Anoyo, which means “the world over there,” is the counterpart to last year’s glorious Konoyo, or “the world over here.” While the two are certainly closely related, both built around the prominent contributions of members of Tokyo Gakuso, it would be reductive to see Anoyo as merely a third disc of Konoyo. Tim Hecker has released…
The engulfing machine of Henri Chopin By Domenico Napolitano Translated by Joseph Sannicandro Originally published December 1, 2016 on zetaesse TAGS: henri chopin, sound poetry, noise, sound body, sound factory, swallowing, stomach, nietzsche, artaud, burroughs “When I put the microphone into the mouth I have simultaneously five sounds: the air and the liquid…
With the launch of the Sound Propositions podcast I’ve decided to finally cave in and pass the virtual hat: I’ve joined Patreon. Even though my workflow is improving with each episode, it takes a lot of time and effort to produce. Any additional financial support will make it easier for me to make more episodes…
improvised live in minneapolis, mn on 24 april 2017 all piano samples recorded live in harrison, ny 12 june 2016 there is more to say about this, but for now this was something i needed to make today and so i am sharing it. loss, natality, death, life, sickness, murder, hope, creation [Updated, April 2019]…
Improvised Order: Hypertextual Media and Future Subjectivities This Tumblr page is based upon a seminar paper I wrote for a course on Print Culture with Prof. Andrew Piper at McGill University in 2010. I used Tumblr in order to rearrange the paragraphs into fragments that can be navigated and recombined, not unlike the supplemental chapters…
Machinefabriek ~ Sahara Mixtape Machinefabriek ~ With Voices Rutger Zuydervelt / Gareth Davis ~ Sileen II These three new works from Rutger Zuydervelt (better known as Machinefabriek) are each so singular, so utterly distinct from one another while retaining the artist’s signature, that I was inspired to catch up with him regarding his current work.…
In the film Il Postino (1994), the titular Postman becomes inspired to express himself after encountering the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, living in exile on a small island in the south of Italy. Neruda helps the Postman, Mario, to pursue his own Beatrice, standing in for Dante’s ideal woman. The Postman successfully courts his love,…
I recently compiled a list of all records, files, mixes, radiophonic works and other sound-related projects I’ve produced since 2012 (see the “Discography” page on the main menu). I thought I’d add a post highlighting the mixes I’ve done, with a bit more information about some of…
Live sound mix by sound artist Joseph Sannicandro for Free City Radio with Stefan Christoff, mixed live on radio CKUT in Montreal, 26 December 2018. This mix was presented live on CKUT for Free City Radio the day after Christmas. I also presented a similar mix in an art gallery in Boston on 8…
Originally published at ACL “Rapidly we approach the final phase of the EXTENSIONS of man- the technological simulation of consciousness.” -Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media (1964) After a bit of a delay, Mark Templeton inaugurates his new label Graphical Recordings with the release of Extensions, an audio-visual collaboration with filmmaker Kyle Armstrong. A 12” LP…
An article of mine, which I developed in 2015-2016, was published in the eContact journal in 2017. Read the entire article here. Abstract: By the middle of the 20th century, composers of electronic and electroacoustic music had begun to reenvision the concert hall. Buttressed by theories of acousmatic sound articulated by Pierre Schaeffer and his…
Tenzier is a Montreal-based label that releases LPs of archival recordings significant to the history of late 20th century Quebecois experimental, electronic, and improvised musics. In their own words: Tenzier is a nonprofit organization which has as its mandate to preserve, celebrate and disseminate archival recordings by Quebec avant-garde artists. Since its founding in 2010,…