22 June 2014

Microsound experiments with a drum machine

My learning form the Heart of noise festival in Innsbruck was that with a drum machine you couldt do a good noise show. No need to use a Laptop.
Used my Yamaha RX5 to figure that out.

 First I delved into the realm of microsound composition. Best introduction was the book of Curtis Roads, Microsound http://books.google.de/books/about/Microsound.html?id=YxnqcAR7xjkC&redir_esc=y

Very inspiring in case of microsounds and drummachines was a text by Pere Villez: http://perevillez.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/particle-composition-the-wavehole-and-the-xenakis-screens/

The RX5 is perfect for that kind of noise and microsound composition. Here is an example. Lots of reminders of Ikeda sound






The door is open. Will go on experimenting

Heart of Noise Festival, Innsbruck

Three perfect days in Innsbruck. Lots of noise, good learning




most important for me: Ryoji Ikeda





All in all: Innsbruck was a very bodily experience. Loud!!. Playing this music makes it necessary to practise with a monster PA. Access to such a PA is crucial to become part of this community.
Almost all artists where using laptops on stage.
I was trying to figure out, which instruments could work best for this kind of noise heard in Innsbruck:
its a drum machine. The whole Ideka stuff could be reproduced with a drum machine.
So I started to experiment with my RX5....