My last week in sound
Monday:
Bo Diddley died!
And I wrote and re-wrote all day long the final parts of my lecture on tuesday.
Tuesday:
Hm: I got inspired by the first issue of Field Notes: Writings on Sound by the german label Gruenrekorder, specializing in Phonography (respectively Field Recordings) and Sound Art. (thanks again to my colleague Hanna Buhl for that).
In the evening, my lecture Politik des Klangs (»Policy of Sound«) raised questions about the historicity and corporeity of sensing and acting in a given instance, space and time. Some of the audience members did experience the change in self-perception through the relatively silent parts in the lecture; whereas others seemingly weren’t inclined to react on that. Astonishing!
Wednesday:
Enjoyed hearing again some bits of I Am Sitting In A Room (1969; original recording) by Alvin Lucier, in the first lecture held by John Heymans in our Composed City series.
A dramatic classic that grows and grows by the years. (And not to forget: Benhard Gal’s glorious re-interpretation under the name of : I am sHitting in a room (2002).)
Thursday:
Enjoyed an hour of sounding out my voice after the Lichtenberger Institute of Applied Vocal Physiology with our ex-student and future colleague Ulrike Sowodniok.
Friday:
Found time to think and draft a bit more precise my next big lecture on Resonanzkünste (»Arts of Resonance«).
Saturday:
Once again, I enjoyed the perfect soundsystem and the great aural architecture of Berlin’s very own Berghain-club — just around the corner where I live.
Sunday:
Chilled with Ricardo Villalobos playing on Weekend-club’s Rooftop. Great location! And funny silent screens these days that show the current EURO2008-match — without any sound.
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