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Tough it Out (2014)

from Compositions [live recordings] by Cat Hope

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‘Tough it out’ is a phrase Julia Gillard used to describe her way to move through the obstacles thrown in her way - her way to implement her policies and simply ‘work’ at her job. It seemed impossible to hear about what Gillard was doing as prime minister because there was just so much noise and interference. This concept of trying to continue doing something you have been trained to do, through all kinds of railroading, is used as a structural device in this piece. The ensemble may choose any score of Hope’s to play, or the score provided, which uses popularity graphs of various Australian prime ministers over time. As it starts, it sounds like a ‘typical’ piece of Hope’s but a set of recorded instructions and commentary designed to interrupt the reading, understanding and performance of the piece are sent to the performers throughout, over headphones. These are sent in an order and rate chosen during the performance, by the electronics operator.

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from Compositions [live recordings], released January 30, 2013

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Cat Hope Perth, Australia

Cat Hope is an Australian composer, sound artist, songwriter, flautist, bassist and vocalist. This site features samples of her work as a composer (Cat Hope, Decibel), noise artist (Fetish, Abe Sada, Lux Mammoth) and pop musician (Gata Negra).

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