Their devotion to these sounds, despite such pervasive denigration, should inspire us to do more to help make marginalized sounds, voices, and people heard." – Social Virtuosity and the Improvising Voice Phil Minton & Maggie Nicols Interviewed by Chris Tonelli "In describing how we can find meaning in unconventional vocal sounds, Nicols and Minton also criticize ideologies that dismiss these sounds as worthless or dangerous. Weaving astonishing virtuosity with an easy intimacy, this is an unmissable performance from two improvised music greats. Over 20 packed minutes, the pair craft a dizzying interplay whose seeming effortlessness belies the sheer amount of craft on display. This set, recorded at OTO in October 2022 on the first event of a three-day residency with Maggie, finds the duo in customary, playful, curious and generous form. Despite appearing together on numerous recordings since then however, this is remarkably their first ever duo release. Phil Minton and Maggie Nicols have been performing together for close to half a century, with their first recorded collaboration being 1977's landmark "Voice" release on Ogun Records, which documented a 1976 London performance alongside Brian Eley and Julie Tippetts. The book includes exclusive interviews with Chris Watson, Jana Winderen, Yannick Dauby, Slavek Kwi and Geoff Sample as well as features on Bernie Krause, David Rothenberg and Olivier Messiaen and many more. They visit the world’s largest library of animal sounds, hack into the mysterious sonic world of shrimps, travel back in time to the point where animal and human songs diverged, and decode the latest neuroscientific findings about animal music and communication. Its authors have spoken to the leading scientists, researchers and musicians in the field to uncover hidden meanings and new perspectives. A growing number of researchers and academics are exploring the idea that animals enjoy music on a similar level to human beings.Īnimal Music is the first anthology to present an overview of the current state of this vital debate. Supported by Architecture & Interior’s team together with design professionals, here we will help you design your stores with unique brand identity, differentiate from competitors and appeal to your target market.DO ANIMALS SPEAK TO EACH OTHER? WHAT DO THEIR SONGS MEAN? WILL WE EVER BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THEM AND TALK BACK?Įver since the accidental discovery of whale song in 1967, the idea of complex animal sentience has been gaining strength within the scientific community. When we are talking about interiors, the term “branding” means to communicate the essence of your business’ brand through the design of your physical environment – which can be any space including restaurant, office or retail shop. Altogether we offer seamless integration to provide you with a truly comprehensive approach that makes you look good. We help you communicate digitally, from websites to apps to social media. We create, reposition and refresh brands, to help you build your image and effectively engage the minds of customers. Our passion for design goes beyond beautiful imagery and into the mind of the consumer, where we believe good design should solve problems and position a brand so it stands out as well as stands for something. We are a HongKong-based design studio that provides exclusive designs, interior and brand consulting.
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