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In electro-acoustic music sounds usually are moved around static listeners. The merry-go-round project was a chance to rethink this model of sound/listener relationships. In my piece, each speaker produces 2x repetitive motifs – deconstructed cliché carousel music loops and percussive sine tones. Each element has slight differences in timing and pitch, creating complex interactions between the sounds without having to move them around per se. Spinning listeners can hear the “same but different” motif that, which seems to spin, while actually staying still.
Martins Rokis
Martins Rokis from Riga has been experimenting with various forms of electronic music since the late 90s, but while studying philosophy and delving into sound programming his focus has gradually shifted away from the musical aspects of sound more to the experiential relationships between sound, space and body and the multimodality of human perception. He currently works with sound and visuals in different contexts and forms, crossing boundaries between so-called computer music, psychedelic noise and abstract sound art, blending generative strategies with improvisation, and occasionally also makes sound installations or works for multichannel systems. He has presented his artistic activities locally and internationally and has published a few limited-edition releases. Recent performances include STEIM (NL), EMS, Fylkingen, Audiorama (SE), NK (DE), Cafe OTO (GB), among others.