On Drumming, Primitiveness, Wood, And Overtones: Michael Gordon’s “Timber”
You could make the argument that percussionists are as defined by their musical actions as by the objects of those actions–by the fact that they percuss on whatever can be percussed upon. And they...
View ArticleOn How The Shape Of A Sound Shapes Us
I noticed a simple thing the other day while working on some music. The sounds I was working with were long tones with slow attacks and long decays. (Can you guess the instrument?) What I noticed was...
View ArticleAlan Watts On Resonance As Consciousness
In his book The Tao of Philosophy, Alan Watts (1915-1973) talks about resonance as a form of consciousness: “when I tap on this crystal, which is glass, it makes a noise. Now that resonance is an...
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