We are happy to release the sixth issue of grapefruits, with the
theme of Rhythm, starting with the contribution Out of
Time, followed by six different artistic approaches.
It might be a cliché to open with Adorno as the useful
antagonist of music that can serve up a beat, but it is this
far-reaching rejection of rhythm, as musician and philosopher
Agnès Gayraud states in her book Dialectic of Pop, that made the
reconciliation of contemporary music with any kind of popular
music impossible and the rhythm of the beat a discursive line of
difference in Western music. A line that still somehow seems to
exist today. But, if we take a step back, what can we actually
say about rhythm?
[…]
Suzanne Ciani is a Buchla synth pioneer from USA. In the article, the author
reflects on Suzanne Ciani’s use of space and rhythm, after
hearing her play at Cologne’s
Week—End Fest
in October 2021.
[…] artist website
Jerrilynn Patton aka Jlin is a producer and composer from Gary,
Indiana. Starting producing music under the influence of Chicago
Footwork, Jerrilynn Patton received critical acclaim for
releasing Dark Energy (2015) and Black
Origami (2017).
[…] artist website
Nyokabi Kariũki is a Kenyan composer and performer based between
Kenya and the United States. Her sonic imagination is
ever-evolving, with compositions ranging from classical
contemporary and experimental music, to film, choral, pop, and
explorations into sound art, electronics, and (East) African
musical traditions. The human heart has its own rhythm. The
artist Alicja Kwade uses the sound of her own heart beat in real
time in her installation In Abwesenheit (In Absence).
[…] artist website
The human heart has its own rhythm. The artist Alicja Kwade uses
the sound of her own heart beat in real time in her installation
In Abwesenheit (In Absence).
[…] artist website
Though not the most obvious example of rhythmic music, in Joni
Mitchell’s oeuvre observations based on a broader view on the
subject can be made.
[…] artist website
“Not gentle on the ears”, that’s how Abrupt aka Sara Trawöger describes her musical approach. She plays the drums and processes sounds to create raw rhythm patterns on the computer. The howling sound of a siren, abrupt endings and brute beats pull us up short from our perception of daily life.
[…] artist website
