Dissonance, volume, distortion, unpredictability and chaos: those are the criterions artist Craig Leonard‘s chosen for his performence. An hour-long audio mix including a 100 significant noise albums (of his own collection) from 1965 to the present.
Leonard’s art practice often involves meticulous musical archival: His project “Gift for the Screamers” involved finding the original members of LA punk band The Screamers to give them handmade vinyl records (the legendary band never released an official album); his installation 
“Bad Seeds” at Mercer Union meticulously documented (almost Beautiful Mind-like) connections and crossovers between various bands and their members. Look for him next at the AGNS, as part of the group exhibition Sometimes Always, which explores the fleeting nature of audio technologies.
To all the Djs reading this, get noise records: those are the easiest to mix!
From Sun Ra to Sun O))) – Craig Leonard from New Media Workspace on Vimeo.
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