a drawing by Ada Ruszkiewicz
a drawing by Ada Ruszkiewicz

trokšņainu šūpoļu ierakstu katalogs or catalogue of noisey swing recordings is an expanding catalogue of recordings that capture noisey swings co-created with Ada Ruszkiewicz.

The catalogue is made up of several dozen sound recordings featuring squeaky, creaking, screeching or otherwise noisy swing sets. The first recordings were made in winter and spring of 2023 in Rīga and Liepāja.

A curated sequence of excerpts from these recordings became a sound installation which was part of the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art's exhibition How I've Been Feeling Lately (curated by Laura Brokāne) at the Pauls Stradiņš Museum of Medical History in the summer of 2023.

The catalogue has been expanded in spring of 2024 and will continue to grow in the future.

Transcriptions of some of the catalogue's recordings have been used in works for acoustic instruments. The piece bultu – pārmiju  |  meldru – skuju  for string quartet is based upon two recordings (from Ķengarags and Vecmilgrāvis), the piece imantas – turaidas  for vibraphone solo is based upon a recording from Karosta in Liepāja.

Ķengarags
Ķengarags
Sarkandaugava
Sarkandaugava
Karosta
Karosta
Vecmīlgrāvis
Vecmīlgrāvis
Ķengarags
Ķengarags
Riežupe
Riežupe

all photos by Ada Ruszkiewicz

composer

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Ernests Vilsons 2024