William Robert presents “Times Square”
Sound Artist William Robert returns to Asbury Park to present a three dimensional sound environment at Parlor Gallery (formerly Crybaby, 717 Cookman Ave.) on Friday, July 10th, from 7:30pm – 11:00pm. A suggested donation of $5.00 is appreciated. His “Times Square” is a fascinating piece built from field recordings made during the fall of 2001.
“Times Square” Is a swirling mass of taxis, street music, and protesters molded into a room-filling sound environment. Traffic presented as hypnosis.
In 2001, William was interested in creating soundworks that left the original audio relatively untouched. No filtering, no panning just the sounds of post 9/11 Manhattan looped upon themselves. This creates a pulsing rhythm dictated by the sounds themselves. Noises slowly work their way to the foreground, eventually receding as they are replaced by new material. There is no beginning or ending, it simply repeats and evolves for hours and hours.
A graduate of the Berklee School of Music (Boston, MA), William Robert has been making music for close to thirty years. In the early nineties he began experimenting with sound installations, much like the work you will hear on July 10th.
“Times Square” by William Robert, at Parlor Gallery (717 Cookman Ave, Asbury Park NJ) on Friday, June 10th from 7:30pm -11pm. The event features a three-dimensional sound environment by William Robert using field recordings of Manhattan in the months after 9/11. A suggested donation of $5.00 is appreciated. Appropriate for all ages.
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