Excerpts from movement I Allegretto meccanico (Davies/Sclavunos) and movement III Obbligato di tempo discontinui (Davies/Sclavunos), at Tramway (Glasgow, UK).
“FM-2030”, so-named for the transhumanist philosopher Fereidoun M. Esfandiary, utilizes programmed electric muscle stimulation (EMS) to generate involuntary movements in a quartet. The EMS controlled players in the quartet are accompanied by a violinist and cellist playing from a written score.
A collaboration with drummer, multi-instrumentalist and music producer Jim Sclavunos, FM-2030 premiered in 2013 at Sonica Festival in Glasgow.
PROJECT DETAILS
DATE : 2013
MEDIUM : performance
PERFORMANCES
Sonica festival. Tramway, Glasgow, 2013
Polysonics, ISEA, ABC Studios, Sydney, 2013
