Wie aufregend und interessant Field-Recordings sein können, zeigt uns ein weiteres mal Marc Behrens. Auf einem Urlaub mit anderen Künstlern erforscht er die norwegische Wildnis im Frühling. Es geht um die Transformation, die Energie der erwachenden Natur und die Lebenskraft dieser Zeit. Sensibel werden die Aufnahmen vermischt und bearbeitet, so dass daraus Bewegung entsteht, die sich bewusst nicht wiederholt und frei nach allen Seiten entwickeln kann. Der Hörer ist gefesselt von den wirklich unvorhersehbaren Klängen und verharrt ruhig, weil er nichts verpassen will. Spannung liegt in der Luft. Unbekanntes erfrischt das Ohr, ermöglicht Ruhe zu finden und öffnet den Geist für neue Ideen. Der Mensch fühlt sich befreit, erfrischt, kann zu sich kommen und dann fortschreiten. Natürlich könnte man sich auch selbst hinaus in die Natur begeben und dort meditieren, das wäre sicher das Einfachste und die richtige Konsequenz, aber Marc Behrens fesselt und (ver)führt seine Zuhörerschaft absolut geistreich und kreativ.
Mosaique live in Berlin
Tomorrow, June 7th, Mosaique will perform at Madame Claude, Lübbener str. 19, Berlin. Entrance is free, donations are welcome.
You can freely download Mosaique’s latest release in Crónica, Shattering Silence.
Futurónica #09
Episode 9 of Futurónica, a broadcast in Rádio Zero (every two weeks, on Friday nights, repeating on Tuesdays at 01h) airs tomorrow, June 4 at 21h (GMT).
The playlist for Futurónica #09 is:
- Akira Rabelais, Hollywood Boulevard Between Betty Grable’s and Rod Serling’s stars… August 26th, 2006 (from Hollywood, Schoolmap)
- Luc Ferrari, Presque Rien N°2, Ainsi Continue La Nuit Dans Ma Tête Multiple (from Presque Rien, INA-GRM)
- Feltro, That Was Then (from SonicScope 2008 Live at Fonoteca Municipal de Lisboa, Grain of Sound)
- Carlos Santos, Orla (Crónicast 031)
You can hear Rádio Zero’s broadcasts on radiozero.pt/ouvir.
Vote for the Heart Chamber Orchestra for the Prix Lux award
Pure and Berger’s project Heart Chamber Orchestra is in the shortlist for this years Prix Lux of the File festival in Brazil. You can deliver your vote through the award’s web site at http://www.fileprixlux.org/vote-electronic-sonority.aspx
Ran Slavin’s upcoming appearances
June 3: “A Body Without Organs†— Multi disciplinary Thought/Action/Performances with random collisions between each other. At the Center For Contemporary Arts, Kalisher 5 st, Tel Aviv.
July 29: 3 video installations in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art sculpture garden for one night only. (20:00-24:00)
August 21: Insomniac City installation at the Haifa Museum of Art.
Nicolas Bernier at MUTEK
The audio performance “La chambre des machines” by Nicolas Bernier + Martin Messier will take the stage on June 2nd at MUTEK (Montreal).
New CD release: “Crónica L†– celebrating 50 releases
Crónica is publishing its 50th release, and celebrating it with a new compilation CD to be freely distributed to all the subscribers of the Neural magazine.
Never a label to take things for granted or to act on the safe side, Crónica proposed 18 artists and projects to develop original collaborations, pairing them in unexpected and potentially fruitful ways. The outcome of this process can be heard in the 9 tracks of “Crónica L†and it presents an overview of the aesthetic scope of the label and the artists it releases, while offering a few good surprises.
More than being a retrospect of the seven-plus years of activity of the label, “Crónica L†wants to point towards the future and to all that, in spite of everything that was done, still remains to pursue. “Crónica L†is a sampling of a creative landscape to which Crónica contributes but that is far broader than its releases or even the artists it has so far released. Compilations are a genre that has been a special focus of interest for the label, since “On Paper†in 2003 to this most recent endeavor. They are perhaps the releases where, shy of an overview of the entire catalogue of 50 releases and even more podcasts, Crónica’s curatorial approach to publishing can be better understood.
“Crónica L†is freely distributed to all the subscribers of Neural magazine (issue #36, May 2010) and will not be sold through any of the usual distribution channels. However, we have a few copies to offer through a temporary promotion, please check how to get one here.
Lia releases a new iPhone app
Lia released her third iPhone art app, after PhiLia 01 and Arcs 21.
PhiLia 02 is about collaboration between the human and the machine, expressed through generative movement, form and color.
The human and the machine are collaborators in the creation of a unique art experience.
You can interact with the elements on screen, but the machine always suggests its own ideas to which you can respond using your intuition.
You can either set certain parameters yourself by accessing the Menu, or you can hand this responsibility over to the machine, which will randomly select parameters for you when you shake your device.
If you have the Trails switch ON, you will be rewarded for your experimentation with your own personal unique art piece. No created image will ever be the same. Store your favorite moments by accessing the Menu where you can save the image to your Photos.
With the Trails switch OFF you will simply see the elements floating through space.
This application has no other purpose or use then your joy. Please explore and playfully experiment with this art creation tool.
PhiLia 02 is available through the App store. More information at iphoneart.org.
Heart Chamber Orchestra awarded at the Prix Ars Electronica
Pure and Berger’s project Heart Chamber Orchestra was awarded with a Honorary Mention at this years Prix Ars Electronica. Congratulations!
Piotr Kurek interviewed by Nowamuzyka
An interview in Polish at the Nowamuzyka site.