Gramophonies

Gramophonies is an immersive sound installation of the Théâtre Electronique collective featuring 78 gramophones of various shapes and sizes, equipped with loudspeakers and broadcasting a sort of multi-channel radio tale. The narrative is largely based on texts from Thomas A. Edison’s Diary and Observations. A voice in American and French, taking up extracts, is spatialized in the installation with other sounds, according to a score defining their position in time and space. Four tableaux follow one another, addressing themes dear to Edison’s heart: The invention of the phonograph, man and machine, deafness, the inventor and society.

Yann Rocher (design & manufacturing), Andrew Gerzso (voice), Hannelore Guittet (sound recording), Carl Seleborg (electronics), Grégoire Carpentier (composition, electronics).

Coproduced by City Sonics (BE) & Ministère de la Culture / CNC - Dicream (FR).

Listen: Bandcamp.