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#amplifiedteaceremony no. 5

by Ronnie Khoo

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  • CD album with Pu'er tea
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    42mins 50secs
    Performed 7th February 2015

    Each #amplifiedteaceremony release is a CD containing a unique live performance on a single track of about 40 minutes duration. The CD is held by a circular inlay, both feature typewritten text and minimal tea stain design, all handmade. The circular inlay is secured to a disc of Pu'er tea (year 2009) and can be mounted on an included display stand.

    Reference performance video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJnCL5juMdI

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#amplifiedteaceremony no. 5
42mins 50secs
Performed 7th February 2015

Purpose:
The #amplifiedteaceremony series is an attempt at exploring alternatives to the existing paradigms of producing and consuming audio works. Where usually an audio work is released as identical duplicates of one master copy, #amplifiedteaceremony no. 1 to 5 each contain a one-off and unique live performance without further duplication. Subsequent future works in the series will similarly be one-off, unique numbered and dated releases. Excerpts of each release are provided online for streaming and limited download as a matter of reference.

Primer:
The gongfu tea ceremony or kung fu tea ceremony is a kind of Chinese tea ceremony, a Chinese cultural activity involving the ritualized preparation and presentation of tea.

Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gongfu_tea_ceremony

Among the many types of Chinese tea, Pu-erh or Pu'er is a variety of fermented dark tea produced in Yunnan province, China. It is typically packaged in the shape of a compressed disc.

Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu-erh_tea

Process:
#amplifiedteaceremony are live performances of improvised soundscapes derived from the gongfu tea set which consists of a tea tray, tea pot, 3 cups, hotplate and kettle. The set is rigged with 4 contact mics and 1 condenser mic channeled to a mixer which in turn sends signal to a looper. The mixer output is recorded on an audio workstation. Each performance is then copied on CD for release.

Reference performance video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJnCL5juMdI

Packaging:
Each #amplifiedteaceremony release is a CD containing a unique live performance on a single track of about 40 minutes duration. The CD is held by a circular inlay, both feature typewritten text and minimal tea stain design, all handmade. The circular inlay is secured to a disc of Pu'er tea (year 2009) and can be mounted on an included display stand.

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released February 8, 2015

Thanks:
Gan Siong King
Jeffrey Lim
Ong Chia Koon
Goh Lee Kwang
Bacon

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Ronnie Khoo Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I'm interested in hacking the existing paradigms of music production and consumption.

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