Why do we Care?
Last week after forum the lab was soon swarming with vigilant emuers, writing their blogs and discussing their experiences of improvisation and forum. Later had a long, lively yabber with an EMUer in the kitchen, discussing the whole course. Noticed, not for the first time, how much more we care about this course and this place than my B.A. cohort ever did, in days of yore. This sometimes manifests in debate, frustration, annoyance - I think we want a lot from this place and have rather different requirements but uniformally high expectations.
This is a great thing. It's invigorating to be somewhere where people care.
Tim's first work at forum was based on water sounds. Interesting thing happened during it - I stopped actively listening to it as a piece of music and started experiencing it as naturally occuring sound. Can't recall this happening before, and it was amazing. thanks Tim.
With the jazz recording, I wondered about the mix. The piano was low, and the saxophone's tone was dull. cold and didn't seem to have much dynamic range. Knowing nothing about recording I wondered if the saxophone was compressed. Tim said neither he nor the saxophonist were happy with the sound either - on reflection Tim attributed the tone to microphone placement. Getting great recordings must be a fiddly, painstaking process, especially live!
Introducing New Surroundings, Jake said, "the world we have made may not be very pleasing but it's surely where we belong". 1 The piece followed Odin's adventures as he idled in a space ship, breathed and successfully escaped gibbering demonic clutches. Quirky and odd. The after effects of the Po Mo pandemic, mean it's hard to know how genuine Jake was with this piece, and how much he was parodying himself and/or the genre. I felt the same way about Ben's piece. To what extent did he authentically pour his heart into his piece Vocalacov, and to what extent was he taking the piss? does it matter? I don't know! It was a collection of sounds, some great, and it would be good to hear Ben judiciously rework these sounds into something new, at some stage. (Great set of lungs there btw Ben)
William admitted "if I knew that we were presenting things, I would have spent more time on it".2 William doesn't gives himself enough credit. He approaches music with deep thought and care. As he builds up his dare to disturb the universe, I suspect he will create exceptional music. This piece was fine - William was small picture, thinking about the sounds, rather than the whole piece - he said "it needs more purpose".2
The Pieces
Goebusch, Tim presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
Goebusch, Tim presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
Morris, Jake New Surroundings presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
Probert, Ben Vocalacov presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
Revill, William Neurotic Turbulence presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
1 Morris, Jake talk presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
2 Revill, William talk presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
This is a great thing. It's invigorating to be somewhere where people care.
Tim's first work at forum was based on water sounds. Interesting thing happened during it - I stopped actively listening to it as a piece of music and started experiencing it as naturally occuring sound. Can't recall this happening before, and it was amazing. thanks Tim.
With the jazz recording, I wondered about the mix. The piano was low, and the saxophone's tone was dull. cold and didn't seem to have much dynamic range. Knowing nothing about recording I wondered if the saxophone was compressed. Tim said neither he nor the saxophonist were happy with the sound either - on reflection Tim attributed the tone to microphone placement. Getting great recordings must be a fiddly, painstaking process, especially live!
Introducing New Surroundings, Jake said, "the world we have made may not be very pleasing but it's surely where we belong". 1 The piece followed Odin's adventures as he idled in a space ship, breathed and successfully escaped gibbering demonic clutches. Quirky and odd. The after effects of the Po Mo pandemic, mean it's hard to know how genuine Jake was with this piece, and how much he was parodying himself and/or the genre. I felt the same way about Ben's piece. To what extent did he authentically pour his heart into his piece Vocalacov, and to what extent was he taking the piss? does it matter? I don't know! It was a collection of sounds, some great, and it would be good to hear Ben judiciously rework these sounds into something new, at some stage. (Great set of lungs there btw Ben)
William admitted "if I knew that we were presenting things, I would have spent more time on it".2 William doesn't gives himself enough credit. He approaches music with deep thought and care. As he builds up his dare to disturb the universe, I suspect he will create exceptional music. This piece was fine - William was small picture, thinking about the sounds, rather than the whole piece - he said "it needs more purpose".2
The Pieces
Goebusch, Tim presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
Goebusch, Tim presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
Morris, Jake New Surroundings presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
Probert, Ben Vocalacov presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
Revill, William Neurotic Turbulence presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
1 Morris, Jake talk presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
2 Revill, William talk presented at University of Adelaide, 24 August 2006
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All the ladies love my lungs ;)
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