Sixty Inches From Center - A Review of Ben Hall and Kaleigh Wilder at Experimental Sound Studio
On July 9th, Detroit-based musicians Ben Hall and Kaleigh Wilder performed outside between the leaf-covered walls of Experimental Sound Studio’s garden. This set was one of the many performances held at the venue throughout the summer as part of Experimental Sound Studio’s OPTION series. At these events, musicians and artists discuss ideas and perform work that brings fresh perspectives to the disciplines of improvisation and composition. During Hall and Wilder’s performance, we see them use a mix of instruments—a baritone saxophone, drum set, handheld percussion, a gyil—as a means to create sound and as a way of recovering languages and histories that have been lost.
Below is a recollection of their performance, broken up by selected quotes from Hall and Wilder during the Q+A segment held after their duo performance.