Sunday 21 June 2015, 3pm, OTO Project Space
Ben Chasny will demonstrate the basic principles and methods of the Hexadic System, a system developed by Ben over the last few years to create structures that facilitate create composition with the guitar. Participants will learn techniques such "linear method of heaviness/lightness" and how to use the Hexadic Figure. There will also be a demonstration of the game elements of the system and how one can use it to compose.
Read about the system and it's historical context on the Larkfall blog:
https://larkfall.wordpress.com/2015/06/09/tradition-and-innovation-speculative-music-and-the-hexadic-system/
And hear some Hexadic pieces that people have created on the Six Organs of Admittance website -
http://www.sixorgans.com/hexadic-sonic-explorations/
*Please bring a normal deck of playing cards with you to the workshop as this is integral to the Hexadic system being demonstrated.*
Ben Chasny's primary projects are Six Organs of Admittance (his solo psych folk project) and Comets on Fire (a psychedelic rock band). He made his recording debut in 1996 with his heavy, free rock project Plague Lounge on "The Wicker Image", an LP released conjointly between the New World of Sound and Holy Mountain labels. Holy Mountain went on to become the "home" of many of his releases under the Six Organs Of Admittance moniker. He has also released an album with Hiroyuki Usui under the name August Born. Chasny has lent his talents to other projects such as Badgerlore, Double Leopards, Current 93 and Magik Markers both in live performance and studio albums. More recent musical projects of his include the avant-folk trio Rangda (along with guitarist Richard Bishop and drummer Chris Corsano) and the more melodic and conventional 200 Years with Magik Markers' Elisa Ambrogio.
