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Theremin in the Rain

by Gordon Monahan

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Theremin in the Rain 03:57
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2.
Fluid Dynamics 03:20
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3.
Flex String 03:24
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4.
Updown 02:52
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5.
Long String Motor 06:02
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6.
Automatic Electric String 02:28
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7.
See Through Theremin 05:28
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8.
When it Rains 03:41
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9.
Aerial Drop 06:30
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10.
Wavelength 07:45
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A collection of sound sculptures are installed for performances and installations in various spaces, and the sculptures are played by an interactive theremin. When the theremin is played, analog signals are converted to midi signals that control the playing of the mechanized sound sculptures. Long piano strings are divided into resonant sections that are played by small mechanical strikers, and a variable speed electric motor is dragged along a long piano string to activate slide harmonics. Water drops fall in rhythmic formations and land on amplified percussive plates. Long piano strings are stretched and released by a pneumatic air cylinder. Live video images showing close-up shots of these miniature actions are projected onto a backdrop screen, thus visually magnifying the sound-making actions in parallel to their audio amplification.

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released June 1, 2006

Produced by John Oswald using recordings engineered by Gordon Monahan and Lewis Melville.

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Gordon Monahan Meaford, Ontario

Gordon Monahan's works for piano, loudspeakers, video, kinetic sculpture, and sound environments span various genres from avant-garde concert music to media installation & sound art. As a composer and sound artist, he juxtaposes the quantitative and qualitative aspects of natural acoustical phenomena with elements of media technology, environment, architecture, popular culture, & live performance. ... more

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