~ updates and flyer at cosinesalon.org ~
~ quiet american introduces ~
t h e
c o S i n e
s a l o n
~ let us play ~
a church of sustain
is opening its doors
come congregate
in the service
of harmony
~ or, rather more succinctly ~
turn up,
tune in,
bliss out
~ what
Your host will provide:
eight or more vintage sine tone generators
~ one to a person ~
two controls: frequency and amplitude.
No processing, no fx, no egos.
Just waves, waves, waves.
The evening will comprise:
assorted games of consonance and dissonance
~ exercises in listening and attention ~
and improvisation of sorts.
~ who
This is a S A L O N not a performance.
You are cordially invited, nay, encouraged
to participate!
You are welcome to attend to listen only,
if you like, but ~
As this is the first such salon come with
open ears ~ and ~ moderate expectations.
Your host is Aaron Ximm.
~ how
Please RSVP with a non-binding show of hands.
If you have an A N A L O G tone generator ~ or ~
portable self-powered speaker or [bass etc] amp,
please bring such.
~ when & where
Sunday, October 3
7ish onward
964 natoma
sf ca 94103 (usa)
415.487.9439
No charge, and BYOx.
Forward freely to interesting parties.
Soon you can visit: http://www.cosinesalon.org
~ why?
A sudden chorus of whoops and yibbles burst from
a kind of juke box at the far end of the room.
Everybody quit talking. The bartender tiptoed back,
with the drinks.
'What's happening?' Oedipa whispered.
'That's by Stockhausen,' the hip graybeard informed
her, 'the early crowd tends to dig your Radio Cologne
sound. Later on we really swing. We're the only bar in
the area, you know, has a strictly electronic music
policy. Come on around Saturdays, starting midnight we
have your Sinewave Session, that's a live get-together,
fellas come in just to jam from all over the state, San
Jose, Santa Barbara, San Diego--'
'Live?' Metzger said, 'electronic music, live?'
'They put it on the tape, here, live, fella. We got a
whole back room full of your audio oscillators, gunshot
machines, contact mikes, everything man. That's for if
you didn't bring your ax, see, but you got the feeling
and you want to swing with the rest of the cats, there's
always something there's always something available.'
~ Thomas Pynchon's 'The Crying of Lot 49' (circa 1965)
Oh and by the way: skronk and you're out.
Cost: free, byox