Fallout - March 15, 2009

After a long project, the end brings a change in focus. Trying to fill the newly formed space. In the back of my mind I know it's still there, but I won't fall in. This happens to others too and it's happened to me before. It's okay. Empty space should be seen as a positive, not a negative. Listen to silences between Miles' notes, the spaces between Jaki's beats and lack of concreteness of Lynch's narratives. Where there are gaps, there are places to enter.
There is something important to be said.


So the bulk of the 3 year degree is done. I say, the bulk is over, because I haven't got my results as yet and chances are I will have some corrections to do. However until then it's over. I handed in a 21,000 word paper and most importantly got to see my body of work in totality. The nature of my work often mean that a piece is not really complete until it's set up in the exhibition space, let alone a group of time-based media works. Once it was all set up I was able to see it as a pretty solid collection of works. Of course you will always see something that you think could've been improved on, but at some point you have to let it go.
The work was open to the public for 2 and a half days and I must say I was overwhelmed by the positive responses to the show. So much so that banalities such as "Thank you" were all I could muster for the most part. I'm touched that so many people were touched by the work and ultimately this is what I hope my work does. And it seems like it did. I'm very glad.
Here are some images of the installed works.

Top to bottom:
Gallery signage
Stimmung Ton (sound collection listening stations)
Run Out Groove (communique) (text on perspex with soundtrack)
Until We Sleep (sound and video installation)
Portal Lux Aeterna (after Ligeti) (surround sound and video installation)
Whitepinkblack Noise (video and sound installation)
Cantus 35 (surround sound installation - gallery installed version)
In Haunted Attics (surround sound, video and fog installation)

'Limbic' in Sydney's "Mop Project" space has happened, yet to hear of responses, positive or negative, but looks like a nice space and the works looked good in there.

The lovely Sally Rees' "In Stereo (where available)" is also over and was great, I'm very proud. Here's a link to her blog mentioning the show.


Damo Suzuki's Network show happened on February 26. Was enjoyable to play and I hope those who attended enjoyed it as well. As I expected and hoped, it was pretty different to the last Hobart show. A word that keeps coming to mind is 'sinewy'. Thank you very much to my fellow Sound Carriers; Scot Cotterell, Leigh Hobba, Tim Panaretos, Lisa Rime and Julian Teakle. Thanks must also go to Paint Your Golden Face, Brian Ritchie and the Brisbane for hosting the gig. I've yet to master the recording I have, but I've located the following documentation online.










































Still images: Simon Stanton

Youtube link 1
Youtube link 2
Youtube link 3


Now the degree is over I plan on producing more music, both live and recordings.
mumble(speak) is still a going concern and am getting closer to completing a new body of songs that will form a new indie CD release.

Over the last year or so only minimal work has taken place within the Broken Tiny project. However I've begun working on it again recently, specifically because the first live performance of BT since August 2006 will be taking place during 'Glitchfest' on the 4th and 5th of April. Not sure what time or day yet, but I'm looking forward to presenting some sub bass, distorted dubby beats and power electronics to an audience.

Also playing at the same festival will be the improvised drone/doom guitar project I have with Scot Cotterell called DÜO. Again I don't know full detail of when, but I'm sure it will be announced via their site.

The duo with Aaron Metcalf known as M.0.1.0 (Machines Of Indeterminate Origin) is getting closer to announcing something...stay tuned.

No change in the TRIAD itinerary at this stage, but confirmations are due very soon.

I am to be part of a group exhibition called 'Lust For Life' at CAST gallery in May. The show is co-ordinated by Lucy Bleach and I will likely to be presenting an installed documentation of a new version of 'Exhalation', the ongoing sound performance work. More details soon.

That's it for now, thanks for checking in and be good to each other.

P.S. My buddy Neil and I (a couple of geeks) tried a test of duration and attempted to watch the 10 "Friday The 13th" films chronologically without falling asleep. We did it for the most part too. Here's time lapse proof with sound culled from an hourly report of onscreen action.