A short interview with Lynn Pook about her work Aptium (unfortunately just in French!):
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p. 116 Stircrazer IV by Sabrina Schroeder
Stircrazer IV (2015) by Sabrina Schroeder, using tactile transducers on bass drums:
p. 115 Rainforest by David Tudor
Several performances of Rainforest (1968-1973) by David Tudor, all using different objects attached to tactile transducers:
p. 111 Shozyg by Hugh Davies
An interview with Hugh Davies and some music played on the Shozyg (also using some of his egg slicer instruments):
Listen to more Shozyg music:
p. 110 Apple Box Double by Pauline Oliveros
Apple Box Double (1965) by Pauline Oliveros. This video documents a performance of Pauline Oliveros and Seth Cluett in 2004:
And here another performance of Pauline and Seth on apple boxes, from September 2016:
p. 110 Travelon Gamelon by Richard Lerman
Travelon Gamelon (1977) by Richard Lerman is using piezo-ceramic disks as contact microphones. Many of his works use transducers and his website is a very valuable resource on using these, including a guide for making these microphones.
p. 108 Inside Piano by Andrea Neumann
Andrea Neumann performing on her Inside Piano:
p. 107 Streetwalker by Ellen Fullman
Streetwalker (1980) by Ellen Fullman, amplifying the skirt with contact microphones:
p. 105 Coffee making by Valerian Maly
Valerian Maly is making coffee for his new students. The coffee cooker is amplified by a contact microphone. The smell of fresh coffee is of course an important element as well during this performance!
p. 99 Three Short Stories and an Apotheosis by Annea Lockwood
A short fragment of Three Short Stories and an Apotheosis (1985) by Annea Lockwood. You hear the audience throwing the loudspeaker ball (and laughing while doing this).
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