Milk (2012)
By popsicle on June 3, 2012 12:49 pm
An example of minimalism/process music/additive synthesis in the vein of Alvin Lucier's 1970 work for voice, microphone, two taperecorders, amplifier and loudspeaker [url=http://www.lovely.com/titles/cd1013.html/]'I Am Sitting in a Room.'
The work was realised across a combination of Pro Tools v.10, QuickTime and SuperCollider (in 45-minutes or thereabouts). Three takes were done and outcomes varied greatly depending on yield (wait) time in between iterations. The aim of the exercise was to reach a point of sonic illegibility, however, around the 150th iteration of the recorded phrase it became clear that a plateau had been reached and the desired outcome/effect was unlikely to be achieved (which I guess in a way, means the work has stayed true to its title, "it still tastes like milk, so...").
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