Re: [microsound] sympathetic

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On Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:54:33 -0400 tim kugel <guitardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> Hi,
> anyone have any information on microsound (+) artists, research, 
> not
> well-known instruments, and recorded works done using sympathetic
> vibrations - made with acoustic sources (forks, bells, 
> architecture,
> etc.)? 

Yeah, a friend of mine and his twin brother vibrate buildings and other
structures. John and Mark Bain.  Here is part of an interview of John
from the Tentacle; below that are a couple links pertaining to Mark.     
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                          
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
       
I basically designed the Mutant Data Orchestra devices for my own use,
and since I don't label any of the switches, it would be hard for other
performers to use them. I have performed on them with my brother, Mark
Bain, but I trust his aesthetics so it worked out well. It was at my
first show with my extended kit at the 1998 Dutch Electronic Arts
Festival (DEAF) in Rotterdam (www.v2.nl). He was vibrating the V2
building with a computer-controlled motor system, and I invited him to
collaborate on the performance as well. The theme of the festival was
"The Art Of The Accident," which seemed appropriate to both projects.
Another show we did, in 1999, was at the Het Paard, a large night club in
Den Haag, with me on stage controlling the MDO and him on vibrating
building being fed back through the mains from several arrays of
geophones. Some destruction happened as well, but that was the point of
the exhibition. So his vibration projects do work well with the MDO since
it adds a rhythmic element to the proceedings.                           
                                                                         
                                                                         

http://www.inthemeantime.nl/people/mark/mark2.htm                        
                                              
http://www.recycleyourears.com/reviews/reviews2/mbvib.htm