Signal from Noise / Signal from Noise – Ejecta-2

Live Sound Performance & Installation by Giovanni Ambrosio with Antonio Marano & Christian Taranto

For its second iteration, Signal from Noise became a closed-loop sound performance, activating the space of Spazio Amira, Nola as the opening act of Ejecta-2. Unlike its participatory version, this performance was entirely controlled by the artists, shaping sound through a precise, structured manipulation of materials, recordings, and live interventions.

Sonic Architecture of Signal

At the core of the performance was an endless loop of Signal from Noise (2020) by Phil St. George, overlaid with manipulated field recordings from Monte Somma and the amplified friction of volcanic lapilli and stone fragments. The soundscape was processed and altered in real-time by Giovanni Ambrosio, Antonio Marano, and Christian Taranto, creating an evolving live archive of disruptions and resonance.

A cassette tape recorder, buried under collected stones and fragments, replayed a distorted field recording, making the materials vibrate until the moment of mechanical expulsion—a rupture triggered by the push of the EJECT button.

Ejecta-2: A Sound That Occupies Space

This iteration of Signal from Noise was not participatory; instead, it functioned as a precise sonic intervention, with the artists activating and controlling the material as a structured composition. Christian Taranto’s opening gesture—a flag-waving movement—marked the transition from silence to signal, introducing a space where sound, archive, and raw materials became a singular, structured presence.