dot73 (mutations on a theme by Xenakis)

Fixed media, stereo, 2003.
I have the pleasure of working with Xenakis** on a daily basis. He is a constant presence in my office, never afraid to let me know if he is healthy or feeling the strain of all the hard work he does. dot73 (mutations on a theme by Xenakis) is a homage to his influence on my life. Recordings of Xenakis were mutated with recordings of various strange percussion instruments. The resulting sounds were then mutated with each other to create a series of increasingly complex sounds.

** a Dell PowerEdge 4400 server, not the late Iannis Xenakis, composer, architect and civil engineer. That would just be sick.

dot73 (mutations on a theme by Xenakis) was premiered at the Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music on 3rd May, 2003 (it was also my birthday - what are the odds on that?)