Inspired by Listening to Miles Davis’ “Concierto de Aranjuez”. This reads left to right with the clicky sounds of castanets on the left, and a general gestalt of the song on the right.
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Wonky/Pet Monster Shotglass (2013)
Cotton, metallic thread and floss, cotton thread and floss
10.75”x13.5”
Inspiration: Flying Lotus. “Pet Monster Shotglass.” 2006. 1983. Plug Research. | Length: 6:40 minutes; Musical Genre: Wonky
I love the staticky crackle of the irregular/regular dub rhythm. The addition of space between the gamelan bell sound bumps, interrupts the static perfectly.
Wait for the Summer (2014)
19”x26”
Inspiration: Yeasayer. “Wait for the Summer.” 2007. All Hour Cymbals. We Are Free. | Length: 4:53; Musical Genre: Psychedelic Indie Rock
The tribal vocalizations and rhythms of Yeasayer snake through my brain in sparkling iridescent patterns. The fact that I also see voices the same way as I see the timbres of musical instruments means I didn’t hear the words as words, or know what the words were saying until long after I had created this piece.
Making Friends and Having Fun: Theo, Ben and David (2013)
Inspiration: Ben Neill, Theo Metz, and David Rothenberg. Live Performance. June 6, 2013. Kingston, NY. | Musical Genre: Experimental Ambient
This was created as a result of my being an audience member experiencing musical performances by these three composer/musicians. Ben and Theo teach in the Ramapo College of New Jersey music department and David teaches philosophy and music at NJIT.
Dream Phase (2013)
9.25”x11.75”
Inspiration: Ben Neill. “Dream Phase.” 1996. Triptycal. Verve Records. | Length: 6:14 minutes; Musical Genre: Experimental Ambient
Although this piece is named after a specific Ben Neill composition, it is a general gestalt of my several experiences with his live performances. His self-designed “Mutantrumpet with its electro acoustic computer system generates bright red and golden horizontal wiggly layers that echo, punctuated by surprising vertical interstitial skittery boxes and circles of rhythm.
Lotta Continua (2011)
8.5”x11.5”
Inspired by: Max Maffia. “L.C.” VIVA. Daybox Records. | Length: 5:36 minutes; Musical Genre: Ambient Electronic
This musical composition makes me see under water current flows and the banging of old wooden bits and boats.
Message from Outer Space (2013)
9.75”x7.75”
Inspiration: Acid Mothers Temple and the Cosmic Inferno. “Message from Outer Space.” 2008. Pink Lady Lemonade – You’re from Outer Space. Riot Season. | Length: 17:59 minutes; Musical Genre: Psychedelic Noise
Powerful repetitive sets of rolling tape loops amidst chaotic, atonal wandering vocal meanderings. I am drawn to the crisp spaces between the sounds.
Reflections (2012)
Inspiration: Max Waves and Pixieguts. “Reflections.” 2010. Music for Microworlds. Elektronische Musik Union. | Length: 5:49; Musical Genre: Chillout Electronica
If I were to score music, it would look like this. Start at the bottom right and move up left and clockwise. (Who needs 5 lines and 4 spaces?) Pixieguts, who sings this poetry, has a wonderfully pink voice over against the electronica frame by Max Waves.
“Do You Want to Dance?” Said Martha Graham to Judith Graff to Geri Heavener (2013)
16.75”x18.75”
Inspiration: Aaron Copeland and Martha Graham. “Appalachian Spring.” 1944. | Musical Genre: Mid-century Modern Ballet
This was initially drawn based on a memory of movements from the Graham ballet I had learned to dance in college. I was trying to explain to my husband the difference between the way I was taught to move my body in my ten years of classic ballet as compared with what I learned from my professor who had studied and danced with Martha Graham.
Nod to Alva Noto Red Glitch (2012)
8.25”x10”
Inspiration: Alva Noto. “Haliod Xerrox Copy 4.” 2007. Xerrox Vol. 1. Raster-Noton. | Length: 3:54 minutes; Musical Genre: Glitch
Static micro sounds with scattered glitchy golden tone bursts.
Living Out Loud: The Art of Geri Hahn 