After saying there was bugger all news there’s been a flood of it this last week, and I’m stupid busy right now with work and a house move. But it’s still great to see all this stuff going on. Keep throwing the info my way! This roundup is supermassive so do come back to it … [Read more…]
There are photos by XaOS and a video Starting with the simplest of sound material — sine waves — this piece slowly builds up into a noisy, yet tactile, interactive performance piece. Video projections onto the sheet become part of the user interface which can be controlled with physical gestures. Layers of sound differing in … [Read more…]
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An ongoing collation. Longer reviews The Hearing Aid B:INS Birmingham Mail Shorter posts and mentions Robin Valk B:INS Kent Davis Caroline Horn (traveling with the Zulus) Photos Mine Mr Hyde Marc Reck Caroline Horn Meta Google blog search Technorati Rootsville tag on Flickr Let me know of any more in the comments.
Nunovo’s reflections on Tunnel Vision On my return to the surface, I noted the standard city sounds with a sense of appreciation, hearing them as rhythmic ambient features of the sonic landscape. It’s not every day that the grind and roar of an approaching bus becomes an interesting element of installation art, or that the … [Read more…]
From harri b Photos are posted here from the Birmingham Flickr community. Click on the image for more details.
Dan Jones of Ten4 goes to the Manchester International Festival and asks “Why can’t Birmingham do it like Manchester? Last week I was invited up to Manchester for the launch of the International Festival, and the opening of Monkey, Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn’s ‘populist Chinese opera’. You can find plenty of reviews of Monkey … [Read more…]