Ipsbot Project: music for discarded and reassembled objects, rhythmic robots and electronic base.
Mighty live audiovisual performance exploring the vast region that lies between improvisation and sound art, is a work-in-progress changing in accordance with circumstances and places.
Three are the elements:
1) the RUDIMACHINES - an electro acoustic set of musical sculptures made up of recovered materials such as old wine barrel staves, former chocolate Easter eggs moulds, abandoned bicycles gears, obsolete hand-drills, etc.
(This is the harmonic and human driven section of the "band")
2) the FIREFLIES - insectlike analogical photovoltaic ROBOTS that move, play, produce rhythm and project iridescent highlights:
dressed up in dark silicon panels they absorb energy directly from the light giving it back as Rhythm, Sound, Music.
Dancing upon amplified surfaces these frenzy restless creatures endlessly beat their own inner rhythm, thus providing a random base for the live performance.
Apart from being the rhythmic section of the band, made up of burnt-out CD-ROMs, recycled silicon cells, plexi glass, fabric fibre and electric copper wires, they want to be an aesthetic reflection, an artistic point of view on how future robots will look like.
3) a Yamaha sequencer, a video camera, a DVD player and a video mixer. Our proposal consists of a musical installation with up to 3 robots, that produce each one a different sound: they may keep going on for hours, until the light feeds them. At given times, we shall play the musical sculptures following the rhythmic pattern set up by the robots, with a duration of about 20 to 50 minutes.
Meanwhile a flow of intermingling images - both live and recorded - will be projected over the whole stage: the random mix of rhythm, sound and light effects will alter the audience's perception of reality, creating a drug-free (natural high) psychadelic experience.
Mighty live audiovisual performance exploring the vast region that lies between improvisation and sound art, is a work-in-progress changing in accordance with circumstances and places.
Three are the elements:
1) the RUDIMACHINES - an electro acoustic set of musical sculptures made up of recovered materials such as old wine barrel staves, former chocolate Easter eggs moulds, abandoned bicycles gears, obsolete hand-drills, etc.
(This is the harmonic and human driven section of the "band")
2) the FIREFLIES - insectlike analogical photovoltaic ROBOTS that move, play, produce rhythm and project iridescent highlights:
dressed up in dark silicon panels they absorb energy directly from the light giving it back as Rhythm, Sound, Music.
Dancing upon amplified surfaces these frenzy restless creatures endlessly beat their own inner rhythm, thus providing a random base for the live performance.
Apart from being the rhythmic section of the band, made up of burnt-out CD-ROMs, recycled silicon cells, plexi glass, fabric fibre and electric copper wires, they want to be an aesthetic reflection, an artistic point of view on how future robots will look like.
3) a Yamaha sequencer, a video camera, a DVD player and a video mixer. Our proposal consists of a musical installation with up to 3 robots, that produce each one a different sound: they may keep going on for hours, until the light feeds them. At given times, we shall play the musical sculptures following the rhythmic pattern set up by the robots, with a duration of about 20 to 50 minutes.
Meanwhile a flow of intermingling images - both live and recorded - will be projected over the whole stage: the random mix of rhythm, sound and light effects will alter the audience's perception of reality, creating a drug-free (natural high) psychadelic experience.
Duration (minutes)
30
What is needed
SITE REQUIREMENTS
A stage with P.A. system or any dark room with A/C main supply.
Minimum size requirements: 10 square meters.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
( requirements needed on site)
Audio power amplification system
1 monitor
1 video-projector with dv, s/video or rca input 1000 lumen
1 table 2x1.5 m.
2 audio Left/right inputs to connect mixer (supplied by the artist)
Multiple plugs for A/C source (10 slots)
ASSEMBLING REQUIREMENTS
build out time and soundcheck:40 minutes
dismantling time: 20 minutes
PRODUCTION SUPPORT to be supplied by the Organization:
2 helpers
1 engineer in charge of safety standards
