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Abstract The E(c)lect(r)ic Guitar in The Mechanical Forest is my investigation into how to expand my improvisational palette as an electric guitarist, by working with compositional techniques and concepts used in composed contemporary western art music. In my work, I have focused on incorporating movement, microtonality, as well as multimedia composition techniques and application of technology, both in the performance as well as in the creative process. A key focus of my artistic practice has been exploration of the transcorporeal nature of my relationship with the guitar. This has resulted in creative work which has grown from a deep focus on the materiality of the guitar and the visual, tactile (touch) and kinetic (movement) aspects of sound production. Research Questions 1 How can I use compositional techniques and concepts from contemporary composed western art music to expand my palette as an improvising guitarist? 2 How can I transfer musical techniques and concepts, which often are used in a strictly predetermined environment, to a musical situation where improvisation is an important element in the performance. 3 How can I reconfigure/extend the electric guitar, and how can the reconfigured/extended guitar reshape the way I create and perform music?
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Musicians:
Vidar Schanche - Goldtop Guitar, Broken Guitar, Meta Guitars, Guitar Park, Quartercaster and sensors.
Eva Bjerga Haugen - Vocal and synths.
Ståle Birkeland - Drums & Percussion
Arild Hoem - Baritone Saxophone & Sound Processing
Music & lyrics by Vidar Schanche
Live sound - Ole Reidar Gudmestad
Light design - Tord Knutsen
Sound recording - Espen Eidem
Sound mixing - Inge Engelsvold
Film - Ida Adolfsen
