Middlesex University: Waveswarms

‘Breathing life into the unthinkable sound…’ (Peyevski)

‘Prizing the sonic jewel from dead ears…’ (vaporous)

‘The possibility for awareness of space-motion at a radicalized level’ (Pynch Murkham)

This is the overtly micro-political world of sound (and corresponding feedback circuits). Is the metallic anti-symphony of the factory still your amniotic poison? Can you feel the localized vibrations of <sound> rattling through virtual machinery?

‘…Waveswarms is to travel into the depths of sound, into the swarm of an indivisible sound ‘moment’ – to break free of the anchors of normalized sonic production and undermine the reality of segmented physical interactions. This event brings together the scurf edges of sound inception techniques… genetic algorhythms, analogue modulation, interactive installations, group improvisation, vision-sound alliances etc <c below>all aiming at spraying intensity through multiple media…

Composition:

∑ Thomas Cullis : Solo set of live electronics - improvised with generative synth soundscapes, drones

∑ Martin Robinson : current research interests are algorithmic and/or interactive control of live sound and video performances and installations. Sounds will be dissected, recombined and scattered in an improvised mix of digital sound.

∑ Chun Lee & Konrad Kinard : incorporating Max patches for life processing and generative systems to create a performance system centrally located about feedback and gesture. Using improvisational and set quantities/controls, game structures and other strategies.

∑ Sceening of the abstract short film ‘Exclorescence’ by Glitch and Freakuency

∑ Marina Venturini : short set screening of a-v compositions

∑ Improvised music including acoustic/electronic instruments/sound sources and live image manipulation (Robin Warren) (music by Viv Corringham, Marina Venturini, Dave Lawrence, Aled Rees, Dave Corbett & Thomas Cullis).

∑ Algorithmic Garden Furniture - Black Combine Harvester Style DJ/Laptop set

Also on site:

Installation by Sponde:

"Watchful Eyes"

Clock, microcontroller sensor system, speaker, MIDI sound

Installation by David Corbett:

"Cardinal Butane"

Self powered speakers, mindisc and two suspended objects

‘We must be re-born to the swarm…’ H. Miller