Ikue Mori and Zeena Parkins / sound. at REDCAT pt. 1/4

[christophebassett]

A bit lugubrious, but I've been the performer in this case and it's too fun to do improv like this.

[baiNEKO]

sä olet ihan paska paska paskaaa

[Falloople]

omg what's the name of this song??

(joking)

[diplopiamultipla]

wonderful!!!!

[Zisch2]

Beautyful. Thanks for uploading!

[bushbabushka]

Shamkaut starushky kostyamy gremyat.......

[bushbabushka]

BORMOTUCHA!!!!!

[kisstheplane]

this is pretty cool... but laptops are for pussies. i wonder what software she's using.

[thetopface]

haha i used to think that, too, but it's all in application. mori doesn't use generic software. she basically uses an infinitely modified drum machine she created that uses rhythm, texture, and event loops. while DJs loop song samples (limited to changing tempo and pitch of the entire sample), mori controls every sound, its timbre, and what that sound does rythmically/musically. she doesn't just move samples and press play. she literally "plays" the laptop.

hope that helped.

shalom.

[Thrash0Jazz0Assassin]

@thetopface I still have to understand this... I mean, does she actually organize samples and sounds on a piano roll-like interface or something, filter them and modify them, or does she trigger them with the laptop keyboard or what? what I find somewhat strange is that most electronic music performers usually have some kind of MIDI interface, be it a keyboard, a sampler, a drum machine, a turntable or whatever, while she just has her laptop...

[scottjhnsn]

i wouldn't say they were for pussies because they do contribute to a great deal of soundscape,however it would be more interesting to see and here other machine work.

[timeisanenemy]

woah.. is this what's cool with you crazy kids?

[henrybird]

was she the drummer in DNA???

[aphexpusher]

yes sir

[hcarducci]

Trippin'!

[wren054]

Sweet!

[petemanning1975]

Does this mean they're doing another record together? I loved phantom orchard.

[threeby8887]

There is spacy music, and then there is Space.

This rises into the latter category.

[phoenelai]

wow really cool effected sounds. Was this running via MAX/msp?