Philadelphia on the afternoon of April 14, 2017, in addition to the audio from a solo performance at Vox on the evening of April 15. The ambient material recorded on the 14th includes sounds from the art exhibit that was installed at the time, as well as my own footsteps, the sound of folding chairs, and the occasional interjection of my infant son. The performance on the 15th was recorded by a microphone placed by an open window in an adjacent gallery facing N. 11th Street. Silence and artificial ambience were added where necessary. It was my intention to create music out of things that already exist - to not generate more recordings - and to constantly change the perspective for the listener, whether they were listening to this as a stand-alone audio track (as presented here) or in a live performance. Having recently moved from Providence to Philadelphia, it also served as a practical exercise in the unpacking of physical possessions. Presently, this piece has been performed twice. In addition to the gig at Vox Populi, this current version was used for a performance at the Silent Barn in Brooklyn, NY on April 29, 2017, as part of the Ende Tymes VII festival. Each version was quite different, and included additional materials dictated by the situation. Timeline of Events: 00:00 - 00:10: crowd noise (date and time unknown) 00:10 - 00:15: silence 00:15 - 00:24: crowd noise 00:24 - 00:26: synthesizer and electronics (2008) 00:26 - 00:40: vox performance (4.15.17) 00:40 - 01:07: vox gallery (4.14.17) 01:07 - 01:10: guitar and tape (2006-2007) 01:10 - 01:21: silence 01:02 - 02:03: vox gallery 02:03 - 02:07: outside window of vox gallery 02:07 - 02:09: guitar and tape 02:09 - 02:10: silence 02:10 - 02:33: vox gallery 02:33 - 02:40: ambience 02:40 - 03:03: vox gallery 03:03 - 03:05: synthesizer and electronics 03:05 - 03:11: vox performance 03:11 - 03:30: guitar tape 03:30 - 03:52: vox performance 03:52 - 03:53: vox gallery (in the black box performance space) 03:53 - 04:05: noise tape (date and time unknown) 04:05 - 04:20: vox black box 04:20 - 04:22: ambience 04:22 - 04:23: silence 04:23 - 04:24: synthesizer and electronics 04:24 - 04:31: silence 04:31 - 04:57: vox gallery 04:57 - 05:01: silence 05:01 - 05:45: vox performance 05:45 - 05:53: vox gallery 05:53 - 06:09: vox performance 06:09 - 06:25: vox gallery 06:25 - 06:27: synthesizer and electronics 06:27 - 06:33: ambience 06:33 - 06:37: silence 06:37 - 07:38: vox gallery 07:38 - 07:40: silence 07:40 - 07:52: vox gallery 07:52 - 07:58: guitar tape 07:58 - 08:00: synthesizer and electronics 08:00 - 08:39: black box 08:39 - 09:13: guitar tape 09:13 - 09:22: vox performance 09:22 - 09:26: vox gallery 09:26 - 09:28: silence 09:28 - 09:32: ambience 09:32 - 09:40: silence 09:40 - 09:56: vox gallery 09:56 - 10:36: guitar tape 10:36 - 11:15: vox performance 11:15 - 11:22: vox gallery 11:22 - 11:28: percussion / loop tapes (2007) 11:28 - 11:32: synth and electronics 11:32 - 11:38: noise show (circa 2008) 11:38 - 11:47: silence 11:47 - 12:25: leaving vox populi, afternoon of April 14 - GM"-- provided by distributor.

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