Review: BoxMan

BoxMan was the artistic high point of the festival (Ars Electronica, 1987, Linz Austria) as a whole. The evolution of such an impressive work happened in two ways: the composition by David Felder, which used elements of jazz and the soundscapes of new music was phenomenally interpreted by the excellent trombonist Miles Anderson and was woven into synthesized sounds. A precious rarity happened, namely a truly convincing symbiosis of natural and digitalized sound. A piece of music of dynamic power, tender sensibility, and vital humor. The work found congenial visual interpretation through the clearly defined aesthetics of the video wall. Through fluid, rapidly changing images, the trombonist was mirrored by his interpretation as well as his interior states. And this in a perfect harmony of real-time and pre-produced video. A wholly credible artwork in music and visuals, and therefore, in both realms a promise for the future.