The inceptions of my concept begin with the idea of listening from behind – the feeling of something being behind you. I want the piece to heavily engage with the idea of anxious listening and for the speakers at the back to dominate the space whilst the front speakers are drowned out – almost “running away” from the sounds behind. The picture below represents a graphic score – only revealing the rearview for ease of display -showing the nature and effect of my idea. The inner semi-circle represents the audience and the three patterns on the sides are the three rear speakers. I pictured something invasive, restless and uptight.
Below is the live draft of the piece, with both wide speakers using a trimmer connected to a contact mic and a distortion amp. I haven’t decided what the other sounds would be however I have come to a conclusion on the nature of the sounds with the middle rear speaker also playing a large, dynamic sound. The front two speakers would be playing more higher-pitched tones.