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New York Sanctus August 20, 2015
New York SanctusI am embarking on a new piece that I have long hoped to write, called New York Sanctus.New York Sanctus uses up to 40 radiosNew York Sanctus is an installation that uses up to 40 radios to play back real-time recordings from radio stations around the world in the moments before news of […]
"And Death Shall Have No Dominion" March 6, 2014
“And Death Shall Have No Dominion” TravelogueDecember 4th 2013As I write this I am 38,004ft above the Atlantic Ocean. I’m on my way to New York to meet producer Andy Horwitz, among others, to talk about an unusual musical setting of Dylan Thomas’s famous poem.The London - Heathrow flight, about to take offWhat’s unusual about […]
Utowana November 8, 2013
Here’s a suggestion if you’re reading this blog – as it centres on a piece of music, you may want to hit play now and then read the story behind it as it plays. (It will sound best on headphones or on full range speakers, rather than the speakers of a computer. If you just […]
We Speak In Music April 3, 2013
On the train to London Bridge the couple in the seats beside me speak together in one of the many languages I don’t understand but I can tell the conversation they are having without needing to know the meaning of the words. It illustrates something we easily forget: we speak in music.Her low monotone is […]
The Dance Around The Fire March 29, 2013
The Dance Around The FireI have a new chapbook of poetry, published by Alternating Current in San Francisco http://alternatingcurrentarts.blogspot.com . It has a snazzy cover design by Steve Dalachinsky. They're all very short. Here are some now:Politics, Then WarHe loved her like a map of PolandIn the hands of a wannabe dictator.She repelled his maneuversLike a […]