SONUS - v2
Cacaphonia 1 (4. Train Train Tugboat Train) (1994), 00:05:27Frank Koustrup
Nationality: Canada
Residence: Canada
Biography: By day, Frank works as a technical writer. By night, he is usually sleepy. But during some evenings, weekends, and vacations, he quietly explores his former life as a composer, videographer, and photographer. He was born in Sarnia, Ontario, in 1963.
Program Notes: “Train Train Tugboat Train” is a montage of three sound-scape recordings, recorded in 1989. First is the arrival of a steam-powered passenger train at the North Vancouver station. Second, after the heightened screeching of the brakes, passes a commuter train departing from the Vendôme station in Montreal. The engine is pushing from the rear of the train and cross fades to a tugboat that passes upstream along the Fraser River at New Westminster. The ambience of the nearby Annacis Island docks cross fades back to a filtered version of the Montreal commuter train. This composition interplays rhythms, textures, and timbres.
Why train recordings? Rich timbres, interesting rhythms, train recordings have a long history in the world of electro-acoustic music. But basically, the composer just likes trains.
Studio of Composition: Concordia University
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