The Speaker Box Project

This Thursday I went to the Speaker Box Project because I had been meaning to get there for a while now. I got there at about 8pm and the band that was playing was called Idiolect, and they are described as a noise-groove jazz group. It was interesting because their sound was unlike anything I've ever listened to before. It was an unusual style because it sounded like organized noise, or random music, that was somehow pleasing to hear and kind of jazzy. It is really hard to describe the sound, so here is a link to their myspace page where you can listen to a selection of their music:

http://www.myspace.com/idiolectsound

It sounded really different in the speaker box because the acoustics were accentuated and everything echoed more in the large gallery. It was also very loud! I could not stay in there for long because my ears are sensitive to loud noises. I explored the constructions upstairs which were very weird and felt random, but that kind of went along with the music I was hearing. There were a lot of signs that were upside down or even broken. There was also a teddy bear in one and a lot of orange traffic cones. I did not really understand the concept of the piece, but I don't know if that was important. I would like to go back again when there is another band to see how my experience changes. I also wonder what it would be like in silence where I could listen to my own sounds or those that are made by other people there viewing it at the same time. I also wonder if it is so loud on the inside of the speaker as it is in the rest of the room.

I got this image off of the MassArt website.