Tristan Perich, Lesley Flanigan and Travis Weller at Eyedrum December 6, 2009

Tristan Perich, Lesley Flanigan and Travis Weller at Eyedrum

Sunday, December 6, 2009
8:00 PM, $10
Eyedrum
290 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SE (at Hill St SE)
Atlanta, GA 30312

Eyedrum in Atlanta presents New York-based artists Tristan Perich and Lesley Flanigan, joined by Austin-based Travis Weller. Perich’s duet "Dual Synthesis" (for harpsichord and 1-bit electronics) and Flanigan’s "Amplifications" (for voice and speaker electronics) explore the viscerality of electronic music. Mixing primitive sounds from their own hand- constructed instruments with the harpsichord and voice, each choreographs intersections between acoustic and electric sound. Travis Weller performs on his own hand-built high tension string instruments.

Regular staples of the New York City experimental scene, Perich and Flanigan create music that spans electroacoustic, classical and noise. In addition to their solo work, they are also known for collaborative projects with the Loud Objects (Tristan Perich, Kunal Gupta, Katie Shima) and Bioluminescence (Lesley Flanigan, R. Luke DuBois).

For composer/inventor Tristan Perich, Dual Synthesis comes on the heels of finishing his new album, 1-Bit Symphony. An electronic composition in five movements on a single microchip, 1-Bit Symphony expands on the format of his 2005 release, 1-Bit Music. A departure from traditional recordings, 1-Bit Symphony literally ‘performs’ its music live when turned on. A complete music circuit, programmed by the artist and packaged inside a standard CD jewel case, plays the composition through a headphone jack mounted in the case itself. Probing the foundations of digital sound, 1-Bit Symphony celebrates the virtuosity of electricity. The new album, to be released by Cantaloupe Music, will be available exclusively for presale at performances during the tour.

Artist/vocalist Lesley Flanigan’s tour of Amplifications introduces her first solo album for speaker electronics and voice. Moving among a cluster of wires and microphones, she builds compositional frameworks that grow and break apart. Her speaker instruments, employing a built-in microphone, create pulsing tones through their own feedback, which Flanigan samples and weaves into her own vocal patterns. The result is music that hovers somewhere between noise experiments and lyrical song, resonating with organic transparency.

Travis Weller, Austin TX based composer/performer will present a solo set on his custom-built string instrument "The Owl." This uniquely tuned, high tension music wire instrument is like a piano turned inside out and fitted with electronic sensors. Bowing, striking, and scraping, Weller coaxes from it new and adventurous worlds of sound.

featuring:
- Tristan Perich (http://www.tristanperich.com)
- Lesley Flanigan (http://www.lesleyflanigan.com)
- Travis Weller (http://www.stableunstable.com)

More Information:
- Eyedrum: http://www.eyedrum.org
- Event Information: http://tristanperich.com/Event/764
- Contact Email: [email protected]
- Contact Telephone: (917) 690-4991
- Venue Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=290%20Martin%20Luther%20King%20Jr%20Dr%20SE,%20Atlanta,%20GA%20(Eyedrum)

Official Website: http://tristanperich.com/Event/764