WALKING IN THE RAIN:

Mud underfoot rhythms
Tapping on the hood rhythms
Slipping rhythms
Water in groove rhythms
Wet stone rhythms
Rain off the end of the nose rhythms
Slapping rhythms
Flapping rhythms
Wet bark rhythms
Leaf mould rhythms
Rhythm of decay
Rhythm of new life pushing up from underground
Wet dog rhythms
Cold knuckle rhythms
Water down the back of the neck rhythms

(K)

MUSIC FOR UNDERGROUND SPACES:

A subterranean choir,
Whose melodies continually evolve,
Sings fragments of sentences,
Words found on the streets above,
Transforming the sonic landscape of underground spaces,
With a sound that invites us in,
Makes us feel good,
Want to stay,

(K)

RADIO INSTRUMENT:

Two radios tuned to different channels, converse
One radio tuned between channels, detects rhythms of interference
Two radios tuned to the same channel, one digital, one analogue,
one sending messages to the other from the future
Three radios, all tuned between stations, sing a beautiful noise
Three radios arranged in a circle, all tuned to different stations
A corridor of radios all tuned between channels
A corridor of radios, alternately digital & analogue, tuned to the
same station
One car radio tuned to AM utilises the travelling of the car to find
transmissions.

(K)

WHERE’S THE HONEY?:

System 1:

Rise at 0600-0630
Shower
Shave
Dress
Drive to a cafe
Order Porridge & Honey
Black tea
No milk
Observe & write for 40-50 mins

System 2:

Rise at 0600-0630
Shower
Shave
Dress
Move to kitchen
Set up lap top
Prepare porridge
Boil kettle
Make black tea (Lady Grey) in a bone china mug
Decant porridge into bone china bowl
Add small amount of honey from tiny pots collected from cafes
Settle down for 40-50 mins to type notes gathered in cafes

Yesterday:

System 2
All is well

Today:

System 2
I reach for the honey
But the cupboard is bare!
Where’s the honey?!!!

Porridge goes cold as I hunt for honey
System collapses
Shock ensues
Phonecalls are made
Texts sent
No response
No one knows where the honey went
Take lap top to a quiet room
Gather composure
Regain perspective
Resort to using Golden Syrup

(K)

I BELIEVE IN LIKE WELL Y’KNOW:

So
Well
I mean
What I mean is
Like
Er
In my opinion
What I’m trying to say is
Ah
Well
The thing is
And as well
Um
Ah
So
If I could just
In my experience
But
And also
If I think about it
Like
Could I just?
Er
Might I just?
Um
I mean
It’s only my opinion but
But
But
Like
Well
If it was up to me
Might I say something?
What I’ve been thinking
Is
Is
Is
Well
I mean
Like
I’m not normally
However
What I’m trying to say is
Er
Er
Really
Really
Really
I mean
So
Yeah
Kind’ve
Hmm
Yeah
And
And
Yeah
I think
My
My
Um
Ahhh
I think
Ha ha ha
I wonder
I would say
But I mean
So
And
And
I just thought
I think
But
Look
So
So anyway
D’ya know?
I dunno but
Right
Well
I mean
I know but
Ok
And er
But
You
You
Or
Oh
So
Er
So
Yeah

(K)

DO THE STANDING STILL:

The bells,
Limp,
A demented,
Repeat,
Unique to campanology,
Half tune,
Half not
Haunting,
Broken,
Two note,
Looping,
Do-Not…,
Do-Not…,
Do-Not…,
Do-Not…,
What?

(K)

LYING AWAKE:

The bells,
Of time,
Ring the quarters,
Silhouettes of towers,
Through slatted blinds,
A solitary sickle moon,
Grinning,
Starless.

(K)

WHAT’S THAT SOUND?:

The Bell,
The call,
Direction,
Gathering,
Unity,
Connection,
Building,

(K)

ROMANTICS:

I had this story I was going to tell you about a couple who
checked into a hotel room. She shaved her legs whilst he listened
to the music of Pauline Oliveros. It reminded him of a time
he used to tune in to Long Wave radio broadcasts as a boy,
losing himself in the magic of random chatterings. She
eventually got bored & started watching her favourite soap,
he eventually turned the lights off & fell asleep to the music
of traffic outside their window, – it was a magic night.

(K)

ON THAT CHEERY NOTE:

What do you want?
How bad do you want it?
What’s your budget?
What’s your deadline?
Life line?
What’s the time?
How long have we got?

I’ve run out of ideas,
Sent the last of the messages,
Liberated,
Broke the habit,
For a minute,
Crawling on the floor,
Hiding under chairs,

Peek-a-boo,
Sweet star,
Tears,
Sleeping in dust with a swagger,
Guess where I am?
Like a fan,
Blowing,

Here comes Mickey,
As a t-shirt with attitude,
Now everything will be alright,
Cheer up my son,

(K)