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VIDEO

2008 video projection performance • Josh Ronsen (video + sound), Jacob Green (projection) & Mari Akita (movement)

2005 quartet performance • on YouTube

“An Opossum is Just an Irish Possum” • on YouTube

AUDIO

“Paper May Say” • electro-acoustic music on 1 minute autohypnosis sex war noise faith comp

The Doukipudonktian • electro-acoustic music by Vanessa Arn and Josh Ronsen

Music for Big Sur Experimental Music Festival • Electro-acoustic music for 2000 festival

Duo — Live at Red's Scoot Inn • 2006 performance with Jason Pierce (drums) and Josh Ronsen (guitar).

“ZamZem” • electro-acoustic voice work on the Countdown 2012 Mail Art comp.

“On a Lark” • minimal exploration of bird sounds for (CT) Collective comp.

1, 2, 3 & 4 samples of the new track “Sorry!” performed by the Green/Nuckolls/Ronsen/Walsh quartet on Cohort Records.

“R'shee'ma” • electro-acoustic collage work from recordings made by Genevieve Walsh (voice, drums), Glen Nuckolls (banjo), Jacob Green (percussion, electronics) and Josh Ronsen (guitar, voice, electronics). This was made for a compilation on the theme of "lists."

“Inadvertent Flying Saucer Attack Imitation” • While processing some rehearsal recordings that weren't useful due to a buzz in the recording, an experiment through an echo developed this poor imitation of the psych-rock group Flying Saucer Attack. This is not meant as an insult, but as an homage. Performers were: Josh Ronsen (guitar, processing), Jacob Green (oboe), Bill Thompson (computer) and Vanessa Arn (electronics).

“Kayeets Charak Zamar” • electro-acoustic noise on To Ancient Noise compilation;

“a.Lift” • collage piece on FLUXuations compilation. This contains about 400 sounds, can you name them all?

goat • field recording of a baby goat in West Texas, part of Quiet American's One Minute Vacation series.

RELATED AUDIO:

“While We Were Asleep” • Jacob Green (oboe, chimes, electronics) composition with Josh Ronsen (clarinet, chimes)

“Music for Big Band” • 2003 Ilya Monosov composition with samples from Josh Ronsen and Bill Thompson. Notes.

“for Christian Wolff” • Josh Ronsen (rock, vice)

RRR-500 • 6 turntable presentation of the RRR-500 locked-groove LP with Rick Reed, Jeff Filla, Seth Nehil, Scott Telles, Carlton Crutcher and Josh Ronsen

PHOTO

Glen Nuckolls (blue shirt), Josh Ronsen, Genevieve Walsh, Jacob Green & Mari Akita performing at End of an Ear records, 2006. Photo by Dan Plunkett.

Aftermath of performance of Ben Patterson's “Paper Piece” on November 23, 2008 with Josh Ronsen, Jacob Green, Mari Akita, Alex Keller and Greg Headley. Photo by niwi.