https://robinfoster.net Robin Foster Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:38:58 +0000 https://robinfoster.net en https://robinfoster.net/Main Sat, 05 Feb 2022 16:41:40 +0000 Robin Foster https://robinfoster.net/Main <img width="1239" height="607" width_o="1239" height_o="607" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bcb11248907a90eb82b7d790be2dc9d2ff690ca2739eedae73a923ecc387c68f/B25A50781.jpg" data-mid="132580586" border="0" alt="Photo: David Severn" data-caption="Photo: David Severn" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bcb11248907a90eb82b7d790be2dc9d2ff690ca2739eedae73a923ecc387c68f/B25A50781.jpg" /> 12.04.26 Cube Cinema, Bristol (Yoke) 14.03.26 Klinker Club, Bennett Centre, Frome (solo) 17.10.25 Shift, Cardiff (duo w/ Matthew Grigg) 06.10.25 Cube Cinema, Bristol (An unnecessarily justified with) 09.09.25 RUMMAGING (live recording of Supernormal performance) cassette/download available here 30.08.25 Hundred Years Gallery, London (solo) 12.08.25 Three Cups, Malmesbury (duo with Matthew Grigg) 01-03.08.25 Supernormal Festival (workshop/performance) 20.07.25 Vortex, London (trio with Tom Ward, Matthew Grigg) 09.07.25 Cube Cinema, Bristol (solo)07.06.25 Elmer’s Arms, Bristol (duo w/ Matthew Grigg)08.03.25 Moor Beer, Bristol (Toke) 18.06.24 The Three Cups, Malmesbury (solo) 03.06.24 Cafe Kino, Bristol (Foster/Grigg/Marino) 07.04.24 Exchange, Bristol (Foster/Grigg/Marino) 04.03.24 Cafe Kino, Bristol (with South West Improvisers Group) 24.02.24 Cafe Kino, Bristol (trio with Matthew Grigg and Luigi Marino) 25.11.23 Boundaries Festival, Sunderland (solo) 13.10.23 Mouthfeel,&nbsp;Cube Cinema, Bristol (solo) 28.09.23 Qwak Club #17, Cube Cinema, Bristol (Yoke) 21.08.23 Cafe Kino, Bristol (trio with Matthew Grigg &amp; Jack Simmonds) 29.07.23 ‘Tamabi Metal Rummage’ video featuring in Culture as a Dare online exhibition 23.07.23 GLARCive, Cube Cinema, Bristol (rummaging workshop and performance) 22.07.23 Cafe Kino, Bristol (Yoke) 15.07.23&nbsp;Artefact, Birmingham (rummaging performance/installation) 29.06.23 Raw Data, Rough Mix paper now available here 25.06.23 Knowle Constitutional Club, Bristol (Yoke) 19.05.23 Artefact, Birmingham (solo rummaging set) 17.04.23&nbsp;Cafe Kino, Bristol (solo rummaging set) 4.12.22 Raw Data, Rough Mix performance-installation, Soup, Tokyo (with John Richards, John Bowers, Tim Shaw, Akihiro Kubota) 24.11.22-1.12.22 Raw Data, Rough Mix residency, Tama Arts University, Tokyo (with John Richards, John Bowers &amp; Tim Shaw)) 19.11.22 Ealing Extranormal, OPEN Ealing, London (rummaging set) 04.11.22 Swan Songs Opening Night (Lucia Sellars solo exhibition), Centrespace, Bristol (rummaging set)01.11.22 Liquid Library, Cube Cinema, Bristol (rummaging set) 13.09.22 Liquid Library, Exchange Basement, Bristol (’Gawp Sheet’ - ensemble w/ Joe Kelly, Matthew Grigg &amp; Dan Johnson) 15.07.22 'Junkpolitik' album (CD &amp; download) out on Fractal Meat Cuts 12.06.22 Stag &amp; Hounds, Bristol (trio w/ Rebecca Sneddon and Matthew Grigg) 06.12.21 ‘How to Rummage’ illustration in Supernormal Zine 27.11.21 High Concept, High Wank Cube Cinema, Bristol. 07.11.21 Raw Data, Rough Mix, Cafe OTO, London. 06.11.21 Reactor Halls E21: Monstrous Assemblage, Primary, Nottingham. 29.08.21 Cafe OTO, London. LOU BARNELL: MELTA 18.08.21 Cardboard Club @ Strange Brew, Bristol (Molloy) 22.07.21 Cardboard Club @ Strange Brew, Bristol (Yoke) 11.07.21 Dirty Electronics - Monstrous Assemblage @ Iklectik, London. 23-27.05.21 Allenheads Contemporary Arts, Northumberland. ‘Raw Data, Rough Mix’ research workshop. 03.07.20 'Vagaries' cassette out on Cardboard Club 12.04.20 Wendyfest, live-stream (solo bedroom noise) 08.03.20 Stag and Hounds, Bristol (Trio with Becky White and Joe Kelly) 08.02.20 Cafe Kino, Bristol (Deborah) 25.01.20 Cafe Kino, Bristol (Deborah and solo) 13.01.20 Molloy 'Brugmansia' cassette out on Cardboard Club 12.01.20 The Exchange, Bristol (Foster / Grigg / Hill / Lash / Papaioannou) 16.12.19 The Exchange, Bristol (Yoke) 07.12.19 Performance Space Folkestone (Lou Barnell live performance with Lisa Busby &amp; myself) 23.11.19 QWAK Club #5, Cube Cinema, Bristol (Deborah) 30.10.19 The Sound Cupboard, Crofters Rights, Bristol (Deborah) 24.08.19 Time Will Say Nothing, Cafe Kino, Bristol (Yoke) 23.08.19 Artsite and the Post Modern, Swindon (Toke - Foster, Grigg, Kelly with Tina Hitchens) 17.08.19 Skronkfest, New River Studios, London (Yoke - Foster, Grigg, Kelly, Sneddon) 11.08.19 The Exchange, Bristol, 2pm - Deborah (duo with Joe Kelly) 14.07.19 The Exchange, Bristol (2pm gig, quartet w/ Matthew Grigg, Joe Kelly and Dominic Lash) 16.06.19 The Exchange, Bristol (Xum, supporting Eugene Chadbourne &amp; Andrew Cheetham) 17.05.19 The Old England, Bristol (duo with Euan Metz) 24.04.19 The Sound Cupboard, Crofters Rights, Bristol, (Xum - w/ Grigg, Lash, Sneddon) 14.04.19 Exchange Cafe, Bristol, 2pm (solo drums etc) 10.03.19 Exchange Cafe, Bristol, 2pm (w/ Matthew Grigg, Joe Kelly, Rebecca Sneddon) 06.02.19 An Evening of Spontaneous Performances, Old England, Bristol 29.11.18 Cafe Kino, Bristol (Caustic Trio - with Matthew Grigg and Joe Kelly) 04.11.18 Exchange Cafe, Bristol (2pm gig - free jazz/improv 4tet) 06.10.18 Gnod R&amp;D Takeover - Golden Cabinet, Shipley (Tippex) 22.09.18 Wyrd Wild West Festival, Yeovil (Foster/Grigg duo) 16.09.18 The Exchange Cafe, Bristol (2pm gig - quartet w/ Phil Gibb, Aaron Hawkins, Joe Kelly) 10.09.18 Improv's Greatest Hits @ The Old England, Bristol (solo set) 11.08.18 Liquid Cardfest, The Old England, Bristol (Foster/Grigg duo) 23.06.18 Cafe Kino, Bristol (Solo drums/percussion) 17.06.18 The Mother's Ruin, Bristol (Foster/Grigg/Kelly/Sneddon) 19.05.18 Llandogo River Festival (Water Girls) 29.04.18 The Exchange Cafe, Bristol (lunchtime gig w/ Grigg, Kelly, Sneddon) 25.04.18 Crofters Rights, Bristol (Stone Tongue) 11.04.18 The Old England, Bristol (Stone Tongue - trio with Matthew Grigg and Tim Hill) 07.04.18 Cafe Kino, Bristol (Drop To Destruction - w/ Matthew Grigg, Joe Kelly, Rebecca Sneddon) 31.03.18 Bristol Improv Theatre - Comic Rhythm: Comedy with a drummer (info) 19.03.18 The Fringe, Bristol (Quartet with Matthew Grigg, Joe Kelly, Rebeca Sneddon) 14.03.18 The Exchange, Bristol (Quintet w/ Papaioannou, Grigg, Hill and Lash) 27.02.18 Improv's Greatest Hits @ Old England, Bristol (Duo with Rebecca Sneddon) 09.02.18 Cafe Kino, Bristol (Foster/Grigg/Papaioannou/Sneddon) 02.02.18 Salt Cafe, Bristol (Foster/Grigg/Papaioannou/Sneddon) 22.01.18 The Exchange, Bristol (Quartet with Matthew Grigg, Rebecca Sneddon and Joe Kelly) 13.01.18 The Old England, Bristol (Solo rummaging) 07.01.18 Brunswick Club, Bristol (Duo with Brenda Waite) 21.12.17 Self-Decapitation (info) Cafe Kino, Bristol. 03.12.17 Dilston Grove, Southwark Park, London (with Chase Coley) 17.11.17 Salt Cafe, Bristol (Trio with Matthew Grigg and Helen Papaioannou) 22.10.17 The Old England, Bristol (Stone Tongue - quartet with Hill, Grigg, Lash) 15.10.17 The Island Gallery, Bristol (Work in progress showing new duo with Brenda Waite) 17.09.17 Bristol HUM, Surrey Vaults, Bristol (Quartet with Grigg, Sneddon and Hill) 17.09.17 Bristol HUM, Surrey Vaults, Bristol (solo) 16.09.17 Bristol HUM, Surrey Vaults, Bristol (Duo with Chase Coley) 27.08.17 NOISE PARTY: HENTAI DISCO (solo set) 02.08.17 Crypt of St. John the Baptist, Bristol (Coley/Collins/Foster) 21.07.17 FAPs3, DIY Space for London (Drums and waterphone duo with Chase Coley) 11.07.17 Sonic Imperfections, London (solo percussion set) 05.07.17 The Surrey Vaults, Bristol (solo rummaging supporting Junzo Suzuki) 29.06.17 The Old England, Bristol (trio with Matthew Grigg and Rebecca Sneddon) 24.06.17 Sunrise Sun Ra Sunset, The Cube, Bristol (Wisdom On Abstract Planes) 13.06.17 The Old England, Bristol (quartet with Matthew Grigg, Dom Lash, Tim Hill) 25.05.17 Greenbank, Easton, Bristol (solo percussion set) 12.05.17 New River Studios, London (DJ Mr Blobby set @ Monsters of Mashup) 15.04.17 New River Studios, London (Drums and waterphone duo with Chase Coley) 05.04.17 The Stag and Hounds, Bristol (Trio with Rebecca Sneddon and Matthew Grigg) 09.12.16 The Old England, Bristol (solo as Atychiphobia) 24.11.16 DJ Stretchmark's Album Launch Party, Glasgow School of Art (as TV's Mr Blobby) 15.10.16 Islington Mill, Salford (Rummaging Orchestra) call for performers 10.08.16 ASMR Parlour, Supernormal Festival 29.06.16 New River Studios, London (Rummaging orchestra) 16.06.16 The Island Gallery, Bristol (Whole-room rummage with Henry Collins) 03.03.16 Cafe Kino, Bristol (Tippex) 29.03.16 Tippex Pub Quiz, Crofters Rights, Bristol 05.02.16 Non Plus Ultra: Spawn of Dada 100 Years On, Cafe Oto, London (TIPPEX) 29.01.16 Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton (rummaging with Henry Collins) 11.11.15 Sanctum, Temple Church Bristol (Rummaging Orchestra) 08.11.15 Bang the Bore, Cafe Kino, Bristol (Tipex Mystery Box) 08.11.15 Sanctum, Temple Church Bristol (Tipex Digital Alarm Clock) 04.11.15 Sanctum, Temple Church Bristol (Tipex Rummaging Takeover) 30.10.15 Playpen, Arnolfini, Bristol (XXX** 'Tipex+:-)) 07.10.15 Sound Cupboard, Crofters Rights, Bristol (Tipex Emergency Orchestra) 23.10.15 Simula Records Launch Party, CID Space, The Island, Bristol (solo) 17.10.15 Ceremonial noise rituals. Eastville Project Event, Yeovil. (solo TIPEX set) 06.09.15 NoiseesioN, The Island, Bristol (Tipex with Henry Collins and KILLER with Dylan Mallett) 09-07.08.15 Supernormal Festival (various performances) 04.04.15 Rummaging Orchestra, Church of St. Thomas the Martyr, Bristol 08.03.15 ZAMZAM TIPEX Album Launch, The Island, Bristol (solo &amp; w/ Henry Collins as TIPEX) 28.02.15 A+E: Happenings, The Island, Bristol 14.02.15 Rummaging Orchestra, In Between Time, The Island, Bristol 03.02.15 The Old Fire Station, Oxford (duo with Henry Collins) 17.01.15 Rummaging Orchestra, Howling Owl present ‘New Year New Noise’, The Arnolfini, Bristol 07.12.14 Fractal Meat Cuts Launch, MKII, London (solo rummaging) 15.11.14 Monstre Festival, Geneva, Switzerland (solo, &amp; w/ Henry Collins in various guises) 29.10.14 Sound Cupboard, Crofters, Stokes Croft, Bristol (w/ Henry Collins as UKIP) 26.10.14 Rummaging Workshop &amp; Performance, A+E, The Gallery Space, The Island, Bristol 28.09.14 ZamZamRec Supreme Ritual Noise Action (as Tipex Orchestra), The Island, Bristol 20.09.14 The Island Scratch Night, Bristol (duo w/ Henry Collins) 07.09.14 NoiseesioN, The Island, Bristol (solo &amp; rummaging trio w/ Henry Collins Andy Keep) 08-10.08.14 The Shed Sound Space, Supernormal Festival (XXX** 'TIPEX+ :-)) 21.05.14 The Sound Cupboard, The Bristol Fringe, Clifton (solo) 29.04.14 Rave N Tapes, The Island, Bristol (XXX** 'TIPEX+ :-)) 29.03.14 Club Quiet, Cafe Kino, Bristol (With Henry Collins, Josie Grounds and Hannah Marshall) 08.03.14 Kollaps, Club Cavern, Bristol (XXX** 'TIPEX+ :-)) 26.02.14 The Sound Cupboard, The Bristol Fringe, Clifton (Cundy, Foster, Wilding, Grigg Quartet) 31.10.13 Bang the Bore Halloween, Cafe Kino, Bristol (solo) 30.10.13 Club Quiet, The Island, Bristol (solo) 01.12.12 Longstone, Microdeform, Robin Foster @ Cafe Kino, Bristol 27.03.09 Stench III, Phoenix Arts, Leicester (Dirty Electronics) 16.11.08 Wounded Furniture, Arena Festival, Leicester 07.09.08 Klang: a Tribute to Karlheinz Stockhausen, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 15.04.08 Merzbow with the Dirty Electronics Ensemble, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham 14.04.08 Merzbow with the Dirty Electronics Ensemble, PACE Studio, DMU, Leicester 23.06.07 Sonic Arts Network Expo, Plymouth (Dirty Electronics Ensemble) https://robinfoster.net/Rummaging Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:46:09 +0000 Robin Foster https://robinfoster.net/Rummaging "Play a vibration in the rhythm of the universe" - Stockhausen, Aus den sieben Tagen (1968) Noise music, physical performance, improvisation, sonic exploration, materiality. Rummaging is a performance practice concerned with reconciling these ideas. It brings performer and objects together to create visceral noise. The practice typically involves placing objects in a container and manipulating these objects with the hands. Through the collision of the objects and due to their acoustic properties, a percussive noise music is produced. &nbsp;Rummaging enables the performer to create a sound-world built on micro-gestures created by the chaotic interaction of objects, in a manner free from impurities and obfuscations. Developed by myself and artist Henry Collins, rummaging evolved from our first performance together at a free improvisation workshop; the encounter becoming increasingly physical as Henry augmented the drum kit that I was playing with assorted objects found in the performance space until playing in any ‘normal’ sense became impossible. The resulting junk pile became my instrument. As our musical work as a duo continued, it became apparent that the moments that gave the greatest satisfaction were the fleeting and unpredictable moments of complexity that arose: micro-gestures that would appear and disappear, flittering moments where chance rhythms presented themselves and spoke to each other in ways outside of our conscious intention. Chaos, in the true sense of the word. Henry had coined the term ‘rummaging’ to describe an embryonic version of what became the practice, and through further performances, different techniques were explored. Rummaging has taken different settings and configurations; from art galleries to raves, solo, duo and in groups, with short physically intense performances lasting only minutes, to durational works lasting three hours or more. ‘Orchestras’ of rummagers have been conducted, and whole rooms filled with junk. Consequently, a distinctive practice has emerged. <img width="1600" height="1069" width_o="1600" height_o="1069" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/096d38de34f729c38e05e26fc7fa1c32e631ac213204ef10a7c8641a5cba6181/24589063092_da1c02a9ee_o.jpg" data-mid="133022639" border="0" alt="Photo: Agata Urbaniak" data-caption="Photo: Agata Urbaniak" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/096d38de34f729c38e05e26fc7fa1c32e631ac213204ef10a7c8641a5cba6181/24589063092_da1c02a9ee_o.jpg" /> <img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/161c6dc3b702d84ea0a093c7881f8bf9cb0a58ecd6e75685e6ec04f754e9fa8d/orch.jpg" data-mid="133022719" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/161c6dc3b702d84ea0a093c7881f8bf9cb0a58ecd6e75685e6ec04f754e9fa8d/orch.jpg" /> &nbsp;The restraint imposed by rummaging is intended to free the mind from the conscious decisions involved in the creation of improvised music. The complexity that arises from the chance collisions of objects exceeds anything that could be created by the human hand. By removing the element of control, the player is free to focus on the resulting mesh of sounds. Allowing the mind to become saturated with the complexity of the sonic information provided by rummaging can facilitate achieving a clarity of thought. This re-enforces one of the principal aesthetic aims of rummaging; the attainment of purity through chaos. As we sought to refine our ideas, &nbsp;obstructions to the singular expression of our intent were removed and based on the original aims and objectives of the practice, a mission statement was drawn up: <img width="1000" height="776" width_o="1000" height_o="776" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0fa7d0245f3b64edfa17c2cc440c4cb3af95938ace9f8e46c197e396c21c5571/statement.jpg" data-mid="133022680" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0fa7d0245f3b64edfa17c2cc440c4cb3af95938ace9f8e46c197e396c21c5571/statement.jpg" />(text version) In the years since this statement was first written down, and as the practice has been developed through performances, it's safe to say that artistic license has been applied to many of these points. Performances have used an entire room as the rummaging vessel, and objects manipulated with entire bodies instead of hands. Performances have been so physically intense that durations of more than a few minutes have been impossible. Rummaging orchestras have consisted of many performers, and different timbres and volumes used to create textures and compose performances. In a broader sense, rummaging has become an in "instrument" in its own right, alongside other performers and instruments. It may be required that the established conventions for rummaging are freely ignored in the process of musical experimentation, but to ignore these conventions however, it’s important to first recognise and understand their original purpose.In my own work, in recent years I have felt a shift in emphasis towards the objects themselves: what they stand for and what they have to say. Rummaging has become a way to explore the body, and the relationship of humans to the things that we surround ourselves with. https://robinfoster.net/Research Sat, 05 Feb 2022 16:41:41 +0000 Robin Foster https://robinfoster.net/Research Rummaging was developed through intuition: through experimentation, but crucially through practice. Its evolution was an organic response to a need to create a music that allowed a particular type of expression. At the time of inception and during its early days, the practice existed for its own sake, without theoretical consideration. It was only later on, reflecting on an established practice, that it started to become apparent there was a strong theoretical background that could be explored, from ideas of physicality and viscerality, to relationships with materials and objects. A desire to expore this in the gaps has led to my undertaking a practice-based PhD (at Bath Spa Universitry, supervised by Matthew Sergeant). My intention is to look at how the practice might be developed, to enquire, explore and codify, to look at what it is that makes rummaging work as a performance practice, to investigate and analyse through various philosophical and theoretical lenses, and ultimately to uncover new potentials and new directions for the practice.&nbsp;<img width="1000" height="750" width_o="1000" height_o="750" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2249ccb95ccf3bc956786d3b8e021d559154bbd44cab6cdf7dc608bbd8877cee/rumrec-1.jpeg" data-mid="133159373" border="0" data-scale="66" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2249ccb95ccf3bc956786d3b8e021d559154bbd44cab6cdf7dc608bbd8877cee/rumrec-1.jpeg" /> https://robinfoster.net/Catalogue Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:01:13 +0000 Robin Foster https://robinfoster.net/Catalogue <img width="1170" height="1170" width_o="1170" height_o="1170" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d4755a2333fe6693f94145d2da3822f7498db98955936de3e62b634079a29a20/wooden-box-carpeted.jpg" data-mid="133282987" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d4755a2333fe6693f94145d2da3822f7498db98955936de3e62b634079a29a20/wooden-box-carpeted.jpg" /> <img width="1411" height="1058" width_o="1411" height_o="1058" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4ed29c80f598eeb13b2dbd13b06e6f05f7121734ebf4ff8cc4a1542a4a0c1d7/sink.jpg" data-mid="133282982" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e4ed29c80f598eeb13b2dbd13b06e6f05f7121734ebf4ff8cc4a1542a4a0c1d7/sink.jpg" /> <img width="1510" height="1400" width_o="1510" height_o="1400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e23daf586b7e94a8974c63ab900667e677bcf3a0944dc4d9fecc24fcdff1868/IMG_1076.png" data-mid="193767575" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e23daf586b7e94a8974c63ab900667e677bcf3a0944dc4d9fecc24fcdff1868/IMG_1076.png" /> <img width="700" height="700" width_o="700" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c18e337f95747326aeee4e6fd2cee0da25e69295b958df3aee2dcf2ba0e8b82/bin-lid.jpg" data-mid="133282989" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/700/i/5c18e337f95747326aeee4e6fd2cee0da25e69295b958df3aee2dcf2ba0e8b82/bin-lid.jpg" /> <img width="2016" height="1512" width_o="2016" height_o="1512" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f2a7d1b8ec403ccd0b3be755d6c5c7db34e0df77c80f5d0c88f652d5cb4d05be/fruit-and-veg.jpg" data-mid="133282983" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f2a7d1b8ec403ccd0b3be755d6c5c7db34e0df77c80f5d0c88f652d5cb4d05be/fruit-and-veg.jpg" /> <img width="1462" height="1063" width_o="1462" height_o="1063" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/890e4ba2533de6583cd77d246f9b9fb99a104a0870fc44f7e4bd1fc7a7ee3baf/crate.jpg" data-mid="133282985" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/890e4ba2533de6583cd77d246f9b9fb99a104a0870fc44f7e4bd1fc7a7ee3baf/crate.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="2508" width_o="4032" height_o="2508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/516bbeb353a06fa56def92846e32339de2f4b559a580bfa49f8e806deab6c9bb/PXL_20230422_132154650.jpg" data-mid="176247841" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/516bbeb353a06fa56def92846e32339de2f4b559a580bfa49f8e806deab6c9bb/PXL_20230422_132154650.jpg" /> <img width="604" height="617" width_o="604" height_o="617" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56aadfc16e967d8fe27ad3cece9a59debd73459b84227b105a71beb7acece714/snare-drum.png" data-mid="133282988" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/604/i/56aadfc16e967d8fe27ad3cece9a59debd73459b84227b105a71beb7acece714/snare-drum.png" /> <img width="4017" height="2873" width_o="4017" height_o="2873" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c2c9187a134154cf768d3ce32a8bc8eb7f8ad361f3039fdfe167f2e1377d464/PXL_20230422_132002025.jpg" data-mid="176247839" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c2c9187a134154cf768d3ce32a8bc8eb7f8ad361f3039fdfe167f2e1377d464/PXL_20230422_132002025.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="1956" width_o="4032" height_o="1956" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/219452ea785e644ff01ea7ce09b2c4bb8decda65c5e704faee7f6d8dee0e89f5/PXL_20221119_184222527.jpg" data-mid="176917827" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/219452ea785e644ff01ea7ce09b2c4bb8decda65c5e704faee7f6d8dee0e89f5/PXL_20221119_184222527.jpg" /> <img width="2630" height="3776" width_o="2630" height_o="3776" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a36c39ca838ee6e24975fe9a8106510cbf6826d17fff65a93ebd213a25fd3156/IMG_1319.gif" data-mid="198335351" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a36c39ca838ee6e24975fe9a8106510cbf6826d17fff65a93ebd213a25fd3156/IMG_1319.gif" /> <img width="2016" height="1134" width_o="2016" height_o="1134" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7445c5d9248714fb14471ad8933f206f28140de67f79d4ab3b1c241450e07584/cardboard-box-painted-items.jpg" data-mid="133282984" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7445c5d9248714fb14471ad8933f206f28140de67f79d4ab3b1c241450e07584/cardboard-box-painted-items.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="2713" width_o="4032" height_o="2713" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a9c875dd66ef9e64fc12454b9171b39ed6e6ab0f73636e50b3630e194003e42/original_653d5a5e-44fc-4e07-8900-84acd9ebb80a_PXL_20230519_192016251.jpg" data-mid="179560756" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2a9c875dd66ef9e64fc12454b9171b39ed6e6ab0f73636e50b3630e194003e42/original_653d5a5e-44fc-4e07-8900-84acd9ebb80a_PXL_20230519_192016251.jpg" /> <img width="1863" height="1219" width_o="1863" height_o="1219" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/554caa86f2f47efccf50e1d5268f93d243d0b70426725c3c741a567bb60eb495/blue-box.jpg" data-mid="133282986" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/554caa86f2f47efccf50e1d5268f93d243d0b70426725c3c741a567bb60eb495/blue-box.jpg" /> <img width="3680" height="2760" width_o="3680" height_o="2760" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d414e3f9f97f6e6624b942d16b824894a9dc1105b891da6e128454d6692b8893/IMG_4289.jpeg" data-mid="237680322" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d414e3f9f97f6e6624b942d16b824894a9dc1105b891da6e128454d6692b8893/IMG_4289.jpeg" /> https://robinfoster.net/Wooden-box Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:38:58 +0000 Robin Foster https://robinfoster.net/Wooden-box Container:Approximately 40x40x20cm wooden box, made from reclaimed pallets and lined with carpet tiles Objects:1 metre HDMI cableApprox. 4 metres of 4 strand ribbon cableMac mini bottom caseChinese takeaway containerM&amp;Ms tinMetal drip tray lid from old espresso machineWiFi extenderBroken webcam2L plastic bottleSmall metal bowl with stand2x wooden spoonsMetal lid for vase 2x heavy wooden feet from chest of drawersCeramic garden ornament with eyesCoconut shellWall wart PSUPlastic side panels from audio mixerExternal hard drive enclosurePlastic tape spool holder, in fragments15x5x2cm piece of woodScrewed up pink Post It note <img width="1170" height="1170" width_o="1170" height_o="1170" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d4755a2333fe6693f94145d2da3822f7498db98955936de3e62b634079a29a20/wooden-box-carpeted.jpg" data-mid="133286745" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d4755a2333fe6693f94145d2da3822f7498db98955936de3e62b634079a29a20/wooden-box-carpeted.jpg" /> Notes:Mostly larger objects - a lot of metallic pieces which give a rich sound - what I would describe as a 'traditional' rummaging timbre (see video). I've had most of these objects for several years so on top of the familiar acoustic properties there's definitely a sense of nostalgia attached to this selection. The box is my most often used box - I originally built it for Supernormal festival in 2016, and carpet-lined it at the end of 2020 in order to dampen the sound of the wood, which I had come to see as dominating the box. The dampened box still imparts a very woody resonant frequency, but now allows the sound of the objects to speak much more clearly..embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } https://robinfoster.net/Ceramic-basin Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:22:31 +0000 Robin Foster https://robinfoster.net/Ceramic-basin <img width="1411" height="1058" width_o="1411" height_o="1058" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4ed29c80f598eeb13b2dbd13b06e6f05f7121734ebf4ff8cc4a1542a4a0c1d7/sink.jpg" data-mid="133286583" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e4ed29c80f598eeb13b2dbd13b06e6f05f7121734ebf4ff8cc4a1542a4a0c1d7/sink.jpg" /> Container:Found ceramic basin Contents:Fragments of clay pigeonsShotgun shell casingRusted clay pigeon launcherSkateboard wheelBroken 9v PSUBike spannerRusted metal gate hingeLip glossSheep leg bonesSlate fragmentsTwigsMoss Notes:All materials scavenged from the village of Allenheads and surrounding countryside. A very musical sounding box - the resonant frequencies of the objects and the basin producing what sounds like a major third. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } https://robinfoster.net/Dustbin-lid Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:23:04 +0000 Robin Foster https://robinfoster.net/Dustbin-lid <img width="700" height="700" width_o="700" height_o="700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c18e337f95747326aeee4e6fd2cee0da25e69295b958df3aee2dcf2ba0e8b82/bin-lid.jpg" data-mid="133284935" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/700/i/5c18e337f95747326aeee4e6fd2cee0da25e69295b958df3aee2dcf2ba0e8b82/bin-lid.jpg" /> Container:Rusty dustbin lid Contents:2 empty gaffer tape rolls3 toilet roll tubesBuzz Lightyear toy helmet visorApple Earphones plastic caseApple USB chargerPink tupperware lunchbox https://robinfoster.net/Fruit-vegetables Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:38:29 +0000 Robin Foster https://robinfoster.net/Fruit-vegetables <img width="2016" height="1512" width_o="2016" height_o="1512" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f2a7d1b8ec403ccd0b3be755d6c5c7db34e0df77c80f5d0c88f652d5cb4d05be/fruit-and-veg.jpg" data-mid="133286678" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f2a7d1b8ec403ccd0b3be755d6c5c7db34e0df77c80f5d0c88f652d5cb4d05be/fruit-and-veg.jpg" /> Container:Cardboard box Ingredients:Two clementinesTwo red onionsOne white onionOne Royal Gala appleOne Golden Delicious appleSix celery stalksThree spring onionsThree carrotsOne red potato Notes: The softer fruit and veg (clementines, spring onion and celery) fell apart quite quickly, though the rest held their forms, and actually were quite rough on the hands (onion skin under finger nails, and I bent a nail back on either an apple or the potato). It was interesting how my hands adapted to take into account what it was they grabbed - loosening grip for the apples and potatos but maintaining a firm hold with the clementines and celery - which caused them to break up..embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } https://robinfoster.net/Blue-plastic-box Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:35:58 +0000 Robin Foster https://robinfoster.net/Blue-plastic-box Container:Heavy duty plastic box Contents: Remo pinstripe drum head Red plastic dustpan Small length of scaffolding pipe Broken snare drum mount Broken music stand Metal tube from ream of electrical wire Cardboard tube from roll of gaffer tape Glasses case Plastic panel from mixing desk casing Empty beer cans (x3) Length of chain, approx 90cm Wooden baton, approx 20cm Metal dish Amplification: SM58 microphone VM 30 B bass amp <img width="1863" height="1219" width_o="1863" height_o="1219" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/554caa86f2f47efccf50e1d5268f93d243d0b70426725c3c741a567bb60eb495/blue-box.jpg" data-mid="133286619" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/554caa86f2f47efccf50e1d5268f93d243d0b70426725c3c741a567bb60eb495/blue-box.jpg" /> Notes: Box and majority of items (some of the metal items were brought in advance) scavenged from around the proximity of the Cube Cinema, Bristol, for a performance on 27/11/21. A very loud box, due to the thick plastic container (further enhanced by the use of a microphone). .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } https://robinfoster.net/Snare-drum Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:36:51 +0000 Robin Foster https://robinfoster.net/Snare-drum <img width="604" height="617" width_o="604" height_o="617" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56aadfc16e967d8fe27ad3cece9a59debd73459b84227b105a71beb7acece714/snare-drum.png" data-mid="133286641" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/604/i/56aadfc16e967d8fe27ad3cece9a59debd73459b84227b105a71beb7acece714/snare-drum.png" /> Container:Snare drum Contents:CalculatorMobile phoneMetal tube from ream of electrical wire (x2)Small metal cupCopper wire frame from lampshadeSmall wooden blockTwo monstera leaves .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }