Noise & Politics: Recent Episodes
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Mutable Intensities is a study of infinitesimal air flows and vortices, composed with low-frequency captures of hummingbird flutters as well as sound pulses of underwater bubble nucleations.
Carmelo Pampillonio is a sound artist and researcher. His recent practices have focused on novel engagements with planetary-scale communication and sensing infrastructures. This research has brought Pampillonio into collaboration with experts in the fields of infrasound, seismology, radio astronomy, meteorology, acoustics and has culminated in a variety of interdisciplinary projects. Pampillonio is currently on the Science Advisory Committee of the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI).
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Tracklist: pride / Find What Works (Then Do Something Else) / Keep Cool, but Care / voice thing / Good Stuff (No Charge) / fack
James Hoff: Why's the Future so Popular?
Tracklist: Yasunao Tone: Lyriction for Flute James Hoff: Tinnitus Studies Elizabeth Claire Prophet: Decree 10.05 Charlie Morrow: Chorale Bounce 1 (featuring Yuval Waldman) Charlie Morrow: Chorale Bounce 2 (featuring Yuval Waldman) Clark Gesner: Found on the Elevator 205 W. 57 2/11/69 (Side 1) Mieko Shiomi: George Maciunas Sachiko M and Tashimaru Nakamura: Unadvised 01 Salvatore Martirano: L’s G.A. for gassed-masked politico, helium bomb, and 2 channel tape recorder. Otis Houston, Jr: America
Recordings of live performances from a series of events that took place on the roof Lubov Gallery, 5 East Broadway, NYC, September 17–19, 2020.
Tracklist: 1. Nick Scavo, "Friday Night is Music Night", 00:00–20:54. Italian Americans, once heavily influenced by labor organizing, Anti-Fascism, Marxism, Operaismo (Workism), and anarchism, have for decades been deeply rooted in the NYPD and the political power structure in NYC. Eric Garner was murdered by Daniel Pantaleo, an Italian-American police officer, and the “average joe” paesan Sunday Gravy and Bolognese jokes that warmed Cuomo and de Blasio to many suburbanites throughout the pandemic are ceaseless. Beyond relationships with the NYPD, Italian Americans have become entrenched in racism and are fully complicit in the maintenance of the status quo—as the recent Blue Lives Matter march in Bensonhurst demonstrates. Mulberry is one of the few streets in Lower Manhattan where you will see signs in support of the police during the recent protests and Black Lives Matter movement.
"Friday Night Is Music Night" takes its name from a workers gathering and music night that took place on Mulberry street in 1919 that was eventually also (by chance?) used as the title for a long running BBC orchestral radio show. The piece is a composed “playlist” that presents a progression of recordings from Anti-Fascist workers songs from the early 20th century, eventually charting the assimilation into the capitalist and white supremacist Americanization of Italian American identities: charting the music of Louis Prima, Frank Sinatra, Italo Disco, the Sicilian and Southern Italian heritage of last names like “Mancuso” and “Frusciante,” and eventually various stylized EDM, subgenres as its imprint. Mobster voice actors and a very familiar Italian plumber also make regular appearances as a kind of “chorus” throughout.
- Shots, 20:54–33:00.
- Luke Moldof, 33:04–42:35.
- Bookworms, 42:40–1:08:20.
- Speaker Music, 1:08:16–1:32:44.
- Voice Training, 1:32:48–1:56:32.
- Umfang, 1:56:33–2:24:48
- 7038634357, 2:24:49–2:40:16.
- Drumloop, 2:40:17–2:59:12
J.-P. Caron is a philosopher and artist based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is an associate professor of philosophy at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and an instructor for The New Centre for Research and Practice. He’s also been practicing noise and experimental music for more than 15 years and manages the label, Seminal Records. /
Featuring tracks from upcoming releases by J.-P. Caron, b-Alúria, Yersiniose, Raquel Stolf, Vulgar Débil, and Quasicrystal
Adornorama Hörspiel, presented by Derek Baron and John Andrew Wilhite-Hannisdal, is occasioned by the latest release by Cop Tears: “Theodor Adorno: Piano Works”. Adornorama Hörspiel features contributions by the other two members of Cop Tears, Cameron Kapoor and John Welsh; Kylie Gilchrist and Cooper Francis (who co-wrote the album’s liner notes); and a reading by Natalie Price-Hafslund of an essay by Mimi Howard. “Theodor Adorno: Piano Works” is out now on Reading Group (www.readinggroup.co/): https://readinggroupcompany.bandcamp.com/album/theodor-adorno-piano-works
A selection of new releases from London-based label, Regional Bears.
Tracklist:
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Introduction by Michael Barthel discussing his recent release "Vollmacht" based on Michael Bakunin‘s book "Worte an die Jugend - Prinzipien der Revolution“ ("Words to the Youth - Principles of the Revolution”), published by Packpapier Verlag. The text was first published in 1869 and called on the youth of Russia to revolt against tsarism. Due to the repression of all socialist efforts, the publication was kept secret and the result was the emergence of a conspiratorial spirit among Russian student youth. "Vollmacht" is an acoustic and poetic inquiry into authority and power in human relationships. Ten pieces of LOUD POETRY CHANSON with voice and piano based on Michael Bakunin’s reaction to the circumstances of Russian student Sergei G. Netschajev and his actions. Michael Barthel is based in Leipzig and works with language in writing, sound and visual arts. 0.00–6:24
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Michael Barthel, "Vollmacht", Recorded March–May 2020, at Kunstverein Röderhof. Released January 2021. 6:24–32:00.
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Arek Gulbenkoglu, "Life Choices/Portrait of The Dutchman", Released January 2021. 32:00–46:56.
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Eric Schmid, "Technology & Mythology (What Is Structure's Ontology?)", Released October 2020. 46:56–1:24:16.
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Matthew Sullivan, "Zen Cab", Released January 2021. 1:24:16–1:54:10.