The 1972 International Carnival of Experimental Sound (ICES), referred to by the author Dave Thompson as “The Avant-Garde Woodstock” is an iconic festival in the history of experimental avant garde art that took place at the Roundhouse in London in August of 1972, bringing together more than 300 artists from over 20 countries for a 16-days event series. David Rosenboom was one of the participants in the festival. Together with Pat and Alan Strange and their electronics group Biome, he performed the ground-breaking brainwave music piece Portable Gold and Philosopher’s Stones (Music from Brains in Fours) on August 25th.
Learn more about the history of the ICES https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/ices-72-and-harvey-matusow-portal
David Rosenboom with Pat Strange wearing EEG electrodes headband and ear clips
ICES festival poster
ICES aspirational announcement
David Rosenboom and Pat Strange participating in a performance of Rosenboom’s “Portable Gold and Philosophers’ Stones (Music from Brains in Fours). Pat Strange was part of the group BIOME that also included Alan Strange, Marilyn McCarty, and Frank McCarty.