Re: Mir conversations

[babs <babs@d1-2517d.demon.co.uk>]

>sure,,
>well on occasion when i have play live,(and record) i will bring along
>scanning reciever, and i will scan the airwaves for communication (ie
>airport traffic, mall security, cops etc,,,) i will come out an RCA on
>the VHF reciever, to my jamman,,and then to my mixer(with effects loops
>delays, backwards,,,you name it) in most cases the sample of
>conversation (ie subject matter, emotions) actually affects the
>composition ,,,and takes me in directions i might not if gone,,,(hope
>this isnt confusing,,,im sleepy)

This is very similar to the DJ 'Scanner' aka Robin Rimbaud who gained 
notoriety after taping a member of the Royal family's analogue cellphone 
conversation and using it on one of his records. Live he mixes radio 
traffic (mainly cell and portable phone conversations , the emphasis on 
communication and different emotions) with minimalist ambient samples,
whilst a film is shown.

He has a website but I can't remember the address offhand, but his work 
is really worth checking out. 

If you don't have a scanner,radio or poor wireless system :) to hand you
can always hide a microphone somewhere to pick up and loop anything your
audience is saying, hours of idle amusement and a great way to get less-
than enthusiastic audience members to shut up...

Babs