Procedural Concert #1

I’m thinking about using kickstarter to create procedural concert.  I want to hire about 10 cellists and have them improvise using a given scale.  Each cellist will have their own giant box (shaped like intonarumori) to perform inside of.  I want them hidden from view.  The idea is to create more of an installation than a concert. Continue reading “Procedural Concert #1”

The Performer Is Pointless

Neural activity occurs regardless of what the sound is. Seeking to communicate anything through noise/music/art is cognitively regressive. It would impose an agreement of which many minds arrive at simply due to conditioning. I do not deny my own conditioning. Perhaps I am more easily entertained now. Through years of observing nature, I developed aContinue reading “The Performer Is Pointless”

Post-Drone: An era of experimental maximalism

Drone is often associated with minimalism, but it is slowly detaching itself from that term. In fact the newer drone out there can be thought of as very maximalist. I often use the term post-drone to define a type of drone music that is both complex and abstract. The complexity is not obvious though. ItContinue reading “Post-Drone: An era of experimental maximalism”