Phill Niblock
Phill Niblock (born October 2, 1933 in Anderson, Indiana ) is an American multi-media artist and composer . He is "one of the most important representatives of the American avant-garde."
Live and act
Niblock earned a degree in economics before moving to New York City in 1958, where he turned to photography and film . In the early 1960s, he portrayed many of the leading figures in New York's jazz and avant-garde art scene, from Duke Ellington and Sun Ra to John Cage and Yoko Ono . Inspired by Morton Feldman's pieces, which contained extremely lengthy notes, as well as other music, he started making music himself and became part of the scene around the Sonic Arts Union ( Gordon Mumma , Alvin Lucier and others).
Niblock produces electronic music , but also experimental films and videos. With tape recorders and since 1985 with the computer he developed an acousmatic sound language. This is characterized by seemingly endlessly long, standing tones with only minimal, almost imperceptible variations and changes in height. The starting point is usually single, absolute notes. With the multi-track technique, Niblock layers his own recordings of acoustic instruments, retuned against each other, often on top of each other, thus forming massive structures; it is also referred to as drone music. "Cascades of microtonal, tightly interwoven sound clusters release a listening experience in slow motion," because when you listen more closely, a fascination arises from the "abundance of overtones and beats, of bustling and iridescent sounds".
Since 1973 Niblock has headed the non-commercial organization Experimental Intermedia , which organizes concerts and art events in his loft on Center Street in New York City , but also in Ghent . Most of his albums came out on the XI and Touch labels. With Petr Kotík he realized works for orchestra; he also worked with Susan Stenger , Reinhold Friedl and Thomas Ankersmit .
In addition, Niblock continues to work as a photographer and filmmaker; he assembles videos to his music. In 2014 the New York Foundation for Contemporary Arts honored him with their John Cage Award .
literature
- Greg Hainge The Sound of Time is not tick tock: The Loop as a Direct Image of Time in Noto's Endless Loop Edition (2) and the Drone Music of Phill Niblock Invisible Culture 8 (2004).
- Volker Straebel Technological implications of Phill Niblock's drone music, derived from analytical observations of selected works for cello and string quartet on tape 1. Organized Sound 13.3 (2008): 225–235.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Horizons: Phill Niblock One large rose . br-Klassik, June 12, 2018, accessed on June 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Time and space shifts with Phill Niblock. Oe1, October 4, 2018, accessed June 28, 2020 .
Web links
- Phill Niblock at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Niblock, Phill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American multi-media artist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Anderson (Indiana) |