performed by Nirantar Yakthumba
solo version of the piece, DIY-ed recording at Nirantar's home, after having retuned his piano
https://lucienezri.com/work/for-kali

for kali (solo)

Élmar 07’50’’
2 analog sine oscillators
https://maiafrancisco.com/Elmar

Audio recording of Élmar, a piece about sine waves, performed at Kees van Baarenzaal on January 2016.
Institute of Sonology - Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag, Nederland.

Élmar is an exploration of the possibilities of making music using two analogue sine oscillators. The project investigates the limitations and constraints of thinking of sine oscillators as musical instruments, probing how their pure tones can be manipulated and structured within these confines. By focusing on the fundamental nature of analogue oscillators, Élmar challenges the boundaries of what is possible within the minimalistic world of sine waves, embracing their simplicity while expanding their potential as sound generators.

Watch Video by www.eduardfigueres.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2FtkWQ9Z_U

© 2020. Élmar by Maia Francisco is licensed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Élmar

Suikinkutsu  14’51’’
8 Sine oscillators and field recordings
https://maiafrancisco.com/Suikinkutsu

• Life performance recorded on the 23rd of November 2017, Kawagoe - Tokyo, Japan
• Remastered on the 4th of December 2017, Den Haag, Nederland.
• Performed at The Art of the Fields Festival  ‘24 for the Butoh dance by Mao Hosada, 10th of November 2024, Tokyo, Japan
https://mao.tx-d.art/
https://artngo16.wixsite.com/socialart


Description
A suikinkutsu (translated from Japanese as "water koto cave") is a jar buried in the Japanese garden that makes sound generated by water dripping. Maia was very surprised to discover this amazing ‘music instrument’ while she was performing sound research in Japan during the month of November 2017. That discovery took place at the Inarikio Shrine, a very quiet spot in the heart of the busy Shinjuku in Tokyo.
The suikinkutsu is usually built next to a traditional Japanese stone basin for washing hands and the ‘device’ is hidden from the view. Pleasant sounds are coming from the underground. The clear and pure sound of water droplets is considered relaxing and soothing, a very appropriate sound to promote a state of calmness.  The suikinkutsu at the Inarikio Shrine provides a bamboo tube nearby to amplify the beautiful and soothing sounds.
During the Edo period, it was very common to place a suikinkitsu as a musical instrument in the garden of the house.

During the sound research carried out in Tokyo, Maia performed Suikinkutsu - a piece she had created out of the recorded sounds of the suikinkutsu- at The 5th Kura and Contemporary Art Exhibition - Resonating Space on the 23rd November 2017 in Kawagoe, Japan.
The performance took place at the candle shop Haze where Fumiko Nakajima‘s artworks were exhibited.

Suikinkutsu was  performed as the soundtrack for the Butoh dance by Mao Hosada created by Kuniyoshi Ishii at the The Art of the Fields Festival ‘24 on the 10th November 2024 in Saitama, Japan.

http://kuratogendaibijutu.web.fc2.com/index.html
https://www.art-fumi.com/
http://haze.jp/
https://mao.tx-d.art/
https://artngo16.wixsite.com/socialart


© 2020. Suikinkutsu by Maia Francisco is licensed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Suikinkutsu

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Matinades (de dimecres)

Boiler Room w/ Four Tet, Daphni, Nathan Fake & Evian Christ. 

[Broadcast on 10th October 2012]

Tracklist & video at http://boilerroom.tv

Four Tet live in the Boiler Room

OrangeParadise

Tarde transfigurada

cellocloud

Syrah (2002) '20
For chromatic gamelan ensemble and sax quartet.
soprano sax, alt sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, 2 extended saron, bonang barung, gender panerus, gender barung, kempul and gong.
Commissioned by Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst.


Syrah (2002)

Amongst The Undergrowth

Barcelona-based performer and sound artist whose work delves into the exploration of pure sound, with a strong focus on improvisation and a sensitive approach to electronics.

Her artistic journey began at Barcelona’s Escola Massana Centre d’Art i Disseny and the Conservatory of Music, where she laid the foundations of her practice. Driven by a deep fascination for sound, she pursued a Master’s in Sonology at the Institute of Sonology in the Netherlands.

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