Galen Joseph-Hunter of
free103point9 asked me if I would like to make a sculpture for the
Assembled: Free Jazz+Electronics music event and I was very happy to come
up with the Jazz Shifter. It uses two surplus tractor shift units mounted
side by side. These units are wired up so that the participant (it's
interactive) can cut-up and mix 5 or 6 classic jazz tracks (Take Five by Brubeck, A Love Supreme by Coltrane, something by Miles Davis, Charlie
Parker, etc). Pretty simple and straightforward but still a reflection on
themes I have pursued for a long time (re-contextualization of surplus
technology and interactivity) plus hopefully a reflection of the context of
the event (jazz, electronics, cut-up, mixing, sampling, performance).