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| − | + | '''06 October / 02 November / 16 November 2011'''<br/> | |
| + | [http://www.camdenartscentre.org Camden Arts Centre], Arkwright Road, London, NW3 6DG <br/> | ||
| + | 020 7472 5500<br/> | ||
| − | + | ''FREE EVENTS'' | |
| − | + | Artists Eileen Simpson and Ben White develop a series of experimental events exploring the sonic potentials of materials gleaned from the edges of the public domain. Simpson and White have sourced a range of songs from early commercial releases that are currently subject to a conflict in copyright status through a split in ownership between lyrics and musical composition. Manuscripts and recordings have been edited, redacted, cut-up and processed to suppress copyright-secured elements and enable the release of public domain layers from the proprietary control of commercial publishers. Invited guests process the collected material through short live performances. | |
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| − | + | This hauntological experiment plugs into the beginnings of the recording industry at a time when emerging models of peer-to-peer distribution and collaborative production are urgently problematising established notions around the authorship, ownership and distribution of culture. | |
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| − | + | The material generated for the project forms the basis of a soundtrack for the artists’ ambitious upcoming film Auditory Learning. | |
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| − | '' | + | === Thursday 06 October 7.00 – 8.30pm === |
| + | '''DJ set: Eileen Simpson and Ben White'''<br/> | ||
| + | 1920s, 30s and 40s recordings are altered and encoded through autotune, reversed playback and flipped lyrics — techniques ported from R&B and HipHop production. The resultant filtering ensures the suppression of layers still under proprietary ownership but enables the escape of copyright-expired elements that are, for the first time, released into the public domain. | ||
| − | == | + | === Wednesday 02 November 7.00 – 8.00pm === |
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| + | '''Live performance: [http://www.leafcutterjohn.com Leafcutter John]'''<br/> | ||
| + | Electronic artist Leafcutter John re-visits the material collected for the 6th October DJ set for an exclusive new live performance. | ||
| + | === Wednesday 16 November 7.00 – 8.00pm === | ||
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| − | ''' | + | '''Live performance: [http://www.mechanical-bride.com Lauren Doss AKA Mechanical Bride]'''<br/> |
| + | Mechanical Bride works with the material from the 6th October DJ set and plugs her fractured, stripped back approach to vocals and melody into the project. | ||
| − | + | ''Live performances approx 20 mins with accompanying DJ set. Listen live [http://www.thisistomorrow.info www.thisistomorrow.info]'' | |
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| − | + | [http://bambuser.com/channel/thisistomorrow/broadcast/2132953 Listen to an extract from Mechanical Bride's live set working with the Song Division source materials] | |
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| − | + | === Song Division Preamble === | |
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| − | | | + | [[Song_Division_Preamble|Read a transcript of the Song Division preamble]] |
| − | == | + | == Listen == |
| − | + | === Eileen Simpson and Ben White Source mix === | |
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| − | + | '''recorded 06 October 2011 at Camden Arts Centre, London''' | |
| − | + | <swf>http://www.openmusicarchive.org/xspf_player/xspf_player.swf?playlist_url=http://www.openmusicarchive.org/xspf_player/song-division-mix3.xspf&repeat_playlist=false&autoplay=false</swf> | |
| − | + | {{Icon_soundfile}} [http://www.openmusicarchive.org/audio/song-division-source-mix.mp3 Download MP3] 37.8MB MP3 (right-click/ctrl+click to download) | |
| − | + | 1920s, 30s and 40s recordings are re-edited and loopeed, altered and encoded through autotune, reversed playback and flipped lyrics — techniques ported from R&B and HipHop production. The resultant redaction and filtering ensures the suppression of layers still under proprietary ownership but enables the escape of copyright-expired elements that are, for the first time, released into the public domain. | |
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| − | + | === Leafcutter John live === | |
| − | + | '''recorded 02 November 2011 at Camden Arts Centre, London''' | |
| − | + | [http://bambuser.com/channel/thisistomorrow/broadcast/2095628 Listen to an extract from Leafcutter John's live set working with the Song Division source materials] | |
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| − | + | == Sources == | |
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| − | + | [[Song_Division_source_material|Click here for source material]] | |
| − | + | == Poster == | |
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| − | + | [http://www.openmusicarchive.org/projects/images/b/bc/Song-division-poster-web.pdf Download Poster (PDF file)] | |
| − | + | == Credits == | |
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| − | + | Thanks to James Smith and [http://www.thisistomorrow.info This Is Tomorrow] for broadcasting the events. | |
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Latest revision as of 15:51, 29 May 2015
Events
06 October / 02 November / 16 November 2011
Camden Arts Centre, Arkwright Road, London, NW3 6DG
020 7472 5500
FREE EVENTS
Artists Eileen Simpson and Ben White develop a series of experimental events exploring the sonic potentials of materials gleaned from the edges of the public domain. Simpson and White have sourced a range of songs from early commercial releases that are currently subject to a conflict in copyright status through a split in ownership between lyrics and musical composition. Manuscripts and recordings have been edited, redacted, cut-up and processed to suppress copyright-secured elements and enable the release of public domain layers from the proprietary control of commercial publishers. Invited guests process the collected material through short live performances.
This hauntological experiment plugs into the beginnings of the recording industry at a time when emerging models of peer-to-peer distribution and collaborative production are urgently problematising established notions around the authorship, ownership and distribution of culture.
The material generated for the project forms the basis of a soundtrack for the artists’ ambitious upcoming film Auditory Learning.
Thursday 06 October 7.00 – 8.30pm
DJ set: Eileen Simpson and Ben White
1920s, 30s and 40s recordings are altered and encoded through autotune, reversed playback and flipped lyrics — techniques ported from R&B and HipHop production. The resultant filtering ensures the suppression of layers still under proprietary ownership but enables the escape of copyright-expired elements that are, for the first time, released into the public domain.
Wednesday 02 November 7.00 – 8.00pm
Live performance: Leafcutter John
Electronic artist Leafcutter John re-visits the material collected for the 6th October DJ set for an exclusive new live performance.
Wednesday 16 November 7.00 – 8.00pm
Live performance: Lauren Doss AKA Mechanical Bride
Mechanical Bride works with the material from the 6th October DJ set and plugs her fractured, stripped back approach to vocals and melody into the project.
Live performances approx 20 mins with accompanying DJ set. Listen live www.thisistomorrow.info
Song Division Preamble
Read a transcript of the Song Division preamble
Listen
Eileen Simpson and Ben White Source mix
recorded 06 October 2011 at Camden Arts Centre, London
Download MP3 37.8MB MP3 (right-click/ctrl+click to download)
1920s, 30s and 40s recordings are re-edited and loopeed, altered and encoded through autotune, reversed playback and flipped lyrics — techniques ported from R&B and HipHop production. The resultant redaction and filtering ensures the suppression of layers still under proprietary ownership but enables the escape of copyright-expired elements that are, for the first time, released into the public domain.
Leafcutter John live
recorded 02 November 2011 at Camden Arts Centre, London
Listen to an extract from Leafcutter John's live set working with the Song Division source materials
Sources
Click here for source material
Poster
Credits
Researcher: Matthew White
Thanks to James Smith and This Is Tomorrow for broadcasting the events.
Commissioned by Camden Arts Centre to accompany the Haroon Mirza and Nathalie Djurburg exhibitions
