Program: sound constructions

chat with kim cascone during the sound constructions / das kleine field recordings festival performances: Trying to connect [2]uno has launched into your reality [2]uno: radio aporee [2]uno: START [1]kim1: ok [2]uno: dfdfdf [2]uno: START! [1]kim1: greetings from a sunny coastal town [1]kim1: south of san francisco [2]uno: applaus over... [1]kim1: I'm going to be performing a piece that was done in [1]kim1: collaboration with Leif.e.Boman [1]kim1: who in 1998 was invited to Sarajevo [1]kim1: to make a piece dealing with the war there [1]kim1: he went to a small suburb [1]kim1: and collected blocks found in the rubble of a bombed residential home [1]kim1: he then took those blocks and built a wall [1]kim1: surround a soldiers HQ [1]kim1: surrounding [1]kim1: which was part of an art exhibition [1]kim1: he then took samples from the materials used in the blocks [1]kim1: and performed a emission spectroscopy analysis [1]kim1: and turned the frequencies into sound files [1]kim1: so what I have done is to take the sound files of the Sarajevo Wall [1]kim1: and turn them into a sort of sound wall [2]uno: john explains ... [1]kim1: its hard to create a piece which has any relation to the pain and suffering of war [1]kim1: but I just tried to construct my own version of a wall using the sound files that leif sent me [1]kim1: I am indebted to all who helped make this possible [2]uno: kim: question: how loud we have to play it? [1]kim1: rinus, udo, jodi, leif [1]kim1: play it at a good volume [1]kim1: but not too loud [1]kim1: it is not meant to simulate a war ;) [1]kim1: its just an abstraction of a wall [1]kim1: are there any questions? [2]uno: no questions... ;) so: START it... [1]kim1: ok I'm going to start the piece now [1]kim1: it started [2]uno: no... [1]kim1: it is playing here [1]kim1: is it not playing there? [2]uno: stream not found yet... [2]uno: are you sure? [1]kim1: I reconnected [1]kim1: is it playing now? [2]uno: yes... [1]kim1: ok [1]kim1: connection must have timed out [2]uno: ok, perfect here... [2]uno: it all works pretty well, people are tensely listening.... this chat is visible no longer... [1]kim1: ok [1]kim1: is it loud enough? [2]uno: i think it's great... [1]kim1: :D [1]kim1: its ~12 minutes or so [2]uno: stream works ok, no stutter [2]uno: can you tell us jsut a minute before it's over? than we can tune into seiijis play... [1]kim1: ok [2]uno: great. all ok here... [1]kim1: :) [2]uno: rinus said: very good sound.... [2]uno: i like it to, i