TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Saturday, May 1, 2004

1:26 PM
Posted by jodi rose

ABraCadabra Harris St, Ultimo
Listening to the recording of live performance at Club Gloria. Very free jazz improv, can just hear the loopy manipulations of bridge sounds that I was doing, in my state of delirium induced by exhaustion and twisted ankle. There's some really cool stuff in there, things I don't remember at all. But then, that is hardly surprising. Now moving into more abstract experimental ground. Who knew the cello and kantele could sound like that. Lasse and Jussi, you are amazing!!
Trying not to think about everything I have to do in the next few months, one thing at a time. Don't freak out now. Working on composition with Ben this evening, off to Tasmania in the morning, interview on wednesday with emeninent member of local community who arranged opening festivities for Batman Bridge, cruise on Tamar River on Tuesday, back Thursday for weekend sifting and choosing sounds for musical composition next week. (just went crazy on the drum FX on my kaoss pad.)
Then Perth, and south to Walpole, stretching the bridge metaphor to a 'treetops walk' bridge between earth and heaven kind of thing. Apparently the trees are second largest in the world, after the California... can't remember the species right now. And yes, I am going to record them too. Once a hippy child, always.....
That takes me up to mid-may, I've never been so scheduled ahead in my life before. Had a friend raincheck our coffee date this morning, and it's like, well I can fit you in again next Sunday, or in two weeks. In June taking a month to reflect, write and experiment with ways of creating a flow and synthesis between the material from all my different bridges. Coming up with some fascinating material, really will have to go back and talk to the beekeeper in Torquay again, realised he is a central character for my Geelong bridge. Millions of emails to respond to now, while listening to sounds and categorising them into musical - percussion, melodic, rhythmic and emotive, mood, style.