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Partial Rihmmersion

The Earwig — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:11:45 +0000

I have been sheepish for a while about my ignorance of the music of Wolfgang Rihm. Last weekend's 'Total Immersion' festival was the perfect opportunity to put it right. But I couldn't go. So I am having to rely instead on the coverage on Hear and Now - three consecutive weeks of programmes - to Rihmmerse myself as best I can.

Right-Brain Music

Richard Thomas — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:41:23 +0000

Last night I saw a really good concert by the ELISION ensemble- including a piece by Bryn Harrison: surface forms (repeating). The last few of his works I've seen have had a very static element to them, looking at the sam

And so the story begins...

The Earwig — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:13:04 +0000

Historians, like novelists, are in the business of telling stories. But one of the most difficult things about telling stories is knowing when the story starts. How can you write about a war without delving into the run-up to it? And what about the lead-in to the run-up? How far back do you go? A biography usually needs some account of the parents of the subject - but grandparents as well?

Aural Computer Game

David Rogerson — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:43:18 +0000

Papa Sangre is a new video gama that doesn't use image but sound to immerse the player.

"It’s a first-person thriller, done entirely in audio by an award-winning team of game designers, musicians, sound designers and developers. We’ve created an entire world using the first ever real-time 3D audio engine implemented on a handheld device."

Who'd want to make music on a telephone?

Richard Thomas — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:54:43 +0000

After a couple of things coming up lately on our facebook page related to using apps on phones for music making, I thought I'd look into it in a bit more detail.

Braun Tube Jazz Band

David Rogerson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:49:48 +0000

Wada Ei's performance installation uses TV screens as percussion instruments. A Nam Jun Paik-style gamelan. The artists says: