AUDIUM V: Rewind
Wonder what Audium sounded like in the late 60s? Audium V rewinds audiences back to 1969. Find yourself inside an old muscle-car, feel a Pan-American flight fly right through you, and meditate in a cacophony of fog horns. One can only imagine what audiences at that time (54 years ago!) must have thought.
Audium V was composed by Stan Shaff on tape in the late 60s. It premiered in 1969 at Audium’s first home, an old lodge hall in San Francisco’s Richmond District.
Fast forward 50 years, much has changed technology-wise, but Audium’s original aesthetic remains intact. Now, following in his dad’s footsteps, David Shaff has reworked his father’s sounds for Audium’s current system and will perform each night.
Marking the revival of Audium V, interdisciplinary artist Ava Koohbor has created an organic atmosphere in Audium’s lobby through sculptural speakers made of metals and raw materials exploring the physicality of sound. The installation incorporates the earth’s natural resources used in ritualistic ceremonies, to accompany Audium’s own ritual of listening.
AUDIUM V: Rewind
Wonder what Audium sounded like in the late 60s?
Audium V rewinds audiences back to 1969. Find yourself inside an old muscle-car, feel a Pan-American flight fly right through you, and meditate in a cacophony of fog horns. One can only imagine what audiences at that time (54 years ago!) must have thought.
Audium V was composed by Stan Shaff on tape in the late 60s. It premiered in 1969 at Audium’s first home, an old lodge hall in San Francisco’s Richmond District.
Fast forward 50 years, much has changed technology-wise, but Audium’s original aesthetic remains intact. Now, following in his dad’s footsteps, David Shaff has reworked his father’s sounds for Audium’s current system and will perform each night.
Marking the revival of Audium V, interdisciplinary artist Ava Koohbor has created an organic atmosphere in Audium’s lobby through sculptural speakers made of metals and raw materials exploring the physicality of sound. The installation incorporates the earth’s natural resources used in ritualistic ceremonies, to accompany Audium’s own ritual of listening.
To learn more about Audium V, check out the Audium Archives.
