He was involved in the Clifton Hill Community Music Centre during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Althoff began exhibiting his music machines instruments in 1981, though his larger installation exhibits began in 1988.[2] Althoff has made graphic scores for other musicians to play his instruments, which often sound different each time they are 'played'.[3]
Besides numerous tracks on compilations since the late 1970s, Althoff has released three full-length solo albums. Althoff's For two on blue piece was recorded live on 23 September 1987 at the ABC's Broadcast Music Department and on 24 November 1987 was aired on ABC-FM's Audio Spectrum program.[4] Althoff's 1999 Heliosonics album is a collection of sounds from solar powered machines.[5][6] The making of this album was supported by The Australia Council's New Media Arts Fund.[7]Warren Burt wrote in his Chroma review of the album, Ernie is out there with the real thing, the unpredictability of physical systems and the real world, making a music that is both intricate and complex, and yet open and calming as well.[8]
Larry Wendt, in his article in Continuum Journal in 1994, described Althoff as a 'sonic nomad' for being a modern composer who works with both electrical based instruments and acoustic instruments and wrote that 'he has had an active career as a sonic "explorer" and performer since 1978'.[9]
Gail Priest, in her 2006 RealTime review of his performance at the Mistral installation at Artspace, described Ernie Althoff's process as, 'Althoff's materials are basic: wood, metal, glass, plastic. He creates relations between the materials setting them in motion either through his own actions or in the use of small motors in order to create a shifting sonic percussive landscape underpinned by a humming drone.[10]
Discographyedit
Kerosene Replaced by GasFreeform Vocal Trio for Handheld Instruments (I.D.A), New Music 1978/79, Innocent Records NON 007 (1980)
Metal Motor Music Art Network Music Supplement, issue 6, Flexi Disc AN 001 (1982)
Music Machines NMATAPES 2, NMA Publications, Melbourne (1983)[11][12]
Divide by 4? No, Divide by 3 (I.D.A), Composing for Radio, Public Broadcasting Association of Australia, (cassette) (1983)
The Way I See It / You've Got the Option C60 Cassette, NMA Publications (1985)[13]
Any Questions? NMATAPES 5, NMA Publications (1987)
Music Machines From the Pages of Experimental Musical Instruments vol 2, Experimental Musical Instruments, Nicasio, California (1987)
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Ernie Althoff news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Ernie Althoff is an Australian musician composer instrument builder and visual artist He was born in Mildura Victoria in 1950 1 Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 3 References 4 Further readingCareer editHe was involved in the Clifton Hill Community Music Centre during the late 1970s and early 1980s Althoff began exhibiting his music machines instruments in 1981 though his larger installation exhibits began in 1988 2 Althoff has made graphic scores for other musicians to play his instruments which often sound different each time they are played 3 Besides numerous tracks on compilations since the late 1970s Althoff has released three full length solo albums Althoff s For two on blue piece was recorded live on 23 September 1987 at the ABC s Broadcast Music Department and on 24 November 1987 was aired on ABC FM s Audio Spectrum program 4 Althoff s 1999 Heliosonics album is a collection of sounds from solar powered machines 5 6 The making of this album was supported by The Australia Council s New Media Arts Fund 7 Warren Burt wrote in his Chroma review of the album Ernie is out there with the real thing the unpredictability of physical systems and the real world making a music that is both intricate and complex and yet open and calming as well 8 Larry Wendt in his article in Continuum Journal in 1994 described Althoff as a sonic nomad for being a modern composer who works with both electrical based instruments and acoustic instruments and wrote that he has had an active career as a sonic explorer and performer since 1978 9 Gail Priest in her 2006 RealTime review of his performance at the Mistral installation at Artspace described Ernie Althoff s process as Althoff s materials are basic wood metal glass plastic He creates relations between the materials setting them in motion either through his own actions or in the use of small motors in order to create a shifting sonic percussive landscape underpinned by a humming drone 10 Discography editKerosene Replaced by Gas Freeform Vocal Trio for Handheld Instruments I D A New Music 1978 79 Innocent Records NON 007 1980 Metal Motor Music Art Network Music Supplement issue 6 Flexi Disc AN 001 1982 Music Machines NMATAPES 2 NMA Publications Melbourne 1983 11 12 Divide by 4 No Divide by 3 I D A Composing for Radio Public Broadcasting Association of Australia cassette 1983 The Way I See It You ve Got the Option C60 Cassette NMA Publications 1985 13 Any Questions NMATAPES 5 NMA Publications 1987 Music Machines From the Pages of Experimental Musical Instruments vol 2 Experimental Musical Instruments Nicasio California 1987 Tea party Currawong bush park installation and In the corner Sound in space CD Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney 1995 Best intentions E Althoff and G Davis Frog Peak collaborative project CDx2 Frog Peak Music U S A 1998 Heliosonics NMA Publications NMACD 9904 1999 14 Music For Seven Metal Machines Pedestrian Tapes PX 037 March 1990 15 For Two on Blue NMA cassette 1990 David and Frederick Track 6 Soundcapsule 1 Realtime Arts 2009 citation needed References edit Jenkins John Ernie Althoff NMA Publications New Music Articles NMA Publications Retrieved 12 December 2011 Bridgeman Sean Ernie Althoff Clatterbox Archived from the original on 14 September 2009 Retrieved 12 December 2011 Linguey Dean December 2005 Making machines that make music Realtime 70 46 Retrieved 13 December 2011 Green Clinton Ernie Althoff Cassette Archive Shame File Music Retrieved 12 December 2011 Heliosonics NMA Publications Retrieved 12 December 2011 Ernie Althoff Discogs Retrieved 12 December 2011 Kelly Edward July September 2001 A man and his sunshine ReNew Issue 76 Australian Alternative Technology Association Retrieved 13 June 2014 Burt Warren ERNIE ALTHOFF HELIOSONICS Chroma The Australasian Computer Music Association Archived from the original on 22 August 2010 Retrieved 12 December 2011 Wendt Larry 1994 Sentient percussion Ernie Althoff s music machines Continuum 8 1 444 455 doi 10 1080 10304319409365663 ISSN 1030 4312 Retrieved 12 December 2011 Priest Gail June July 2006 Acoustic essences Realtime 73 39 Retrieved 13 December 2011 Linz Rainer Graeme Gerrard 1983 NMA magazine and tape index NMA 2 magazine 1983 NMA Publications p 12 Retrieved 12 December 2011 Althoff Ernie 1983 Music Machines by Ernie Althoff scanned page NMA 2 magazine 1983 NMA Publications Retrieved 12 December 2011 Ernie Althoff The Way I See It Discogs 1985 Retrieved 12 December 2011 Ernie Althoff Heliosonics Discogs 1999 Retrieved 12 December 2011 Ernie Althoff Music For Seven Metal Machines Discogs March 1990 Retrieved 12 December 2011 Further reading editErnie Althoff bio from John Jenkins 22 Contemporary Australian Composers Audio interview with Ernie Althoff On the Clifton Hill Community Music Centre Tapes website Barkl Michael 1997 Ernie Althoff The Oxford Companion to Australian Music ed Warren Bebbington Melbourne OUP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ernie Althoff amp oldid 1191631560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
