Take part in a hands-on building session and rehearsal of pieces for the Dirty Electronics Racket! The Racket! is a DIY kit that introduces a number of key building blocks of analogue synthesiser design and Dirty Electronics aesthetics. It features an oscillator, wave shaping, noise generation, filtering, feedback and touch control. It is designed to be made on stripboard using wire connections as well as having a small copper etched artwork printed circuit board as a touch control. The Dirty Electronics Racket! epitomises a DIY spirit. Small thrifty synth, massive sound! Requires 9v battery and external amplification. No prior knowledge of electronics is needed.
The workshop concludes with a performance by Dirty Electronics and pieces for the Racket! For example, Hug is a piece for the Racket! and portable amps (Dirty Cardboard Box Amp) that are worn by performers. A cacophony of noise is created. Other performers stop/mute the racket by hugging their noisy friends.
Since 2003, John Richards has been exploring the idea of Dirty Electronics that focuses on face-to-face shared experiences, ritual, gesture, touch and social interaction. In Dirty Electronics, process and performance are inseparably bound. The performance begins on the workbench devising instruments and is extended onto the stage through playing and exploring these instruments.
Level: Introductory. Anyone can join!
Date: Wednesday 13.06.2012, 16:00-22.00h.
Location: Fabra i Coats Fàbrica de Creació. Sant Adrià, 20. Barcelona. Metro Sant Andreu.
Price: 50 (includes workshop participation and instrument to take home)
To sign up or for further information, please send an email to info@lullcec.org.
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