Explorations and expressions through pure sound.
Live sonic improvisations have been employed by contemporary dance choreographers.
Recorded works have been used in experimental video works, as well as receiving national and international airplay and critical acclaim.
'Sound Art' refers to the deliberate use of sound as an expressive medium, unlimited by norms of instrumentation or tonality. The results range from classic ambient works, akin to the works of Brian Eno and Jeff Greinke, to works employing 'noise' (feedback, machinery, busted things), to 'sonic narratives'; stories told purely through sound.
Specific interest in exploring concepts in evolutionary theory through sound, as well as delivering poignant political messages.
Undertow - very edgey, lots of distortion, as well as some beautiful fat analog synth.
Distorture - originally called 'Distorturing the Prophet' because of it's harsh use of a Prophet synth, it also incorporates a closely miked engine in duress.
Kaleidescope - A soundscape tightly integrated to visual artist Lyla Rye's video installatin by the same name. This piece is a loop.
Hello [mp3](excpt) - A remix of a party of three year olds let loose in a studio, 'Hello' was included in a compilation put out by 'New Adventures in Sound Art', and was played on CBC's DNTO.
'Howlings' is comprised of three electronic works using divergent compositional techniques and technologies, and yet all sharing a common lineage of expression. All share aspects of minimalism and ambient music -limited sound sources, gradual evolutions and repetition - and yet all can be poignantly dramatic, sometimes explosively so...
"...hints at a new form of aural beauty..."
"...one of the most accomplished and pleasurable electroacoustic CDs I have encountered..."
MusicWorks Magazine, Spring 2003
lupus angelus [.mp3]
sud [.mp3]
'Paradigmalogos Sessions', a cassette recorded in 1996, are recordings of improvisations ostensibly exploring evolutionary theory through music by a collective of musicians. An essay is included.
Einstein on Bleach [.ra]
All works by Nik Beeson alone are licensed under a
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