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Happy Idea (Object Lessons After Raymond Roussel)

from Unfoldingobject [EP] by Todd Bartel

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Happy Idea (Object Lessons After Raymond Roussel), 2009

"Happy Idea" is an assisted sound collage, created using GarageBand software and a Macintosh laptop keyboard to play all instrumentation, including dozens of sound loops and canned effects. Happy Idea (Object Lessons After Raymond Roussel)" pays homage to Marcel Duchamp’s assisted readymade, "Bicycle Wheel."

part I The Happy Idea, The Word, The Choice
part II Indifference
part III Complete Anesthesia

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from Unfoldingobject [EP], released June 9, 2020
Sampled Recording:
MoMA Audio, Modern Voices, Marcel Duchamp, 1946

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Todd Bartel is a collage artist who plays the piano by ear and works with collected materials in assembled formats. To learn more about his work, please visit: toddbartel.com

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