SAVED
multi-layered, poly-rhythmic, retro-mechanical music-theatre
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A year in the making, SAVED premiered at the Scottish Music Centre on Nov 29 2019. SAVED is built around rescued 70s organs, cassettes, AM radios and DIY retro-tech. It's a hypnotic and magical world where the mundane takes on new meaning and beauty.
Music writer and commentator Alistair Braidwood @ScotsWhayHae tweeted:
Managed to make two phenomenal gigs tonight (& there were plenty others I'm gutted I missed). The first was a revelation, with @GraemeLeak
bringing 'Saved' to @scottishmusic. It's an amazing show which you have to see for yourself.
download show info pdf | read the latest newsletter about SAVED | subscribe to my website news for updates and info about SAVED.
CREDITS
All music created by Graeme Leak with some additional material, voice recordings and show direction by Helen Gregg.
Melody lines in 'They Are Moving' composed by Helen Gregg.
Video Camera Operator: Hazel Palmer
Video Sound Recordist: Jimi Maffei
THANK YOU to Laura Leslie, Gill Maxwell and all at the Scottish Music Centre for hosting the premiere.
Music writer and commentator Alistair Braidwood @ScotsWhayHae tweeted:
Managed to make two phenomenal gigs tonight (& there were plenty others I'm gutted I missed). The first was a revelation, with @GraemeLeak
bringing 'Saved' to @scottishmusic. It's an amazing show which you have to see for yourself.
download show info pdf | read the latest newsletter about SAVED | subscribe to my website news for updates and info about SAVED.
CREDITS
All music created by Graeme Leak with some additional material, voice recordings and show direction by Helen Gregg.
Melody lines in 'They Are Moving' composed by Helen Gregg.
Video Camera Operator: Hazel Palmer
Video Sound Recordist: Jimi Maffei
THANK YOU to Laura Leslie, Gill Maxwell and all at the Scottish Music Centre for hosting the premiere.
SAVED stage set. The wooden drumheads have embedded mics and the rear speaker is from an organ
original sales brochure artwork
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VOICE - Helen Gregg; ARTWORK - Yamaha sales brochure (1978) |
One of the Yamaha C-55 control panels
The 1978 Yamaha Electone C-55 home organ sold for £1,990. I paid £7.50. It is 41 years old and still works perfectly. Why has it lost all value in today’s world? Will our laptops and phones still be working in 40 years? SAVED re-presents an analogue era where buttons like ‘A-B-C Fun Block’ and ‘One Finger Chord’ captivated our imagination. Manufacturers even promised to ‘make any beginner sound like a professional from the very first day’.
‘funny, skilful, engaging, tense, inventive and dynamic’ - Graham Rose, Creative Director, Glasgow Science Centre
‘funny, skilful, engaging, tense, inventive and dynamic’ - Graham Rose, Creative Director, Glasgow Science Centre
motorised rotating speaker
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AM radios
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house music and recorded text played live via cassette deck
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speed-modulated whisk
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