Almost Completely Lucid

Abstract

Almost Completely Lucid Kristina Warren (bio) Almost Completely Lucid (2019; four melodicas, four channel electronics) is an out-of-body experience in sound, an expressive near miss. The four melodica players variably interpret numbers representing phrase duration, number of notes, number of pitches, and pitch spread, and, more importantly, they choose whether and how to solo or support. The electronics, consisting of digitally synthesized, analog filtered sound, reply with scripted dialogue and pseudoreflections. Trading in noncollaborative collaboration, Almost Completely Lucid hints at a different time altogether. The performance should take approximately ten minutes. Performance video: https://youtu.be/PxhDpyyzaw0. Please note that the notation developed for this piece remains the copyright of Kristina Warren. [End Page 28] Click for larger view View full resolution [End Page 30] Click for larger view View full resolution [End Page 37] Kristina Warren kristina warren is a composer, improviser, and critical maker. She writes and performs acoustic and electronic sound using instruments that she and others have made. Her first solo album, filament (2019, released as petra), is “precise and unpredictable, making repeat listens irresistible” (Marc Masters, Bandcamp); her bespoke wearable electronic instrument Exo.Rosie sees her rolling around on the floor. Recent events include New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Movement and Computing Conference, and Spektrum (Berlin), and recent ensemble collaborations include Chartreuse, JACK Quartet, Kukuruz, So Percussion, and Yarn/Wire. Currently visiting assistant professor of electronic music and multimedia at Brown University, Warren holds a PhD in composition and computer technologies from the University of Virginia. See kmwarren.org. Copyright © 2020 Suzanne G. Cusick