PROBES #17.2
Auxiliaries
Curated by Chris Cutler
The PROBES Auxiliaries collect materials related to each episode that try to give a broader – and more immediate – impression of the field. They are a scan, not a deep listening vehicle; an indication of what further investigation might uncover and, for that reason, most are edited snapshots of longer pieces.
We have tried to light the corners as well as the central arena, and to not privilege so-called serious over so-called popular genres. This new auxiliary wallows in the gamelan, trips into stretched percussion and then slides helplessly into exotic byways.
In PROBES #18, Chris Cutler raises lowly percussion high and introduces us in the hyperreal world of hi-fi stereo, pure listening and exotica.
Transcript
We trace how the gamelan collided with Western notions of music and exotic percussion spread like a virus into every field.
In PROBES #17, we trace how the gamelan collided with western notions of music and exotic percussion spread like a virus into every field.