Jump Cuts by Anthony Pateras, James Rushford, Sasha Soldatow, Christos Tsiolkas

Jump Cuts is a conversation between the writers Sasha Soldatow & Christos Tsiolkas. An experimental autobiography, the book openly discusses their views on revolution, ethics, history, love, age, aesthetics and work. The text is interlaced so it’s unclear as to who is writing at any given time.

Pateras & Rushford took excerpts from the text and put them to music. To mimic the process of the book, each composer/pianist alternated phrases on prepared piano. They then recorded synthesisers into a mono channel each, and also fed the piano through a ReVox B77 tape machine, simultaneously controlling the parameters of a channel each. Each then recited selections from the text over this palimpsest of sound.

The compositional process thus mirrors the writing process. The relationship underpinning the collaboration is also subtly mirrored: Soldatow mentored Tsiolkas in his early years, Pateras mentored Rushford in his. In both cases, their relationships evolved to an equal-footed collaboration, channeling their creative energies into a unique third voice.

Anthony Pateras is an Australian composer and musician. Active since 1999, his practice spans modern classical, electroacoustics, piano improvisation, experimental rock and film soundtrack.


Photos by Ravyna Jassani (Phoenix)

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