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Tristan Coelho - read​/​write error (2015)

from Offspring Bites I (2017) by Ensemble Offspring

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read/write error is a glitchy, beat-driven work that draws on ideas surrounding the digital, data-driven world we find ourselves in. I imagined three types of music being like data scattered across a failing hard drive. Bits of information are strewn here and there with interspersed contrasts brought about by 'hard cuts' between ideas (almost like video editing techniques), the fragments of which are then assembled in various ways. These thoughts were formed by a general interest in exploring a kind of 'brokenness' in music - a beauty brought about through roughness and imperfection.

I extended this further by considering the actual sounds emitted by technology as it goes haywire or malfunctions. These sounds are not supposed to be made but still come across as highly expressive to me. Imagine the warbling tune of a fridge, the crunchy explosions of a gearbox or the gritty strains of a tired, old printer.

Note by Tristan Coelho.

Tristan Coelho (b. 1983) is an award-winning Sydney-based composer who specialises in concert music, film and multimedia projects. With an interest in a wide range of music from experimental, classical and electronic to world music and jazz, he strives for a unique balance in his scores and an individual sound for each project.

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from Offspring Bites I (2017), released November 28, 2017

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Ensemble Offspring are Australia’s leading new music group. Uniting the country’s most fearless instrumentalists under the leadership of internationally acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes, they subvert classical music traditions and deliver concerts that "burst with imagination, energy and inspiration” (Seesaw Magazine). ... more

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