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Each Endphase is a unique conceptually defined composition created in a collaborative environment, which assumes its final form in real time through improvisation. Once an "endpoint" (Endphase) has been reached, the individual performance will not be performed again.
For LAC 2013, we present an Endphase based on recent events involving Aaron Swartz (1), and his efforts in the realm of freedom of information. The indictment of Swartz's trial report (2) was recorded and then grammatically and semantically analyzed. Treating each word as an individual element, this recorded text is (re)composed live to form the work using specific algorithmic processes controlled in real time in an ambisonic space. In addition to commenting on the need for commitment to free culture, the piece also problematizes the discrepancy between an æsthetic appreciation of the electroacoustic music in the work and the harsh reality of the textual content. "Intent to defraud" is among the accusations brought on Swartz during his 2011 trial.
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
2) http://archive.org/details/UsaV.AaronSwartz-CriminalDocument2
For LAC 2013, we present an Endphase based on recent events involving Aaron Swartz (1), and his efforts in the realm of freedom of information. The indictment of Swartz's trial report (2) was recorded and then grammatically and semantically analyzed. Treating each word as an individual element, this recorded text is (re)composed live to form the work using specific algorithmic processes controlled in real time in an ambisonic space. In addition to commenting on the need for commitment to free culture, the piece also problematizes the discrepancy between an æsthetic appreciation of the electroacoustic music in the work and the harsh reality of the textual content. "Intent to defraud" is among the accusations brought on Swartz during his 2011 trial.
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
2) http://archive.org/details/UsaV.AaronSwartz-CriminalDocument2
The schedule is a major guideline. There is no guarantee events will take place at the announced timeslot.
