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THE GLASS HAND

from WRECKIN' BALL (ART 1008, 1994) by The Hub

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In the specification for THE GLASS HAND (John Bischoff, 1991) each player was asked to compose a number of sonic textures. While each texture might have internal motion, its overall quality was defined as stationary. Each player then constructed methods for calling forth textures in some order and executing transitions between textures that were as smooth as possible. The transition rates were specified as variable from 1 to 10 seconds. The network patch for the piece is in the form of a ring. There are two types of network data: triggers and speeds. Triggers tell a player to begin a transition to a new texture; speeds tell a player his current transition rate. Triggers are sent by each player to the next player in line in the ring, speeds to the player after that. Therefore, each player receives control information concerning how often and how fast to move between textures from two independent sources. As the music unfolds, players actively mix their individual outputs as they listen carefully. Their mixing actions are monitored by their own systems and used to influence outgoing triggers and speeds. The musical result is a multi-layered chorus of electronic sound that is continually moving and changing shape unexpectedly. Each player hears his part unfold differently in each performance. As parts converge and drift apart within a performance, players respond by shaping their mixing actions appropriately. These actions in turn affect the flow of network data, thus completing a system of circular influence. –JB

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from WRECKIN' BALL (ART 1008, 1994), released February 3, 1994
Recorded in Seattle 5/29/92
Composer: John Bischoff

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ARTIFACT RECORDINGS is a project of Ubu, Incorporated, an artist-run, non-profit organization supporting experimental and electronic music based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our download and compact disk series is dedicated to representing a living experimental music tradition that continues to thrive in the cracks between the commercial, academic and classical music establishments. ... more

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