Volatile Frequencies: call for papers
Tony Herrington
Volatile Frequencies: Topologies of Authority, Technology and Production in Contemporary Middle Eastern Music Practices: call for papers and performances
NB: Due to request,
the deadline for the submission of
abstracts has been extended to 1 October 2010 and for full paper
submissions to 1 November 2010
The Volatile Frequencies conference seeks to collate research that
translates, mediates and frames practices specific to sonic
disciplines (music, sound art, musicology) arising in relation to
the Middle East and North Africa, and to critically connect with
wider academic currents. It will emphasise current post-graduate
research and scholarly approaches to new sonic practices,
prioritising practice that favours experimental and exploratory
approaches.
Volatile Frequencies will be in conjunction with the first edition of the MazaJ Festival of Experimental Middle Eastern Music and is co-produced by Zenith Foundation, Sound And Music, and The Wire to be held in London in November 2010.
Academics and artists are invited to submit proposals for the Volatile Frequencies post-graduate day, addressing the key themes outlined on the conference site.
For further information visit
www.zenithfoundation.com/conference2010
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John Wall on Glossolalia
Tony Herrington
Tune into to Resonance FM tonight, 9 August, at 23:00 to catch the latest edition of Glossolalia, a show which, according to presenter Oliver Fay, is "produced with the intention of exploring the outer limits of composition, searching for those still thrashing uncomfortably around the perimeters of genre, the outsiders of the experimental music/sonic art frameworks."
Tonight's edition features an hour long collaboration between digital composer-improvisor John Wall and poet Alex Rogers, both of whom fit Fay's brief for the show to a tee.
John's last CD release was 2005's Cpohn, which contained just 20 minutes of material, and his live performances, while they have been growing more frequent in recent years, are still relatively few and far between, so this is a rare opportunity to hear one of the most unique and advanced (non-)musicians we have. As Helena Gough put it in The Wire 318: "His work is so intense and stark, and has this absolute precision to it. I don’t hear that anywhere else.”
John has just launched a blog too, complete with sound files, video clips, software demos, and so on.
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