supercollider

Signals from various microphones are routed to loudspeakers throughout the space, while members of the ensemble intervene in the signal path(s), altering the sound using live coding techniques (real time programming of computer music algorithms). Together this creates a convoluted and ever changing resonant system, coupling sonic improvisation to architecture.

Ikon<->nokI was composed especially for a unique BEAST event at the Ikon Gallery in February of 2014. For this recording's performance, the work was specially adapted for the full BEAST system and the Elgar Concert Hall in Birmingham.

Recorded live May 2, 2014. This is a stereo decode of a soundfield recording.

Ikon<->nokI (ECH)

"leviathan" embodies the sonic world that one might hear in a littoral cave. The work was inspired by An Uaimh Bhinn, a cave on the Scottish coast famous for its unique harmonic resonances. The reverb used in the piece is modeled on the impulse response of a cavern; the vases serve as harmonic resonators through which many sounds are processed live, including the swell of ocean waves and the bass clarinet. The vases filter these sounds to bring out certain predictable pitches, which are then harmonized by the bass clarinet. The long, winding bass clarinet melody is the leviathan slinking through the cavernous electronic soundscape.

leviathan

full title: "if two things don't fit, but you believe both of them, thinking that somewhere, hidden, there must be a third thing that connects them

movements:

I
II
II
IV
Coda

Mezzo Soprano: Alyssa Anderson
Alto and Tenor Saxophones: Kyle Hutchins
Laptop: Ted Moore

if two things don't fit...

algorithmic funkmeditation on sounds by

≡ marimba and double bass: the University of Iowa Musical Instrument Samples http://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MIS.html
≡ sticks and branches: http://freesound.org/people/jorickhoofd / https://soundcloud.com/jorickhoofd
≡ misc. percussive sounds: http://soundcloud.com/gluid-1

thanks!

sccode.org/1-4Rs

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pics:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zoonyzoozoodazoo/8799619500
https://www.flickr.com/photos/yosoypedroguatemala/16005841105
https://www.flickr.com/photos/juantiagues/7850973544

collage by http://www.picmonkey.com

wooden akusmatron

New Street (2015)

El canto de los vendedores de carne y verduras en el mercado... los trenes... La luz tenue y amarilla de los postes de luz reflejada en los canales al anochecer... el sonido del viento arrastrando las hojas secas en el frío inclemente del invierno; la bruma... esa espesa bruma...

a Scott, Jonty, BEASTies, y por supuesto, a Cata.

New Street (2015), para soporte fijo de audio.

The Birmingham Ensemble for Electroacoustic Research is a live electroacoustic performance group.

The ensemble was founded in 2011 as a research project within the Music Department to explore aspects of realtime electroacoustic music making. Particular interests include networked music performance and live coding.

Current members include Scott Wilson, Norah Lorway, Konstantinos Vasilakos and Martin Ozvold.

Ikon<->nokI (ECH)

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