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Join us this Thursday the 26th of March for a seminar by Tom Richards (@mini_oramics): "Daphne Oram and Oramics"

🎥 stream the talk at 11am UK time in our youtube channel (🔗link in bio ) or drop us a line if you want to come in person at @imperialdyson

~~~Talk abstract:~~~

Daphne Oram (1925 – 2003, UK) was a pioneering British composer, electronic musician, and the inventor of the Oramics Machine (1966). The Oramics Machine allowed Daphne Oram to synthesize and sequence sound by painting lines and other marks on glass slides and film strips. Oram invented it as a new means of musical expression, one that enabled her to finely control and vary sounds in ways that surpassed the capabilities of audio tape manipulation, which was the primary method of electronic music production at the time.

The initial Oramics Machine was quite large and was permanently installed in Oram’s Kent studio, making it impractical for use by the majority of musicians. Tom Richards has constructed the Mini-Oramics machine (2016) as part of his doctoral studies. The design of this machine is based on Oram's own ideas for a second more portable version of her original invention. In this lecture and demonstration, the story of Oramics will be followed by a hands-on demonstration of Richards’ Mini Oramics interface.

Thrilling to share my new piece, Cor Ddiglywed, at RBC this week - massive thanks to Tom Richards for giving me the chance to work with @mini_oramics in the making of it!

Hollol wych i rannu fy darn newydd, Cor Ddiglywed yn RBC wythnos yma, diolch o galon i Tom Richards am y gyfle I weithio efo Mini Oramics wrth ei wneud!

@royalbirmcons
@rbc_musictech

Thrilling to share my new piece, Cor Ddiglywed, at RBC this week - massive thanks to Tom Richards for giving me the chance to work with @mini_oramics in the making of it!

Hollol wych i rannu fy darn newydd, Cor Ddiglywed yn RBC wythnos yma, diolch o galon i Tom Richards am y gyfle I weithio efo Mini Oramics wrth ei wneud!

@royalbirmcons
@rbc_musictech

Thrilling to share my new piece, Cor Ddiglywed, at RBC this week - massive thanks to Tom Richards for giving me the chance to work with @mini_oramics in the making of it!

Hollol wych i rannu fy darn newydd, Cor Ddiglywed yn RBC wythnos yma, diolch o galon i Tom Richards am y gyfle I weithio efo Mini Oramics wrth ei wneud!

@royalbirmcons
@rbc_musictech

Come to RBC this coming Tuesday for a concert of music on the Mini Oramics machine built by @mini_oramics - with music from students, staff and more, inc a live oramics set from @mini_oramics to close! Would love to see you there!

Brand new project VASYA. 💫🔮
Healers, leaders, witches…women who were unable to accept any other fate.
Created using Samples from the amazing @mini_oramics machine made by #tomrichards using composer Daphne Oram’s original design.
Daphne is turning 100 soo so I hope she approves from whichever frequency plane she’s vibrating on ☁️ 💫

first EVER show next Saturday 22nd Nov @samuel_worth_chapel alongside my medieval farm lads @resonant_bodies_ @robbentall @zebedeecbudworth

Come drone yourselves #sheffield
🎟️ 🎟️ 🔗 in bio 👆

@theoramawards @royalbirmcons
#electronicmusic #womeninheritage #joanofbalazuc #themanningtreewitches #drone #minioramics #daphneoram

We’re so excited to finally announce the release of a year-long collaborative project with @nonclsscl & The #daphneoramtrust. Celebrating Daphne’s 100th with a compilation of brand new works inspired by her extensive sound archive, which has been distilled into new sample library expertly and lovingly put together by sound artists and archivist’s Sarah Angliss and Ian Stonehouse.

The samples selected are from over 280 audio tapes in Daphne Oram’s archive. Her original tapes, which date from 1956 to 1974, are stored in Special Collections & Archives, Goldsmiths Library, University of London. They feature a mix of sound clips covering not only her innovative Oramics machine and other electronic compositions, but also match strikes, cat purrs, scraped objects and commercial jingles as well as recordings of Oram’s own voice.

It’s amazing to finally see ‘vari/ations - Ode to Oram’ out today. The sounds of Daphne Oram reimagined by ten women and gender-diverse artists each taking a unique perspective to her notes:

@akataahlia, Cosey Fanni Tutti, @martasalogni, @modularprincess, @deena___abdelwahed along side Oram Award artists @hallmagz and @miekoshimizumico, @nwando_ebizie, @xnaam, @loladelamata and @afromerm & @abi.asisa

This group of artists span early-career to high-profile DJs, producers and mixing engineers across diverse electronic worlds, representing a spectrum of distinct practices - from uncompromising club beats, performance art and sound art to ambient and deconstructed future-forward dance music.

Don’t miss our celebrations once again in London at the Barbican on 4 December:

Reserve your copy (12” / Digital) via @bandcamp

Credits:
Mastered by Katie Tavini at Weird Jungle
Sample collation & preparation by Sarah Angliss and Ian Stonehouse
A4 - Mixed by Tom Richards
B2 - Mixed by Andrew Larrabee at Howling House
Cover design by Nele Wellens
Liner notes by Jennifer Lucy Allan

Special thanks to @sarah_angliss, @soonheisatune and @mini_oramics. Without their deep understanding of Oram and the tapes, this project would not have been possible x

Recent talk at @horseandbamboo and lovely feature in @fukt_magazine: Drawing the Sound Issue

Recent talk at @horseandbamboo and lovely feature in @fukt_magazine: Drawing the Sound Issue

Recent talk at @horseandbamboo and lovely feature in @fukt_magazine: Drawing the Sound Issue

Recent talk at @horseandbamboo and lovely feature in @fukt_magazine: Drawing the Sound Issue

Bubble test

Very excited to welcome @theoramawards back to our fair city #sheffield @gutlevelsheffield
Tomorrow!!
Showcasing some incredible talent from female and NB composers @artists_child @cherryseraphmusic @h_papaioannou with @yorkshire_sound_women_network and a brand-new show from our very own @loubarnell !
Come early for a workshop with @mini_oramics (based on a prototype Daphne Oram)
aexpect a host of lush immersive experiences. 🔮🔥

It’s gunna be MEGA

Tickets in bio 👆

#immersivesound #wearabletech #womencomposers #expansivegender #electronicmusic #visitsheffield #nottingham #manchester #leeds

Very excited to welcome @theoramawards back to our fair city #sheffield @gutlevelsheffield
Tomorrow!!
Showcasing some incredible talent from female and NB composers @artists_child @cherryseraphmusic @h_papaioannou with @yorkshire_sound_women_network and a brand-new show from our very own @loubarnell !
Come early for a workshop with @mini_oramics (based on a prototype Daphne Oram)
aexpect a host of lush immersive experiences. 🔮🔥

It’s gunna be MEGA

Tickets in bio 👆

#immersivesound #wearabletech #womencomposers #expansivegender #electronicmusic #visitsheffield #nottingham #manchester #leeds