[ GUNST ]

bells
radia #352 empire(s) + radia #183 fantasia en echo
[pls. scroll down for english version]

geläut, geläut.

zunächst das einer messingglocke. geschlagene zwei minuten zur schieren unendlichkeit gedehnt.
natürlich nur eine bemessene zeit.
denn dann folgt eine zweite transformation, diesmal in hommage an eine glockenspiel-komposition.

credits und hintergrundinformationen: siehe unten

[english]

bells, bells.

starting with a brass bell. two minutes transformed into sheer eternity:

"[…] 'the sound of a brass bell tuned to the pitch D, but with an overtone of D-sharp, struck nine times at a brisk tempo, with the final tone allowed to ring until the sound decays naturally. The rhythmic pattern is eight 16th notes and a quarter note; the total duration, from the striking of the first tone to the end of the decay on the final one, is just over 3 seconds.' Owners of Record: NYSE GROUP, INC.
Taking it’s cues from the long-duration film of the same name, this work takes a 2 second audiomark registered by the New York Stock Exchange and slows it drastically to 28 minutes. The opening bell and energetic trader shouts are brought to a standstill and become instead a dirge of white noise and ringing drones which replace motivation with malaise." [L.M.]

however, of measured duration. of course.
for afterwards it's time for another one. this time, in hommage of a carrillon compsition. gina mattiello and pia palme introduce a composition dedicated to the dutch composer jacob van eyck (1589-1657):

"Jacob van Eyck was a remarkable composer of the florishing early baroque period in the Netherlands: born blind, of noble family, educated in music, he turned into a renowned organist, recorder-player, composer and carilloneur. He was famous for his ability to tune bells and carillons. Pia Palme, composing and playing modern recorders, uses contemporary means for her homage to her famous predecessor. A subbass-recorder without its headpiece is used to create sound by means of finely balanced inner microfones and feedback-techniques; sounds which remind of bells, including very deep basses. For the composition Palme plays and processes themes from Eyck's recorder-pieces by means of electronics.
Texts by John Milton (1608 – 1674), who turned blind in the course of his life, add another dimension. The title is a quotation from Milton's poem: "On his Blindness", describing the author's willingness to just stand and wait instead of acting." [G.M/P.P.]

credits:
miss.gunst would like to thank the following artists and sound collectors:
jovica for the space machine, corsica s for some beautiful radiator sounds;
luke munn and resonance.fm, london, for ringing the bell;
gina mattiello and pia palme from radio orange, vienna for for doing the same, but different;
as well as radia.fm radio art network for being a crowd of incredibly creative partners.