It is impossible to imagine today’s domestic music-making without  the pioneering achievements of John Cage, especially in the field  of percussion music. After all, his own contraptions and inventions  from the 1930s—including the “compact” prepared piano—are  exceptionally poetic examples of a DIY approach. And Cage’s  first percussion works were performed at the composer’s home  for an initiated audience by a group of… bookbinders. From this  period comes the iconic Living Room Music for everyday objects.  Two decades later came the no less legendary Water walk, already  marked by the philosophy of chance and the audiovisual logic of  the television age. This “kitchen revolution” was conceived with  Italian and American television audiences in mind, and it genuinely  captivated and delighted them. Today this rather cabaret-like  performance feels a little dated, while still splendidly supporting  the visionary composer’s key thesis: music is the organisation of  sound in time. No less convincing an argument—though poles  apart in its modesty and purity—is Jaouen Rudolf’s Elescarf.