Post Category → Electroacoustic Composition

Sonic Adventures 004 – Civic Auscultation

This video demonstrates the hardware controller I made using two sonic sensors to control granulation of recorded voices and effects in Ableton. It will be expanded into a full piece for live performance utilising more of the Lyra 8 and Moose Electronics custom delay/reverb.

Program note: Civic Auscultation is a live performance etude that explores how live electronics can change the auditory landscape of a bustling city by focusing on the snatches of overheard conversations. The piece is designed to present a different arrangement of sounds each time, replicating the varied experiences of walking through a city.

Sonic Adventures 003

Title: Circumference

Program Note: This piece explores the relationship between wood, metal and the sounds generated by circular movements as they interact. The wood is transformed from starting out it’s life as a habitat for wildlife before it is cut down and prepared for it’s new life as a construction material. In this case used to build a structure where instead of birds and insects, its new occupants are humans. The sound of the saw acts as a metaphor for the wood as the sound is cut into pieces before being reassembled in the final section ready to start it’s new life.