Storm: 2 Hour

The remaining hours contain a host of variable sounds mediated by the storm including the sound of a car alarm sounding off for an hour or so. As well as the storm dynamics there are Anthropocene sonic elements such as the car alarm and if we dig deeper we can say the storm itself is an outcome of Anthropocene activities. This is described as 'Heat energy in - Storm energy out'.

Further developments include editing the remaining hours of the storm following a similar ethos as the first two hours and picking out elements, repetition and overlaying. 

As well as those traditional methods the use of Pure Data for real-time audio manipulation is proposed, using Andrew Brown's PD patches for live performance, with a view to creating a live 10 hour performance.

Influences: During the development of this work a series of audio works by Laura Cannell and Andre Bosman called Reckonings was reviewed, they played violins using Baroque and Rebec bows, live in Raveningham Church in Norfolk. The bows giving a distinctive sound. I understood these works are about place, the representation of a particular location. In this case the church at Raveningham and as they comment they are exploring 'Spaces between Ancient, Improvised and New Music'. 

Cannell and Bosman presented Reckonings revealing a dense, resonant quality, which reverberated within the Seaman's Chapel, Leigh-on-Sea. That listening has contributed to Storm by posing the question. How can a sense of presence be created from the audio of the storm? that is the problem to be solved, through the use of Pure Data and the creation of custom audio processing patches within a live presentation.

Furthermore a second audio work Atmospheres by  György Ligeti for large orchestra was reviewed. Again a complex dense matrix of sound, which for an orchestra setting Ligeti commented works ....without either development or traditional rhythmic configuration.  The storm has its own development and a chaotic rhythmic movement from which coherent elements can be derived and processed by Pure Data.

Performance: It is envisioned that the ten hours of the storm is played out in a performance situation, divided into two hour positions or nearest break point. These positions are informed by either Reckonings and / or Atmospheres. Through the use of custom Pure Data patches to process the audio in various dimensions and disseminated into a four speaker system and internet radio.