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on October 6, 2010
The Unflattered
commented on a projectAfter a satisfying listen to FRAKTURE during this morning's drive, I have a few observations about this exceptional work. The rhythms, when they happen, are a very binding element. They, along with the judiciously spaced excerpts from the original broadcast, Margaret's own readings (poignantly vetted) and the contemporary news clips do a terrific job of keeping the momentum going throughout the recording. The parallels Margaret draws between Orwell's original text and current global distresses are both lucid and concise. Aurally, the choices she makes w/ synthesizers and sound collage work in perfect harmony with the dialogue, and go very far in conveying a the sounds of a computerized totalitarian future, as it might have been imagined in 1949; mechanized hums with the "click-clcik-click" of early computer prototypes. Margaret seems to deftly straddle this boundry, never over-reaching with the current technology, ergo avoiding the creation of atmosphere that would likely be beyond what the novelest could have anticipated in his time. This grand project showcases Margaret Noble's ambitious imagination, and it illustrates just what is possible when an artist grows tired of a world where electronic music has, in many ways, lazily devolved into an endles procession of reverb-laced droning sines with the occasional tinkling chime and off-the-shelf, canned beats. FRAKTURE is not only a great album, but I assert that it is an IMPORTANT one, and it really deserves to stand as an archival document. It should be in a time capsule, to be revisited in 100 years, because when future generations aim to evaluate this generation's cognative grasp of the gradual erosion of the individual voice, through laws designed with our "best interests" in mind, I'd like to believe that they'll think there was no veil across our eyes.
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on July 1, 2010
The Unflattered
commented on a projectBoy, you sure look happy in that update, MN! I tried a last min. push by DM'ing all my Twitter followers (of which there are few), and it looks like the ever-reliable and fantastic @WendyandLisa responded w/ a pledge (through their own liaison, @renatak). I sure do loves me some Wendy & Lisa!!! They're positively awesome w/ their fan base.... They follow every fan who follows them. Can't wait to give Lisa a thrashing in online Scrabble! Congratulations on the 11th-hour victory. Your work deserves everyone's attention.
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on June 27, 2010
The Unflattered
commented on a projectWhat about Rand's "Anthem"? Where would you place that? It's an interesting story that falls w/in the school of distopian totalitarianist fiction, but is it theft? It certainly was a pain in the ass to read, despite its brevity. I re-read it recently, and it struck me as a stalled notion that Rand simply refused to quit.
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on June 23, 2010
The Unflattered
commented on a projectHow does the "digital download" thing work, MN? I'm looking forward to hearing this piece. I heard a little on the AIR radio app.... now I need the whole thing.
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on June 22, 2010
The Unflattered
commented on a project...and Ayn Rand's "Anthem" and Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale"..... and so on and so on. Art is only art until somebody discovers the inspiration behind the piece.... then it becomes plagiarism. We can never shed our influences... we can only strive to play down or conceal them. The_Unflattered.
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on June 22, 2010
The Unflattered
backed a project
George Orwell's 1984 Electronic Music Remix Album for Amnesty International. by Margaret Noble
Sound artist Margaret Noble retells Orwell's novel 1984 in a postmodern soundscape for Amnesty International.
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100% funded $6,010 pledged
- 87 backers
- Funded Jul 01, 2010
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The Unflattered
New York, NY
Sound / Image / Word
