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From Andrew Garton's wiki

This is Andrew Garton's wiki.

Contents 1 Projects 1.1 Compositions 1.2 Performance 1.3 Production 1.4 Installation 1.5 Publishing 2 Text 3 Research 4 On the road 4.1 2008

Projects

• YIDO: A manifesto on the making and value of art in the 21st century from a 20th century nomad.

Compositions

Compositions and sound works. Includes composers notes, references, technical requirements and links to recorded works where available. For released works, visit my label, Secession Records. This is by no means a comprehensive list of works as it reflects only those that are current, have recently been performed or are in development.

• BROKEN FOLK: Lyrics, charts and tab for various songs and instrumental pieces.
• TONG TANA: Performed June 2009, Cape Town, in collaboration with Benguela.
• Homeworld Drift: Notes for structured composition, Cape Town, Jul 2009.
• Graz-Stadt Drift: A site specific structured improvisation for the Terminal Quartet, Graz, Jan 2009.
• B-flat Sonorium: An Art's Birthday Sonnet for Magical Soundmachines, Kulturfabrik Hainburg, Austria, 17 Jan 2009.
• Sensorium Re-Connect: A generative sound work by Andrew Garton in association with the artist Stelarc for ORF/KunstRadio, 11 Jan 2009.
• Requiem in A Modulation: A multi-modal composition for solo voice, aleatoric micro-tonal scales and valve radios.
• THE UNDERSCORE: Accentuating the acoustic qualities of The Great Hall at The MAK, a component of Requiem in A Modulation.

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• Motion Drift: A proof of concept composition for Turkish makams and Motion-Enabled Live Electronics.
• Licht Drift: A structured improvisation inspired by Karlheinz Stockhausen's Licht for the Terminal Quartet, ccSalon, Brisbane, Jun 2008.
• In Drift We Trust: A collaborative composition for the Terminal Quartet.
• Drift Theory 2: A collaborative composition for the Terminal Quartet.
• Drift Theory: Collaborative compositions and structured improvisations for the Terminal Quartet.
• GRIT 01: A photo, video and sound collage (remix) produced for ccSalon, Brisbane, Nov 2006.
• GRIT 02: Illusions of Homogeneity. For solo voice, hard curve saturation and Frequency Post remix for The MAK, Vienna, Oct 2008.

Performance

Current live solo and ensemble projects.

• TONG TANA: Fusion cabaret
• Terminal Quartet: Collaborative compositions and structured improvisations based on the Drift Theory series.
• Fierce Throat: Solo voice, hard-curve saturation and chord resonator. Listen to Tokyo08 performances from podcasts number 29 to 31.
• HEADLOCK: Solo industrial electronica. HEADLOCK released by Secession Records.
• Son of Science Ensemble: Nu-fusion works based on my Son of Science album.

Production

• ROAD SHOW: Notes for proposed performance and exhibition tour
• Auslaender: machinima opera
• Sarawak Gone: Micro-docs series
• A story of stone: Short film for stills and Fierce Throat screaming choir

Installation

• CPU Documentation: Information report of NOTHINGKNOWN at CPU, ESC im Labor, Oct 2008.
• Nothing Known: An installation and body of work for CPU at ESC, Graz, as part of the Steirischer Herbst.
• Garton AV Retrospective: A screening of collaborative audio-visual works for ESC, Graz, 4 Oct 2008.

Publishing

• Secession Records
• Secession Podcast

Text

• Poems
• Lyrics
• Papers

Research

• Turkish Traditional Music

On the road

2008

• Austria: Nothing Known at ESC, Graz, KunstRadio and MAK commissions
• Japan, Hokkadoi, Tokyo: iSummit 2008, 2 performances
• Malaysia, Sarawak
• Turkey, Istanbul: Turkish music research
• Kenya, Nairobi: Home Lands research
• South Africa: APC Board Meeting, prep for Nairobi