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Norman Skipp
Composer/sonic artist, video artist and online editor/compositor based in Manchester.
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Events
Saturday 4th December : An Evening of Music and Film |
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An Evening of music and film Downstairs at Coffee Evolution (HD1 1DD) from 8.30pm on Saturday 4th December - free entry.
Live sets from John Dorr, Richard Knight; short film by Marco Zaffino and a DJ set by Ryan Tiffany.
John Dorr creates dreamlike beautiful music and song cycles from guitar loops that grow with each repetition, adding layer upon layer to build textures from fragments of melodies / drones / guitar beats / harmonics / swells, reaching elegant climaxes and hypnotic crescendos. This has now been interwoven with a string and wind ensemble adding much greater dynamics and colour. Elements of western and Indian classical music are utilised alongside avant-garde guitar techniques and modern minimalism to create something both new and truly engaging.
Recently he has licensed 2 songs (My Bloodline and 3 a.m) to UK company 'Vertigo Films' (This is England, Bronson etc) and secured a one off distribution deal with Berlin based gallery / shop 'Supalife'.
www.youtube.com/johndorrmusic
Richard Knight is a practitioner of the elusive and oft-unpredictable no-input mixer: a passive audio device subverted to reveal eccentric and diverse personae via feedback. The performance at Coffee Evolution will see Knight taming two no-input mixers in a framework of structured improvisation, whittling analogue feedback into structured and precise, yet hard-to-classify music. Under strict control, the mixers yield a range of surprising tones, unstable rhythms and organic ambience, all sonically punctuated by the devices' unique characters. Other related projects include ‘Closed Circuit’, techno music made solely with mixing desks; ‘Partial Trust’, a performance-based collaboration with Abigail Sanders (French Horn) and an eponymous live orientated collaboration with Rodrigo Constanzo. The Manchester based label Concrete Moniker has recently released Knight's first purely mixer album.
Marco Zaffino's short film, 'The Faery-Tale of Rose and Magdalene': Magdalene is under the spell of her evil Step-Mother, Rose. Magdalene must enchant men, use them as slaves, or behead them making rubies from their blood. We meet such characters as One Kick the post apocalyptic Skater Boy, Busker Girl who busk's in remote places and Coffee Boy, the prophet on the moors.
After many dark encounters, Magdalene falls for LoverBoy and they try to escape Rose's spell.
The evening will be played out by Rair (aka Ryan Tiffany) who will be mixing the most obscure music with the most popular...
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JERK at NexusNightCafe: 14th November |
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Jurgen Ehrmann : Richard Knight
02:00am to 06:00am on Sunday 14th November at NexusNightCafe
The JERK duo usher in the cold winter morning with a nebulous four-hour DJ/computer improv set. Fusing eclectic afterhours downtempo grooves into the characteristic dubby JERK sound, the set will feature nods towards avant-electronica while retaining a deep house credibility. Additionally short videos (and/or live VJ mixes) will be screened during the event, and gratis JERK CDs/DVDs will be available to take away.
Perfect if you're in Manchester centre after a night out and need to wind down your body, but perhaps not your mind. Nexus Night Cafe serves food and drink from 2am-6am, although the venue has a no-alcohol policy.
Some recordings of previous JERK nights are available on the audio stream page.
Click here for the Resident Advisor page. |
Electronic Organica: 19th November 2010 |
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Friday 19th November from 8.30pm
at Briton's Protection ( M1 5LE )
£3 entry, with free CD (while stocks last).
Seventh in the series of nights from Electronic Organica.
(click here for details about previous events)
Featuring:
Inclusion Principle
(Martin Archer and Hervé Perez)
"We decided to base the name on a theory of the research physicist Wolfgang Pauli. We found a correlation in that we both worked with a digital scalpel on fields of microsounds; a science which took both our instruments and processed field recordings a little closer to the chemistry of natural sounds, complete with harmonic DNA sequences and rhythmical fragments quantum-jumping from cell to cell. We were intrigued by the idea of the 'exclusion principle' and decided that Pauli was 'not even wrong' in his theory since Martin and Hervé successfully managed to sit together in the same room. …in the end, our main source of inspiration will always be deep listening and a fascination for the science of the natural world. Sometimes, sitting in silence for hours in the crest of birdsong or in wafts of windy harmony is more profitable than practicing scales. And to a certain extent, our recording session in the studio 'happened' as an unspoken intense inner excitement. And we left it to rest, a little calmer, as if something had happened in the space between thoughts."
Hervé Perez performs sound sculptures from field recordings of a very tactile and sensual kind. Drawing from electroacoustic, electronic music and free improvisation, Hervé's work is centered around resonance and the experience of sound vibrations. Informed by such eastern philosophy as the five elements and sound/vibration therapy, Hervé has developed a personal way to process and sculpt environmental sounds in order to reveal their musical features and maximise resonance with the listener. His research revolves around vibrations in relation to space and the body, sound forms and architecture, cymatics, phenomenology. www.spacers.lowtech.org/herve http://www.myspace.com/sndsukinspook
As a performer, Martin Archer seeks to avoid the inert and inexpressive performance style inherent in much live electronic music. As a recording artist, he seeks to surprise himself with each new release, or at least get the EQs right. He acknowledges groups such as Faust, Henry Cow, Soft Machine and Magma as being highly influential in his work alongside Cage, Stockhausen, Feldman, and of course the school of European free improvisation. This combination of sources makes him a unique inhabitant of the school of English maverick composers.
http://www.myspace.com/martinarchermusic
_Scape
(Norm Skipp and Rod Skipp)
Brothers Norm and Rod Skipp (electronics and ‘cello) combine forces again as _scape to unveil a sonic palette featuring live electronics, instrumental performance and improvised sound.
Originally formed in 2008, the duo explore the interaction of live and pre-composed electronics with instrumental performance and have appeared as part of the last two Chorlton Arts Festivals. Commissions include ‘ftb’, a wind quintet with live and improvised electronics for Souza Winds, which was first performed in 2009.
Norm is composer/sonic artist, video artist and online editor/compositor who often collaborates with other artists to create multileveled and experimental works. His video and sound work is performed widely in NZ, Australia, USA, UK, France and Canada. Currently he is collaborating with dancer/choreographer Gabrielle New on ‘Creature’, a trilogy of works fusing butoh inspired dance with electronic sound.
Rod is a freelance cellist and composer, who combines solo, chamber music and orchestral work with more experimental performance, including a recent debut at the Manchester Jazz Festival as part of the 265 Quartet. His recent compositions include mētara (2010) for brass quartet and iPhonium (2009) for euphonium, which both include the use of electronics.
http://www.myspace.com/underscorescape http://www.myspace.com/normanskipp http://www.virb.com/normanskipp
Electronic Organica Ensemble
The 'house ensemble' present an opening improvisation, featuring members of Fonik and Pesticide Organica, who are also behind the promotion of Electronic Organica.
http://www.myspace.com/pesticideorganica http://www.myspace.com/fonikfonik http://www.myspace.com/tandogtandog http://www.myspace.com/noiseresearch http://www.1bpm.net
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JERK at NexusNightCafe: 10th October |
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Jurgen Ehrmann : Richard Knight
02:00am to 06:00am on Sunday 10th October at NexusNightCafe
Back again for the monthly morning jerkup, JE and RK present a dubbed up, slowed down experience for casual yet stimulating listening, and perhaps even some hazy dancing.
October's event will see the debut of RK's live VJing and video manipulation system, supplying thought-provoking visual accompaniment to the distinctive sound of jerkin' house.
Gratis JERK DVDs and CDs will be available while stocks last.
Nexus Night Cafe serves food and drink from 2am-6am, although the venue has a no-alcohol policy.
Some recordings of previous JERK nights, in addition to many other contributions are available on the audio stream page.
Click here for the Resident Advisor event page. |
Electronic Organica: 1st October 2010 |
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Friday 1st October from 8.30pm
at Briton's Protection ( M1 5LE )
Unfortunately this event was canceled at short-notice due to a venue double booking. Please see the Electronic Organica site for more details.
Seventh in the series of nights from Electronic Organica.
(click here for details about previous events)
(click here for the Facebook event page)
Gary Fisher (Manchester)
Gary Fisher Is a Manchester based sound and visual artist who works within a continuous process of experimentation and enquiry focussed around investigatory or instinctive responses to sounds, objects, words and images. ... The work explores amplification of surfaces, textures and objects, combining found materials and reappropriating found objects and technologies for use as instruments or noise-makers. The process includes, sound recording, collecting, archiving, drawing, construction, photography, and text. It generates many outcomes including live performance, sound installation, CD or tape recordings, graphic scores. Sometimes the line between research and outcome is not clear and often they are the same. Objects, images, sound recordings and live performances may be seen as individual pieces in their own right as well as parts of a bigger 'work in progress' that is the process itself.
http://gary-fisher.co.uk/
Noise Club (Liverpool)
Formed in 2003 by three guys who met at a kung fu club, Noise Club is Liverpool's longest-running and most experimental noise group. Since then the group's membership and activities have expanded, and there are now Noise Club members across the country.
Straddling the divide between stage performance and interactive intervention, the group creates dynamic soundscapes using homemade electronics, specially-constructed sonic sculptures, found objects, toys, plants, and even smells. Noise Club have played in a variety of unusual locations, from underground tunnels and public baths to shopping centres and public gardens, as well as more conventional stage performances. There is always a highly visual and dramatic element to the group’s performances, with an emphasis on interactivity, creating a total sensory experience.
http://www.myspace.com/noi seclub1
Electronic Organica Ensemble
Another chance grouping from your hosts and curators featuring members of Pesticide Organica, Fonik, Noise Research etc etc. They'll kick off the evening with a set of improvised sonic destruction.
http://electronicorganica. 1bpm.net/
£3.00 entry plus free cd (if we remember to bring any and while stocks last)
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