June 2007
10 posts
“If you are crazy enough to build this amp, then you will have sufficient skills...”
– Project 117 @ http://sound.westhost.com/project117.htm
2. Plan
The realisation of the fully conceived idea must not be approached in an ad hoc fashion. All variables must be predicted and catered for including the equipment, environment, mental state, humans, time, day, quietness and internal link to the Dada continuum. The plan determines the execution of the idea; the ultimate process of artefact construction. This step should be treated with the same...
1. Conceive
The genesis of any artefact is prior to its physical manifestation. The idea is paramount. The artefact should be considered carefully, in-line with current experiences and cognitive processes, beit natural or artificial, conscious and not conscious. But the final objective must always provide the scoping for the idea - do not deviate! Use the environment as a source of ideas and ponder the...
WatchJohn Cage performing Water Walk in January, 1960 on a U.S. game show. This is care of WFMU, New York.
Tillakaratne Artefact Production Method (TAPM)
Tillakaratne employs the following method to construct ALL Dada artefacts. Each step will be expanded on and explained in due course: Conceive Plan Execute Revise Release
