Alain-Martin Richard at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-03
00:00
Room noise [chatter and Setting and Tech: Music].
00:07
Cuts out, silence.
00:11
Room noise.
00:25
Room noise.
00:42
Vocalizations and overlapping speech.
00:50
Percussion [underscores Recorded Sound].
00:59
Vocalizations and overlapping speech continue, percussion underscore drops out.
01:08
Electronic mix [synth melody, electric drums, distorted speech, smashing sound effect].
01:16
Vocalizations and overlapping speech.
01:25
Electronic mix resumes.
01:34
Click.
01:34
Vocalizations and overlapping speech.
03:09
Distorted speech and vocalizations.
03:26
Electronic mix [synth melody, electric drums, screaming sound effect, distorted speech].
03:32
Vocalizations and overlapping speech.
04:49
Electronic mix.
04:55
Vocalizations.
05:38
Vocalizations and distorted speech.
05:42
Electronic mix [electric drums and chimes, and distorted speech].
05:49
Vocalizations and scratching sound.
07:24
Cuts out, silence [possible tape change].
07:45
Vocalizations, distorted speech, drum beat, rhythmic speech, clicking sounds, scratchy sound.
07:56
Electronic mix [organ, slurping sounds, lip smacking sounds, piano, synth, smashing sound effect].
09:42
Applause [overlaps with scratchy sound effect].
10:05
Scratchy sound effect fades out.
10:08
Cuts out, low buzz.
10:10
[End of recording].
Alan Lord at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-01
00:00
Chatter.
00:18
Cuts out, low static.
00:19
Chatter resumes.
00:21
Cuts out, low static.
00:25
Rustling [possibly someone playing around with the microphone].
00:30
Chatter resumes.
00:41
Room noise.
00:50
Glass clinking.
00:51
Room noise.
01:02
Room noise.
01:07
Bass, electric drums, electric keyboard.
03:09
Bass, electric drums, and electric keyboard.
04:47
Applause.
04:57
Bass, electric drums, and electric keyboard.
06:54
Bass, electric drums, electric keyboard.
08:44
Applause.
08:49
Electric drums, synth, and other electronic sounds.
11:44
Applause and cheers.
11:46
Cuts out, light static [possible tape change].
11:50
Applause and cheers resume.
11:55
Room noise.
11:58
Electric drums and synth.
12:22
Electric drums, synth, electric keyboard.
16:25
Applause and cheers.
16:35
Silence.
16:46
Applause and cheers.
16:56
[End of recording].
Boys du Severe at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-03
03:23
Setting and Tech: Music stops.
03:31
Room noise.
03:33
Room noise.
03:34
Applause.
03:40
Tambourine, cowbell, and highhat hits.
03:43
Applause continues.
03:45
Silence [possible tape change].
03:46
Electronic Setting and Tech: Music [synthesizer].
03:48
Silence.
03:49
Man speaking [French].
03:52
Skips on a loop.
03:56
Room noise, chatter.
04:00
Resumes.
04:01
Room noise, chatter.
04:08
Resumes.
04:10
Room noise.
04:12
Resumes then skips on a loop.
04:17
Audio loop resumes.
04:19
Room noise.
04:20
Resumes.
04:24
Room noise.
04:30
Resumes then skips on a loop.
04:41
Room noise, chatter.
04:49
Audio loop resumes.
04:52
Resumes then skips on a loop.
05:01
Resumes then skips on a loop.
05:04
Shouts.
05:06
Room noise.
05:08
Resumes then skips on a loop.
05:16
Room noise, chatter.
05:19
Resumes then skips on a loop.
05:21
Room noise.
05:22
Audio loop resumes.
05:24
Room noise.
05:27
Resumes then skips on a loop.
05:37
Room noise, chatter.
05:41
Resumes.
05:44
Room noise.
05:47
Audio loop resumes.
05:56
Audio loop resumes.
05:59
Whooping, soft clap, whistle.
06:02
Audio loop continues.
06:08
Soft laughter.
06:11
Audio loop resumes.
06:25
Microphone feedback.
06:26
Audio loop resumes.
06:28
Microphone feedback.
06:31
Room noise.
06:32
Audio loop resumes.
06:36
Room noise.
06:38
Audio loop resumes.
06:47
Distant voice.
06:48
Audio loop continues.
07:28
Power down sound.
07:29
Room noise.
07:44
Room noise.
07:49
Carnivalesque electronic Setting and Tech: Music [synth, horns].
08:31
Carnivalesque electronic Setting and Tech: Music continues [electronic keyboard solo, guira, tambourine].
09:44
Carnivalesque electronic Setting and Tech: Music continues.
10:17
Room noise.
10:18
Applause.
10:29
Room noise.
10:51
Rising and falling electronic beat [synthesizer, clapping].
12:49
Rising and falling electronic beat continues.
12:57
Applause.
13:07
Room noise.
13:17
Electronic Setting and Tech: Music [synthesizer, electronic keyboard].
14:59
Room noise.
15:02
Applause.
15:15
Room noise.
15:17
Silence [possible tape change].
15:34
Microphone feedback.
17:07
Applause.
17:15
Electronic beat [electronic drums, synthesizer, electronic keyboard].
17:33
Electronic beat continues.
17:43
Electronic beat continues.
18:57
Applause, coughing.
19:11
Room noise.
19:33
Laughter.
19:36
Room noise, chatter.
19:46
Room noise.
19:53
Room noise.
19:55
Drum beat.
20:00
Room noise.
20:07
Room noise.
20:10
Room noise.
20:11
Drum beat.
20:13
Room noise.
20:39
Laughter.
20:43
Soundboard sounds.
20:50
Room noise, chatter.
20:57
Electronic beat.
21:06
Electronic beat continues.
21:13
Electronic beat continues overlaid with electric guitar.
21:40
Guitar gets louder then recedes.
22:50
Electronic beat continues,
24:22
Electronic beat continues].
25:12
Applause.
25:18
Cuts out, silence.
25:21
[End of Setting and Tech: Recording].
Colette Tougas at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-01
00:00
Silence.
00:01
Chatter.
00:11
Chatter.
00:36
Feedback.
00:41
Laughter.
01:14
Feedback interrupts performance [subtle audience laughter].
01:18
Room noise.
01:22
Feedback interrupts performance.
03:40
Laughter.
03:45
Laughter and unintelligible exclamation [two voices].
06:07
Room noise.
08:25
Laughter and chatter.
09:51
Laughter and chatter.
11:09
Laughter and chatter.
12:02
Blows raspberry.
13:44
Chatter.
13:45
Applause and cheers.
13:59
Applause.
14:57
Laughter.
15:36
Laughter.
16:38
Laughter.
18:42
Applause and cheers.
18:56
Light static.
18:59
[End of recording].
Daniel Guimond at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-01
00:00
High pitched ringing and background percussion.
00:35
Silence [cuts out].
01:20
Silence [possible tape change].
02:14
Hums and audio feedback.
06:20
Microphone feedback and shuffling.
06:23
Silence.
06:31
Melodic beat [rhythmic sounds, vocals overlap].
07:25
Beat continues, pre-recorded speaker starts to perform poetry [English].
07:55
Microphone tap.
10:49
Loud buzz transforms into electronic beat.
12:28
Underlying pre-recorded English speaking gets louder.
14:56
Water sounds.
15:18
Water sounds.
15:37
Water sounds [violent bubbling].
15:44
Water sounds [possibly man drowning].
15:47
Water sounds [gushing].
15:51
Room noise.
15:55
Loud ringing, underlying percussions.
21:40
Electronic music gets progressively louder. Various sounds [synthesizer, electric guitar, vocals (unintelligible)].
22:56
Room noise.
22:57
Modulating vocals and various sounds [blown out synthesizer,cut up tracks, lasers].
32:23
Silence [possibly stopped recording].
32:25
[End of recording].
Denis Vanier at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-04
00:00
Room noise.
00:04
Room noise.
00:08
Room noise.
00:14
Room noise.
02:13
Applause.
02:45
Laughter.
03:49
Room noise.
03:51
Applause.
06:11
Distorted and clipped audio.
06:53
Distortion is resolved.
07:19
Applause.
07:26
Room noise.
07:32
Audio cuts out, static.
07:36
Chatter.
07:41
Loud chatter.
07:48
Chatter continues, laughter.
09:24
Applause.
09:29
[End of recording].
Geneviève Letarte at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-01
00:00
Static, crackling, subtle drumbeat.
00:13
Distorted electric guitar, electronic sounds, trombone.
02:53
Electronic percussion, synth, electric guitar, and keyboard.
07:55
Static, high-pitched ringing, low frequencies.
08:57
Static, electronic sounds, high-pitched ringing, synth melody.
10:37
Electronic sounds, synth.
14:28
Guitar, bass, trombone.
17:49
Cuts out, silence.
17:52
Synth, bass, trombone, cow bell.
21:40
Applause and cheers.
21:50
Applause.
21:54
Cuts out, low static and buzz.
22:02
[End of recording].
Herbert Huncke at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-05
00:00
Applause.
00:25
Applause and cheers.
01:04
Chatter.
01:55
Laughter.
09:35
Applause.
09:43
Applause.
10:49
Cuts out, light static.
10:51
Silence.
24:54
Applause.
24:56
Applause and cheers.
25:02
Applause and cheers continue.
25:13
Applause.
25:23
Room noise.
25:28
Cuts out, rustling sound.
25:29
Static.
25:31
Silence.
37:07
Boos and shouts of disagreement.
37:12
Laughter.
40:52
Applause, muffled speech, and cheers.
41:32
Cuts out, light static.
41:35
[End of recording].
Jack V at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-01
00:00
Light static.
00:05
Buzzing.
01:02
Ambient chords, distorted speech and vocals.
01:05
Applause.
13:12
Electric guitar, drums, and melodic buzzing sound.
13:45
Electric guitar, drums, bass, melodic buzzing sounds, and kazoo-like sounds.
16:52
Keyboard and marching percussion.
17:56
Keyboard, marching percussion, and electronic sounds.
20:21
[End of recording].
Jean-Paul Curtay at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-05
00:00
Room noise.
03:07
Room noise.
03:17
Microphone feedback.
04:43
Room noise.
05:43
Microphone feedback.
05:44
Room noise.
06:54
Murmuring [soft laughter].
08:10
Speakers popping.
08:21
Speakers popping.
10:17
Room noise.
10:23
Applause.
15:38
Silence [cuts out].
21:12
Room noise.
27:04
Microphone feedback.
27:09
Chatter and whistling.
27:14
Room noise.
27:16
Shouting [unintelligible] and laughter.
27:43
Applause.
28:00
Applause.
28:05
Room noise.
28:18
Microphone crackle.
28:32
Applause.
29:02
Chatter.
29:57
Napoleon Moffat’s "Framed" starts [piano music].
30:51
Film continues [speech: There are spaces that live between us. The transparency of their names. A terrible tragedy that haunts their walls. A revelation of their fiction. Of something which might of happened but that never really occurred].
31:15
Film continues [piano music].
31:46
[End of recording].
John Giorno Band at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-05
11:30
Cheers and applause.
11:36
Cheers and applause.
11:39
Cuts out, silence.
11:41
Static.
14:59
Cheers and applause.
15:06
Cheers and applause continues.
15:12
Light thumping sound and distorted voice.
15:14
Room noise.
15:18
Room noise.
15:39
Room noise.
15:45
Cuts out, silence.
21:49
Cheers and applause.
22:04
Room noise.
22:14
Room noise.
25:02
Cheers and applause.
25:20
Loud scratchy sound.
25:21
High pitched sound.
25:25
Room noise.
25:28
Scream.
25:31
Room noise.
25:34
Room noise.
25:37
Room noise.
25:41
Room noise.
25:51
Quiet squeak.
25:52
Room noise.
25:54
Rustling.
25:56
Room noise.
25:59
Room noise.
26:01
Room noise.
27:02
Cuts out, silence.
28:48
Cheers, applause, unintelligible speech.
28:59
Applause and unintelligible speech continue.
29:01
Applause continues.
29:06
Cuts out, rustling sound.
29:07
Buzzing and clicking sounds.
29:23
Room noise.
29:31
Room noise.
29:32
Cuts [possible tape change].
29:32
Percussive sound.
29:33
Room noise.
29:37
Room noise.
35:37
Cheers and applause.
35:40
Applause continues.
35:44
Cuts out, rustling.
35:45
Applause continues.
35:46
Room noise.
35:54
Room noise.
36:06
Cheers, applause, and unintelligible yelling.
36:15
Cheers and applause.
36:20
Cheers and applause.
36:28
Cheers and applause.
36:45
Room noise.
36:49
Room noise.
36:52
Room noise.
36:56
Page flipping sound.
41:09
Cheers and applause.
41:12
Cheers and applause.
41:17
Cuts out, low static buzz.
41:20
Silence.
45:31
Cheers and applause.
45:33
Right audio cuts out.
45:33
Cheers and applause [left audio only].
45:52
Right audio returns.
45:52
Cheers and applause.
45:59
Cheers and applause.
46:03
Applause and chatter.
46:22
Room noise.
46:25
Rustling, cuts out.
46:26
Silence.
46:28
[End of recording].
Josee Yvon at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-04
00:00
Room noise.
00:13
Room noise [continues].
00:16
Sounds of paper flipping.
00:21
Room noise [continues].
00:33
Sounds of paper flipping.
00:39
Room noise.
00:43
Sounds of paper flipping.
00:50
Mic stand squeak.
00:51
Laughter, chatter.
00:59
Sounds of paper flipping.
01:04
Sounds of paper flipping.
01:08
Room noise.
01:14
Room noise [rustling].
01:25
Room noise [rustling].
01:41
Microphone sound.
01:42
Room noise [rustling].
02:02
Soft laughter.
02:04
Microphone sound.
03:00
Sounds of paper flipping.
06:22
Coughing
06:23
Room noise [sounds of paper flipping].
06:26
Laughter.
06:29
Laughter.
07:06
Wooping, laughter.
07:11
Laughter continues.
07:16
Murmuring.
07:21
Murmuring [laughter].
07:24
Sounds of paper flipping.
07:27
Laughter.
07:31
Applause, wooping, shouting [unintelligible].
08:01
Chatting [unintelligible].
08:09
Silence [possible tape change].
08:35
Laughter [applause].
09:30
Room noise [sounds of paper flipping].
11:24
Room noise [sounds of paper flipping].
11:30
Applause [laughter].
11:36
Wooping, applause.
11:44
Raucous applause.
11:54
Silence.
11:55
Room noise.
12:02
Laughter, chatter [unintelligible].
12:08
Coughing.
12:34
Laughter, coughing, chatter.
12:52
Laughter.
13:52
Room noise [sounds of paper flipping].
14:07
Room noise [sounds of paper flipping, distant chatter].
14:38
Laughter.
14:49
Laughter.
15:39
Laughter.
15:44
Laughter, applause, whooping.
16:04
Silence.
16:06
[End of recording].
Karl Jirgens at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-05
00:00
Static and light clapping sound.
00:01
Cuts out, silence.
00:06
Room noise.
00:22
Chimes ring out.
00:34
Knocking sound.
00:34
Room noise.
00:50
Room noise.
01:02
Room noise.
01:19
Room noise.
01:27
Room noise.
01:34
Clinking noise.
01:35
Room noise.
01:38
Clicking sound.
01:39
Room noise.
01:41
Laughter.
01:43
Percussive sound.
01:44
Room noise.
01:45
Page flip sound.
01:47
Room noise.
02:55
Chatter and laughter.
03:35
Laughter.
04:31
Laughter.
04:34
Laughter.
04:36
Laughter.
04:37
Room noise.
04:49
Rapid squeaking.
06:07
Laughter.
07:02
Cuts out, static.
07:04
Silence.
07:09
Laughter.
07:20
Room noise.
20:21
Applause and cheers.
20:45
Cheers and applause.
20:55
Page flip sound.
20:58
Room noise.
21:00
Creaking sounds.
21:02
Room noise.
21:07
Room noise.
21:10
Laughter and applause.
21:15
Laughter.
21:15
Page flipping sounds.
21:47
Room noise.
22:52
Cuts out, static.
22:55
[End of recording].
Ken Decker at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-02
00:04
Coughing.
02:46
Beeping.
03:56
Laughter.
04:09
Coughing.
04:10
Room noise [door creak, coughing].
04:46
Coughing.
05:45
Room noise [chatter].
06:11
Room noise [chatter, coughing].
07:00
Room noise.
08:28
Room noise.
08:55
Room noise.
09:02
Coughing, rustling.
10:32
Room noise [shuffling].
11:24
Laughter.
11:38
Laughter.
11:42
Coughing.
12:14
Room noise.
12:20
Coughing.
12:23
Room noise.
12:35
Room noise.
12:59
Laughter, distance chatter.
13:37
Room noise.
13:59
Room noise.
14:21
Room noise.
14:35
Room noise.
15:51
Soft laughter.
15:57
Silence [possibly end of tape].
15:59
[End of recording].
Mario Campo at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-01
00:00
Electronic beat with modulations.
02:27
Room noise.
02:28
Rhythmic percussion [synthesizer modulations].
04:32
Microphone feedback.
04:34
Room noise.
04:38
Applause.
04:46
Room noise.
04:50
Room noise.
05:03
Rhythmic beat and bassline to "Arabesque" begin.
08:28
Coughing, applause.
08:38
Room noise [shuffling].
08:49
Rhythmic percussive beat [electric guitar overlay].
13:10
Applause [whistling].
13:23
Silence [possibly end of tape].
13:26
[End of recording].
Michel Lefebvre at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-01
00:00
Guitar strumming.
01:25
Loud metallic sound.
01:52
Loud metallic sound [continues].
02:06
Loud metallic sound [continues].
02:21
Record pops, accordion. Wind sounds overlaid.
03:58
Low hum.
04:23
Collective recitation [instances of chanting, singing, speaker feedback, and electric guitar].
06:30
Whispering and multi-layered audio continues.
06:46
Whispers continue.
06:56
Electric guitar and rhythmic drums.
08:11
Feedback buzz [recorded murmurs, chimes].
08:55
Electric guitar and rhythmic drums continue.
09:53
Collective chanting and singing.
11:41
Rhythmic bassline [drums and electric guitar].
11:44
Voice whispering [French].
12:03
Rhythmic bassline continues.
12:25
Multiple voices speaking [French][moaning].
13:30
Rhythmic music continues.
13:55
Clapping starts [overtop of bassline and multi-layered audio].
15:05
Chimes [overtop of bassline and multi-layered audio].
16:09
Room noise.
16:16
Rhythmic bassline begins.
17:02
Rhythmic bassline continues, drums, electric guitar starts.
18:54
Room noise [distant murmuring].
19:01
Hum [male voice, muffled].
19:12
Guitar strumming [muffled].
19:20
Audio surge, feedback.
19:23
Guitar strumming continues.
23:07
Room noise.
23:09
[End of recording].
Richard Martel at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-05
00:00
Room noise [chatter].
00:05
Room noise [chatter].
00:06
Tapping sounds.
00:39
Rhythmic, metallic sound.
03:18
Applause.
03:21
Volume of recording dips.
03:22
Applause continues.
03:28
Silence.
03:37
Heavy breathing.
04:17
Heavy breathing continues [crackling, canned chatter and laughter].
08:18
Blown out sound [crackle hum, fades out].
08:43
Applause.
09:01
Room noise.
09:13
Room noise.
09:25
Wave sounds.
09:35
Wave sounds continue [static, chatter].
11:47
Wave sounds continue [sound of a washing machine drum spinning, static, chatter].
12:58
Sounds of waves [continues].
13:01
Blown out sound [possibly violent wind, waves].
14:00
Blown out sound continues [ticking].
14:40
Distorted organ sounds.
15:38
Distorted organ sounds continues [man vocalizing].
15:52
Silence [cuts out].
15:54
Silence.
15:56
[End of recording].
Steve Montambault at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-01
00:00
Light static.
02:16
Applause.
02:27
Room noise.
02:41
Scratching sound.
02:42
Room noise.
08:41
Applause.
08:50
Shouts something [unintelligible].
08:51
Applause [continues].
08:56
Room noise.
09:02
Chord rings out [possibly synth, keyboard, other instrument or recorded sound].
09:03
Room noise.
13:41
Applause and laughter [possibly recorded, possibly coming from audience].
17:29
Sound cuts, light static, low buzz, very faint voice audible.
17:38
Static buzz [possible tape change].
17:39
Room noise.
17:41
Various electronic sounds.
19:07
Distorted speech in French and English over top of electronic music [possibly Montambault speaking live, possibly pre-recorded]. Recording
22:48
Static.
23:04
[End of recording].