Eleven Tension

Tom Mudd; Áron Porteleki

Eleven Tension

Tom Mudd (Artist)
, Áron Porteleki (Artist)

Research output: Non-textual form › Composition

Abstract

Recorded at NEXT Festival 2022, their collaboration synergizes across the two sides of 'Eleven Tension'.

The result is this rambling (and consistently surprising) sonic odyssey that bridges the divergent sonic landscapes of both musicians.

Mudd's impossible virtual instruments intertwine seamlessly with Porteleki's skittery percussive outbursts, creating an elusive tapestry of rhythms, patterns, and textures that transcends the boundaries between the virtual and the corporeal.

Like modern-day bards, ethnologists, and folklorists charting uncharted sonic territories, they navigate the liminal space between imaginary and tangible, where the act of obfuscation blurs the boundary lines demarcating drum skins from viola strings, computer tones from MIDI notes, and reality from illusion, leaving behind a trail of enigmatic sonic artefacts scattered throughout the performance.

A duo of irony, smoke, and mirrors, computer musician Tom Mudd and percussionist/violist Áron Porteleki operate at either side of the same see-saw, teetering between realms of digital and tangible... more

Original language	English
Publisher	NEXT Festival Records
Media of output	LP
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2024

1 Performance

Tom Mudd & Áron Porteleki live
Mudd, T. (Artist), 30 Sept 2022
Research output: Non-textual form › Performance

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Tom Mudd & Áron Porteleki live

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