Smells Like Teen Spirit
7" lathe cut record/processed audio
(2010 forthcoming)

This is a 7" lathe cut record, cut by Peter King in New Zealand, containing "erased" versions of two Nirvana songs, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Polly".

Each song was run through a series of band-pass filters, which removes most of the frequency spectrum from an audio recording. "Polly" was erased based on the principle melody of the classic murder ballad, "Pretty Polly".

Additionally, the lathe cut records are fragile and are slightly erased with each pass of the stylus.

Whispering Spectres
FM radio installation/multi-channel audio installation
(2008 - present)

This broadcast/multi-speaker installation consists of filtered live FM radio signals. These radio signals are being passed through many “band pass filters”, a type of equalizer that allows a small range of frequencies through while attenuating frequencies outside of this range. In effect, most of the audio signal is “erased” except for a narrow band of frequencies. This work highlights small, hidden musical moments that are occurring on FM radio, but are usually rendered inaudible by other elements in the sound.

The resulting audio is presented both as a multi-channel audio installation in a physical space as well as a radio broadcast (via a low-power FM transmitter).

MP3 excerpt one (from early version in Germany)
MP3 excerpt two (from early version in Germany)

Relative Spheres No. 2
robotic installation/performance (2003-present)
collaboration with Dima Strakovsky

This audio-visual performance consists of five robotic entities, each designed to react to obstacles in the environment while carrying a single sound source. A five-channel sound track was composed for the piece and distributed among the five robots. During the performance, the robots where allowed to navigate the whole of the exhibition space, interacting with audience members.

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