biographical info
Members:
Chris Batting - guitar;
Ken Goudswaard - prepared guitar, unprepared guitar, keyboards, misc.;
Andrew Johnson - drums, guitar effects;
Richard Krueger - electronics, manipulations;
Steph St. Laurent - cinematography;
Jeremy Stewart - guitar, guitar effects, drum machine, poetic voice.
The concept is to observe how sound changes when observers (including other performers) are present. we did one 'practice' and one performance, both completely improvised and the performance not including the same materials, or even lineup as the 'practice'. Elements of the practice were sampled and played back during the performance but in an unrecognizable form. the addition of one member and an audience caused a noticeable change in the style of the performance.
influences
godspeed etc.
hypernode
john zorn, john cage, terry riley, etc.
sonic youth