Taut
“Hyper-exploratory vocal techniques…ahead of its time” Max Reinhardt, BBC Radio 3 Late Junction
"Succinct and nourishing... a luxuriant space between almost excessive precision and looser improvisation", The Wire.
“I was left spellbound by Ingrid’s manifestation of each score in sound and gesture.” - ATTN Magazine
Available on Fractal Meat Records and ingridplum.bandcamp.com
Inspired by studying with Meredith Monk, Taut questions the restrictions of musical notation and investigates contemporary possibilities of notation and performance. Plum explores the relationship between composer, score and performer through nuanced embodiment of each score individually, traversing the space between two minds encapsulated within a one page score with a duration of approximately 5 minutes. Taut is a multi-part project encompassing commissioned scores, live performance, an album, an exhibition, a documentary and a book by Ingrid Plum.
Taut features scores by Graham Dunning, Helen Frosi, Kelly Jayne Jones, Tania Chen, Stephan Barrett, Iris Garrelfs, Jez Riley French, Nick Hudson, Kev Nickells, Bobby Barry, Lisa Busby, Lia Mazzari, Greta Pistaceci & Timothy Thornton performed by Ingrid Plum.
Pushing contemporary music notation to new horizons, the 14 scores commissioned by Plum encompass classical notation, photography, poetry, embroidery, painting and more. This is Plum's most challenging work yet as a singer and an improviser.
TAUT - The Limited Edition Book features all the scores written by artists in different styles of notation plus interviews with Ingrid Plum and the composers, conducted by Jack Chuter (author of Storm Static Sleep: A Pathway Through Post-Rock)
TAUT - The download album is a rare chance to hear all of the scores performed live at Iklectic, London UK in March 2018. https://ingridplum.bandcamp.com/album/taut
TAUT - The Exhibition took place at Onca Gallery, Brighton 14th - 17th June 2018. https://onca.org.uk/shop/books-magazines/taut/
TAUT - The Documentary by Wendy Short is available to view below.
Documentary by Wendy Short on Taut: singer and sound artist Ingrid Plum's investigation into contemporary composition and performance encompassing contemporary scores composed by 14 artists, a live album, an exhibition and book publication. Features scores by Graham Dunning, Helen Frosi, Kelly Jayne Jones, Tania Chen, Stephan Barrett, Iris Garrelfs, Jez Riley French, Nick Hudson, Kev Nickells, Bobby Barry, Lisa Busby, Lia Mazzari, Greta Pistaceci & Timothy Thornton performed by Ingrid Plum. With thanks to Arts Council England, Iklectik, Rosehill Arts, Onca Gallery and all the artists involved.
