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Uncoordinated#10

Posted on: November 27th, 2010 by clare

UNCOORDINATED #10
Sonic Acts

with
Ronnu Panda – vocals/laptops
MADHEAD – solo vocals/electronics
Cornelius Cardew Commemorative Choir

curated (and with little interludes) by Gail Priest

Sat Nov 27, 8pm
Fraser Studios
Kensington St
Chippendale
$10

http://www.gailpriest.net

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149268355119038

The Martyrdom of Emily Wilding Davison + Mere Women

Posted on: November 24th, 2010 by clare

A brand new ‘post musical’!
A collaboration between Rishin Singh, Finn Ryan, Sam Pettigrew and Meg Garrett-Jones!

‘The Martyrdom of Emily Wilding Davison’ merges improvised sound, music, and performance ruminating on themes of endurance, torture, political organisation, history, democracy, etc. only fun! Fresh from its first outing at the 2High emerging arts Fest in Brisbane, the Martyrdom… plays in Sydney for one night only:

Next Wednesday, 24th.
Red Rattler
6 Faversham St, Marrickville
8pm
10 bucks.

Plus, after the play will be the awesome band Mere Women – so hot right now.

‘A Journey South’ live

Posted on: November 24th, 2010 by clare

WEDNESDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2010

CHRIS WATSON (UK) – IN AUSTRALIA FOR UNIQUE REGIONAL ARTS PROJECT

Accustomed to journeying the world to document the acoustic ecology of the natural world, travelling to regional NSW to perform live mixes of train sounds on a train is certainly a 1st for Chris Watson.

This month Watson is trekking to Junee in regional NSW specifically to participate in the ROLLING STOCK project which takes place on a vintage train moving through the Riverina landscape. During ROLLING STOCK Watson will be premiering recordings from his forthcoming album ‘El Tren Fantasma’ – The Ghost Train’. Utilising sounds from recording work for the documentary series ‘Great Train Journeys’ with Rick Stein in Mexico, ‘El Tren Fantasma’ will be recontextualised for ROLLING STOCK via live surround sound mixes as the train ventures through significant landmarks of South West NSW.

Watson is known for his early work as founding member of influential experimental music groups Cabaret Voltaire and The Hafler Trio, and more recently for his work as a BAFTA award winning field recordist and sound editor for Sir David Attenborough, BBC TV and Radio Nature documentaries, and feature films.

During his time in Australia Watson will also perform ‘A Journey South’ live in Sydney on Wednesday 24th November at the Chauvel Cinema. This work presents a continuation of Watson’s ability to put “…a microphone where you can’t put your earsâ€? and expose listeners to sounds of the natural world they would otherwise never hear. ‘A Journey South’ takes audiences on a sonic expedition through audio recordings Watson collected in the South Pole as a member of the film crew for the forthcoming Attenborough series ‘The Frozen Planet’ (BBC, 2011).

Joining Watson for his Sydney performance will be WIRED Lab members DAVID BURRASTON and GARRY BRADBURY, who will perform live mixes of ‘wire’ musics, unique æolian and environmental sonifications originating from large-scale wire installations developed by sound art legend Alan Lamb. It was Watson’s time at the WIRED Lab in 2009 that sparked a dialogue between Watson and the Rolling Stock/ WIRED Lab Curator Sarah Last, which informed the nature of his visit to Australia in 2010.

Performing ‘A Journey South’ live, along with a performance by The Wired Lab
7.00pm for 7.15pm start
CHAUVEL CINEMA Paddington Town Hall, Corner of Oxford St & Oatley Rd, Paddington, Sydney
COST: Adult $15, Concession $10
TICKETS are available from Sticky Tickets: www.stickytickets.com.au/
Limited seating, pre-booking recommended

People’s Republic House Concert:

Posted on: November 21st, 2010 by clare

THE PERFECT END TO A DAY AT THE GLEBE STREET FAIR !

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF AUSTRALASIA are pleased to remind patrons of the final Home Concert in the 2010 schedule!! Due to the good fortune of a visit to Sydney from their native Brisbane, we are privileged to host The Scrapes.

Adam and Ryan will be bringing their stunning violin and guitar melancholia to the Peoples’ Culture Palace at 7pm on Sunday November 21st.

Listen to “Drivetimeâ€? or “Cold Shouldersâ€? on their MySpace site…

http://www.myspace.com/planetofthescrapes

Shortly after Sunday’s performance, the duo will be rushing to the studios of FBi Radio for an interview and studio recording.

Admission is FREE, but RSVP is essential for another exceptional performance.

EMAIL nshimmin FOR VENUE DETAILS AND FINAL INFORMATION

Damo Suzuki & The Holy Soul with Naked On The Vague

Posted on: November 21st, 2010 by clare

Damo Suzuki and The Holy Soul are playing their first show together in over 18 months at the Excelsior Hotel on Sunday November 21.

Best known as the singer of Can, Suzuki has been on a never ending tour for the last several years, engaging in improvised collaborations with ‘sound carriers’ from all over the world.

To coincide with the show, Repressed Records are releasing a cd of a Damo/Holy Soul performance recorded in Melbourne in 2008 called ‘Dead Man Has No 2nd Chance’. For the live album The Holy Soul was augmented by Peter Newman (electronics) and Dan Luscombe (keys).

Naked on the Vague will be opening.

Excelsior Hotel, Surry Hills
Sunday, November 21 · 5:00pm – 9:00pm
$15, tickets on the door.

the CELEBRATED SUMMER movie project

Posted on: November 20th, 2010 by clare

the CELEBRATED SUMMER movie project

performing at this event for your cinematic recording pleasure:

Hacks
Fag Panic
AXXONN (Bris)
Mekare-Kare (Japan)
Spartak (Canb)
Caught Ship (Melb)
East Brunswick All Girls Choir (Melb)
Spider Goat Canyon (Melb)
Teratova (Japan)
Mere Women
Polyfox and the Union of Most Ghosts
Epics
Halal, How Are You?
The Holy Soul
Origami Girls and The Craft-A-Noon Club
Hinterlandt
Murder of Crow
Wizard Bong
Native Cats (Tas)
Godswounds:Twin Battery

Doors: 1.00pm
Shooting: 2pm for approx 10 hours

Fee: $20

Where:Dirty Shirlows

When:Saturday, November 20 · 2:00pm – 11:30pm

This is a movie project sponsored by Dirty Shirlows and tenzenmen.

Everyone is invited to bring their own video recording device but it’s not conditional – you can just come and watch all these amazing musicians!

Anyone who records and uploads at least 10 minutes of footage from the event will be reimbursed $5 on their entry fee should they so desire! (reimbursement via paypal post event)

Contact tenzenmen after you’ve uploaded and i’ll favourite it on the channel.
You can view/subscribe the channel here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/CelebratedSummer2010

Two filming stages!
market stalls!
merch stalls!
food including vegan bbq/burgers and veggie Takoyaki!!

And to top it all off – FAIRY FLOSS!!!

If you have an idea or wish to volunteer for this event then please get in touch!

for media enquiries: tenzenmen

Rolling Stock

Posted on: November 20th, 2010 by clare

Take a train trip!

Culminating on a train moving through the Riverina landscape Rolling Stock features site specific performances, installations and collaborations between artists, visiting audiences and the local Junee community in unconventional locations from Midday to Midnight on Saturday 20th November 2010.

see www.rolling-stock.org for more details & to buy tickets.

Artists include:
Chris Watson (UK)
Alan Lamb
PVI Collective
Public Assembly
Kate Murphy
Ryszard Dabek
Shannon O’Neill
Renny Kodgers
Justy Phillips & Margaret Woodward
Ross Manning
Joel Stern
Dave Noyze
Gary Bradbury
Adam Bell
Curated by Sarah Last & Presented by The Wired Lab

Sound Series #9 Decibel

Posted on: November 19th, 2010 by clare

Sound Series is monthly evening of sound-based performance and installation at Hardware Gallery on Enmore Rd.

#9 Decibel will feature:

Anonymeye

Ivan Lisyak

Raven

Performance by:

Candy Royalle

and Performance/Installation by:

Colin Black entitled “On The Edge of Silence #1″
( N.B. Please bring your FM radio along to this event!)

“On The Edge of Silence #1″

The performance of an acoustmatic work will be simultaneously diffused into the performance space and broadcast locally at the event using a mini transmitter on the FM band frequency 107.1MHz. Audience members are encouraged to bring their own radio receivers to the event. The performance space will be deconstructed as the performer and audience members are instructed and allowed to freely wander around the performance space with radio receivers tuned to the performance, therefore complicating the listening experience with a dynamic multi directional sound source. In addition to this, the performer and audience members with radio receivers will also be able to explore the boundaries of the local broadcast beyond the walls of the performance space. The idea is that audience members may chose to listen to the work in the performance space primarily over the PA system or may chose to explore the perimeter of the electromagnetic field of the broadcast outside the venue.

More info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170409682985443

http://www.anonymeye.com/

http://www.frogworth.com/raven/

http://www.candyroyalle.com/

http://www.colinblack.com.au/

Friday, November 19 · 7:30pm – 11:30pm

Hardware Gallery
263 Enmore Rd

1/4_INCH PRESENTS:::60×60 60 works by 60 composers in 60 minutes!

Posted on: November 17th, 2010 by clare

60×60 contains 60 works from 60 different composers. Each composition is 60 seconds (or less) in duration sequenced together to create a one hour performance. Highlighting the work of a great many composers, 60×60 testifies to the vibrancy of contemporary composition by presenting the diverse array of styles, aesthetics and techniques being used today.

Crimson Mix
This version of 60×60, called 360 degrees of 60×60, is sponsored in part by the International Computer Music Association (ICMA) – www.computermusic.org The works included in the mix were created specifically for the 2010 ICMC RED Edition (International Computer Music Conference) presented by Stony Brook University in New York City and Stony Brook. Six 60×60 mixes featuring 360 pieces from different composers throughout the world will presented during the conference and at remote concerts around the globe.
The 6 different mixes are all named a different shade of red to honor the RED edition of ICMC: 60×60 Burgundy mix, Crimson mix, Magenta mix, Sanguine mix, Scarlet mix, and Vermilion mix. Each mix is one hour long and contains different composers totaling to 360 different works each by different composers from many different countries around the world.

ARTISTS REPRESENTED in the CRIMSON MIX

“Tomer Harari”
“Warren Burt”
“Esin Gunduz”
“Francis Dhomont”
“Phil Mantione”
“Wolf D. Schreiber”
“Milica Paranosic”
“Pierre Desmarais”
“Ede Cameron”
“Chris Mann”
“Mike Crain”
“Vittorio Vella”
“Mike Leghorn”
“Christopher Preissing”
“Tom Williams”
“Zachary Todd Barr”
“Richard Arnest”
“Laura Kramer”
“Daniel Blinkhorn”
“Anne van Schothorst”
“Peter Mottram”
“Anthony St.Pierre”
“Iván Sánchez”
“Clemens von Reusner”
“Jaclyn Heyen”
“Chiharu Mukaiyama”
“Ryan Homsey”
“Heather Stebbins”
“Howard Kenty”
“Brian Belet”
“Doug Geers”
Michael Gogins
Kraig Grady
James Brody
Petri Kuljuntausta
Jeffrey Rabena
Bettie Ross
Lydia Ayers
duck juggler
Edward Ruchalski
Christopher Bailey
Cindy Cox
Tova Kardonne
Robert Fleisher
Michael Baldwin
David Morneau
Josh Crowe
Sean Archibald
Elizabeth Joan Kelly
Rodney Waschka II
Marco Dibeltulu
Matthew Ellis
Aaron Krister Johnson
Foster Clark
Marcel Wierckx
David Gordon
Chris Vaisvil
Chuckk Hubbard
Dean Rosenthal
Paul Tucker

Wednesday, November 17 · 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Ye Olde MUSIC FARMERS $5 entry
5 Crown Lane
Wollongong, Australia

ASTRO (japan)

Posted on: November 13th, 2010 by clare

dualpLOVER proudly presents the first even australia show by Legendary Japanease noisician Hiroshi Hasegawa
performing live as Astro + special guest Alex White

@ grub 643 elisabeth st waterloo (entry via rear lane)
doors 6pm alex white 6:15 – 7pm astro 7:15 – 8pm, $10

presales from

http://dualplover.com/promotions.html

join the mailing list for discounted tix and other goodles

Hiroshi was a member of pioneering Japanease noise outfit C.C.C.C. (a.k.a. Cosmic Coincidence Control Center) which famously also featured former bondage-porn star Mayuko Hino.