Switch ON come back in 2012 with one of the most hard working sound artist from Germany, Marc Behrens with his latest sound composition, don't miss this magical concert!
About the composition:
1) Irregular Characters (19:45) 2010
Composed for "Tributo a J. G. Ballard" by the Fundaçao Serralves, Porto, Portugal, using source material reworked from Yasunao Tone's "Solos for Wounded CDs." Tone's highly schizophrenic, dishumanized and entropic material was widely transformed using granular synthesis (drones and filtered structures) and graphical spectrogram editing to create a dynamic framework in which Behrens sets a few special recordings of his own. A carefully constructed narrative is ruptured several times as if holes open to other, even more pathological layers. These short passages reveal voice utterances by groups and individuals (mainly human), reinforcing the idea of actors in a dystopian environment, who in turn are under influences not entirely disclosed to the listener.
The light choreography in the space (originally conceived for the Auditório Serralves) is simple and provides only few coincidences with the much more complex sound - aimed to casting a strong influence on the spectators themselves, who likely become close to the individuals and groups represented in the sound.
2) Cloud/Could (3rd movement) (11:58) 2011
"Cloud/Could" is a work-in-progress, using sound material recorded on 23 passenger flights over three continents. They were made methodically on many of the flights I took between July 2010 and July 2011, with one exception in June 2005. Some of the recordings did not conform to safety regulations as they were done during take-off and landing.
The bulk of these recordings, in terms of quantity, were made with recording devices hidden in check-in bags of different types between closing the bag and the reclaiming it at the destination, as long as batteries and recording memory would last. On almost all occasions, cheap handheld recorders were used.
During the recording period, my focus shifted towards the gap between the popular image and technicalities of passenger flight and the mythological and religious concepts of supernatural beings who descend from or live in the clouds. I am successively filling this gap with stories as well as defining the two fields, turning my prolonged interest and the material I gathered into a palpable work. The history of the work-in-progress is creating constant twists and potentialities.
"Cloud/Could" is the complementary piece to a conceptual radio composition entitled "Crowd" due to be premiered in March 2012.
This concert is support by the Goethe Institute Kuala Lumpur, with the venue sponsor by Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center.
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