The performance with Zbigniew Karkovski is over.
It was AWESOME to say the least.
It wouldn't be too much to say that all of us went high during the performance, giving Zbig the sound that he wanted (lol)
Zbigniew is really an amazing guy.
I learned so much from him.
Noise music usually meant electronics (at least to me), yet Zbig showed me during the whole week of rehearsals how acoustic instruments can be used to produce the kind of sound he wanted as well.
It's not only about feedback and softwares.
Of course, for the vocals, pedals and ring modulators etc etc played a big part in giving Zbig the texture of sound he wanted.
And if I'm not wrong, he can already hear the sound of the different instruments and the sounds he wants us to produce from the various instruments.
I mean, on the 2nd day of rehearsal, he could already layer the entry of each instrument, knowing which instrument comes after which.
Amazing, really. It shows how tuned his ears are to the texture of sound.
The performance was really relaxed, and not in the least nerve-wrecking.
Cos Zbig gave us the freedom to do whatever we want,
as long as we gave him the texture of sound he wanted,
and the energy he wanted.
So it was loads of improvisation.
Even if I would never do this kind of music,
it was still an eye-opener for me.
And it was really enjoyable.
I really gave it my all, and nearly died "ah"-ing into the mic.
The performance wasn't even 30min, yet I was already panting at the end of it.
(Oh dear. How am I gonna survive a 2hour gig?)
Many funny highlights (lol)
Especially Alfred, who was playing the gongs, when the ropes securing the bigger gong broke and the gong fell to the floor halfway through performance, lol.
Yet he kept going with the small gong and the hihats with the same amount of energy.
And the part where RX was hitting the hihats so hard, it fell off the stand (lol!)
I think watching Noise music live is better than listening to it,
cos feeding off the energy from the performers really made it enjoyable.
Also, many thanks to my Ultimate Ears IEMs which reduced the volume by half for me.
Everyone in the crowd was going deaf (which I think is the point of it all, lol)
It would be fun to try this again.
I guess, it may come in handy next time.
You never know when =)
2010-01-30
2010-01-27
Collaboration with Zbigniew Karkovski
Renown tokyo-based composer and master sound manipulator Zbigniew Karkowski with the LASALLE College of the Arts presents an evening of audacious instrumental collaborations with the students of the School of Contemporary Music. Creating sonic art works utilizing Karkowski's relentless attention to detail, focusing on... the reworking and ordering of a collection of instrumental schards with electronic processing.
Zbigniew Karkowski has studied with composers Iannis Xenakis, Pierre Boulez, Olivier Messiaen, and Georges Aperghis and has produced numerous works in the field of both acoustic and electronic music including chamber works, pieces for large orchestra and opera. He is also the founding member of the electro-acoustic music performance trio Sensorband.
This is the last chance to catch Zbigniew Karkowski in Singapore for a while, the rehearsals with the students this week are sounding amazing! This will be something special.
Date: Friday 29 Jan 2010
Time: 7pm (1 hr duration)
Location: The Creative Cube
LASALLE College of the Arts, 1 McNally St, Singapore
Admission: FREE
Word of caution
Unless you can appreciate/enjoy Noise music, or if you find the noise from construction sites music to your ears, please DO NOT attend this concert.
Feedback and sounds worse than those from a construction site will be performed. And will go straight through your ears like a bullet straight through your head. Except that the bullet in your head will be much faster and less painful.
Fun as it was to collaborate with Mr Zbig, and much as I respect him,
I certainly WOULD NOT LIKE to be forced to quit school, or thought of as demon-possessed or perceived as a mental patient who escaped from IMH.
Zbigniew Karkowski has studied with composers Iannis Xenakis, Pierre Boulez, Olivier Messiaen, and Georges Aperghis and has produced numerous works in the field of both acoustic and electronic music including chamber works, pieces for large orchestra and opera. He is also the founding member of the electro-acoustic music performance trio Sensorband.
This is the last chance to catch Zbigniew Karkowski in Singapore for a while, the rehearsals with the students this week are sounding amazing! This will be something special.
Date: Friday 29 Jan 2010
Time: 7pm (1 hr duration)
Location: The Creative Cube
LASALLE College of the Arts, 1 McNally St, Singapore
Admission: FREE
Word of caution
Unless you can appreciate/enjoy Noise music, or if you find the noise from construction sites music to your ears, please DO NOT attend this concert.
Feedback and sounds worse than those from a construction site will be performed. And will go straight through your ears like a bullet straight through your head. Except that the bullet in your head will be much faster and less painful.
Fun as it was to collaborate with Mr Zbig, and much as I respect him,
I certainly WOULD NOT LIKE to be forced to quit school, or thought of as demon-possessed or perceived as a mental patient who escaped from IMH.
2010-01-21
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Whoever said girls take a long time to get ready (-_-)
S will prove you wrong.
He takes around 2 1/2hours to get ready to leave home!! (@_@)
Sorry brother, someone just usurped your throne as the slowest person (lol)
Even I don't take that long to get ready.
Oh wait, I do take around that long to get ready when I need to do my hair too (-_-")
And also, this is scary.
*79.9% of females take "20min or less" to do their makeup*
Like, how do Japanese girls take less than 20min to finish their makeup!?
I can't do it!!
Speed makeup much? (@_@)
2010-01-02
Happy Birthday to Granduncle!!
For once, a light-hearted entry (lol)
You know I usually don't do this much,
but here's a little glimpse into my family anyway.
This post is a little late. Since his birthday was yesterday.
Yep, yep. Yesterday.
New Year Day is a busy day can?
Spent yesterday cleaning up the house, then showered and went to Granduncle's house.
Dad was waiting for us downstairs,
We went down, found him standing outside the car,
and so I conveniently plopped myself at driver's seat (lol)
I didn't even bother to ask, ha ha.
Some time coming to the end of December, I remember writing on my cousin's facebook wall,
whining that I've not seen him for a long time,
and the next thing we know, we saw each other yesterday!!
Ha ha.
So he managed to get out of camp (lol)
I called him on Boxing Day and he told me he had to spend X'Mas in army camp, ha ha ha!!
No life!!!
And my darling little boy was there❤
And I managed to get great shots with my iPhone.
I carried him with one arm, and snapped the photo with the other.
The boy is getting heavy, can?
And I managed to get a few sneak shots.
You must understand that the big boy dislikes being photographed.
And the photos turned out quite nice, even though I couldn't see what I was taking (lol)
Great expressions of the 2 brothers watching Power Rangers =)
And oh yes, before I continue with the upload of photos,
I gotta mention that soon after snapping photos,
it was time for dinner (since caterer had arrived) and there were many guests who had yet to appear,
so we had to eat first and clear the space for those on their way.
So I got dinner for the big brother, while my dad snapped at me for not getting him his food.
Can't he see the 2 small ones are more important!?
Grr...
So I took my revenge, by giving him all the chili garnish on the noodles, and spammed curry sauce on it.
Anyway, the younger brother was so totally engrossed in watching Power Ranger,
he split his lime juice on himself and had to change out of his clothes.
While I cleaned up the chair he was sitting on, and the floor.
That felt really familiar...
Didn't I just clean the floor in my house 2 hours ago!?!?
Yes, yes, I'm auntie-fied.
Not to mention when his parents went down to buy the birthday cake (we were all wondering where they were, lol)
I shared my dinner with the small boy, who after changing his clothes, continued watching Power Rangers and in no time got totally engrossed in it (lol)
It was the longest meal I ever had in my whole life.
I was just sitting there, feeding him, watching his mouth move and chew the food until I think he swallowed and fed him again,,,
I kinda forgot to feed myself, lol.
Damn, is that a mother in the making? =S
Oh yes, many of granduncle and grandaunt's friends (from the Japanese Buddhist Society) were there, and they were like, "Isn't this the kid that they took care of last time?"
"Yep"
"Aiyo!!! Grow so big already!!"
"Ha ha, yeah."
"Got boyfriend already?"
"No"
Oh please, say they won't start some stupid matchmaking for me.
Yes, apparently, I was quite popular with the aunties (lol)
Auntie-killer much? LOL
The wife was called out from the kitchen (where she had been the whole time round),
and I took another candid shot.
I love this picture really.
It's like symbolic of the wife saying "I'll stand by you through thick or thin",
And certainly, they have been standing by each other all these years.
It's simple actions like this that show love.
And they don't really express love for each other.
If you hear them talk, you'd think they're gonna argue (-.-)
And both of them have a smile on their faces =)
The beauty of their love for each other seems to accentuated in their smiles =)
Or maybe I just think too much
And the youngest grandson being carried by his grandfather.
Happy 71st Birthday, Granduncle!!
You know I usually don't do this much,
but here's a little glimpse into my family anyway.
This post is a little late. Since his birthday was yesterday.
Yep, yep. Yesterday.
New Year Day is a busy day can?
Spent yesterday cleaning up the house, then showered and went to Granduncle's house.
Dad was waiting for us downstairs,
We went down, found him standing outside the car,
and so I conveniently plopped myself at driver's seat (lol)
I didn't even bother to ask, ha ha.
Some time coming to the end of December, I remember writing on my cousin's facebook wall,
whining that I've not seen him for a long time,
and the next thing we know, we saw each other yesterday!!
Ha ha.
So he managed to get out of camp (lol)
I called him on Boxing Day and he told me he had to spend X'Mas in army camp, ha ha ha!!
No life!!!
And my darling little boy was there❤
And I managed to get great shots with my iPhone.
I carried him with one arm, and snapped the photo with the other.The boy is getting heavy, can?
And I managed to get a few sneak shots.
You must understand that the big boy dislikes being photographed.And the photos turned out quite nice, even though I couldn't see what I was taking (lol)
Great expressions of the 2 brothers watching Power Rangers =)
And oh yes, before I continue with the upload of photos,
I gotta mention that soon after snapping photos,
it was time for dinner (since caterer had arrived) and there were many guests who had yet to appear,
so we had to eat first and clear the space for those on their way.
So I got dinner for the big brother, while my dad snapped at me for not getting him his food.
Can't he see the 2 small ones are more important!?
Grr...
So I took my revenge, by giving him all the chili garnish on the noodles, and spammed curry sauce on it.
Anyway, the younger brother was so totally engrossed in watching Power Ranger,
he split his lime juice on himself and had to change out of his clothes.
While I cleaned up the chair he was sitting on, and the floor.
That felt really familiar...
Didn't I just clean the floor in my house 2 hours ago!?!?
Yes, yes, I'm auntie-fied.
Not to mention when his parents went down to buy the birthday cake (we were all wondering where they were, lol)
I shared my dinner with the small boy, who after changing his clothes, continued watching Power Rangers and in no time got totally engrossed in it (lol)
It was the longest meal I ever had in my whole life.
I was just sitting there, feeding him, watching his mouth move and chew the food until I think he swallowed and fed him again,,,
I kinda forgot to feed myself, lol.
Damn, is that a mother in the making? =S
Oh yes, many of granduncle and grandaunt's friends (from the Japanese Buddhist Society) were there, and they were like, "Isn't this the kid that they took care of last time?"
"Yep"
"Aiyo!!! Grow so big already!!"
"Ha ha, yeah."
"Got boyfriend already?"
"No"
Oh please, say they won't start some stupid matchmaking for me.
Yes, apparently, I was quite popular with the aunties (lol)
Auntie-killer much? LOL
The wife was called out from the kitchen (where she had been the whole time round),and I took another candid shot.
I love this picture really.
It's like symbolic of the wife saying "I'll stand by you through thick or thin",
And certainly, they have been standing by each other all these years.
It's simple actions like this that show love.
And they don't really express love for each other.
If you hear them talk, you'd think they're gonna argue (-.-)
And both of them have a smile on their faces =)
The beauty of their love for each other seems to accentuated in their smiles =)
Or maybe I just think too much
And the youngest grandson being carried by his grandfather.
Happy 71st Birthday, Granduncle!!
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