Technicolour Yawn (vomit rainbows) (2023)

Commissioned by Bang on a Can Summer Institute 

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Performed at Bang on a Can LOUD Weekend 2023 by Kathryn Vetter (prepared bass clarinet), Laura Martinez (prepared soprano saxophone), Luciano Medina (drum kit), Iwo Jedynecki (accordion), Carina Yee (violin), and Sam Zagnit (double bass). Conducted by Nick Photinos

 

Technicolour Yawn (vomit rainbows) is a 6-minute work for chamber sextet with fixed electronics. The piece is a further exploration in using noisy electronic sounds created on a no-input mixer as the model for the instrumental writing. I improvised on a no-input mixer to produce the distorted skronky material for the fixed electronics. These improvisations were then re-arranged to produce a new complex form in the noise music “cut up” aesthetic. 

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Technicolour Yawn (which I’ve Candianized by adding the “u”), is slang for the act of vomiting. I feel that the word and its unpleasant association pairs well with the vibrant, vicious, and sometimes disgusting music. The music is characterized by chaotic fast-paced cuts and dynamic collage textures ranging from low crunchy roars, to piercing shrieks, driving riffs, and ambient static hums.