Electricity
This is the core of our execution of noise. In the performance composition, Ken and I were the main melody, accounting for different parts of the performance. Chin and Yang were acting as the accompanying part. The whole performance began with the interaction between Ken and me, and also ended like this.
I think what we would like to convey in the general process was the beat and energy of the electric current, as what I have described after the performance. The flow of electricity enjoys a state of order coexisting with chaos, and therefore, I decided to perform the climax part totally in accordance with the electricity. As a result, the middle part of the music is intended to be performed as chaotic because everyone was all actively engaged in this process. When conducting the ending, we adopted the approach that Ken and I will use gradually fading beats to communicate the fading of the electricity, which, I think, had yielded a great result.
There did is something surprising about the performance, when I taped the conductive tape to my hand, it appeared that my hands were a little bit damp at that time and therefore, I can constantly feel the electricity shock even if I don’t connect these conductive tapes. However, this kinda accident has added more spice to the performance since I can directly feel the electricity, which is aligned with the ideology of this performance. After all, what this group performance taught me was that even if there might be some accidents in the performance, they wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing that can ruin your preparation. Music creation itself is full of surprise, and learning to coexist with surprise and even try to make use of these surprises is also a great way to perform music at NIME.
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