This  is a work in progress. This  is a bootleg. this live  iteration was placed in the universe 8pm Dec 3rd, 2014 at Roulette Intermedium, Brooklyn NYC
 It is a concert length, durational sound experiment  based on a video/paper graphic score sound strategy I created that  is also part dice game.....The Video Score: created around imagery of Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and etc... I will load the video somewhere else  and link later.... the background image is a page of the score game. The entire score( paper and video combo) is based on the grand jury testimony of Darren Wilson and Dorian Johnson as well as various modes of astral numerology and ecological coordinates as related to  Ferguson Missouri and the murder of Michael Brown.

Sound adventurers, other than myself  in this configuration are:

Liberty Ellman, Guitar
Kevin Tkacz , bass
Ches Smith, drums

I am playing alto saxophone, loop pedal, tape player, clarinet, wind up timer and I am using conduction patterns created by the great late Butch Morris.

text i am  reading: Policy Mic :
http://mic.com/articles/96448/5-disturbing-facts-about-police-militarization-in-america

This is still VERY much a work in progress.... im most curious about modes of social justice, improvisatory sounds and how the two  coincide in realms of sound experimentation for the purpose of pushing change and reform....  thanks for listening.  and please continue standing up for what is meaningful to you through art making.... someone out there needs you.

Black Lives Matter.

this is a mixed media sound quilt  in my I CALL AMERICA series that was premiered last year at the Time Spans festival in NYC. the score on this was a mix of digital and analog, i will link to the video on my website soon. Sandra Bland did not deserve death. She should be here along w/ George Floyd and all the other victims of police brutality. it was honor to create this and work with the fine musicians listed here:


I call america: Sandy Speaks... , 2019 *
World premiere
Commissioned by The Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust

Jaimie Branch, trumpet
Matt Lavelle, bass clarinet and pocket trumpet
Maria Grand, tenor saxophone
Geng/King Vision Ultra, wordspeak and sampler
Roberto C. Lange, wordspeak/electronics
Tomas Fujiwara, drums
International Contemporary Ensemble

Joshua Rubin, clarinet
Ryan Muncy, saxophone
Rebekah Heller, bassoon
Levy Lorenzo, percussion
Cory Smythe, piano
Mariel Roberts, cello

Sandy Speaks

I'm an American saxophonist, sound experimentalist/explorer + mixed media artist. I'm a hybrid of many different American traditions. I like to work between the cracks...As far as music making is concerned, I do not believe in genre....My core instrument: alto saxophone, my core visual medium: collage/assemblage. This page is a mix of uploads...bootlegs and self recordings...I haven't been here in a while, just been so busy, stay tuned for some more uploads. If you need to get in touch, pls do so via the contact page on my website. Thanks for the support.

Black Lives Matter.

Matana Roberts/ odds and ends....

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