Flurry of updates!
TUESDAY, MAY 22 2007
I finally post archives from shows over the last month and a half…enjoy!
Walkthroughs, Street Events, and Audience Participation ⇒ Part of a larger piece (the entirety of which I haven't read, but looks interesting), this page gives a short description of a (very) small list of interactive sound pieces since the 1960s; the most famous of which, Listen, by Max Neuhaus, involved a "field trip for an audience".
The New Edge ⇒ Another show of experimental music at WMBR, hosted by Ken Field. Explores more of the improvisation and jazz traditions than sigtronica.
THE RECORD EFFECT: How technology has transformed the sound of music. ⇒ A New Yorker article from mid-2005 that examines a few recent books about the influence of recording on musical performance. Insightful thoughts into the tradeoffs of different representations of music.
Music and Technology: A Roundtable Discussion ⇒ A discussion moderated by Philip Glass and including Morton Subotnick, Paul Miller (aka DJ Spooky), John Moran, Michael Riesman about the interplay of music and technology in the hands of the composer. Heavy on the optimism, especially from Subotnick.
TUESDAY, MAY 22 2007
I finally post archives from shows over the last month and a half…enjoy!
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 2006
The fall is not the time for decay and endings, but rather the time for new beginnings and reaffirmations. Or perhaps I believe this simple because I’m still in graduate school, where the transition to September means the beginning of another cycle of the academic year.
Philosophizing aside, sigtronica will be moving as a result of the new WMBR season. Beginning next week, I will now broadcast Wednesday nights from 2100-2200 EDT (GMT – 4). Expect the same non-sameness of new and old experimental and electronic music.
MONDAY, MARCH 13 2006
I’ve finally re-designed and updated the sigtronica website. In the coming days I’ll be adding old playlists and archives along with more links and thoughts. The posts will be time-travelling, as the playlists will be appearing on the date that the show aired. Isn’t the power of technology to completely mess with time amazing?
Thanks for listening!