In conjunction with the University of Brighton and Bang & Olufsen of Brighton and Hove, Artist collective Partial Facsimile presented a LIVE site-specific surround sound visual and sonic performance in an underground World War 2 air raid shelter.
Based upon the development of communication technology through warfare, 5 musicians, 2 visual artists, a performance artist and a conductor lead the audience through a culturally loaded tunnel system.
Bang & Olufsen’s Beolab 14, a 5.1 home cinema surround sound system, helped the audience explore the sonic properties of the reinforced concrete walls. Those speakers projected the sounds of a telegraph, telephone, radio, an effected electric guitar, cocktail drum kit and an electric double bass.
The musicians listed below improvised to filmic scores and the visual artists in return improvised to the sounds played.
Alex Merron aka Atomsphere: montron/radio/vinyl player
Andrew Booth (Helsinki, Broken Republic): electric stand up bass
Ben Baxter (Cranes, Broken Republic): telegraph/telephone
Jo Henderson: Multi-disciplinary visual, improvising musician and writer
Jamie Gillett (The Pohuron Statement, C.O.W): effected electric guitar
Charlie Kininmonth (Rivermonkey): vocals/iPhone
Felicity Thompson (Bearded Loon Festival): live chalk drawing on original blackboard
Cassettelord: live oil painting
Laila Hansen: conductor/curator