Driptick (2010)

stereo and 5.1 mixes

Available on John Gibson: Traces (innova 896)

We normally hear the dripping of a faucet or the ticking of a clock in relative isolation. What happens when many variants of these sounds, joined with others from the household, combine to create a dense musical texture? Driptick orchestrates the clash of multiple, incompatible speeds projected by these sounds, and plays on our sense of musical timing. What makes music sound fast — is it surface rhythm, the rate of pitch change, or pure energy? In its three-part form, Driptick searches for answers.

Performances:

• CECM Concert, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 1/21/2012
• Soundcrawl:Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee, 10/2/2010

Contact me for the 5.1 stems.