Paris Peacock - Magnified Micro Music

Torben Snekkestad - saxophones/reed trumpet
Peter Bruun - Prepared tǎpan and micro percussion
Simon Toldam - prepared piano
August Wanngren - sound

The musicians of Paris Peacock explores the realm of what the musicians call Magnified Micro Music. The ensemble creates soundscape using maximally cranked microphones placed close to their acoustic instruments played at a whisper’s volume. This technique allows them to explore a sonic field that is not often heard, much like a magnifying glass for sound. The inspiration for this unique approach comes from British photographer Levon Biss’ super-magnified images of insects, which reveal unseen spellbinding patterns and colours. The music uncovers a universe of subtle sonics and offers a captivating new perspective on the world of sound, just as Biss’ photos do on the world of insects.

EXAMPLE OF VISUALS / GRAPHIC SCORE FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES
Example of how a short journey through the image could be. This is just to give an idea of how it will look when you visually travel through a photo. The journey will partly have the function of being a graphic score, partly function as visuals on three big screens, one in each side of the stage, and one in the back.

MUSIC

First test, tricoloured beetle

Stage plot for live performances

WINGBEATS - VIDEOS
From the release-concert, and from the recording of the album.

Paris Peacock Live, Copenhagen, 2023

Paris Peacock, WINGBEATS

Video: Andreas Omvik

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Photo: Levon Biss