Simon Blackmore
I teach on a Fine Art course at Liverpool Hope University and one of my colleagues is Tony Smith is a great drummer as well as a painter. We are always chatting about drumming and have decided to have a stab at Steve Reich’s Clapping Music. Its a beautiful piece that is simple in someways
Tamsin voice
Documentation of my Pi set up
Στοιχεῖα is a dual Euclidean Sequencer. It algorithmically generates rhythmic sequences from an input trigger signal. The name (Στοιχεῖα, Stoicheia, or Elements) comes from the title of Euclid’s book Elements in which the algorithm was first described. http://www.rebeltech.org/products/stoicheia/
Wikipedias article on the Txalaparta starts with a description of it as an instrument for communication. So when the opportunity for a workshop with Enrike Hurtado at Live Interfaces came up I had to do it. My mind immediately wondered what would people communicate about the cider, how were the messages encoded. Rather than describe
At Flamenco Tours Tarifa this Summer the percussionist Ruven Ruppik gave a talk about studying Tabla. Apparently the traditional way is to study bols for one year. The one he showed was called Rupak Tala and was interesting as it is in a group of 7 beats which are subdivided into 3 groups as follows. Tin Tin
This workshop comprises a simple game structure for 3 or more players, The Bell Agency opens out into a mesmerising slow motion sound world. Somewhere between performance and unfolding, it depends on cluster maths, hive mind and the unique details to be witnessed. Open to all those aged from 5 to 6 onwards and willing
Whilst developing ideas for SPACE’s Schools out for Summer program I was thinking of a way of rhythmically sending information without using clapping or the voice but something else that was physical, lo-fi and cheap to do. Tony reminded me of an old cup and string toy that makes clicks when you pull your fingers along
In July 2016 I worked with SPACE Studios London on a summer school program. Funded by Future Foundation For London who commission all the artistic programming at London’s Olympic park. During the planning of the project, I gave myself the aim of using basic equipment such as cardboard cups and string and clapping to explore
Hi I am artist working with sound, sculpture and electronics. I am currently doing a PhD at Oxford Brookes and writing up some of the experiments and ideas I am working on here. My research lies between, sound, computing and music. I am exploring ways of communicating to machines through simple sound and rhythm. As part of this