Summary: “I want to think about what it is to listen” GP Gail Priest is a sound artist, writer and curator, her practice positions sound as the key material of communication and investigation. We met in the afternoon sun in front of Carriageworks and spoke about: -hypertext and sci-fi -the sound of the future -the impact of electricity on experimental music -”we embrace a particular section of things that don’t fit into other things well” -Enya -the shift in who makes experimental music from visual artists to musically trained artists -the pressure of Sydney -delay-core -experimental music as outsourced-meditation -being responsive as a measure of performing -I refer to this song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I5TC74zQCg -covers of experimental musicians -the sound that comes from bodies and the sounds that bodies need -”eye-glaze” as an alternate name for experimental music More info: http://gailpriest.net/ http://www.audiblewomen.com/ https://twitter.com/gailpriestess
