Saturday, June 10, 2006

improvised broadcast media performance

wow.

i just took a cab home from newtown. on the way i was spoiled with a once in a life time radio broadcast interference that built up to what can only be described as a full on contemporary sound art performance.

it started as a news broadcast about papilloma virus, but was quickly cut in with a high pitch ringing tone that started dominating the broadcast. then the speech took over again only be broken by a rhythmic echo cutting in and out and building up to an electric interference overcoming the broadcast.

for the entire duration of the cab drive the sound kept mutating non-stop and the performance grew more and more interesting as the trip went on.

when i got to my place i was tempted just to stay in the cab to see how this play would climax, but i fear i am too poor to keep riding a cab around the city over and over again.

i wish you were there to hear it bunnies, but for now you just have to take my word on it: it was awesome.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

and then u got home and sobered up...

Anonymous said...

fantastic! who needs sound art when we have fuckdup radio?

tp said...

oh naturally i was off my tits at the time...

i'm telling you shannon, it was a definite 'found object' or should i say 'found audio' just screaming for any means of recording it.

it was like seeing two rottweilers, on a tandem bike in pink tutus and not having a camera with you.