Re: [microsound] frequencies installations:brief review

[Bill Jarboe <billjarboe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 3/20/02 9:43 AM, stephan mathieu at sssst@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> invisible architecture made of sound.

 I've done some of that, it always amazes me what can be accomplished with
soundwaves.

> i visited frankfurt for three weekends for the performances and i always
> wondered how the people who work in the exhibition can stand this frequency
> pollution which of course swirls around in the whole big house. i spoke with
> the lady at the entrance about this and she said that shes not getting rid of
> this constant 40Hz sinewave @ 120db (even in her sleep) which lets the
> building vibrate. not to mention the ultra high frequencies between
> 16-40.000Hz being secreted from various places.
> 


 I know from working in a record store that one can 'tune in out' to a large
degree since one  has to be 'in the moment'and concentrate on the work.@ 120
db though that's a different matter. . . and I thought Niketown was bad.



 
> charles played a wonderful set with his signature twisted bell like sounds,
> field recordings and processed accoustic instruments and voices, short fast
> moving and merging images. his visual work discribed a way along a citys
> skyline, probably seen from a train.


  I purchased 'undirected' from your recommendation and I like that alot.I
couldn't get the software to run on my machine since it's probably for an
older style mac. I'm guessing his more recent album includes software for
ppc; am I right?



                                 Bill