DIFFUSION
New
and experimental sound works in an out of concert setting
The
listening space Diffusion ran regularly from September
1999 to July 2001. During that time we built up a regular
audience who came to hear new and old electronic music
in an informal environment. The intent was to encourage
audiences away from the very concentrated listening
spaces of the concert hall and to provide a meeting
space for this somewhat disparate community of musicians,
composers and artists.
As
SAN has often been involved in short video collaborations
between film-makers and composers Diffusion showed such
works alongside live video mixing by resident artist
Rob Flint (Scopac). Making good use of pre-installed
split screen video projection was also a priority and
allowed us to show rare and new video work from London
based artists.
At
it's core Diffusion allowed DJs to explore mixing in
a completely free environment away from the pressure
of bar managers, club promoters or an uninterested public.
Bringing in a wide selection of acousmatic, old electronic
and newer electronica music gave Diffusion a unique
music policy within the capital where much of it is
under represented in concert programming. The improvisatory
nature of some of the mixing led us to start inviting
live electronic groups to perform (Extractor and Disinformation)
and worked well with live video mixing.
Diffusion
built on it's successful formula with larger scale events
that incorporated more live acts but retained the DJ
slots, films and live video mixing that characterised
the club.
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