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Quick-Edge Sounds 1

Following on from the 'Branchings' series of pieces, I am now working on two interlocking series, 'Slow-Edge Sounds' and 'Quick-Edge Sounds'. These pieces are sketches and experiments for sound textures and combinations which will be refined and integrated in due course into a longer, more 'symphonic' work for shakuhachi and electronics. This piece is the first in the 'Quick-Edge Sounds' series. As the title suggests, the orientation is towards sounds with quick 'edges' (attack and decay, for instance). Such sounds can be achieved without difficulty using electronics, but are a challenge for the shakuhachi, the tendency of which is towards sustained sounds with slower attack, often with dynamics of relatively long fade-in and fade-out. And even tongued sounds (which are not part of the set of traditional techniques of the instrument) tend to have slower 'edges' on the shakuhachi than on many other wind instruments. Nevertheless, while sustained shakuhachi tones and textures occur here, I have attempted to shift the shakuhachi lines towards a sharper, more angular feel, through such techniques as jagged series of tones, tonguing (despite its relative slowness) and rapid cutoff. Such shakuhachi lines are counterpointed by short electronically-generated sounds and sustained sounds which contain sharp edges (for instance through sawtooth modulation of filters). A connection between the shakuhachi and the electronically-generated tones is established through the repeated bass tones, which are generated by feeding the signal from the shakuhachi microphone via a foot switch into an octave pedal followed by delay pedals, actuated in the instant in which I cut the tone off (by stopping the breath stream). A degree of coordination is required to perform this. The video reveals some of the electronics used: two Korg Volca synthesizers (whose miniature touch-plate keyboards are ergonomically ideal for simultaneous shakuhachi and synthesizer performance), and assorted effects pedals. At the end of the video, a photo of the complete setup may be seen, including additional processors and the foot switches (which are not visible in the video). For further information about how and why I do this kind of work, please refer to my book: 'Densokugaku: Shakuhachi, Composition, Electronics', published in March 2024. https://www.visionedition.com/publication/... Jim F.