Sour Mash is a collaborative audio work by George Lewis and Marina Rosenfeld, created at Harvestworks. Each artist composed one side of a vinyl LP, which can be played solo or together to form a third piece. Current Harvestworks resident Yo Vinyl Richie will perform his rendition on Governors Island. Blending composition and improvisation, Sour Mash treats the record as both score and instrument, inviting active, performative engagement with sound.
Harvestworks is proud to present a special live performance by current artist-in-residence Yo Vinyl Richie, who will reinterpret Sour Mash, the acclaimed collaborative audio work by George Lewis and Marina Rosenfeld. Developed during their Harvestworks residency, Sour Mash was originally composed for vinyl, with each artist contributing one side of the LP. Designed to be played solo or in tandem, the work creates a third, emergent piece through layered playback—blurring the boundaries between composition, improvisation, and media art.
Yo Vinyl Richie brings his distinctive turntablist approach to this dynamic material, treating the record as both score and instrument. His performance will explore the work’s open structure, engaging in real-time remixing, manipulation, and sonic dialogue with the original recordings.
Presented as part of Harvestworks’ summer program on Governors Island, this event invites audiences to experience Sour Mash as a living, evolving sound work that extends improvisation into the hands of the end user.
