Upcoming Installations

London, Summer 2012... more info to follow

Pierre Henry - Analogy [excerpt]

Pierre Henry - Analogy Underwater excerpt by Newtoy
A recording of a live performance of Pierre Henry's world premier of his piece Analogy for a dual sound system and swimming pool commissioned for Wet Sounds closing event of the 2011 tour.
The recording is of the underwater mix.
There were an extra 12 speakers above the water

6th March 2011
York Hall Pool, London
Mixed live by Etienne Bultingaire

Recent Installations

Paris

4 Feb 2012 19:00-23:00
Piscine Pailleron
32 Rue Édouard Pailleron, 75019 Paris

Joel Cahen: Electro-acoustic and classical collage set
La Horrox: Voice and modulated electronics

Event page here
The sound is piped through two separated soundsystems over and under water
in the darkened pool, the listeners mix between the two as they move in and out of the water.
Hosted by Le Cabaret Contemporain

Glasgow

Sunday 19 Feb 2012 18:30-19:30 / 20.00 - 21.30
Arlington Baths, Britain's oldest private swimming club!
61 Arlington Street, Glasgow G3 6DT

Joel Cahen: Cinematic electro-acoustic set
La Horrox: Voice and modulated electronics

Event page here
Hosted by Glasgow Film Festival

Estonia

16 Sept 2011: TALLINN, as part of Tallinn European City of Culture. Featuring Joel Cahen and La Horrox on distinct overwater and underwater soundsystems. Video projection featuring Crystal Video by La Horrox and The Committee by Cahen. The gorgeous spaceship like architecture of Kalev Spa lit by Heiki Parn.

Australia

18 July 2011: MACKAY, as part of Mackay Festival of the Arts. Featuring Joel Cahen and La Horrox on distinct overwater and underwater soundsystems. Lighting by Andy Rom.

Three tier sound installation at ATP

14-15 May 2011: All Tomorrow's Parties at Butlins Holiday Camp in Minehead, UK curated by Animal Collective.

The installation involved using three soundsystems simultaneously
with different content played through each of the separate sound spaces, three layers of sound:

/ Four speakers playing into the swimming pool hall space above the listeners. The content through the top layer merged with the natural acoustics of the room, using mainly low and low-mid frequencies, it sounded like a cloud of sound looming over the listeners.

// Four speakers on pool side floor playing directly to the listeners as they float on the water surface, the sounds piercing through the 'sound cloud' using content with mainly mid-high frequencies.

/// The underwater soundsystem, distinct from the content above the water, provided a separate space for augmenting the sound narrative above the water.

These three sound systems presented a split-mix three-layer abstract mash up and sometimes acted as a three-way speaker system (Low - mid - hi).

Main artist: Joel Cahen. Guest artists Grouper, Sonic Boom of Spacemen 3 and Spectrum, and La Horrox.

UK TOUR 2011

28th January - 26th March

Wet Sounds UK tour 2011 :

Pierre Henry himself is not able to attend unfortunately, operating the performance will be his sound engineer Etienne Bultingaire.
LA HORROX joins Joel Cahen on the bill for an abstract mash up on dual soundsystem.
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Spanning two months from 28th Jan 2011 - 26th March 2011, Wet Sounds installs at swimming pools at 7 UK cities. An open to the public event featuring a live sound collage by Joel Cahen which includes the deep listening gallery featuring new work by selected artists under the theme ReVerse. For more details about the 2011 gallery, artists and works click 'Listening Galleries above'.
In London, Newcastle, Glasgow and Bangor, Wet Sounds invites special guests to use the dual sound system, above and below the water, to create a unique live performance. The swimming pool is transformed to a darkened listening venue, the pool radiating soft light and the sound is split into two separate systems.

For the London date, Newtoy has commissioned the electronic music pioneer and accomplice to the the first Musique Concréte compositions, PIERRE HENRY to create new work for the dual soundsystem. The work 'Analogy' will have its world premiere on the 6th March 2011 in London's York Hall Pool in Bethnal Green.

Book early to avoid disapointment as pool capacity is inevitably low.
Only competent swimmers allowed in the pool. If you are not a competent swimmer you will not be allowed in the deep water!

Bangor - 27th - 28th Jan

Newcastle - 5th - 6th Feb
Oxford - 13th Feb
Glasgow - 19th - 20th Feb
London - 26th Feb
Brighton - 2nd March
London - 6th March
Birmingham - 26th March

Click image for tour dates, line up and times >>>
(image designed by La Horrox)

Lighting Designer: Johnny Goodwin
Sound engineer: Rebecca Horrox

Press Release click here

Accompanying the tour,
Newtoy presents a new commissioned work by J Milo Taylor at a select gallery in each city.

A HISTORY OF SOUND ART

Composed and Arranged by J Milo Taylor
Mixed by Joel Cahen
An 80min sound collage, an audio retrospective, which weaves through different sound works throughout the century with narratives and ideas from some of the prominent artists in the field. It is an insightful retrospective into the craft of sound and its development as an artistic practice, from Edison's first sound film in 1895 to today.
Click here to find out where and when

The Wet Sounds 2011 tour is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, PRS for Music Foundation, Newcastle City Council, Tower Hamlets City Council and Oxford City Council, and is organised in collaboration with Bangor Sound City festival, Glasgow Film Festival, Fierce Festival (Birmingham), Oxford Brooks University and Brighton Science Festival.

Media Partners: Wire Magazine, The French Institute