I am sitting in a room
An experiment in feedback and reverb by composer Alvin Lucier, 1969.
It's a fairly famous piece of experimental music. But I wonder how many people have actually listened to the entire thing from start to finish, as opposed to skipping ahead to see how his voice changes.
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I am sitting in a room different from the one you are in now. I am recording the sound of my speaking voice and I am going to play it back into the room again and again until the resonant frequencies of the room reinforce themselves so that any semblance of my speech, with perhaps the exception of rhythm, is destroyed. What you will hear, then, are the natural resonant frequencies of the room articulated by speech. I regard this activity not so much as a demonstration of a physical fact, but more as a way to smooth out any irregularities my speech might have.
It's a fairly famous piece of experimental music. But I wonder how many people have actually listened to the entire thing from start to finish, as opposed to skipping ahead to see how his voice changes.
More info: ubu.com
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He could have made it a little more interesting with some real drivel. How about something like:
I sit on the floor and pick my nose,
And think of dirty things.
Of dwarves who play with themselves.
And elves who do it in teams.
I sit on the floor and pick my nose,
And think of dirty things.
Of dwarves who play with themselves.
And elves who do it in teams.
Posted by KDP on 01/04/21 at 06:24 PM
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Category: Music | 1960s