Woche (with apologies to Ruttmann and Brock)

PhD portfolio piece. Binaural. Headphones recommended. cheers.

Woche (with apologies to Ruttmann and Brock) <span>2009</span> (26:37)

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<p class="MsoNormal">"Ruttmann's film could scarcely be used to guide a
stranger arriving in Berlin for the first time. It summarises far more the
memories and residual moods of a traveller leaving that city. If nevertheless
the film contains a characterisation of the city, it is not in the shots
themselves, but through their montage and rhythm."

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<p class="MsoNormal">"Barnard's piece could scarcely be used to guide a
stranger arriving in London for the first time. It summarises far more the
memories and residual moods of a traveller leaving that city. If nevertheless
the piece contains a characterisation of the city, it is not in the sounds
themselves, but through their montage and rhythm."

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<p class="MsoNormal">Using material recorded binaurally over a week long visit to
London, Woche<span>... aims, with reference to
both Walter Ruttmann’s </span><span>‘Wochenende’</span><span> (1930), </span>‘<span>Berlin: Die Sinfonie der</span><span> </span><span>Großstadt’ </span><span>(1927) and Timothy Brock’s 1995 soundtrack for
‘Berlin:…’</span><span>, to
communicate on some level the pace and rhythm of the city, and the fleeting
experiences of a visitor.<o:p></o:p></span>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Greenwich I<span>    </span><o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Musical Chairs<span>                
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<p class="MsoNormal">City Symphony<span>                
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<p class="MsoNormal">Slides<span>                                 
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<p class="MsoNormal">A Soundwalk I<span>                 
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<p class="MsoNormal">Too Many People I<span>            
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<p class="MsoNormal">Brock and the Escalator<span>  </span><o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Greenwich II<span>                   
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<p class="MsoNormal">Toilet Break<span>                     
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<p class="MsoNormal">A Soundwalk II<span>      </span><o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Too many People II<span>            
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