Thought I would like to share an interview with my friend James Morren about a zine that he recently published called, Viewshed //Awesome Reality. James lives in Brooklyn, New York and the contributing artists are from various parts of the US. I am also happy to have been able to contribute my own work, and I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy. Thanks Jamie!
Q: Is this something you put together yourself or did you work with other people?
A: Aside from the contributors submitting their work & friends helping me screenprint and cut the cover sleeves, this was a self-driven effort. Many pieces had lots of errors, or weak spots, but these were the pieces that were submitted quickly, in a timely manner and from which I was able to work off without waiting another year or so for it to come together. In the rush of getting the first round of cover-sleeves printed I give much gratitude to Noah & Clem Poole, who also contributed an illustration to Viewshed.
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After receiving a zine by artist Mike Swaney, “The Zulu Nationals”, as a gift from a friend over the holidays, I realized he is an artist I would like to share. I first saw his collages of mashed up faces in his recent exhibition at Igualpop Gallery and had to settle with a free poster which had some of my favorite collages. These frontal portraits are layered masks of colored paper which allow shy characters to peer out from behind their crusty, inside out faces. Vibrantly charred and geometric, these playful characters seem to sit for their ID photo at the metro station, but the resulting image is one that sees past the surfaces of their skin. If it were not for their rigid geometry, they would transform into sloppy, chocolate covered kid faces.
www.michaelswaney.com
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January 6th, 2010
New Site!
I am sure you have noticed but we have switched over to a new Wordpress site in order to allow people to post by themselves. Hopefully this will allow more people to be involved and spark a flood of contributions. So, if you have been a Sociotree fan over the years and would like to be more involved, please contact us for your own account. Also, be patient with the new design and broken links as we continue to make modifications to the site.
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December 18th, 2009
Modern Voices
New on sociotree is a must listen mix, ”Modern Voices”, by Pilar Rico which traces the recipes of sound collage from the beginning of the twentieth century to now.It is based on the project “Variations”, a radio project curated by the Jon Leidecker for his lecture at MACBA where he explored the history of collage and appropriation in music with examples from 20th Century. It is difficult to distinguish the real voice of this mix, as each sonic collage exceeds their boundaries by far in their references to western and world music, bending genres like a flexible wire to create new shapes and fresh ideas. This mix is a mix of a mix of a mix. Enjoy!
Modern Voices
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1) Holger Czukay & Rolf Dammers “Boat Woman Song”, 1968
2) Terry Riley, “Bird of Paradise”, 1965
3) John Cage, “Credo In US” (Reiner Riehm amb la Ensemble Musica Negativa, enregistrat 1971), 1942
4) The Happiness Boys, “Twisting The Dials”, 1928
5) Holger Czukay “Cool In The Pool”, 1979
6) The Residents “Beyond the Valley of a Day in the Life”, 1976
7) Bernard Parmegiani “Du pop a l’ane”, 1969
8) Teiji Ito, “Tenno” (Part 6, beginning), 1964
9) Karlheinz Stockhausen, “Hymnen – Fourth Region, 5th Insertion India”, 1967
10) Richard Maxfield, “Amazing Grace”, 1960
11) Pierre Schaeffer, “Etude Pathétique” 1948
12) Holger Czukay & Rolf Dammers “Boat Woman Song”, 1968
13) Malcom Goldstein “It seems to me”, 1963
14) Pauline Oliveros, “Bye Bye Butterfly”, 1965
15) Holger Czukay “Persian Love”, 1979
For the complete series and others http://rwm.macba.cat/
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October 10th, 2009
Mangled Dino Tons
There is a new short mix by Parent_M available on Sociotree called ”Mangled Dino Tons”. This mix sounds like dino mash mixed with leopard pops and broken record curls. Coming soon will be two compilations, one of American Folk music by Santi Rivas of Barcelona, and a mix by Pilar Rico surveying the history of sound collage, from Charles Ives to Girl Talk. So check back soon for new updates!
Mangled Dino Tons
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September 1st, 2009
Miscelanea
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There are two new mixes that have been posted on Sociotree. One by Pilar Rico called “Extrapolando” and the other by Summer Recreation Camp (Cristian Subira) called “Los Aguacates Tridimensionales”.
“Extrapolando” combines recorded howls and moans that seem to reach out toward a common thought, but all the while inaudible. It is what electricity would sound like if it entered the woods and charged the history of bird song.
Summer Recreation Camp has gifted Sociotree with his mix, “Los Aguacates Tridimesionales”. He is an avid record collector and musician based in Barcelona, and his mix is sure to have sparkling melodies and rapid bongo rhythms that will please yours ears. Ethnic, folk, tropicalia, new and old music from Spain and around the world.
Los Aguacates Tridimensionales
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Extrapolando
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Check out People Like Us’ take on Daphne Oram’s compositions on the album“Reworking Daphne Oram.” It’s an audio fist-bump spanning generations of ladies on the forefront of creating strange and wonderful sounds…more
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