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PERFORMA 2009: A Fantastic World Superimposed on Reality: Z'EV
Originally aired 12/18/09
Just before his performance at Mike Kelley's two-day noise fest at the Gramercy Theater, writer/percussionist/mystic/philosopher Z'EV talks about his approach to soundmaking and technology, acoustic phenomena of materials and noise. He offers some historical details on the Futurist instruments the Intonarumori and the birth of the industrial music to which his name is oft attached. Then we excerpt his extraordinary solo acoustic performance, dedicated to Maryanne Amacher (34 minutes).
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