composed by Garrett L. Johnson
performed by lorkas (www.lorkas.org)
at 2014 A2RU national conference
ISU, Ames, IA
11.7.14 

LORKAS- Gari (Ames)

track list: 

. triangular elbows
. now creature
. phoenix
. gari



Nymphaeum - Trunk Space set 12.10.14

I composed the fixed-media, multi-channel electroacoustic piece pleiades for performance at the Arizona State University Marston Space Exploration Theater organized by our university's SCI chapter, where the work was accompanied by 3D projected visuals created in real-time from astrological maps.

I compiled all of the piece’s sonic source material from a bank of sounds which NASA released on SoundCloud in 2014, which included recordings of “space sounds” and transmissions from astronauts. Rhythmic analysis of these recordings as well as astrological information dynamically informs the passage of musical time and its dynamic sonic morphology.

below is a stereo mix-down.

pleiades

celestial variations is a collaborative light and sound installation. see video highlight from the installation at https://vimeo.com/133404423 

celestial variations i (excerpts)

courtney brown rawr dinosaur larynx 
garrett laroy johnson cello 


www.courtney-brown.net

improvisation_no.4_w/courtney brown

remix b side from
LORKAS - nodes
stream entire album and purchase here: 
 https://lorkas.bandcamp.com/releases

Midwest (LORKAS remix)

Gulch 2016.01.02 Live At 51 West.WAV

https://www.facebook.com/m3lvinhenry/?fref=ts
http://melvinhenry.bandcamp.com/ 

LORKAS FOX 10 REMIX by MELVIN HENRY 

www.lorkas.org

Melvin Henry ---- 3 - RUF - LOOPZ - 4-A - FRIEND (LORKAS FOX 10 REMIX)

Excerpts from fixed-media compositions, live electronics performances, installation field recordings, and interactive dance performances. 

00:00-00:12 "visible sketches", generated soundtrack from interactive dance and vocal piece for three performers. britta joy peterson (choreography).

00:10–00:57 "celestial variations one". immersive 8-channel sound, light and sculpture installation. 

00:40–03:30 "midwest". remix of LORKAS laptop orchestra from album Nodes.

02:15–05:30 "gari". an open-form, improvisational etude for laptop ensemble and auxiliary acoustic musicians. performed by Knee Play at Cincinnati Museum of Contemporary Art

04:30–07:40 "gbjjck". an experimental sonic arts trio ft. Courtney Brown (vocalist w/ dinosaur skull + electronics), Justin Kennedy (overtone singer + electronics), and Garrett on Cello and electronics.

06:20–07:40 "GULCH". a dark ambient three-piece. (Parker Davis) guitar, (Mitchell Keaney) hardware electronics, and (Garrett Johnson) live laptop processing and synthesis.

07:30–08:30 "Pleiades". a composition for 5.1 planetarium sound w/ live 3D visuals.

08:20–12:01 "visible sketches", generated soundtrack from an interactive dance and vocal piece for three performers. britta joy peterson (choreography).

links to projects, performers, and collaborators: 

Britta Joy Peterson: https://www.bjpdance.com 
Knee Play: https://soundcloud.com/knee-play
Visible Sketch: https://bjpdance.com/updates/visiblesketch/
LORKAS: http://www.lorkas.org  
Nodes album: http://garrettlaroyjohnson.com/nodes.html
gbjjck: http://garrettlaroyjohnson.com/gbjjck/
Courtney Brown: http://www.courtney-brown.net
Justin Kennedy: http://justinleokennedymusic.com
GULCH: http://garrettlaroyjohnson.com/gulch/
Parker Davis: https://ohparkpiano.bandcamp.com
Mitchell Keaney: http://www.mitchellkeaney.com

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