no.246 | Untroubled Islands, Bailey Island, Maine via Austin, Texas
One last glimpse of summer before the fall begins. Everyone is back to school. This week’s piece combines the sounds of gently falling rain outside our summer rental in Maine and a recording made on the porch in Austin. PSO is often offers a negotiation between places.
We carry with us many places at once.
The image combines an errant out of focus photograph of our star pecan tree laid atop a spectacular and slightly scrambled sunrise as viewed from our temporary perch in Maine just before five in the morning.
If you find yourself in turbulent seas, I hope this offers you a untroubled island to rest upon.
We carry with us many places at once.
The image combines an errant out of focus photograph of our star pecan tree laid atop a spectacular and slightly scrambled sunrise as viewed from our temporary perch in Maine just before five in the morning.
If you find yourself in turbulent seas, I hope this offers you a untroubled island to rest upon.
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UPCOMING PSO EVENTS
Tweedys, Saturday, October 4th2908 Fruth St, Austin, TXPSO supports San Saba County and celebrate The John Pauls record release of their new LP, EEP EEP
Co-Lab Projects, with Mark Menjivar, Saturday, October 11, Time TBA5419 Glissman Road, Austin, TX 78702
PSO live with longtime PSO collaborator, Mark Menjivar as a part of his solo exhibit (opening on Sat, September 13), A Space in Which People Are Free To Move and Birds To Fly , curated by another oft PSO co-conspirator, Leslie Moody Castro.
More to Come in October and November Stay tuned!
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LETS'S MAKE SOMETHING TOGETHER
I love to collaborate, remotely or in person, but if you have a piece you would like to feature on PSO (without contributions by me), by all means, please reach out!Email us at info(at)porchswingorchestra.org
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ABOUT PSO
Porch Swing Orchestra is an art project begun by Barry Stone that explores the interplay between still images and sound.Photographs and musical improvisations build a framework for deep listening and visual contemplation. Barry Stone plays acoustic guitar with a Fahey-inspired picking style mixed in with electronic effects, like My Bloody Valentine for a campfire. The sounds of the outside—bird calls, stray conversations, passing cars—become part of the music.
Stone scrambles the code and layers images taken on-site to produce new imaginaries. We discover fresh ways to see and hear everything.
Since 2018, PSO has collaborated with dozens of musicians, artists, poets, writers, and activists to publish over 240 unique combinations of images and sounds.
Most PSO pieces are made on Stone’s front porch in Austin, Texas, but PSO has traveled to Spiral Jetty in Utah, the border town of Del Rio, Texas, Maine, the San Juan Islands, and performes live in unconventional venues such as the James Turrell Skyspace, The Color Inside as a part of The University of Texas Landmarks Songs in the Skyspace Program.
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