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Circuit Bend – The Grumbler
Jun 20th
Piezo Discs.
May 30th
Piezo Disc from a Tweeter
Piezo discs are awesome. They are quite a cheap way to get some pretty effective contact microphones. Nicolas Collins‘ Handmade Electronic Music recommends some interesting ways to get your hands on them, plus some suggestions on how to turn them into a decent, waterproof, record-anywhere microphone.
Quadraphonic Installation: Orbit, Fluoresce, Decay.
May 15th
I was asked to create a sound piece in response to Durban artist Vaughn Sadie’s exhibition titled Situation. I created a quadrophonic piece using only samples from recordings of the exhibition.
Durban drive by
Jan 14th
These are some photos I took of buildings in Durban on a Sunday drive by. It is remarkable how easy it is to objectify architecture and make a city appear so devoid of people. I almost don’t recognize my own city in these pictures, but there is something about the blue sky…
The first series are of shells of buildings that were torn down in the Point area as part of the municipality’s massive gentrification plan.
This one is from the new residential development just behind the facades.
The rest are from a range of places between the Esplanade (Margaret Mncadi) and South Coast Road.
a city
Jun 29th
a city, an interactive multimedia instillation by Dean and I, emerged out of the Young Artist’s Project hosted by the KZNSA in 2004. a city was also installed in the Durban Art Gallery and at Prog:Me (Rio) subsequent to the exhibition at the KZNSA. We are quite excited about the possibilities of in the intersection between art, technology, space and society.
These are some screen shots from the installation:
These are from the opening performance at the KZNSA where the sound of and band played, featuring Daniel Sheldon and KingB amongst many others.
This is me and Dean standing in front of the installation screen. Thanks Storm.
VJ: captain asthma and rustpunk
Jun 29th
These are some images from gigging with the captain and rustpunk. They are stills from live VJ performances that happened at numerous venues around Durban (including the Willowvale Hotel pre- I heart Durban parties).
Wire puppets.
Lights
Durban
Old SABC camera, a tree and a bicycle
Refinery, Wentworth.
Bar, Pietermartizburg. Fast horses Cornfed girls.
Circuit Bend – My Own Band
Dec 15th
This is another circuit bend that I have used continuously for the past couple of years. Like the Hello Kitty toy, all the abuse has rendered it too fucked to mess with nowadays, so I use samples of the toy.
To do something like this, you would need some small screwdrivers, some wire and switches. Unfortunately you’ll also need a soldering iron and solder.
My First Circuit Bend – Hello Kitty
Nov 15th
This is the very first circuit bend I ever did, probably before I really knew that there was such a thing as circuit bending. The results of this bend encouraged me to try other things. Basically this is all based off a Hello Kitty keyboard I bought at some cheap toy shop. It probably cost me R10.
An added bonus is that I did it without any soldering at all.
The Ricky Gass Project
Nov 18th
The Ricky Gass Project
The Ricky Gass Project was formed by Brendon Bussy and Dean. The project was primarily to raise some money for, and promote a real Durban icon. More >