8/4/2000 San Francisco
During his life, mathematician Ross Rhesymolwaith
lived on the windy coast of Wales near Portmeirion.
He would always leave all the windows of his cottage
open so he could feel the wind against his face while he
did his calculations.
An amplified calculator was balanced on top of the
open grill of a desk fan which was pointed up at 90
degrees. The blades of the fan slapped against the
face of the calculator. An amplified hand-held fan was
also part of the motif. All the resulting sounds were
processed through the U.T.B. into a very loud static-
like throbbing pulse. The low bass-like sounds were
felt in everyone's gut, while the high-pitched sounds
were sensed inside the bones of everybody's skill.
Projected on the wall behind the performance was a
live video feed showing an extreme close-up of the
calculator on the fan. Equal amounts of wear arised on
both the calculator buttons and the fan's blades.
With 120 in attendance, this 15 minute performance was
entitled "Dirwyn". (#279)
30/7/2000 Los Angeles
An amplified calculator was balanced on top of the
open grill of a desk fan. The blades of the fan
slapped against the face of the calculator. All the
resulting sounds were processed into a full-spectrum
pounding. Four large speakers surrounded the 100
member audience. The two in front blasted low-end
sounds, while mid and high-end tones blared out from
the two behind. As the calculator slowly slid back and
forth over the little fan, not only would the
intonation of the noise change, but even the vibration
of the whole building fluctuated accordingly. The
contrast between the smallness of the action and the
vastness of the resulting noise was indisputable for
everyone present. This 25 minute performance was
entitled "Dirwyn". (#280)
4/9/2000 San Francisco
An amplified calculator was balanced on top of the
open grill of a desk fan as the blades of the fan
slapped against it. The waving of an amplified hand
fan added yet another booming pulsation. A multitude
of layers upon layers of oscillations made this the
most hypnotic of any of the previous 280 performances
by The Haters! And soundwise, it may have also been
one of the most elegant. Wobbly audience members
reported feeling quite dizzy after the 30 minutes of
total noise was over. Entitled "Dirwyn". (#281)
31/12/2000 - 1/1/2001 Oakland
The Haters brought in the new year by performing a six
hour rendition of "Dirwyn". From 20h00 to 2h00, the
steady roar-like pulse deluged the 150 in attendance.
(#282)
Tina Carlton from Sacramento said; "I just couldn't
get far enough away from it. But after three hours, I
really started getting into it. It was so pure. Like
by the time it was over I didn't want it to stop."
On the other hand, Steve MacArtur from Alameda didn't
realize anything was actually going on. "I heard this
noise, but it was so constant I just thought there
must of been some kind of a big engine running
outside..."
6/6/2001 New York
A 10 minute variation of the "Dirwyn" performance with
the Untitled Title Belt used as an additional sound
source. Staged in the back alley behind the Front Room
Gallery, neighbours overhead on either side watched
from their windows. A few even yelled out supportive
commentary before, during and after the show. Entitled
"Untitled Title Shot". (#283)
7/6/2001 New York
A 15 minute variation of the "Dirwyn" performance with
the U.T.B. used for additional sounds. The resulting
noise was a loud gritty textual racket. This Untitled
Title Shot was staged at Scrape & Pry on Pitt Street.
(#284)
8/6/2001 Pittsburgh
A 20 minute variation of the "Dirwyn" performance with
the U.T.B. used for additional sounds. The result this
time were long howl-like wailing bellows, as if the
wind itself was composed of haunted voices. At one
point Jupitter-Larsen took off his hood and sat in the
audience to listen to the noise for a while. He then
walked back and slapped the calculator/fan
configuration off the table. The subsequent sharp
jagged audible crush was reciprocated by huge
applause. Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#285)
9/6/2001 Cleveland
A 30 minute variation of the "Dirwyn" performance with
the U.T.B. used for additional sounds. Sheer layers of
harsh grating jarring with abrupt changes in frequency
had people both figuratively and literally falling out
of their chairs. It was loud. So loud, many said later
that after it was over they couldn't hear themselves
clapping. Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#286)
11/6/2001 New York
Another variation of the "Dirwyn" performance. (#287)
28/7/2001 Nashville
At an old punk club in called Springwater, about 55 gathered to
experience this 30 minute version of the "Dirwyn" performance.
The U.T.B. was used for additional sound. Super low
frequency falter throbbed continually while high end tearing and
ripping type shrills cracked all about. Everything and everyone
was punctured and riddled by the blaring noise. Due to the extreme
volume most had to leave the main room where the performance was
taking place. However no one left. Everyone clustered in the adjacent
rooms to listen to the intricate sonic designs that were occurring.
Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#288)
25/8/2001 San Francisco
A 35 minute variation of the "Dirwyn" performance at 7Hz.
The U.T.B. was used for additional sounds. Blast
after blast of extremely loud fluttering throbs were bisected
with prolonged buzzing drones. Everything and everyone inside
the building was vibrating as a result of these unique reverberations.
In fact, the building was shaking so much, falling debris from above
fell onto the heads of some of the audience members below.
Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#289)
12/4/2002 Münster
A screening of the video "Holes On The Neck" was immediately
followed by a 22 minute variation of the "Dirwyn" performance.
The Untitled Title Belt was used for additional sounds. Four large
speakers surrounded the 40 member audience with crackles & pops that
snapped into low rumbles. The whole thing led to pure feedback. Few
audiences at a Haters performance have been more excited and attentive
than tonight’s gathering. Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#292)
13/4/2002 Gent
A 20 minute variation of the "Dirwyn" performance with the U.T.B. used as
an additional sound source. High shrieking squeals poked through the low
grinding thrusts. Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#293)
19/4/2002 Nijmegen
A 18 minute tumbling of vibrations made up this example of the "Dirwyn"
performance with the U.T.B. Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#294)
20-&-2l/4/2002 Paris
The first attempt at staging this performance was thwarted by a panicky
venue-owner who insisted that his tiny place couldn’t hold the number of
people showing up for the show. This and many other vague numbers were
argued all night by all involved in the resulting controversy. Postponed
and moved to a larger location the next day, the 20 minute "Dirwyn"
performance with U.T.B. finally met with some very receptive spectators.
Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#295)
22/4/2002 Paris
This 15 minute "Dirwyn" performance was broadcast live on the pirate radio
station Aligre FM. (#296)
23/4/2002 Paris
A completely non-amplified rendition of the "Dirwyn" performance. (#297)
25/4/2002 Bremen
A 18 minute variation of the "Dirwyn" performance with the U.T.B. used for
additional sounds. The roar-like buzz led to some long hard throbbing.
Applause & cheers followed. Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#298)
26/4/2002 Hamburg
A screening of the video "Holes On The Neck" was immediately followed by
a 18 minute variation of the "Dirwyn" performance. The Untitled Title Belt
was also used for sounds. From the cinema’s stage, a pulsating hiss wailed
out shiny jarring blasts. Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#299)
27/4/2002 Berlin
About 75 people were at hand to experience what would be the 300th
performance of The Haters. First, a reading from the novel "Raw Zed &
The Condor". Then, a 20 minute rendition of the "Dirwyn" performance with
U.T.B. that was very loud. So loud in fact, the whole gallery quivered, as
did the hearts and minds of much of the audience. Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#300)
28/4/2002 Leipzig
This performance was originally set to take place at an old theatre, but a
week before it was to take place, a city crew came and demolished it. The show
had to be quickly reorganized and relocated to a different venue. That venue was
the catacomb-like basement of an old squat. The stone archways echoed with tlaps
and slaps of smacks and spanks. This "Dirwyn" performance with U.T.B. was nothing
but pure distortion & feedback. Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#301)
3/5/2002 Wiesbaden
A voice-like buzz made up this 18 minute "Dirwyn" performance with U.T.B.
Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#302)
4/5/2002 Zurich
A very thick bellowing roar give rise to this 16 minute "Dirwyn" performance
with U.T.B. Applause & cheers followed. Entitled "Untitled Title Shot". (#303)