The Knob, The Finger & The It
The Cologne based trio The Knob, The Finger & The It are enthusiastic bricoleurs in the field of analog electronics and electro-acoustics and play what they call Critter Jam, Palmtronix and Astrojungle, a weird mix of bouncy electronics with a warm feel, almost as if from an old science fiction movie. In 2017 they released […]
Graphic Varispeed (2014–201_)
Friday, Saturday and Sunday @ IKOB – 06.09-08.09.2019 13 vinyl records, 13 glue casts, text Four videos (colour, sound) Four flat-panel displays, four headsets Graphic Varispeed, a work in progress, is a collaboration between Martin Tétreault, a Montreal artist and turntablist, and Dieter Kovačič, alias dieb13, a Vienna-based artist and turntablist who cuts […]
Selm
Selm are Thomas and Nicolas Giets, two brothers from Eupen, Belgium that have been releasing music since the mid 00s, first under the Egotopia guise and then as Rony & Suzy. Selm sees them take a different path into industrial, noise and at times even tribal experimentation. Deliberately repetitive and made with minimal means, their […]
Mika Oki
Like a sculptor who knows that the slightest miscalculated move of a chisel could damage the totality of an artwork, Mika Oki’s selections elude great mastery and undeniable preparation. Doing wonders in her many radio shows, it’s difficult to realise her taste in rumbles and undeniable love for sounds from across the Channel (drum and […]
Abruit
Friday and Saturday @ Alter Schlachthof – 06.09-07.09.2019 ‘ABRUIT’ is an ongoing visual and sound performance held in and around a hide-out. The hide-out is the starting point for a bizarre-sounding installation that improvises with objects and the surroundings. The audience can only guess at what is going on inside the shelter, and are […]
Lawrence Le Doux
Lawrence Le Doux creates eclectic, dreamlike textures underpinned by pulsating sun-soaked rhythms. He contributed to the Dekmantel Series Podcast. His dj sets are holding the dancer’s attention till the early mornings. In his live Sets, the exploration of house rhythms is animated by a talent to use seemingly trivial melodies smartly hiding a remarkably skilled musician. […]
Self-performative Audio-Guide
head and phones, land and scapenight or day, all one shape self-performative audio-guide for the land next to the festival site approx. 45min The headphones of this piece are the friend that takes you by the hand for a really personal trip into the wilderness. They are your treat and trick while you walk into the […]
Different Fountains
Imagine a highway rest stop at the crossroad of intergalactic travel routes somewhere in the vast void explored by human kind. The only shelter is a diner which appears to be something between a cosy bar and run down night club. It’s crowded and the warm yet excited atmosphere is a welcome change to the […]
Plein Air
1.- 4. Sep 2022 – long-durational installation concert during at Meakusma A custom built instrument that uses scientific sensors and software programming to generate real-time tree leaf data. Light, photosynthesis and transpiration modifies sound: the rhythm, melody, texture, tempo and harmony shift with atmospheric conditions and tree response – electronically. The sounds of each leaf of regional deciduous […]