Council Workshop 28-02-07

Had our first workshop with Leeds City Council and the three other bursary holders yesterday. The event took place in the Project Space Leeds Gallery - which was fairly cold inside but an impressive space nonetheless. Following a short walk up to Neville Street - the site of the major refurbishment scheme organised by the council - each bursary holder presented their initial ideas for their work. Plenty of ideas were discussed, including potential sites for installation being mapped out and weighed up. Many thanks to Sue Ball for organising the day.

Keighley Steam Train

We visited Keighley on 14-02-08 - to record this steam train! We ended up taking a ride to the next station on the independently-owned line and getting some good sound recordings of the engine. Our sample library is increasing and construction of the Max/MSP patch is now underway.

Bradford Industrial Museum Audio

Below is a recording of a gas engine from the Bradford trip. I love the way it has a thudding sound. It's a shame because due to health and safety reasons the engine is no longer run on gas but on compressed air. The attendant told us the combustion of the gas would have given off a mighty bang, which could have been fun to capture.

Bradford Industrial Museum Trip

Went on a trip to Bradford Industrial Museum to record some steam engines and working horses for the installation this weekend. It was a good day and we obtained some decent audio samples.

Unfortunately the large steam engines are now powered by electric motors for demonstration purposes due to health and safety regulations concerning noise levels and the running of pressurised steam vessels. It seems we will have to travel further afield to witness steam power proper!

Many thanks to the employees for their demonstration and informative discussion.

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Welcome to the Junction blog: following the creation process behind a public sonic art installation commissioned for the city of Leeds.