SNORKEL. With help of small propellers and light sensors attached to free diver´s arms and legs, data will be registrered and transfered through isolated cabels to micro controllers and computers. These signals are used to control the sound processing and composition structures inside of Pure Data (PD). The processed signals are then being played through underwater speakers.
The divers tasks are both visual physical actions and active musical participation. They will be singing/ shouting under water and playing on simple acoustic underwater instruments as well as being hooked to PD via sensors.
Wet Sounds installs at Dgi Byen. An interesting looking pool and spa. Presenting a bespoke 30min piece by PETER ALBRECHTSEN, sound designer for Lars Von Trier's 'Antichrist'. The mix was included in the radio show Soundsoup on resonance 104.4fm London and can be heard here:www.newtoy.org/soundsoup
The first leg of the scandinavian tour kicks off at Helsinki Festival on the 21st Aug 2009 at the Olympic pool. The day begins with alternating sessions of sound art gallery and Aquadelica sessions and ends with a unique performance by surrealist musicians Kemialliset Ystavatand an underwater dance performance by Jutta Aalto
27th June: Camberwell Baths, London. As part of Camberwell Arts Festival. 4th July: The London Fields Lido in Hackney, London. Part of Create09. 5th July: St. Lukes Pool, Brighton 6th July: Stechford Cascades, Birmingham 7th July: Chorlton Baths, Manchester 9th July: Heeley Pool, Sheffield. As part of the pools centenary events. 10th July: Bramley Baths, Leeds. As part of West Leeds Festival. 11th July: Picton Pool, Liverpool 12th July: Batley Baths, Batley. 13th July: Felling Pool, Gateshead 14th July: Carlisle Pools, Carlisle 15th July: Portobello Pool, Edinburgh 16th July: Nairn Leisure, Nairn 18th July: Bridge Arts Centre, Glasgow 20th July: Splott Pool, Cardiff. As part of Cardiff Festival. 22nd July: CLOSING EVENT at Clissold Pool, Hackney, London. It embarks on its second tour of the UK with a new gallery of sound art curated around the theme of Audio cinema :: narrative based sound compositions which immerse the listener in abstract sonic fictions.
Live performances by Francisco Lopez & Stefano Tedesco, Leafcutter John & Tom Haines and Sonic Fiction. Using a separate overwater soundsystem and underwater soundsystem each being fed a different music mix It presents three distinct soundspaces, each of which may be differently experienced by members of the audience, as they move above and below the surface of the pool.
Wednesday 22nd July 09, 19.30 - 22.00 at Clissold Leisure, Clissold Road, London N16 9EX
FRANCISCO LOPEZ & STEFANO TEDESCO
Francisco played a processed and unprocessed recordings from the Amazon while Stefano played vibraphone and a brick.
Written and Performed by J Milo Taylor, Anna Neil and Amir Shoat based on an idea by Anna Neil. Additional writing Clare Gasson. Sonic Fiction is proposed as a novel and new form of creative auditory expression. while drawing inspiration from electro-acoustic music and experimental radiophonics, text-sound composition and cinema, the work succeeds in defining its own territory as a exploratory extension of these pre-existing creative practices.A fragmented, yet strangely coherent sound world emerges populated by broken pianos, retro-futuristic industrial soundscapes, peculiar characters and a quest for absolution.
Felling Pool in Gateshead Closing Event live at Clissold Pool. Photo: RJ Fernandez
Wet Sounds returns to the outdoor pool at Standon Calling Festival with an outside pool soundsystem as well. A live 7hr wet mix by Spax submerged the brave swimmers and divers in Aquadelica from the aqueous nebulas of his deep space. www.standon-calling.com
25th April 09:
Wet Sounds as part of Sensoria Festival at the diving pool in Sheffield's Pond Forge Pool
Installed with Advanced Beauty - a collection of digital artworks curated by Universal Everything and musician Freeform. These videos are physical manifestations of sound, sculpted by volume, pitch or structure of the soundtrack and for the first time will be projected and broadcast underwater
Presented in association with Onedotzero.
21st March 09:
Wet Sounds as part ofBrighton & Hove Aqua Festival at Prince Regent Swimming Pool.
20th February 09:
Wet Sounds as part of Discover Young Hackney at Clissold Pool. Session for 11 - 19yr
20th October 08:
Wet Sounds as part of Brighton and Hove White Night with attendance of over 1000.
Lizzy Carey live
2nd August 08
Wet Sounds at the outdoor pool at Standon Calling Festival. A live wet mix by Spax submerged the brave swimmers and divers in Aquadelica. Won the UK Festival Award for Best Innovative Act.www.standon-calling.com
NORTH NORWAY TOUR | 18th Oct - 21st Oct | 
