January 22, 2004
Drift Theory 2
John Power and I performed our proof of concept "multi-player instrument" last Wednesday evening. We started off by framing the context for a specific piece on the Drift Theory series.
The night consisted of a number of video/sound performances. Running about an hour behind schedule, by the time we got to play we were both tired and some what drained, but we managed to pull it off despite a minor technical problem.
Problems are good... that's how we learn.
Here's a few images from the performance, one of two video screens.
Photos: Justina Curtis
January 19, 2004
Floating Point
John and I will perform Drift Theory 2 utilising Epic Games' Unreal game engine in which we are creating an "instrument" of sorts.
Objects, which can be seen in this screen grab, have been assigned sounds which are set off when "nudged" by the player. Two to three levels are planned, each with their own set of sound objects that bounce from one end of the "performance space" to the other.
January 14, 2004
Art's Birthday: y a r t s t h d a b i r
Was art born on a specific day? According to French artist Robert Filliou, it was.
"He suggested that 1,000,000 years ago, there was no art. But one day, on the 17th of January to be precise, Art was born. According to Filliou, it happened when someone dropped a dry sponge into a bucket of water."
Using generative sound tools and Western Front's Scrambled Bites server, we're providing an interpretation of the original song that "happy birthday" was derived from. "Good Morning to all" was written by two sisters as a classroom ditty.
More information: y a r t s t h d a b i r.
All this, and a host of other international guests will contribute towards the proposed Art's Birthday on the 17th of Jan, round the clock. For more info, see the Art's Birthday Schedule.
January 08, 2004
The ancient parish of GARTON
On the trail of family references. How the name Garton got to Novisad, where our father was born to a Red Army gaurd, is a mystery!
The ancient parish of GARTON is located "...in the wapentake and liberty of Holderness; 9 miles NE. of Hedon...", England.
January 07, 2004
High rez from another planet
P2302.jpg First highest resolution image to come from another planet. Bound to be linked to from sites all over this Earth...
It's uncanny... one can see a hill or mountain over the horizon. Reminds me of the stark images from Frank Herbert's Dune series.
Source: ABC - NASA shows off Spirit's postcard from Mars.
Justina's "home" page
Essentially a trackback test... Justina's getting clever with CSS (style sheets) and having fun with web sites again.
January 06, 2004
Our Lady of the Iguanas
Our Lady of the Iguanas (Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas, Juchitán, Oaxaca) , a photo by Graciela Iturbide taken in 1979.
One of the most remarkable images I have seen in recent months. Published in the 2004 calendar, Unwritten Histories, from DRIK, the Bangladesh based photo journalist library.
January 05, 2004
2004: Where we were before, but more...
We finally came up the resolution, moto, creed, that which we will live by, that which will aid in making up our minds when in doubt, forging directions, associations and where applicable, sustainability.
2004 will see us seek guidance from "Where we were before, but with more..."
2003 was "Respect the core, Jah"
2002 was "If you can, you must..."
Throughout 2004 we will endevour to ensure that we not only respect, but we build and strengthen that from which we came from, that which inspired us recklessly with all that we have learnt, gathered up, produced and created in the intervening years.
How did we get here? I was explaining to Justina how it was that I'd lost so much of my musicianship. I'd been arranging "Border Song" (from Son of Science project) for the best part of the day. I'd been struggling to play simple melodies, bass and organ lines.
By using computers and losing the spontaneity of tape based recording I'd sacrificed my performance skills for IT know how... However, with much better software I'm finding the encouragement to play again! And this led me to say, "... like it was before, but now with more." Justina exclaimed, "that's it! That's what it is... our 2004...!!!"
So it goes...
