uncertain rhythms

Paul Stapleton

Music Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2019
• Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil
• Pages: 60–62
• PDF link

Abstract:

This work is a continuation of my research into developing new performance ecosystems for improvisation. For this project I developed a new volatile assemblage, aka VOLA. My self-designed musical instruments are shaped by my history as a performer working in acoustic, mechanical, electronic and digital musics, blending and exploring the boundaries and breaking points of these different domains. My instruments support many of my existing techniques originally developed on more conventional instruments, while also affording the development of extended and novel techniques and performance strategies. In much of my work I am particularly focused on the exploration of musical timbre and texture; however, for this project my attention is also directed towards time, flow, pulse, duration, friction, disruption – in short, qualitative rhythms and defamiliarisation.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{nime19-music-Stapleton,
 abstract = {This work is a continuation of my research into developing new performance ecosystems for improvisation. For this project I developed a new volatile assemblage, aka VOLA. My self-designed musical instruments are shaped by my history as a performer working in acoustic, mechanical, electronic and digital musics, blending and exploring the boundaries and breaking points of these different domains. My instruments support many of my existing techniques originally developed on more conventional instruments, while also affording the development of extended and novel techniques and performance strategies. In much of my work I am particularly focused on the exploration of musical timbre and texture; however, for this project my attention is also directed towards time, flow, pulse, duration, friction, disruption – in short, qualitative rhythms and defamiliarisation.},
 address = {Porto Alegre, Brazil},
 author = {Paul Stapleton},
 booktitle = {Music Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 editor = {Federico Visi},
 month = {June},
 pages = {60--62},
 publisher = {UFRGS},
 title = {uncertain rhythms},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2019/nime2019_music016.pdf},
 year = {2019}
}