Lucia H. Chung is a London-based Taiwanese artist. She graduated from Winchester School of Art with a Master’s degree in sculpture and Goldsmiths University of London with a Ph.D. in Sonic Arts. As a mediator performer in the self-regulated system within Kering, her sound creations are influenced by her fascination with noise generated by feedback on digital and analog equipment as well as her role as a performer in the relationship between the Sonic events. She performs unreleased music under the alias ‘en creux’. She has also worked as a broadcaster and an independent curator, curating and organizing residency programs and music events at occurred. Three months in the United Kingdom and Europe.
The Somerset House Studios hosted a residency for Taiwanese experimental music, as well as a music hack-space in 2018. In 2020, the Tier One and Eclectic Sound Festivals will share a virtual residence in London. In addition, there will be a panel discussion on video game music as part of grinding practice at Somerset House Studios in 2021. in regards to video game music.
Because one of the questions in the Q&A session was about these album. It seems to be asking about How do you think of using the two extended pieces for the no-input mixer to illustrate how stillness is paradoxically a place for continuous energy clashes?
I thought it was an interesting question, but Chuang’s answer seemed to be that he wanted to try something new. But anyway, after the lecture I went to listen to the music. With two extended drone compositions for no-input mixer, (Lucia H Chung) digs into the “persistent” side of the Hard Return remit, exemplifying how so-called stillness is nonetheless a location of constant energetic struggle. The two sides portray insufficiency and surplus, with the first a semi-solid hum flickering on the verge of becoming and the second a hard buzz pressing into excess till it warps. Drones, so often associated with balance and stillness, are false — only implied in the negation of these deviations from equilibrium, manifesting as a non-state within a momentary pause between precisely maneuvered tilts.
This piece gave me a totally different experience. It didn’t have the sound of water that I hear every day but I could feel that it was water. I find it amazing that if a sound is similar to a sound we perceive as moving in a similar direction the brain will automatically classify it as the same (?) I’m not sure it’s just me. I may have brought in subjective thoughts about the track because of seeing the title of the album. But in any case, I really like this music.
1. Luciahchung.com. n.d. About. [online] Available at: <https://luciahchung.com/about/> [Accessed 6 December 2021].
2. Hard Return. 2021. The Water, by en creux. [online] Available at: <https://hardreturn.bandcamp.com/album/the-water> [Accessed 6 December 2021].