[microsound] Exit Through the Gift Shop

[Jeffrey Melton]

Don't forget the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Boston bomb scare from in 2007 (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Boston_bomb_scare) where an innocuous LED
art piece was mistaken for a bomb (though not in many other cities).
"Unofficial" devices make people skittish, but perhaps that could be
integrated into the work (i.e. to look official but not be).

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Steven Ricks <stevericksmusic at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks Bernhard,
>
> I'm interested in the latter--the "urban intervention" as you say.  I was
> trying to imagine creating and then anonymously installing some sort of
> sound producing device/apparatus in a public space that would contribute to
> the overall sound environment in the way the Banksy et al pieces contribute
> to the visual environment.  I imagine it has been done in places but I'm
> only aware of some of the "sanctioned" sound installations.  There are some
> obvious challenges above and beyond what the visual artists face, including
> cost, perceptibility, and perhaps perceived security issues even more
> present in our world today that would drastically cut short the life of an
> unattended unidentified electronic/mechanical device.  Anyway . . . any
> other thoughts/info out there . . . ?
>
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:41 AM, Bernhard Living <bernhard.living at me.com>wrote:
>
>> Dear Steven
>>
>> Historically, there has alway been a close relationship between graffiti
>> and so called urban music. In the US this would be hip hop, and in the UK it
>> would be drum’n’bass and dub-step. Or are you asking if there is an
>> equivalent in terms of making an urban intervention using sounds? If so,
>> then it’s an interesting question to ask. The placing of speakers, playback
>> devices and power sources would be something of an issue though. However,
>> one can go and capture sounds from a location, and use these sounds for
>> sample-based compositions, and then virally infect any public sound systems.
>>
>>  There is an interesting documentation of sounds here at the British
>> Library as part of the UK Sound Map;
>> http://sounds.bl.uk/uksoundmap/index.aspx
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Bernhard Living
>> On 15 Feb 2011, at 05:51, Steven Ricks wrote:
>>
>> Forgive me if I missed any discussion on the topic below--I don't recall
>> seeing anything . . .
>>
>> I know I'm a bit late on this, but I just watched Banksy's Exit Through
>> the Gift Shop and found it interesting and thought provoking.  It raised the
>> following question(s) in my mind:
>> What is or would be the musical equivalent of "Street Art" as presented in
>> the film?
>> Are the media too different to find close analogs? (Is it a worthwhile
>> question?)
>>
>> SR
>>
>> --
>> Steven Ricks
>> Composer
>> Associate Professor, BYU School of Music
>> (801) 422-6115
>> www.stevericks.com
>>
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>> Extreme Measures
>>
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> Steven Ricks
> Composer
> Associate Professor, BYU School of Music
> (801) 422-6115
> www.stevericks.com
>
> CD's
> Mild Violence
> http://www.bridgerecords.com/catpage.php?call=9256
> Extreme Measures
>
> http://www.albanyrecords.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AR&Product_Code=TROY1217-18
> Sonic Images
> http://www.capstonerecords.org/CPS-8712.html
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