secession update #016

___regenerative generative @ Sonic Residues
___Design @ Secession
___2 new releases from Secession - finally!

|| secession update 
   23/11/00
   #016

___regenerative generative @ Sonic Residues

Andrew Garton and Ollie Olsen, accompanied by visual artist, John Power and violinist, Justina Curtis, perform their evocative sound and image compositions at Sonic Residues.

Saturday 2 December, 8pm (sharp)
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne

Regenerative Generative is an ever-shifting palette of sounds, melodic and harmonic structures and dynamic visual interpretations informed by constant REinterpretation of audible and visual inputs and outputs.

The basic components of Regenerative Generative are comprised of compositions that commence with a generative underscore. This is then manipulated by re-sampling the composition and folding pre-recorded sound segments into the overall arrangement/mix.

Sound and MIDI data is then sent to visualisation tools that respond to values such as pitch and velocity. Visual responses can vary from densely layered collage to delicate, wire-frame 3D objects.

Regenerative Generative is about the use of these tools as a means of expression, both steering the composition away from repetition and creating meaningful relationships between sounds and their arrangement within the context of an 'interactive composition'.

For more information about the stunning Sonic Residues series, see:

http://www.activatedspace.com.au/SonicResidues/SonicRes02/

___Design @ Secession

Joining us at Secession is designer, Andrew Thomas, who has spent the best part of the past two years as lead designer at Toy Satellite. Andrew is currently working on packaging for our new releases as well as a fresh, mirror-trickery identity for the label.

___2 new releases from Secession - finally!

Due mid-December is "Secret City" from the infamous Department of Ongoing Digital Situations (DOODS). A remix of their 1997 cassette release, "Legends to Maps of Freedom" including new work from DOODs, Alberto Tsara and Ion van Gemsy. Catalogue number SR:004.

Released at the same time will be the long-awaited "Creating Regions" from Lost Time Accident. Recorded live at the DocumentaX netcast from Toy Satellite (Melbourne) to Kassel (Germany) and commissioned by KunstRadio (Austria). Catalogue number SR:005.

A video piece for "Creating Regions" is currently being crafted by Kim Bounds (aka. Raindog and 2Loops, formally CHROMA).

peace,
andrew

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