[spectre] Launch of Manchester-Peripheral at Futuresonic 2006

[Drew Hemment]

ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF
MAPCHESTER : PERIPHERAL

by Alastair Dant, Tom Davis & David Gunn (UK/USA)

http://www.manchesterperipheral.com

The sounds of Manchester, for you to remix. Manchester : Peripheral  
is an interactive SoundMap that uses physical workshops and virtual  
interfaces to allow individuals to create their own "folk songs".

It creates a constantly evolving audio portrait of the area and an  
intimate guide to the urban landscape. Sounds and musics contributed  
by local people are remixed via an online SoundMap, with a physical  
installation in development for 2007. Visitors to the website are  
encouraged to save and share their mixes and to submit their own  
sounds for inclusion on the site, creating an ongoing relationship of  
collaborative creativity with the wider community. Looking beyond the  
city centre, Manchester : Peripheral delves deep into the musical  
culture of four wards across the Manchester's metropolitan borough,  
celebrating a far more diverse and complex image of Manchester.

Manchester : Peripheral is one in a series of ongoing works by the  
Folk Songs Project using digital art, community engagement and audio  
recordings to explore individual and collective identity in regions  
across the world.

A new project commissioned by Futuresonic, Manchester International  
Festival and Museum of Science and Industry.

A part of Futuresonic 2006
http://www.futuresonic.com