I chose this quote not because its overly long or that wordy but because I thought it was ironic to talk about the ‘lofi’ movement and bands like Pavement or Sebadoh using this language. ‘A whole subgenre of indie (independent) rock sought to parlay the apparent veracity of rudimentary recording into an unpolished aesthetic of… Continue reading Week 4: Research and Writing Skills
Month: October 2022
Keywords mindmap from class
Adding on from the week 2 task
researching Halim El-Dabh, The Expression of Zaar
Composed and exhibited in Cairo 1944, the piece predates Pierre Schaeffer’s coining of the term Musique Concrete in 1948. Using a wire recorder, El-Dabh took sounds from the street, specifically a public Zaar exorcism/healing ceremony. Then re-recording it onto magnetic tape he manipulated the sounds through reverb, voltage control, editing speed, echo etc. into a… Continue reading researching Halim El-Dabh, The Expression of Zaar
three keywords that are important to my practice/aspirations
Waves: As well as the obvious sound waves, I think there is an ebb and flow, peak and trough, give and take, breath in everything – music, art, life – which I hope to communicate through my work. Feelings when listening like the meditative drifting in and out of focus or the excitement of a… Continue reading three keywords that are important to my practice/aspirations
My initial interest in sound art and what it means to me
My initial interest in sound art is with experimental music and gallery installations. Learning to challenge and push the limits of music and even what music is using different techniques and technologies appeals to me now coming from a more classical background. Considering the use and acoustics of a space to present sound along with… Continue reading My initial interest in sound art and what it means to me