sound

sound

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2019

composition & scores

What is given is not a fully formed song (30') WIP

for alto saxophone, electric guitar, double bass, percussion & electronics (five performers).

Composition supported by the Schenberg Fellowship.

Waves of presence and disappearance (open duration; several hours)

for any number of performers.

Composition supported by the Schenberg Fellowship.

Sculthorpe Studies (open duration) SCORE / AUDIO

for any ensemble of pitched instruments, with field recordings.

Composition supported by the Schenberg Fellowship.

interdisciplinary

The Lion Never Sleeps READ
Noemie Huttner-Koros

Performed as part of the Winter Nights festival at the Blue Room Theatre. Upcoming season at Summer Nights as part of Fringe World Festival.

improvisations

Berlin Split LISTEN / ORDER
Emilio Gordoa, Matthias Müller, Josten Myburgh & Adam Pultz-Melbye

Two electro-acoustic improvisations; a trio with Adam & Emilio on side one, and a duo with Matthias on side two.

Released by Tone List.

Moers Schlosspark WATCH
Emilio Gordoa & Josten Myburgh

Snare drum & saxophone duo, recorded outside in West Germany.

I wanna be a tree LISTEN
Laura Altman, Jim Denley, Jameson Feakes, Noemie Huttner-Koros, Lenny Jacobs, Josten Myburgh, Éric Normand, Dan O'Connor & Dharma Shan

Recording of an improvisation on Bibbulmun Noongar boodja (Walpole/Nornalup forest) under a giant red tingle tree.

field recordings

Superb lyrebirds in Tarraleah LISTEN

Lyrebirds are the focal point of this recording from the Tasmanian highlands.

Barna Mia

Audio installation of field recordings, for the Barnia Mia conservation space within the Dryandra Woodlands. Commissioned by the WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

Wilgadjny, third visit LISTEN

A field recording from the Dryandra Woodlands on Wiilman Noongar boodja. Dense early-morning polyphony in the rain.

2018

compositions & scores

We do not see from above (open duration) SCORE / AUDIO

for bass flute, clarinet in Bb, violin, electronic keyboard, percussion & electronics.

Composed for the Ensemble Offspring Hatched Academy.

Shaking small tambourines like afterthoughts (40') SCORE

site-specific work for large ensemble playing cowbells, bells and portable speakers.

Commissioned by Lindsay Vickery for the Limited Hangout series.

eight (16") LISTEN / DOWNLOAD

electronic composition; a 'cover' of Dan O'Connor's 'eight'.

Made for the tribute album EX/IN, released by Tone List.

The waves which have kept me from reaching you (20') SCORE

for alto voice, alto saxophone, electric guitar, trumpet in Bb, violin, double bass & percussion, with electronics.

A touch, fraught with ghosts (10') SCORE

for laptop orchestra.

Commissioned by Stuart James for the Western Australian Laptop Orchestra.

interdisciplinary

Liminal
Josten Myburgh & Joshua Pether

Site-specific performance-installation co-created with Joshua Pether for the MoveMe Festival's 'SeeMe' project.

A Resting Mess
Daisy Sanders

Performed as part of the Winter Nights festival at the Blue Room Theatre.

improvisations

Redcliff, Koorda (2018) LISTEN
Nick Ashwood, Jim Denley, Jameson Feakes, Be Gosper, Josten Myburgh, Stuart Orchard & Ev Snook

Recorded on Ballardong Noongar boodja at the end of the Sounding Together workshop.

Both and Net (2018) LISTEN / ORDER
Tchake, with Jameson Feakes

Myself (electronics) performing with Michael McNab (percussion) as the duo Tchake. The second track is a trio with Jameson Feakes (guitar).

Released by Tone List.

Duo with Djuna Lee LISTEN
Djuna Lee & Josten Myburgh

Double bass & electronics duo, wherein I play surface transducers through drums. My language in this duo is moving towards using recordings of the bass as the sole material to improvise with, playing with notions of echo, amplification & distortion.

field recordings

Footybox LISTEN

A field recording from Koorda on Ballardong Noongar boodja. Finding ways of capturing the intensity of the wind that passes through the agricultural belt in this part of Western Australia.

Wilgadjny, first visit LISTEN

A field recording from the Dryandra Woodlands on Wiilman Noongar boodja.

performance

un lieu pour être deux LISTEN / DOWNLOAD
Antoine Beuger

Recording of this wonderful piece, performed by myself & Jameson Feakes.

Released by Tone List.

2017

composition & scores

Willowmavin (20') EXCERPT

for pedal harp & electronics.

Commissioned by Catherine Ashley.

The silver morning shifts their birds from tree to tree (10') SCORE / AUDIO

for trio or quartet, with generative electronics.

...but the trees I know sing breves (25') SCORE / EXCERPT

for soprano voice, clarinet in Bb, violoncello, piano & percussion.

improvisations

Solo saxophone improvisation LISTEN

An early recording of an improvised practice I'm working on, based around air noise & small tuned percussion.

performance

Ode (owed) to O LISTEN/ (O)RDER
Emmanuelle Waeckerle

I participated in this recording of Waeckerle's vocal works on Edition Wandelweiser. You can buy the release on the label's website.

Murrindindi and Corners of Nowhere LISTEN 1 / LISTEN 2
Simon Charles and Olivia Davies

Two recording excerpts. Jameson Feakes and I commissioned Simon and Olivia to write pieces for guitar & electronics, which we then performed throughout Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand.

2015 - 2016

compositions & scores

Only (40')

for glockenspiel & electronics.

Commissioned by Kaylie Melville.

a window in Sicily (28') AUDIO

for electric guitar & electronics.

Commissioned by Jameson Feakes. Released on Feakes' album '...until...' on Tone List.

Blessed, very blessed (9') SCORE / AUDIO / WEBSITE

for piano, contrabass, small choir & electronics.

Commissioned by Kate Carr for the Tiny Portraits series; released on her label Flaming Pines.