Tristan Perich wants you to buy his 1-bit symphony
1-Bit Symphony is an upcoming release by Tristan Perich.
Tristan Perich: 1-Bit Symphony (Part 1: Overview) from Tristan Perich on Vimeo.
Released on a circuit, that’s plugs into an 1/8 inch jack makes this performance piece somewhat hard to describe. It’s not a conventional sound recording because the oscillations are not reproductions of an original source, but are original performance in the sense that all of the synthesis happens live as you listen to the device. Unlike a synthesizer which you’d normally think of as an instrument, it lacks familiar plasticity or interactivity(when used as designed). Instead the musical ensemble itself is packaged for your enjoyment.
http://www.paleofuture.com/blog/2010/5/2/jean-marc-cotes-visions-of-the-year-2000-1899.html
It’s like a postcard from the 1890s proclaiming wild visions of robot orchestras and lives of leisure for their human stewards. Although our interpretation is more subdued than this postcard– a few bits of wires in a white case– it still feels eccentric. Which is a good thing.
1-Bit Symphony official site
Pre-order here release date is 24 Aug 2010.
