To sync or drift... a little of each I suspect as this new iteration of the Terminal Quartet sets about to sync three operating systems, two software applications, five computers, one network switch and a single turntable from which we receive tempo from. All this and a CD burn station conceived just for our forthcoming … Continue Reading ››
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Licht Drift
Notes for a new structured improvisation in the Drift Theory series for the Terminal Quartet.
Licht Drift is the eighth collaborative composition in the Drift Theory series. Drift Theory is a structured improvisation, each performance entirely unique, each performance influencing the next, exerting notions of drift as it may occur in creative, social and psychological development, … Continue Reading ››
On Sacred Rights
Have some thoughts on the Terminal Quartet performance commissioned for the Growing the Australian Commons Conference, some of which I'd like to incorporate acoustic instruments that are appropriated in real time, in that what each participant contributes is not only a theme as such, … Continue Reading ››
Terminal Quartet, Invasion Day Festival
It's becoming near on annually that the Terminal Quartet performs in Melbourne. You'll find us at the Make it up Club Invasion Day Festival with special guest, Ash Wednesday. I doubt it will be much of a celebration, but even a wake can be an inspiration towards a deeper understanding of our connectedness to all … Continue Reading ››
Terminal Quartet
The Terminal Quartet was originally conceived by composer/producer Andrew Garton and video artist John Power as a means to define software as instrument, both in an audible and visual context.
The Quartet performs structured improvisations. Performers research and arrange individual movements in isolation from each other as … Continue Reading ››
The Quartet performs structured improvisations. Performers research and arrange individual movements in isolation from each other as … Continue Reading ››