rauschpartikel
an analog, non harmonic electroacustic concept for performance & exhibition

rauschpartikel is an urban ritual
visual + acustic elements, repetition, mixing
virtual composition

definitions
noise are sounds of undefinite frequency and amplitude amorphous
noise is the concept of rauschpartikel
it contains all possibilities, like in film it is a negative of music that has to be processed
sound are tones in a nonharmonic order which are recognisable, defined
music are tones organized acording to harmonic rules, mostly connected in an expressive manner
rauschpartikel are limited pieces of noise, defined fragments which are joined acording to various principles
these fragments or the noise themself result from certain correlations:
they arise from a connection of audio signals that are combined in an vocoder (vf 11) as analysis and synthesis signals
one can hear the analysis signal when the synthesis reaches a certain amplitude
the signals may be processed by a filter (sherman). tracks may be taken from vinyl and


prepared vinyl
the records are applied by the technical options of the record player
the pecularities of the instruments are determining the sound
beats come from the analog monophon synthesizer sequentuial circuits »pro one«
it may be triggert by a roland TR 707
the beats then serve as synthesis
the records are applied by the technical options of the record player
what is aimed for is to explore the actual options of the synthesizer to generate sound in opposition to the function it had in the 70ies and 80ies
which was to imitate instruments


oton
fragments serve as analysis signals as well
o ton are recordings of actual sources which are structured by their own characteristics
which means their own time and course:
o ton are recordings of tube, train or bike journeys, airports, department stores, public places, private conversation, mumbeling or lectures
in general: ambient sounds which may be processed to


ambient cuts
and than serve in constant repetition as synthesis
this defines the rhythm of o ton
this is it´s principle. alternatively


document cuts
may be used. these are parts of existing dokuments as radio or tv frequencies, video, cd or tape from defined origin.
burroughs voice is applied as reference to the utilized technic: to generate new meaning by rearranging arbitrary parts of the original
this happens throughout the treatment of the material
also original rhythms are used as sythesis
they are ethnological recordings of for example afro-brasilian religious ceremonies or other rituals
the importance lies in the beats having a function to which they relate to and from which they developed
they have a determined structure
txt enters in the production mainly as a structural element
the voice is more reproducable tone than narrative
no more storries to tell

i am dj performer my name is i,m z1
my sound is based on real sources
i am an inofficial agent (i,m) of the zone (z1)...the inner zone…the zone inbetween… between cultures…the ger:mans zone... the zone from stalker

© rauschpartikel 2001