Cottage Country Sound Programme
The Cottage Country Sound Programme is an art project, not a band. The primary focus is to create audio sculptures, sound collage, and painting pretty pictures
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Sex On The Dancefloor Sex On The Dancefloor
Metaphore. Forces beyond control. Ending. Beginning. If you find it, you'll be doing it well past the severe wrinkle point. Take time . . . time? Sometimes you need to do something.
Sha La La Sha La La
You know those old hooks? You can feel the space in the waltz as the bass plays deep, in tune with . . . something. Memory does not have to be strong to recall. Different, or the same, it makes you feel good inside. Needing no reason.
Are You Afraid Of My Heart? Are You Afraid Of My Heart?
A signal beacon. A feeling that just might save your life if you trust it. And, because you never know when you may need it.
Love Goes Wrong Love Goes Wrong
Breath softly my love. You must. Love. Love consists of at least two people. People that are whole in and of themselves, but which the sum is greater than its parts . . . it's never too late to know this.
Fear & Insecurity Fear & Insecurity
Life pulling and weaving in all sorts of realities. Sometimes it throws you off your game and things don't line up. It's hard to tell which way you'll sway and where the story takes you. Sometimes you have to grin and bear it. Or at least bear it.
. . . . The Cottage Country Sound Programme has been described in many different ways. Succinctly - while appearing musical, they do not make music; even though it’s used in conjunction with other sounds. They come from the realm of what one may call the ‘traditional’ arts field (the... um?) and have created several works of audio collage, some of which were specifically created to become the larger work, titled: ‘( o n e )’.
The driving idea behind the collection is the common connection of relationships; from human sexual and platonic relationships to humanity’s relationship with nature and other living beings. At times they do not involve humanity at all. Exploration of the connections we see and the ones that we don’t are the main interests of Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones, the vessels of expression. Both of an artistic nature and having healthy appetites for all that is creative, the two found that this new technology of “computers” could actually be a neat tool for creation. Who knew? So, using some ideas and theories introduced to them by the art of Andy Warhol, Solex, Barbara Kruger, and Pablo Picasso (now that’s name dropping!) among others, the two decided to explore the world of collage using sound as their mode.
The idea of audio collage is not too different than that of what most people may think of as collage in a traditional sense. Picture Peter Blake’s Girlie Door: an art piece done in 1959. A fake door is painted red and pin-ups have been taken from popular magazines and arranged on its surface to create entirely different meanings and contexts. An audio collage is much the same, the only difference being the use of audio fragments in place of the visual. Instead of reading the piece as a whole, one must experience it in a linear sense, allowing an idea or expression to unfold for the listener.
Sounds have been borrowed from a number of sources to create each piece, ranging from ambient nature sounds to pre-recorded music to the original work of the artists, blending them to create an audio representation of inner expression through noise and melody.Band/artist history
Two crazy cats named Smith & Jones got together and started making some sound collage. It all seemed natural.Have you performed in front of an audience?We're currently working on a stage show which will be more performance art than a live band. It'll be interesting. We'll keep you posted.
Your musical influences
Art, music, suburbia, television, politics, professional wrestling, poverty, narcotics, anxiety, film, education, technology . . .What equipment do you use?
Computers and recording devices.
Toronto,
Canada
ID
25883
Contact
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Comments (3)
Good to see someone likes to make real art with sound. I like all of your stuff. I have my own band, but we've only started, we're an infant. We plan on making our live shows a real experiance, as you will do too. Which is cool, Thanks for bringing good music to the world :), rahter to my ears for now. lol.
Hi, I'm new to the Experimental genre. My project is at http://www.soundclick.com/earth2 .
It is a raw abstract style, a music theatre experience. Check it out when you have a chance, if you like it let me know, if it's not your kind of thing, thanks for the play!
........ Earth 2
blackmore_project@hotmail.com
We've really just started work on some of this stuff, but keep checking back as there will be new stuff added frequently.
Welcome to Cottage Country . . .
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