Lifespan (M)usic (I)n (C)urved (E)ntrances by Terry Riley
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Rainbow in Curved Air by Terry Riley
This is truly one of my lifetime most favorite pieces of music!! Terry Riley takes me on an extremely colorful, endlessly fascinating journey. Unlike many of my sound inspired pieces which are usually 10 second slices of what I, as a synesthete see, this is a general gestalt of the bones of the entire “trip”.
The Hall of Mirrors In The Palace of Versailles by Terry Riley & John Cale
This represents only about 10 seconds of the 1971 “Anthrax” album recording of the wonderfully swirling, cyclical mantras of Terry Riley’s Sax, and the piano’s oceanic roll by John Cale, (famous for his membership in the Velvet Underground).
Image below was the first small model for the large piece above. Silk, cotton and metallic thread and floss, 12″x12″
L’oeil d’ecoute – The Listening Eye-Synesthesia – I see what I hear
Because I “see” what I hear as a Synesthete, I thought this an appropriate selfie image for me.
Shy by Matthew Dear
This is what most of my drawings start as- listening through fancy head phones, with my aural/visual response on a napkin which is my favorite drawing paper. I scan the napkin, clean up the image and colorize a multitude of color and texture choices in Photoshop, blow up the image to size I want to sew, print pattern and use as stencil to cut fabric for completed piece, hand embroider in place and VOILA- there it is
Pick Up Sticks by Dave Brubeck
Ferns from Draconis by Legowelt
High Five to Zinc Nine
Zinc Nine Psychedelic is a trio dedicated to performing improvised music with traditional instruments and electronics. My experience of the free jazz style at this live performance resonated and took me on a most delicious aural journey!!!
Eating Sound
Aurora by Ben Frost
Living Out Loud: The Art of Geri Hahn 