Join sound artist and composer Robin The Fog for an afternoon exploring the magic and the chaos of composing with magnetic tape. Learn to create your own far-out analogue sound worlds with little more than a microphone, a razor blade, some sticky tape, and a sense of adventure – and with not a single pedal, plugin or synthesiser in sight!
Last remaining tickets are £5 and can be found here (suitable for ages 12 and up). There’s also a free performance in the evening from 7pm, using some of the loops created during the workshop! Just turn up at The Birley, PR1 2QE.
This short course will equip you with a fundamental awareness of working with magnetic tape, both as a tool for recording and playback but also as a remarkable gateway to new ways of sculpting sounds, performing and improvisation, through the basic techniques of musique concrète. From its origins in post-war Paris via the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and the theme from Dr. Who, to the experiments of Brian Eno and its role as the backbone of dub, reggae and decades of electronic and ambient music, you will learn from the masters and gain an understanding of basic recording and editing, create tape loops, experiment with delay and also get a chance to test your newly found performance and editing skills in a final improvised performance.
Sandbox is an open and informal gathering where leading sound practitioners share their latest work and meet fellow sound artists. Delivered by Modus Arts, a National Portfolio Organisation with Arts Council England, presenting sound arts projects across the UK encompassing installations, live performances, acousmatic musics, sound sculpture, sound archives, oral histories, and workshops.
Can’t wait for this – hope to see some of you there!
Robin The Fog 