Freitag, 31. Dezember 2010
Mittwoch, 15. Dezember 2010
frufru goes graz
frufru will be playing in the interpenetration festival next thursday some of their most lazzy works! don't miss it!
frufru are:
maja osojnik and angélica castelló: paetzolds, electronics and voice.
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| foto by david murobi |
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| Positionen, über Musik im steirischen Herbst/ORF-Musikprotokoll Graz Oktober 08, Gisela Nauck |
Dienstag, 7. Dezember 2010
Review in Vital Weekly – Low Frequency Orchestra & Wolfgang Mitterer: MOLE
Frans de Waard writes about our new release Low Frequency Orchestra & Wolfgang Mitterer: MOLE (chmafu nocords) in Vital Weekly #758:
Every CD that drops on this doorstep is inspected and judged: is it for me, or for one of my reviewers, specialized in some genre? With this one I must admit I really had a hard time. The improvisational nature of the Low Frequency Orchestra made me think this would be more suitable for Dolf Mulder’s expertise on the subject but there is something quite captivating about this release which made me think about this more myself. The Low Frequency Orchestra is a small ensemble of ‘paetzold’ recorders, electronic devices, voice, double bass and drums and they team up here with one Wolfgang Mitterer who plays organ. The starting point of this CD is a live recording which has been ‘repeatedly revised, de- and re-composed’. Taking into account this and the fact that this is a small ensemble, I was reminded of Mnemonists and Biota, who used similar group playing and extensive studio techniques to define their unique sound. Something of this I recognize in this music, especially in the title piece. It is preceded by five short solo pieces by various members of the orchestra and I am not sure why they are included. They nevertheless sound great, but its ‘Mole’, lasting thirty minutes which makes this really great. A very vibrant piece of rock music which meets up, as easily, with improvised textures and studio techniques to further alienate the listener. Things happen at considerable speed, with a nice sense of brutality and careful when necessary. An excellent release.
(FdW / vital weekly / 2010)
Sonntag, 5. Dezember 2010
Review in Bad Alchemy – Low Frequency Orchestra & Wolfgang Mitterer: MOLE
Rigo Dittmann writes about our new release Low Frequency Orchestra & Wolfgang Mitterer: MOLE (chmafu nocords) in Bad Alchemy 68/10:
Zuerst stellt sich das LFO einzeln vor, jede/r gibt seine akustische Visitenkarte als Appetizer ab, ‚Slug‘, eine Schnecke als Fressen für den Maulwurf: Angélica Castelló mit ihren Electronic Devices, Mathias Koch mit einen Percussionsolo, Maja Osojnik mit Vokalisation und Electronics, Thomas Grill mit Digital Sounds, Matija Schellander mit einem im Synthesizer zermurxten Kontrabass. Auf diese 2-3 min. Miniaturen folgt dann ‚MOLE‘, eine halbe Stunde mit dem durch den Kontrabassisten Herwig Neugebauer komplettierten Orchestra, Castelló und Osojnik auch an Paetzold Blockflöten und Mitterer an der Orgel. Mit Mitterer, dessen ‚Mixture 5‘ für Orgel und Electronics ich diese Woche DLF-wellenbeglückt noch im Ohr habe, wird der Maulwurf zum elektroakustischen RIESENMAULWURF. Die Musik, eine postnatale Mixtur einer konzertanten Begegnung 2007, wühlt sich durch mulmig dröhnendes Terrain, amorph im Dunkeln, Erdreich schaufelnd, Essbares sich einverleibend. Stimmlaute erreichen auf Radiowellen den Untergrund. Die perkussiven Partikel, Tom-Tom-Pochen, Cymbaltickling und -crashes, sind, al dente, noch die griffigsten. Der Paetzold-Sound, mal piccolohell (?), mal bassblockdumpf (?) sich mit den Kontrabässen mischend, ist schon ein Mysterium. Im Zweifelsfall, der hier Methode hat, liefern die Electronics die Muskeln und die Energie für diese Wühlarbeit an den Fundamenten der Konzertsaalkulinarik. Die Orgel gibt dem Ganzen Volumen und schillernde Dichte. Der Maulwurf als Leuchtturm, als Philosoph mit der Laterne am helllichten Tag auf der Suche nach Menschen? Musik, so überwirklich wie subversiv.
[ba 68 rbd]
Donnerstag, 2. Dezember 2010
chesterfield (castello/stangl) in k48
thursday 02.12.10, 21:00 (band on window stage: 21:30 Uhr)
chesterfield:
angélica castelló-electronics
burkhard stangl-guitars
Samstag, 27. November 2010
cilantro/die schrauber 29.11.2010 @ rhiz
cilantro
A/V live project by angelica castello & billy roisz
angelica castello: recorders, electronics
billy roisz: computer, electronics, video
cilantro pics from MGF07 szcezin
review on Baggage Reclaim:
Assuming that what one expects from a Festival of Experimental music is to be
surprised, then Friday night didn't disappoint from the very start. The first act was a duo of two women, Billy Roisz and Angelica Castello on "recorders and video", "Recorders" somewhat stretched the definition from the things we tooted on at primary school, as one of them was a boxy tube about six foot long - when blown into it produced eerie wheezing, ghostly sounds as the player's breath was routed around the internal catacombs of this monstrous thing - the "video" was pretty arcane too, an old telly and various bits and pieces of electrical equipment (placed on doilies I was pleased to see) produced crackles and noise whilst a projection on the wall seemed to freeze sound waves.
It was enigmatic and decidedly peculiar, but more importantly rather wonderful and evocative. There was an interplay between these two divergent sounds - one the very human sound of breath, the other the fractured noise of obsolete consumer electronics, that was baffling, witty and full of unexpected turns. I liked it. .... (Richard Sanderson)
A/V live project by angelica castello & billy roisz
angelica castello: recorders, electronics
billy roisz: computer, electronics, video
cilantro pics from MGF07 szcezin
review on Baggage Reclaim:
Assuming that what one expects from a Festival of Experimental music is to be
surprised, then Friday night didn't disappoint from the very start. The first act was a duo of two women, Billy Roisz and Angelica Castello on "recorders and video", "Recorders" somewhat stretched the definition from the things we tooted on at primary school, as one of them was a boxy tube about six foot long - when blown into it produced eerie wheezing, ghostly sounds as the player's breath was routed around the internal catacombs of this monstrous thing - the "video" was pretty arcane too, an old telly and various bits and pieces of electrical equipment (placed on doilies I was pleased to see) produced crackles and noise whilst a projection on the wall seemed to freeze sound waves.
It was enigmatic and decidedly peculiar, but more importantly rather wonderful and evocative. There was an interplay between these two divergent sounds - one the very human sound of breath, the other the fractured noise of obsolete consumer electronics, that was baffling, witty and full of unexpected turns. I liked it. .... (Richard Sanderson)
die schrauber
Hans Tammen - endangered guitar, live sound processing
Joker Nies - omnichord, circuit bent instruments
Mario DeVega - SPK®, turntables, glitch sampling
Hailed by their critics as "fiercely intrepid improvisers", who would "win any title fight against the bastard sons of onkyo", the trio DIE SCHRAUBER produces a wide variety of dense musical textures and high-energy interaction. With veteran circuit bender Joker Nies (Cologne), sampling artist Mario deVega (Mexico City) and Hans Tammen (New York) on Endangered Guitar and live sound processing, the trio exerts extreme control over their bizarre instruments. As "Signal To Noise" observed: "They exploit their remarkable control and on-the-fly flexibility on this caffeinated exchange of pointillist fractals, oscillations, whirrs, drones, whizzes, buzzes, slurps, whoops, pops and clacks that bombard and scorch the ears with a heat-seeking intensity."
Hans Tammen (New York) works with a bizarre collection of mechanical devices on his "endangered" guitars, and uses an interactive software of his own design to rework his sounds in realtime. His music has been described by "Signal To Noise" as "...a killer tour de force of post-everything guitar damage".
Joker Nies (Cologne) modifies or builds his instruments to his needs. Apart from other techniques, he acts as a connector of circuits not intentionally related. He touches and combines the circuitry of the instruments through skin-resistance, creating spontaneous and delicate music with subtle control.
Mario de Vega (Mexico City) works with several self-designed sound objects, analog and modified electronics, turntables and computer based interfaces. His work moves towards glitch sampling, microtonal scratches, pips, squeaks, and needlesharp noise clusters developed by a wide range of self-design and hacked gadgets.
Hans Tammen - endangered guitar, live sound processing
Joker Nies - omnichord, circuit bent instruments
Mario DeVega - SPK®, turntables, glitch sampling
Hailed by their critics as "fiercely intrepid improvisers", who would "win any title fight against the bastard sons of onkyo", the trio DIE SCHRAUBER produces a wide variety of dense musical textures and high-energy interaction. With veteran circuit bender Joker Nies (Cologne), sampling artist Mario deVega (Mexico City) and Hans Tammen (New York) on Endangered Guitar and live sound processing, the trio exerts extreme control over their bizarre instruments. As "Signal To Noise" observed: "They exploit their remarkable control and on-the-fly flexibility on this caffeinated exchange of pointillist fractals, oscillations, whirrs, drones, whizzes, buzzes, slurps, whoops, pops and clacks that bombard and scorch the ears with a heat-seeking intensity."
Hans Tammen (New York) works with a bizarre collection of mechanical devices on his "endangered" guitars, and uses an interactive software of his own design to rework his sounds in realtime. His music has been described by "Signal To Noise" as "...a killer tour de force of post-everything guitar damage".
Joker Nies (Cologne) modifies or builds his instruments to his needs. Apart from other techniques, he acts as a connector of circuits not intentionally related. He touches and combines the circuitry of the instruments through skin-resistance, creating spontaneous and delicate music with subtle control.
Mario de Vega (Mexico City) works with several self-designed sound objects, analog and modified electronics, turntables and computer based interfaces. His work moves towards glitch sampling, microtonal scratches, pips, squeaks, and needlesharp noise clusters developed by a wide range of self-design and hacked gadgets.
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| cilantro (roisz/castello) |
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| die schrauber |
Donnerstag, 25. November 2010
Mittwoch, 24. November 2010
radio shows! festival de música revolucionaria e independiente mex/wien
thursday 25.11.2010 23:03 (viena time) portrait manrico montero, juanjose rivas, rogelio sosa, mario de vega. by susanna niedermayr.
friday 26.11.2010 23:03 (viena time) portrait wilfrido terrazas (flute) and plablo gomez (guitar) by susanna niedermayr.
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| gomez - terrazas in st ruprecht |
mexican music performed in vienna during the festival last october
Montag, 22. November 2010
a fanatstic week of music!
i had a fantastic week of sounds, here some infos :)
tuesday 16.11.2010
velak gala fantastic show of kutin&roisz!
wednesday 17.11.2010
touching, colorful, great band playing the songs of inocence composed by hannes löschel with the fantastic phil minton!
friday 19.11.2010
john butcher duo with bernd klug
later marino fromenti plays "viena, nohwere" ... long nigth with music from morton feldman, eric satie and klaus lang
saturday 20.11.2010 liquid loft 2 great performances of andreas berger & michaela grill and NTSC (dieb 13, billy roisz)
sunday 21.11.2010
john butcher solo in st ruprecht
tuesday 16.11.2010
velak gala fantastic show of kutin&roisz!
wednesday 17.11.2010
touching, colorful, great band playing the songs of inocence composed by hannes löschel with the fantastic phil minton!
friday 19.11.2010
john butcher duo with bernd klug
later marino fromenti plays "viena, nohwere" ... long nigth with music from morton feldman, eric satie and klaus lang
saturday 20.11.2010 liquid loft 2 great performances of andreas berger & michaela grill and NTSC (dieb 13, billy roisz)
sunday 21.11.2010
john butcher solo in st ruprecht
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| NTSC (roisz/dieb13) |
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| grillglimm |
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| butcher/klug |
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| butcher solo |
Donnerstag, 18. November 2010
fotos from thomas reibnegger
here the beautiful fotos from thomas reibnegger of the cd presentation of the cd MOLE (low frequency orchestra & wolfgang mitterer, chmafu nocords) in the ruprechstkirche+
fotos THOMAS REIBNEGGER _ LOW FREQUENCY ORCHESTRA - MOLE
Dienstag, 16. November 2010
winter im herbst/echoraum/25.-27.11.2010
25. 11. 20:00
Isabel Mundry: Klavierstück Ι Manon-Liu Winter Klavier
Studentinnen-Projekt : Ex Tempore
Sigrid Strauß Klavier Ι Maria Teper Flöte Ι Alex Löwenstein Saxophon
Sigrid Strauß Klavier Ι Maria Teper Flöte Ι Alex Löwenstein Saxophon
Serena Laker liest (Trans-)Gender im Spiegel der Zeit
Trio international :
Audrey Chen Cello, Stimme Ι Manon-Liu Winter Klavier Ι Gene Coleman Bassklarinette
Audrey Chen Cello, Stimme Ι Manon-Liu Winter Klavier Ι Gene Coleman Bassklarinette
26. 11. 20:00 Baroque & female
Manon-Liu Winter: 7 lost words für 2 Clavichorde, Bassblockflöte
und Gambenzuspielung UA
Manon-Liu Winter: 7 lost words für 2 Clavichorde, Bassblockflöte
und Gambenzuspielung UA
Angélica Castelló: the silver swan - Performance für Stimme, Radios,
Kassettendecks, Plattenspieler, Spielzeug und Elektronik, UA
Kassettendecks, Plattenspieler, Spielzeug und Elektronik, UA
Katharina Klement: quatuor á trois für 2 Clavichorde, Blockflöten und 4 transducer, UA
Improvisationen : Katharina Klement, Manon-Liu Winter Clavichord
Angélica Castelló Blockflöten Ι George Cremaschi Kontrabass
Angélica Castelló Blockflöten Ι George Cremaschi Kontrabass
27. 11. 20:00 Tom Johnson: The Chord Catalogue für keyboard Ι Manon-Liu Winter Klavier
Wolfgang Suppan: Aplomb für Klavier und Elektronik, UA
Manon-Liu Winter Klavier Ι Wolfgang Suppan Elektronik
Manon-Liu Winter Klavier Ι Wolfgang Suppan Elektronik
Christoph Herndler: Quick Sand für zwei Bassklarinetten
Petra StumpΙ Heinz Peter Linshalm, Klarinetten
Petra StumpΙ Heinz Peter Linshalm, Klarinetten
An allen Abenden : Eintritt 10.– Ι 7.–
e c h o r a u m
Sechshauser Straße 66
A-1150 Wien
Tel. : 812 02 09 30
echo AT echoraum.at
www.echoraum.at
Sechshauser Straße 66
A-1150 Wien
Tel. : 812 02 09 30
echo AT echoraum.at
www.echoraum.at
Montag, 15. November 2010
john butcher solo in st ruprecht, sunday 21.11.2010, 20:00
John Butcher's work ranges through improvisation, his own compositions, multitracked saxophone pieces and explorations with feedback and extreme acoustics.
Originally a physicist, he left academia in 1982, and has since collaborated with hundreds of musicians - including Derek Bailey, John Stevens, Gerry Hemingway, The EX, Gino Robair, Rhodri Davies, John Edwards, Toshimaru Nakamura, Eddie Prevost, John Russell, John Tilbury, Paal Nilssen-Love, Phil Minton and Steve Beresford.
He is well known as a soloist, recently exploring unusual site-specific acoustics, and has released seven CDs of solo saxophone music.
He has toured and broadcast in Europe, Japan, North America and Australia, and was featured, playing solo, in the BBC TV programme Date with an Artist.
His compositions include pieces for Polwechsel, the Australian Elision Ensemble, the American Rova Saxophone Quartet, Futurist Intonarumori and "somethingtobesaid" for the John Butcher Group.
Recent projects include Thermal with EX guitarist Andy Moor & Thomas Lehn, and the wind trio The Contest of Pleasures with Axel Dörner and Xavier Charles.
He values playing in occasional encounters - ranging from large groups such as Butch Morris' London Skyscraper and the EX Orkestra, to duo concerts with Otomo Yoshihide, Fred Frith, Matthew Shipp and Akio Suzuki.
Originally a physicist, he left academia in 1982, and has since collaborated with hundreds of musicians - including Derek Bailey, John Stevens, Gerry Hemingway, The EX, Gino Robair, Rhodri Davies, John Edwards, Toshimaru Nakamura, Eddie Prevost, John Russell, John Tilbury, Paal Nilssen-Love, Phil Minton and Steve Beresford.
He is well known as a soloist, recently exploring unusual site-specific acoustics, and has released seven CDs of solo saxophone music.
He has toured and broadcast in Europe, Japan, North America and Australia, and was featured, playing solo, in the BBC TV programme Date with an Artist.
His compositions include pieces for Polwechsel, the Australian Elision Ensemble, the American Rova Saxophone Quartet, Futurist Intonarumori and "somethingtobesaid" for the John Butcher Group.
Recent projects include Thermal with EX guitarist Andy Moor & Thomas Lehn, and the wind trio The Contest of Pleasures with Axel Dörner and Xavier Charles.
He values playing in occasional encounters - ranging from large groups such as Butch Morris' London Skyscraper and the EX Orkestra, to duo concerts with Otomo Yoshihide, Fred Frith, Matthew Shipp and Akio Suzuki.
low frequency orchestra new cd MOLE
the low frequency orchestra has a new cd, we released it in the nice graz label chmafu nocords, the cd's presentaion was in st ruprecht. we played with fantastic guests, susanna gartmayer (bcl), thomas berghammer (tr) and alfred reiter (bsax)
fotos and recordings coming soon!
and nice text about the concert and mole (german) here thomas grill
ps the home page of the low frequency orchestra is a about to be refreshed.
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