Q: Did taking your ‘concept’ of a road album into that space mean you could let listeners experience the travel aspect more?Ī: Usually, the engineer is there working with people on different ways to use the software to the extent their vision requires. I enjoyed becoming competent with the software and I like experimenting with sound, so why not? I don’t think I flexed the Lobe muscle to its full extent, but the music I brought in there was something different from the typical fare you hear in the space. Getting asked to come be all artistic was a different thing for me. But I think of myself as making music for the garbage man, working class and straight-ahead. Doesn’t every trendy gallery in Brooklyn have them on a weekly basis?Ī: Honestly, I get invited to them all the time to this sound bath or that site-specific installation. Q: It seems hard to imagine that this is your first sound installation. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Edo is an old friend, and when he asked me if I would like to try to spatialize the album, it was an immediate “yes.” Q: How long did it take to reinterpret Five Easy Hot Dogs into this new format?Ī: I had gone to see Lobe when I was in Vancouver recording the segment for the album. He discussed it over the phone from Paris, where his recent European tour had wrapped-up: The final result is an entirely personal mix from DeMarco. Using an Ableton Live patch, DeMarco could give each instrument in the album mix a separate place in the space and pathways for them to take. Lobe is the first North American studio dedicated to 4DSOUND’s spatial sound model.įor the Five Easy Hot Dogs spatial mix, DeMarco collaborated with Lobe co-founder and musician Edo Van Breeman. It has been showcased everywhere from the Venice Biennale to MONOM in Berlin. The integrated software/hardware system from the Netherlands is designed to create spatial and immersive experiences. In June of this year, the former Vancouver resident took up residency at Lobe, a local studio/gallery that has been outfitted with a 36 channel spatial sound system powered by 4DSOUND. Westcoast Homes & Design Previous Issues.Vancouver Sun Run: Sign up & event info.
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