Two concerts which couldn’t be much further apart in terms of genre, yet both included large amounts of the mysterious process we call ‘Improvisation’:
Atau Tanaka and his completely unpredictable BioMuse vs. the psychedelic delights of the Cosmic Debris Music concert.
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Emmet Mulholland – Review – Atau Tanaka & Cosmic Debris
Posted in improvisation, music, performance, projects, review on 4 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Review of Two Improvised Performances – ‘The Jahm Band’ and ‘Tom McRae’
Posted in discussion, essay, idea, improvisation, music, online diary, performance, projects, reading, reflective writing, review, sounds, tangent, tagged The Jahm Band, Tom McRae on 4 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This review looks at performances from ‘The Jahm Band’, a psychedelic, funk-jazz fusion group based in North Antrim and singer songwriter ‘Tom McRae’ who are two performing artists/group who share the same or similar (self-proclaimed) chaotic approach to improvisation within their perspective music/sounds. However within the context of a live performance, this same attitude towards [...]
REVIEW – Dan Gillen, FAINT & Disparate Bodies @ SARC
Posted in discussion, improvisation, projects, reflective writing, review, tagged Disparate Bodies, Faint, Project 1 on 3 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A comparison of the Disparate Bodies network performance (29th Nov 2007) and FAINT (11th Oct 2007), both in the Sonic Lab at SARC.
by Daniel Gillen
I find the Sonic Lab a bit disorienting at the best of times, due to a fairly debilitating fear of heights and fascination with shiny things which light up. Combine this [...]
Review: Faint and Dialogic Music —— Steven McGuinness
Posted in discussion, projects, review, tagged Dialogic Music, Faint on 2 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When I first arrived at queens, I did not know exactly what to expect from the weekly concerts that I had heard so much about in the music technology open days. I prepared myself to be open minded, to expect the unexpected and to appreciate the unconventional and as a consequence expand my mind. I’d [...]
Improvisers Needed!
Posted in announcement, improvisation one on 29 October 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hello all,
Is anyone interested in performing a 15 minute improvised piece this Wednesday (31st October)?
I have a couple of people already enlisted, but would like a couple more. The performance would be in the morning, just before the Performance Workshop class in the Music Building.
Please get in touch with me as soon as possible [...]
Reflective Writing
Posted in announcement, improvisation one, reflective writing on 22 October 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just a reminder that your reflective writing for Improvisation One is due this Wednesday before class at the latest.
Also just to clarify… regardless of what we may have said before, you need to hand this in to Audrey or Iris in the School of Music Office.
