The "Transparence" dubplate (RF007) developed by Robert Curgenven as part of the Artist in Residence program at O’Artoteca, Milan, Italy, is a limited edition 10” vinyl consisting of two pieces composed from nineteen minutes of feedback recorded in O' exploring the resonances of the gallery.
Cut at Dubplates and Mastering in Berlin at extremely low volume and having no audible bass response of its own, the dubplate works within the physical limitations of the vinyl medium, employing the object as sound source and sound medium to become an instrument in its own right. The ephemeral audio signal becomes present only when played at high volume, allowing the dubplate to produce room-filling bass feedback via the resonance of the turntable and additional overtones, “Transparence” is designed to produce a unique response from the room and amplification with each playing and simultaneously to gradually cause its sound to disappear every time it is played.
This extract shows the performance debut of “Transparence” at the Mikro_Makro Festival in Slupsk, Poland on 6 December, 2008 during the "air+electricity" audiovisual performance with Katrin Bethge (overhead projection).