Collect Them All!
The Complete Audio Archive of Pea Soup

Here is a playlist of the full archive of concert recordings of Pea Soup, in historical sequence, from the premiere performance on October 24, 1974 until the present, with notes on location and personnel. New files will be added as additional performances take place. This is the same inventory that is shuffled automatically in the Pea Soup To Go web application. All recordings engineered by Nicolas Collins unless noted.

Analog Days
1: Middletown 1974. 2nd Stage Concert Series, Electronic Music Studios, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. October 24, 1974. Robert Poss, electronics. Premiere performance of original analog version: three Countryman 968 Phase Shifters; two Sony TC152 Cassette Recorders used for mike preamplifiers and limiters; three EV635a microphones.
2: Providence 1975. Brown University, Providence, RI. March 5, 1975. Marc Grafe, recorder; Pat Grafe, movement. Original analog version with Countryman Phase Shifters.
3: Hanover 1975. Dartmouth College Chapel, Hanover, NH. April 12, 1975. Marc Grafe, recorder; Pat Grafe, movement. Original analog version with Countryman Phase Shifters. Alvin Lucier and students invited to perform by Christian Wolff.
4: Middletown 1975. Crowell Concert Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. April 18, 1975. Geordie Arnold, voice; Marc Grafe, recorder. Original analog version with Countryman Phase Shifters.
5: Middletown 1976. World Music Hall, Wesleyan University Arts Center, Middletown, CT. March 8, 1976. Voice: Geordie Arnold. Performance from my undergraduate thesis concert, original analog version with Countryman Phase Shifters. Second-generation cassette dub.
6: Plasy 1999. Festival Limbo 2, Plasy Monastery, Plasy, Czech Republic. June 19, 1999. Double bass: George Cremaschi. Released as CD single by Apestaartje, 2004. First performance in almost 25 years, using my homemade copy of the Countryman circuit. Huge reverb time, very dramatic performance.
7: New York 2001. EMF production at Engine 27, New York, NY. March 31, 2001. Using analog circuitry: 2 channels of a hacked Moog Moogerfooger M103 Phaser (Bob Moog kindly provided me with schematics), plus one original Countryman 968 Phase Shifter loaned from the Wesleyan Electronic Music Studios by Alvin Lucier and Ron Kuivila.

Speaking in Code
8: Santa Fe 2001. Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM. Oct. 26, 2001. Bouzouki: Peter Cusack. Premiere performance of software emulation of original analog system.
9: Albuquerque 2001. Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque, NM. Oct. 27, 2001. Peter Cusack: bouzouki.
10: Chicago 2002. Lampo at 60DUM, Chicago, IL. October 19, 2002.
11: Norwich 2002 (rehearsal). School of Music, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, England. Nov. 4, 2002. Bouzouki: Peter Cusack; trumpet: Jonathan Impett. Recording by Matthew Rogalsky.
12: Norwich 2002 (concert). School of Music, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, England. Nov. 4, 2002. Bouzouki: Peter Cusack; trumpet: Jonathan Impett. Recording by Matthew Rogalsky.
13: Rotterdam 2003. Theater Lantaren, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. February 25, 2003. Viola: Garth Knox; trombone: George Lewis; tenor saxophone: Peter van Bergen.
14: New York 2003. Experimental Intermedia Foundation, New York, NY. March 11, 2003. Acoustic Guitar: Robert Poss.
15: London 2003. Cut & Splice Festival, ICA Concert Hall, London, England. April 3, 2003. Trumpet: Jonathan Impett. Recording from BBC Radio3 webcast, April 24, 2003.
16: Padova 2003. Sala de Giganti, Padova, Italy. October 1, 2003. Trumpet: Jonathan Impett. Mono recording.
17: Bath 2004. Michael Tippett Centre, Bath Spa University, Bath, England. Jan. 14, 2004. Trumpet: Jonathan Impett.
18: New York 2004. The Kitchen, New York, NY. April 8, 2004. Double Bass: Kato Hideki; trumpet: Ben Neill.
19: Maastricht 2004. Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, The Netherlands. May 21, 2004.
20: Amsterdam 2004. STEIM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. May 27, 2004. Axel Dörner, trumpet.
21: Dusseldorf 2004. Museum Kunst Palast Dusseldorf, Germany. June 19, 2004.
22: Köln 2004. Galerie Rachel Haferkamp, Köln, Germany. June 20, 2004. Balloons: Ricardo Arias.
23: Leicester 2004. Phoenix Arts, Leicester, England. June 24, 2004. From London Musicians Collective Feedback: Order From Noise UK tour.
24: Norwich 2004. School of Music, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, England. June 26, 2004. From London Musicians Collective Feedback: Order From Noise UK tour.
25: Colchester 2004. Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, England. June 29, 2004. From London Musicians Collective Feedback: Order From Noise UK tour. Recording by Maggie Thomas.
26: Brighton 2004. Brighton Komedia, Brighton, England. June 30, 2004. From London Musicians Collective Feedback: Order From Noise UK tour.
27: Exeter 2004. Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, England. July 2, 2004. From London Musicians Collective Feedback: Order From Noise UK tour.
28: Brussels 2004. Ijskelder, VUB, Brussels, Belgium. October 6, 2004. Additional electronics by Guy van Belle. Excerpt from installation.
29: Chicago 2004. Outer Ear Festival at 3030, Chicago, IL. Nov. 13, 2004. Violin: Jonathan Chen.
30: Oakland 2005. Mills College Concert Hall (foyer), Oakland, CA. Jan. 31, 2005. Double bass: George Cremaschi. Nostalgic reunion with the bass player from the Plasy concert (1999) and CD.
31: Middletown 2005. Zilka Gallery, Wesleyan University Arts Center, Middletown, CT. February 5, 2005. Violin: Jonathan Chen.
32: Basel 2005. Dorkbot at Wagenmeister, Basel, Switzerland. March 1, 2005.
33: Zurich 2005. Walcheturm, Zurich, Switzerland. March 4, 2005. Recording by Norbert Möslang.
34: München 2005. T-U-B-E, München, Germany. April 28, 2005.
35: Belfast 2005. Sonic Arts Research Center (SARC), Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. May 2, 2005. Trumpet: Jonathan Impett.
36: Chemnitz 2005 (concert). Voxxx Gallery, Chemnitz, Germany. June 26, 2005. Ensemble 01 (cello, viola, violin).
37: Chemnitz 2005 (installation). Voxxx Gallery, Chemnitz, Germany. June 26, 2005.
38: Berlin 2005. Tesla, Berlin, Germany. July 1, 2005. Musicians from KNMB.
39: Bern 2006. PROGR_Zentrum für Kulturproduktion. March 17, 2006. Alphorn: Fabian Gutscher.
40: Bogotá 2007 (rehearsal). Inaudito festival, Auditorio León de Greiff, Bogotá, Colombia. October 14, 2007. Tuba: Jefferson Rosas.
41: Bogotá 2007 (concert). Inaudito festival, Auditorio León de Greiff, Bogotá, Colombia. October 14, 2007. Tuba: Jefferson Rosas.
42: Miami 2008. iSAW Production at Harold Golen Gallery, Miami, FL. March 30, 2008. Bowed saw: Gustavo Matamoros; fujara (Slovakian overtone flute): Juraj Kojs.
43: Roverto 2008. Centro Didattico Musica Teatro Danza (CDM), Roverto, Italy. June 19, 2008. Acoustic Guitar: Enrico Merlin.
44: Oldenburg 2010. Edith Russ Haus, Oldenburg, Germnay. February 20, 2010. David Behrman, musette.
45: Brno 2010. Expozice Nové Hudby 2010, Klub Fleda, Brno, Czech Republic. March 7, 2010. Clarinet and Saxophone: Pavel Zlámal.
46: Brooklyn 2010. Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY. April 24, 2010. Accordion: Andrea Parkins; trumpet: Ben Neill. Using Stephan Moore's 15-channel sound system.
47: Northfield 2010 (rehearsal). Carleton College Concert Hall, Northfield, MN. May 7, 2010. Flute: Britta Swedenborg; cello: Danny Hoppe.
48: Northfield 2010 (concert). Carleton College Concert Hall, Northfield, MN. May 7, 2010. Flute: Britta Swedenborg; cello: Danny Hoppe.
49: Adelaide 2010. Royal Institution of Australia, Adelaide, Australia. June 12, 2010. Saxophone: Derek Pascoe; cello: Jack Ward.
50: Sydney 2010. High Reflections, Sydney, Australia. June 17, 2010.
51: Durban 2010. eMusic Indaba Festival, Howard Theatre, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. September 23, 2010. Piano: Petra Ronner.
52: Aarhus 2011. Danish Institute of Electronic Music (DIEM), Aarhus, Denmark. Jan. 21, 2011; recording by Thomas Qvist.
53: Stockholm 2011. Fylkingen, Stockholm, Sweden. January 25, 2011. Violin: Katt Hernandez.
54: Geneva 2011 (voice). @PTT, Geneva, Switzerland. February 20, 2011. Voice: Antoine Läng.
55: Changsha 2011. Freedom House, Changsha, China. October 23, 2011.
56: Beijing 2011. 2 Kolegas Bar, Beijing, China. October 26, 2011.
57: Valparaíso 2011. Tsonami Festival, DUOC UC, Valparaíso, Chile. November 12, 2011. Flute: Marcelo Maira; violin: Alvarao Pacheco.
58: Geneva 2011 (orchestra). Festival Akouphène, Grü Black Box, Geneva, Switzerland. December 3, 2011. Insub Meta Orchestra.
59: Florence 2012. Post Elettronica series, Fabbrica Europa 2012 Festival, Stazione Leopolda, Florence, Italy. May 12, 2012. Double Bass: Saverio Damiani; viola: Christina Abata.
60: La Spezia 2012. Btomic, La Spezia, Italy. May 27, 2012. Voice: Anna Sinigalia.
61: Castello di Fosdinovo 2012. Castello di Fosdinovo, Italy. Excerpt from installation. May 28, 2012.
62: Hong Kong 2012. Sonic Anchor Series, Hong Kong Arts Center, Hong Kong, China. October 9, 2012. Shō: Leung Yan Chiu.
63: Shanghai 2012. Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, China. October 13, 2012. Clarinet: Jun-Y Ciao.
64: Punta Arenas 2013. Cielo de Infintos Festival, Punta Arenas, Chile. January 24, 2013. Bass flute: Marcelo Maira. "The Southernmost arts festival in the world."
65: Köln 2013. ReiheM Konzertreihe, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Köln, Germany. October 24, 2013. Clarinet: Georg Wissel.
66: Bergen 2014. Lydgalleriet, Bergen, Norway. January 18, 2014. Voice: Hilde Annine Hasselberg.
67: Valencia 2014. Festival Nits d'Aielo I Art, Teatro Principal, Valencia, Spain. March 13, 2014. Sopranino saxophone: Miquel Jorda.
68: Graz 2014. Open CUBE, IEM, Kunst Uni Graz, Graz, Austria. May 10, 2014. Double Bass: Margarethe Maierhofer-Lischka.
69: Krems 2014. Minoritenkirche, Krems an der Donau, Austria. July 12, 2014.
70: London 2015. Café Oto, London, England. January 13, 2015. Guitar: Peter Cusack.
71: Hanover 2015. Basement Cinema (VAC100), Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. May 12, 2015. Flute: Seo Kyung Angela Kim. Pea Soup returns to Hanover after 40 years (see #3).
72: Köln 2016. Loft, Köln, Germany. January 13, 2016. Bass Flute: Pia Maria Hauser. Clarinet: Kyusang Jeong.
73: Münster 2016. Cuba Culture, Münster, Germany. January 16, 2016. Tuba: Jan Termath.
74: Poitiers 2016. Espace Mendes, Poitiers, France. April 6, 2016.
75: Paris 2016. Festival Sonic Protest, La Générale, Paris, France. April 10, 2016. Cornet: Louis Laurain.