The Language Lab（Koo Park-kin + Tse Kam-po）

● Artists︱The Language Lab（Koo Park-kin + Tse Kam-po）

The Language Lab is a well-established sonic experimental team from Hong Kong. Core team members of the Language Lab are Mr. Koo Park-kin (Founder / Guitarist) and Mr. Tse Kam-po (Engineer / Percussionist).

The Language Lab believes that music is an inborn language and is convinced that a concert will be formed organically in the process without prior composition. They also perceive that different environments with particular visual and acoustic features should go hand in hand with high quality recordings of sonic experiment / performance to create an unique experience to both the artists and the audience.

The Language Lab realizes the above beliefs by interweaving the immediate reenactment of present sonic experiment / performance in varied space in a speechless but communicative manner with live generated impromptu fragment of sounds, composed of the unconventional use of musical instruments and audio equipment. The seemingly independent yet interlocking components, the presence and the instant improvised sound fragments, create a prompt and spontaneous dialogue, which definitely goes beyond any designated scores and lyrics.

The Language Lab is known for their refined touches of using traditional and novel instruments. The distinctive dynamics, edgy contrasts and their actual personalities radiated from the two artists complement each other on stage.

Performance Note︱
The sonic experiment consists of three core items:
1. Visual recording;
2. Audio recording;
3. Live performance.
Park-kin is on the guitar section while Kam-po is on the percussion section. 20-30 minutes long impromptu piece will be produced without pre-programmed playback material. The combination of sound manipulation processes and multi-track recording session are to be entirely operated in real time and visually recorded by one hand-held camera and fixed cameras.


● 藝術家︱The Language Lab（顧柏堅＋謝金寶）

香港聲響實驗團隊「語言實驗室」（The Language Lab），為顧柏堅（創辦人 / 吉他手）與謝金寶（技術人員 / 打擊樂手）兩位核心團員所組成。

語言實驗室秉持音樂是一種自然的語言，相信除確預先的編排，作品於演奏過程中的有機形構。並發覺到在帶有各別獨特視覺與聽覺樣貌的不同環境中，應相結合高品質錄製的聲響實驗/演出，創造出對表演者與觀眾皆具獨特經驗的演出。

語言實驗室透過交織即時再製於不同空間裡、無須言說而行交流的現場聲響實驗/演出 與現場進行的非一貫樂器與音頻設備使用方式所組成的聲音的即興片段，實踐上述的創作理念。 

看似獨立而環環相扣的組成、當下即興而成的聲音碎片，創造出超越樂譜與歌詞的即刻、自然生成的對話。語言實驗室所被熟知於其傳統與新式樂器細膩的演繹，兩位藝術家於舞台上彼此互為映襯的演出，展露出其獨特活力、對比鮮明的個人特質。

表演內容︱
這個聲響實驗是由三個核心項目所組成。
1. 影像錄製
2. 聲響錄製
3. 現場演出
顧柏堅演奏吉他的部分，謝金寶負責打擊樂的部分。20-30分鐘長的即興作品將無使用預製再播放的音源材料做演出。結合操控聲音的過程與多重軌道錄製部分將整體於現場作即時操作，並以手持相機與固定式相機進行現場影像的紀錄。