IS THIS A CULT? REFLECTIONS ON SOUND EXHIBIT

So I went to the here.here concert from Marie-Cécile Reber where she used nature sounds as a backdrop to some indescribable other noises, it reminded me of the gem featured above. Here are some of the notes I made during this very uncomfortable time:

A lot of people touching their instruments very uncomfortably

I get it but also just why?

Why did these 8 people get together and decide this was a good idea and worth travelling to Farnham to 'perform' it

I wouldn't want to be left alone with these people

What is she fucking doing with her hands?

I am uncomfortably aware of how loud it is to exist

Leather jacket and many dangly jangly earrings was a bad outfit choice

Has an amateur theatre group aura

Unbridled descent into madness

Wait, is this a cult?

I'd love to see what their scores look like

- On that note, drummer at Clapham writing out the beats as we recorded the music video upstairs, drum scores look alien to me

Can't always differentiate where noises are coming from

Woodwind and brass instruments may work better than voice in Noah's Ark potentially?

This was subsequently followed by Professor John Pymm giving a lecture on Steve Reich:

(Well actually there was free wine first so the quality of my notes dwindled)

Narrative trails vs narrativity

Look at an hour not seconds

Rita Reif New York Times May (2003) 'Chanting and chattering'

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Pace, Timbre, Accents, Stress

Common purpose, shared space