(9.1) Support my Mixtape: Body as an Instrument
I decided to use a song as a jumping off point, and then I used my own body to recreate some of the beats and noises played throughout the song. Instead of combining them in song order to follow the song, I thought it might be more interesting to combine them in a way that created a whole new sound not related to the original. When I was done I thought it sounded like a woman relaxing by the fireplace. The body noises sound like the crackling of fire, hence the title, By the Fireplace. I have listed this as ambient on my soundcloud mainly because it reminds me of ASMR and I think a lot of those sounds are classified as "ambient." I'm an ambient artist. Support my mixtape.
This is incredibly cool! I feel like I'm in the room, feeling warmth from the fire. But at the same time I can also imagine you dancing to make the sounds. It's an intensely visual piece. I can see this as a whole series of ambient environments created with sounds made with your body. I also can see this piece being linked to a dance or performance project, with performers moving to sounds, or even dancing while creating the sounds. It is totally like ASMR. I support your mixtape.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Eva, this is so very cool and also does seem to have a very visual element to it! I think this would be such a great unit with kids where they create their own sound pieces with their bodies, with their environment, and with each other, and then are able to translate it into a visual work similar to what we did in Processes and Structures last semester. If it so happens that you have students that are uncomfortable with the idea of making sounds with their bodies (or wouldn't be able to do that for some reason), I also wonder if this idea could also be transformed into a sound piece in which students manipulate materials in the art room- tapping paint brushes, sloshing water, scratching pencils, etc. I love the abstract quality of this that also lends itself so nicely, I think it would be great to bring into the classroom! Thanks for sharing!
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