’’Sirens’’, an AudioVisual project by Novi_sad + Ryoichi Kurokawa is now published as a Book + CD + Video edition.
Conceived and directed by Novi_sad
• Sound analysis on recordings, transformation of the results and application of data from stock market crashes by Novi_sad
• Produced by Novi_sad, November 2007 – February 2012
• Visuals by Ryoichi Kurokawa | Japan [www.ryoichikurokawa.com]
(1 Photo by Daniel Demoustier)
• Original audio and compositions from:
» Richard Chartier | U.S [www.3particles.com]
» CM von Hausswolff | Sweden [www.cmvonhausswolff.net]
» Jacob Kirkegaard | Denmark [www.fonik.dk]
» Helge Sten | Norway [Deathprod, Supersilent]
» Rebecca Foon | Canada [Rebecca Foon, A silver mt Zion, Set fire to flames]
The tracks have been manipulated and produced by using the following info / data:
• Track 1 : Richard Chartier | Analysis on vibration recordings from Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges NY / NIKKEI, October 1987 crash, Black Monday
• Track 2 : CM von Hausswolff | Analysis on hydrophone recordings from Mamori Lake, Amazon, Brazil / Deadly Friday, September 1869, Fisk-Gould Scandal
• Track 3 : Jacob Kirkegaard | Analysis on recordings from earthquakes vibrations on earth / Dow Jones crash 1929, Black Tuesday
• Track 4 : Helge Sten | Analysis on sounds from Titan’s atmosphere using the Huygens microphone / dotcom bubble, March 2000
• Track 5 : Beckie Foon | Analysis on recordings from electronic stethoscopes / DAX, October 1987 crash, Black Monday
– Sounds from Titan’s atmosphere using the Huygens microphone are courtesy of The Planetary Society.
– Vibrations on Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges recorded by Scott Konzelmann.
– Tracks 1, 3, 5 produced in Alpha Studio at the Center for Composers, Gotland, Sweden.
– Tracks 2, 4 produced at home studio, Ancient Olympia, Greece.
– CM von Hausswolff’s track produced by manipulating audio material which has been previously used for Hashima film, Japan, 2002 by CM von Hausswolff and Tomas Nordanstad.
– Helge Sten’s original audio track has also been used as a multichannel installation piece in Stavanger, 2009 curated by Anne Hilde Neset.
– Ian Ilavsky recorded Beckie’s cello in Montréal, September 2008.
The 48 pages Book contains illustrated artworks from Ryoichi Kurokawa and essays by Thanasis Kaproulias + Ryoichi Kurokawa, Lucas Bambozzi, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Guy Marc Hinant and David Quilles Guillo.
Book design by Bend.
Limited to 500 copies.
More info:
novi-sad.net/releases/sirens-2/
released March 10, 2016