Ujino and the Rotators

Japanese sculptor Ujino Munetero’s curious piece of sound art makes compelling viewing at the Hayward until April 24th, so it’s your last chance to get down to South Bank and give it a once- or twice-over. Described variously as ‘elegant’ and ‘chaotic’, the main work (a project called Ugly Knitting) makes use of noisy household [...]

The Campaign For Real Noise Manifesto: Part 2

Continued… Warning: Real Noise Approaching In 1966 Steve Reich looped a sample of a black youth saying ‘come out to show them’ non-stop for 13 minutes with just a weird phase pattern to keep it interesting. Thirty years after these initial sound experiments all across Europe every weekend there were warehouses full of people spazzing [...]