String Noise is a classical, avant-punk violin duo comprised of
violinists Conrad Harris and Pauline Kim Harris. Since its inception in 2011 at
Ostrava New Music Days, they have expanded the two violin repertoire in over 50 new
works to include larger collaborations with multimedia art, electronics, video
projections, opera and dance. Their first feature album “The Book of Strange
Positions” was released on NORTHERN SPY RECORDS in November 2015. Tiny Mix Tapes
describes this collection of original works and arrangements by Eric Lyon of punk
covers by Bad Brains, Violent Femmes, Deerhoof, Radiohead, and Black Flag as a “mix
of classic punk covers and ZERO APOLOGIES.” Their 7” inch EP “Covers” produced by
Deerhoof drummer and composer Greg Saunier is also available on Northern Spy
Records. String Noise was highlighted in Performa 2011 with artist Will Cotton and
was the featured ensemble for the launch of composers collective Indexical (David
Kant, Andrew Christopher Smith, Mustafa Walker and Beau Sievers). Premieres by
String Noise include works by Christian Wolff, John King, Phill Niblock, Caleb
Burhans, David Lang, Petr Kotik, Du Yun, Annie Gosfield, Bernhard Lang, Spencer
Topel, Derek Hurst, Jerome Begin, Elizabeth Hoffman, John Zorn, Greg Saunier, Alex
Mincek, Yoon-Ji Lee, Catherine Lamb, Petr Bakla, Richard Carrick and Alvin Lucier,
to name some. String Noise has performed at Issue Project Room, Czech Center,
Roulette, EXAPNO, Rockwood Music Hall and the Stone and has been heard on WNYC, WKCR
and WFMU.
