Wind - Voices - 11 - 05.23

Wind - Voices - 12 - 05.23

Lavinia II

mein Manifest zur Stimmkunst von 2023
eine schriftliche Version findet sich hier:
http://stimmfeld.de/stimmfeld-manifesto-2023.html

under this link is also an English written version!

Warum Stimme? ein Manifest

Recordied live in Lemington Gut .thinking about Cordite , pussy willow, blast furness' graphite

Pussy Willow

Recording of a live vocal performance at Alpha Nova Kulturwerkstatt & Galerie Futura, Berlin. Edited and shortened version of the original 30-minute performance, no extensive digital post-production, not mastered. Voice: Y.A. & VSS (https://soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark)
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M-O-A-N \’mōn \
by Snow*Omen

 MOAN  (Noun) 
1. A long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure. 
1.1. A sound resembling a human moan. 
2. Informal: A complaint which is perceived as trivial and not taken seriously by others.

MOAN (Verb,  no object)  
1. Make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure. 
1.1. Make a sound resembling a human moan. 
1.2. Literary: Lament. 
2. Informal [reporting verb]: Complain or grumble, typically about something trivial.

Origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘complaint or lamentation’): of unknown origin. [Oxford English Dictionary]
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 In M-O-A-N sound and meaning merge on the threshold between articulated and inarticulate voice, between existential drama and triviality, between human and nonhuman.
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Performance on 11 January 2019 at Alpha Nova Kulturwerkstatt & Galerie Futura, Berlin

M-O-A-N

First of four tracks recorded in the impressive Hohle Fels Cave in Swabian Alb in 2021. Thanks to VestAndPage´s project Strata!  Thanks to Douglas Quin for the recording! 
A vocal improvisation with one voice.
more at: https://stimmfeld.de/hohle-fels-recordings.html

Die erste von vier Aufnahmen aus der Hohle Fels Höhle auf der Schwäbischen Alb von 2021. Danke an VestAndPage und ihr Projekt Strata! Danke an Douglas Qiun für die tollen Aufnahmen!
Eine freie Improvisation mit einer Stimme. 
mehr dazu unter: https://stimmfeld.de/hohle-fels-recordings.html

Hohle Fels 1 - Warmup with Cave

Fourth of four tracks recorded in the impressive Hohle Fels Cave in Swabian Alb in 2021. Thanks to VestAndPage´s project Strata!  Thanks to Douglas Quin for the recording! 
A vocal improvisation with two voices and the space of the cave.
more at: https://stimmfeld.de/hohle-fels-recordings.html

Die vierte von vier Aufnahmen aus der Hohle Fels Höhle auf der Schwäbischen Alb von 2021. Danke an VestAndPage und ihr Projekt Strata! Danke an Douglas Qiun für die tollen Aufnahmen!
Eine freie Improvisation mit zwei Stimmen und dem Raumklang der Hohle Fels Höhle. 
mehr dazu unter: https://stimmfeld.de/hohle-fels-recordings.html

Hohle Fels 4 - Agnes Pollner & Ralf Peters

Snow*Omen/Velvet Something Superdark collaboration.
Music: Snow Omen @snow_omen: Instant composition on a poem by Elizabeth Bishop (recording of a live performance, voice: Y. A., electric guitar: VSS) and https://soundcloud.com/snow_omen/improvisation-nr-8 for voice and electric guitar (recording of a live performance, voice: Y.A., electric guitar: VSS), arrangement, mixing and production: VSS. All sounds Snow*Omen & Tuxedo Cat Fabian (at 5:34)


Lyrics: Elizabeth Bishop: Insomnia (1955)

The moon in the bureau mirror
looks out a million miles
(and perhaps with pride, at herself,
but she never, never smiles)
far and away beyond sleep, or
perhaps she's a daytime sleeper.

By the Universe deserted,
she'd tell it to go to hell,
and she'd find a body of water,
or a mirror, on which to dwell.
So wrap up care in a cobweb
and drop it down the well

into that world inverted
where left is always right,
where the shadows are really the body,
where we stay awake all night,
where the heavens are shallow as the sea
is now deep, and you love me.

Insomnia

This version of Electroacoustic Thingamajig No. 1 was recorded on 03/21/25 in the hotel room CAPJAWS stayed in for the Mox Sonic Festival because CAPJAWS is forgetful and did not press record during their performance which became an ephemeral experience as a result.

Electroacoustic Thingamajig No. 1 is a collaborative instrument designed for complex interactive improvisations between an electronic sound and voice. Its design emphasizes flexibility and responsive sound driven by real-time data analysis. The vocal performer has immediate control over the sounds of the instrument, choosing details of the live electronic processing through their timbral and gestural choices. Meanwhile, the electronics performer has more large-scale control, influencing both the gestalt sound world and the progression of sonic events over the course of the improvisation. These paradigms are malleable, changing dynamically depending on the nature of the performance. Electroacoustic Thingamajig No. 1 is a musical sandbox for exploration, discovery, and collaboration. 

CAPJAWS is an electroacoustic music duo consisting of Christopher Alex Poovey (electronics and keyboards) and Jonathan Andrew Wright Smith (voice and electronics) focused on interactive collaborative instruments and dynamic improvisations.
We explore eclectic electronic sounds, juxtaposing their timbral differences through responsive live processing.

Photo Credit Michael Bersin

Electroacoustic Thingamajig No. 1 (Hotel Mix)

I am an artist based in Cologne/Germany. I work in different fields, here on soundcloud you will find examples of my activities with extended voice and performance art. In my vocal art I always look for a way to relate to these three spheres: the more than human world, the social world and my inner world. My research in this field can be found at my vocal ecotism blog. Link below!

 My work with text/language is mainly in German. You will find some recordings of this realm of my artistic work, too.

Christopher Poovey is a composer, media artist, and creative coder who creates music and software which produce rich and colorful sound and encourages interactive structures. Christopher’s compositions have been performed by Ensemble Dal Niente, Ensemble Mise-en, University of North Texas’s Nova Ensemble, Indiana University’s New Music Ensemble, and Indiana University’s Brass Choir.  Chris was a finalist for the 2021 International Confederation of Electroacoustic Grand Prix and has received a special mention from the 2021 Ars Electronica Forum Wallis. His work has also been selected for performance at conferences such as the International Computer Music Conference, Seoul International Computer Music Festival, International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music General Assembly, New York Electronic Music Festival, Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States National Conference, Inner SoundScapes, National Student Electronic Music Event, Electronic Music Midwest, and MoxSonic.
Chris currently teaches at Oberlin Conservatory in TIMARA. He holds a PhD and MA in composition from the University or North Texas and a BM in composition from Indiana University.  To supplement his formal studies, Christopher has taken courses at the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique, at Princeton University for the Só Percussion Summer Institute, and has attended a residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.

Vocal Soundscapes *  improvised choral * noises and larynx based mutterings

Also co-founder of noizechoir 
https://soundcloud.com/noizechoir

Snow*Omen is a duo that creates spherical, experimental soundscapes in the interplay of electric guitars, objects, voice and randomness. Mostly instant compositions and improvised live recordings as well as recordings of live performances on stage. If you listen closely, you will sometimes hear one or more cats playing along.

1/2 of Snow*Omen is https://soundcloud.com/velvetsomethingsuperdark

Handmade (Experimental) (Ambient) Sound (Art)

Velvet Something Superdark is 1/2 of  https://soundcloud.com/snow_omen

New tracks tagged #Extended Voice