RAIN BUCKET SOUND SYSTEM [TEST]

 

COMPOSITION FOR 43 SOUND/LIGHT CHANNELS MADE DURING MY ‘SONIC EXPERIMENTS’ RESIDENCY AT THE ZKM’S HERZ LAB.

TO BEGIN THE PIECE I PLACE THE AUDIENCE INSIDE A METAL BUCKET, A CHOICE INSPIRED BY MAGGI PAYNE’S PING/PONG: BEYOND THE PAIL. SOUNDS FALL LIKE RAINDROPS OR HAILSTONES, SPIN OFF INTO SPACE, AND FORM INTO TALKATIVE, EVEN ARGUMENTATIVE RHYTHMS.

UNPOPULAR MUSIC

[ZKM WORLD PREMIERE]



IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE “RAIN BUCKET SOUND SYSTEM” INTRO, I AM ALSO HAND-CRAFTING MIGRAINE AURAS TO ACCOMPANY A RUINOUS POLYPHONIC CLUB CUT AND SMELTING 50+ YEARS OF POP SONGS THAT SAY "BAD BOY" AND "BAD GIRL," WHICH I THEN FORGE INTO WEAPONS FOR GENDER-DEFECTORS AMONG US. NEW WEAPONS FOR THE CONCERT HALL CRAFTED IN A FORMER (MONSTROUS) MUNITIONS FACTORY.  

ALL THE RULES ARE MAKE BELIEVE 

;)

PREAMBLE

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AUDIO-VISUAL, EMBODIED-DIGITAL,FLASHING LIGHTS, IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE, COMPUTER MUSIC, ELECTRONIC MUSIC, EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC, POPULAR MUSIC, SOUND MUSIC, NOISE MUSIC, NEW MEDIA ART, MULTIMEDIA ART, INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY,  AESTHETIC HOBBY,  MUSICAL INTERFACE, SOUND DESIGN, HIGH FIDELITY, HIGH VOLUME, LOUD MUSIC, GOOD MUSIC, MUSIC FOR COOL PEOPLE, POST CLUB, CLUB MATE, WORLD BUILDING, AVATAR CREATION, PERSONAL BRAND, LAPTOP MUSICIAN, AUTOMATION (NO HAY BANDA IT IS… AN ILLUSION), DEMATERIALIZATION (NO HAY CUERPO IT IS... AN ILLUSION), DIGITAL IS MATERIAL: ELECTRICAL SIGNALS CARRIED THROUGH MINERALS, DIGITAL IS NATURAL, SYNTHETIC IS NATURAL, REAL IS FAKE.

FAKE

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IF YOU WANNA GET WITH ME YOU GOTTA KNOW I’M REAL...

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UNBURN.IT

UNBURN.IT A SONG-AS-WEB-BROWSER-GAME SET IN A BURNING OCEAN. AS THE PLAYER SINKS THROUGH THE SCREEN SPACE, CLICKING AND DRAGGING CHANGES THE VIEW AND ALTERS THE STRUCTURE OF THE MUSIC. THIS ECO-GRIEF DIRGE CAN BE BENT AND MORPHED INTO DANCEABLE CATHARSIS OR DISJOINTED FRAGMENTS.




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WORLD’S ALMOST COOKED
IT’S ON FIRE
MY WORLD’S ON FIRE
HOW ‘BOUT YOURS?
I GOTTA BAD DESIRE
THAT RING OF FIRE
I GOT A BAD DESIRE
OH OH OH
I’M BURNING

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POSTCLUB.CLUB

POSTCLUB.CLUB IS A PANDEMIC PROJECT SONG-AS-WEB-BROWSER-GAME SET BELOW THE EARTH’S SURFACE. IN THIS “UNDERGROUND CLUB” MYTHICAL BEINGS LIKE THE M IMP AND FAMA DANCE WITH RARE MINERAL SPRITES IN PERPETUITY. THE VISITOR HAS BASIC CONTROLS OVER THE MUSIC AND ACTS AS AN UNWITTING DJ OF POST CLUB MUSIC IN THIS POST-CLUB WORLD. 

PLAYABLE MUSIC SCORE

(GAME-LIKE A/V INTERFACE) 

THIS IS A PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR COMPUTER MUSIC PERFORMANCE SYSTEM. A PLAYER IS REPRESENTED BY A STICK FIGURE, WHICH IS GENERATED WITH SKELETON TRACKING DATA (VIA A VERSION 2 KINECT SENSOR AND TOUCH DESIGNER).

NOTES IN A SCORE APPEAR AS FALLING BLOBS AND SOUNDS ARE PRODUCED WHEN THESE ARE “HIT” OR “CAUGHT” (VIA PRESSING/HOLDING BUTTONS ON A PHONE WITH TOUCH OSC). ONCE THE SOUND OBJECT IS “CAUGHT”  GESTURES ALONG THE X AND Y AXES ALTER DIFFERENT SONIC PARAMETERS.

THIS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK LENDS MORE EMBODIED EXPRESSION TO ELECTRONIC COMPOSITIONS THAN A TYPICAL COMPUTER MUSIC PERFORMANCE, WHERE THE MUSICIAN CAN LOOK LIKE THEY’RE JUST CHECKING EMAIL OR SOMETHING. WHILE I HAVE WITNESSED EMAIL STYLE PERFORMANCES THAT ARE  SEDUCTIVE AND TRANSCENDANT, I YEARN FOR AN A/V INSTRUMENT IN MY LIVE SHOW. 

THE PRACTICAL LIMITATIONS OF THE DEMO PROHIBITED ME FROM DEVELOPING THIS VERSION FURTHER. I WOULD RATHER BE A MUSICIAN THAN A LUTHIER AND I WOULD RATHER BE DANCER THAN A CODER, SO THAT’S WHAT I’M DOING NOW. 

I HOPE TO DESIGN A BETTER VERSION OF THIS CONCEPT FOR MY LIVE SHOWS WITH A TEAM OF DEDICATED LUTHIER-CODERS ONE DAY, AND IF YOU IDENTIFY AS SUCH PLEASE GET IN TOUCH :)

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FLING

NAMED FOR THE GESTURE OF THROWING SOMETHING AND FOR “A PERIOD OF ENJOYMENT OR WILD BEHAVIOR,” FLING IS AN EXPERIMENT IN VIRTUAL REALITY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. 

BUILT WITH PURE DATA AND UNITY (CONNECTED VIA OSC), THE BEST THING ABOUT THESE INTERFACES IS THAT THEY FEEL ACTUALLY EXPRESSIVE IN A FUN AND EVEN VOLATILE WAY! HOWEVER, VR IS NOT THE FUTURE, LOL. BUT HAND-HELD DEVICES WITH BUTTONS DEFINITELY ARE!

FLING DEMONSTRATION

WHY THE BODY / WHY MY BODY  

THIS PIECE USES A HEARTRATE SENSOR TO CONTROL THE PULSE OF (LITERAL) DANCE MUSIC AND A FLASHING LIGHT. THE IDEAL PERFORMANCE ERUPTS FROM WITHIN A STANDING (DANCING) AUDIENCE IN A DARK SPACE. 

W.T.B/W.M.B DEMONSTRATION