Floris Vanhoof - Talking Gongs

Tracklist

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Talking Gongs

30:29

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – Bizdata
• Produced For – LLS 387

Credits

• Mastered By – Christophe Albertijn
• Photography By – Floris Vanhoof
• Recorded By, Edited By – Lieven Martens
• Typography – Jeroen Wille

Notes

Talking Gongs is an installation in which automati­cally resonating gongs hang in two metal frames. The gongs function as loudspeaker membranes that translate pre-recorded vibrations into sound. As the signal alternates between both gongs, these disk shapes seem to communicate with each other. With this installation I found a way to translate the electronic sounds that I play on a modular synthe­sizer to a museum context. Vibrations make reverb while traveling through the shiny metal alloy of the gongs. This enhances our spatial sense of the two­dimensional disks floating in the cubes. – F.V.

Materials: orchestral gongs, frames, cable, resonators, amp, soundtrack. ­Dimensions: 1 or 2 cubic meters for each gong. Placement: the visual and auditory integration of the gongs in the environment is part of the work. The gongs can stand or hang, inside or outside. Talking Gongs was originally produced by LLS 387, June 2016, Antwerp, Belgium.

Limited edition of 300 copies. Offset printed digipacks.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ECN14.1	Floris Vanhoof	Talking Gongs ‎(Cass, Album, Ltd, Num, C60)	Edições Cn	ECN14.1	Belgium	2017