Rajas (2007)
Rajas (2007)
In Samkhya philosophy, Guna has one of three tendencies: tamas (inertia), sattva (lucidity), and rajas (dynamism). Rajas leads one to activity, to pursue what one does not have. This composition is a collaboration between myself and Ajay Kapur, whose robotic drummer, MahaDeviBot, is involved in this performance. Ajay!s sitar is extensively modified so his performance gestures can be clearly tracked and used to influence the performance. Predetermined soundscape recordings are played, and are algorithmically processed and diffused into 8 channels in real-time; Ajay’s performance is a combination of improvisation and composed melodies.
Thursday, 5 January, 2012