This project was originally conceived to perform works by other artists as part of an event series at Cafe OTO in London. The series acted as a research period informing the action-based pieces that we are now currently writing ourselves, these explore physical actions and vocalisations in response to automated lighting or diffused sound. These performances are site or situation-specific, most recently we have performed pieces for strobe lights and a sequence of actions at LUFF festival in Lausanne, and at Yarmonics Festival in Great Yarmouth.

 

We have previously explored historical Fluxus works at Live Arts Week in Bologna and Standards in Milan, this period led us to develop a series of performances that borderline on dance using very simple repetitive physical actions, these sensibilities continue to inform our work.

Having both developed separate solo and collaborative electro-acoustic practices, we continue to explore a shared interest in auditory phasing and an expansion of the spatialisation of sound beyond the stereo field, but aim to reach beyond the confines of electroacoustic music to develop a type of performance referencing conceptual and performance art, folk singing, dance choreography, minimalist composition amongst other things.

Notes from NO PA ON pdf

A project by Luciano Maggiore and Louie Rice performing score based works - both acoustic (without a PA system) and amplified (with a PA system).

NO PA ON was originally conceived to perform works by other artists as part of an event series at Cafe OTO in London. The series acted as a
research period, which informs the action based pieces that we now currently write ourselves. These pieces explore physical actions and
vocalisations in response to pre-defined prompts or rules, and could best be described as ‘two people, in a room, doing something’.

We have previously explored historical Fluxus works at Live Arts Week in Bologna and Standards in Milan. These performances led us to develop a series of works that borderline on dance using very simple repetitive physical actions. These sensibilities continue to inform our work. Most recently we performed a work at the 20th edition of Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival, using reflective jackets, mobile phones, chairs, spot lights and hissing into the ears of every audience member in the room who was wearing white shoes.

Both our solo electro-acoustic practices and other collaborations have brought us to appreciate auditory phasing, and expanding the spatialisation of sound beyond the stereo field. Together we aim to reach beyond the confines of electro-acoustic music; to develop a type of action that references conceptual and performance art, folk singing, dance choreography and minimalist composition, amongst other things...

We are currently devising performances for multi channel diffused sound, follow spot lights, fog and vocalisations.

Links

Project website
https://hideousreplica.co.uk/no-pa-on

Luciano Maggiore
http://lucianomaggiore.blogspot.com/p/news.html

Louie Rice
https://www.hideousreplica.co.uk/louierice

Bandcamp

https://nopaon.bandcamp.com/album/no-pa-on-2