Ensemble Pamplemousse, "Envelop In In"
From Steve Luber
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From Steve Luber
Envelope In In employs homemade mechanical instruments— a mouth-operated vocal modulator (chirp toy)— to create a fluidity of spatialized movement through space with acoustic and electronic sounds. The piece loosely embodies the concept of shadow, emergent from the omnipresent shadows of the universe, which are reflections of ourselves in other humans or memories and futures. Shadows shorten and lengthen as time speeds up and slows down in reaction to situation and thought. This multi-media piece (video and sound) was collaboratively created by Bryan Jacobs (music) and Natacha Diels (video), and is performed by Ensemble Pamplemousse.
A composition driven by mechanical instruments constructed by the company, which are activated by sound produced by the other two members of the ensemble. The compositional material explodes the various implications of “shadow.” The piece both reflects and enhances the musical form and content, by personifying the computer and digitizing the humans.
Ensemble Pamplemousse is a composer/performer collective of creators trained in disparate musical fields with a thirst for sonic exploration. In the flexible moments of performance, the ensemble weaves together shapes of resonance, clusters of glitch, skitters of hyper action, and masses of absurdity into impeccable structures of unified beauty.