I recorded a track yesterday and a track today. There is a video and a score for yesterday’s track, “Improvisation for Towel and Cat,” but not today’s track, “Improvisation for No-Input Mixer and Mugician.” Mugician is an iPad app. Maybe I’ll record another tomorrow.
December 28th: “Improvisation for No-Input Mixer and Mugician”
“Kutsher’s Sound Walk,” a track recorded at Kutsher’s in Monticello, NY following the 2010 All Tomorrow’s Party, was played by DJ Jesse Jarnow on his “Frow Show” on WFMU on September 13, 2010. Thanks to Jesse for this. As a long-time WFMU fan, it is a real thrill to get some airplay on the (hands-down) coolest radio station out there.
Jesse’s “Frow Show” airs Mondays between 3am and 6am on WFMU. WFMU is at “91.1 fm in New York, at 90.1 fm in the Hudson Valley, and [via] gobs and gobs of online offerings.”
Kutsher’s Soundwalk by cccooollliiinnn Before leaving the bizarrely wonderful Kutsher’s Country Club in Monticello, New York and the 2010 All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival, I put on my squeaky shoes, head down the stairs, and take one last walk around the lake. Walking early in the morning, I only pass one group of people in conversation by the lake, though voices are faintly captured at least two more times throughout the recording.
A group of geese rejects my invitation to talk, but a couple jump in the water for me.
The primary destination of the walk is the deteriorating playground and its centerpiece, a dangerous wood and metal inverted top placed precariously, yet seemingly safely, atop a poll. The rider stands upon wood benches and is spun around. As riders jump on and jump off, a pendulum-like swing, in addition to the spin, occurs. Actually, children are probably supposed to sit on the benches to be gently spun around by vigilant parents rather than inebriated festival attendees. But, in its current state, it seems unlikely many parents are bringing their children there.
The entire ride is suspended from a rusting iron bell. The bell of this playground toy, the likes of which I have never seen elsewhere, produces a variety of tones that can be heard over the lake and throughout the area quite clearly.
On this particular spin, a riderless spin produces the tones. Clockwise/counterclockwise direction, speed, velocity, and angle alter the tones.
There are two or three mobile phone (d-d-d-d-d-d-d) interruptions. With very few others in the area, I am curious what phone produced the interruption. Perhaps mine, perhaps phones lost in the grass. Maybe I should have looked.
It is around the top of the lake, following the trip to the playground, that some subtle and faint nature sounds, distant ghost-like conversation portions, and slight changes in terrain create an aural picture of the strange place.
After completing the once-around, I enter back into the building, pass a few more people before walking up the stairwell and ending our journey.
I hope you enjoy. It is presented unedited with some postproduction including some rather heavy reverb and delay/echo.
Starting to get the gear unpacked in the new place, I made a 14 channel no-input mixer using a 16 channel Mackie board and recorded this quick ten minute piece (recorded quick, the piece is pretty long) and uploaded it to Soundcloud.
April 22 – post_moot 2010 a 2nd convocation of unorthodox cultural and poetic practices
Oxford, Ohio
Over fifty poets, artists, musicians, etc.! Oh my!
April 23 – t.b.a.
April 24th – New York City Bent Festival
The Tank, Hell’s Kitchen, NYC
Bent is primarily a circuit bending festival that has opened its doors to other experimental, homemade, and bizarre musics. We play sometime on the second day of this three-day festival.
April 25th – t.b.a.
Philadelphia, PA
April 26th – t.b.a.
April 27th – ?
Please contact me or KBD if you can offer and assistance with t.b.a. dates.
