Noise to Signal 0.01: ASTMA Live in HK

Performer:
ASTMA (Alexei Borisov / Olga Nosova) (Russia)

Supporting Guests:
Sin:Ned (Hong Kong)
... Alok (Hong Kong)

Venue:
Strategic Sounds
Workshop E, 10/F, High Win Factory Building, 47 Hoi Yuen Road
Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
觀塘開源道47號凱源工業大廈10樓E室

Date: Feb-25, 2012

Time: 7:30 PM

Admission: $120 (at door only)

Co-organized by Re-Records & Strategic Sounds

Inquiry: maitreyana(at)gmail(dot)com

About ASTMA:

The duo with Olga Nosova (drummer and vocalist mostly known for her
work with Moscow fusion band "Syncopated Silence" and post-punk band "Motherfathers") is one of the latest projects of Alexei Borisov, a veteran of Russian industrial / electronic / free improvisation scene.

ASTMA’s music is noticeably very fast-developing - their mind-boggling and powerful music is already highly acclaimed among the music lovers not only in Russia, but around the world!

The collaborative project was formed in April 2009 in Moscow. Paying homage to both experimental tradition of Alexei's countless musical reincarnations and Olga's instrumental experience, the duo embraces elements of weird free-form spoken word psychedelia, live electronics, minimalism, free jazz, noise, heavy acid, electroacoustic, dub and far too many different types of acoustic torture to even bother mentioning all of them! The music is highly improvised, so naturally Borisov / Nosova is collaborating with various musicians, video-artists, dancers, performers and poets from different countries, both in live situations and in studio environment: Anton Nikkila (Finland), Dave Phillips (Switzerland), Matthieu Werchowski (France), Dora Bleu (Canada), Thomas Buckner (USA), Tom Smith (USA), Jandek (USA), Anton Mobin (France), a_spirale (Italy), Ilya Belorukov (Russia), Sergei Letov (Russia), Korhan Erel (Turkey),Oleg Kornev (Russia/France), VTOL (Russia), Mitya Fedotenko (France), Alessandro Bosetti (Italy) to name just a few.

Borisov / Nosova duo is touring extensively and taking part at different international festivals, exibitions and showcases. In 2009-2011 they performed in Russia, Turkey, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Netherlands, France, Israel, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belorussia, USA, Italy, Czech Republic....

ASTMA是一個由Olga Nosova及Alexei Borisov組成的俄羅斯二人組合。前者乃莫斯科樂團Syncopated Silence及Motherfathers的主音歌手及鼓手，而後者則是俄羅斯工業、電子、即興樂圈的中堅分子。

ASTMA於2009年四月組成於莫斯科。樂團的音樂風格多變而廣泛，包含自由形態的迷幻讀唱、現埸電音、極簡主義音樂、自由爵士樂、噪音、電聲學及雷鬼等不同元素，而且善長即興演奏，因而與不同的音樂家、錄像藝術家、舞蹈家、詩人等合作頻煩，當中包括Anton Nikkila (芬蘭), Dave Phillips (瑞士), Matthieu Werchowski (法國), Dora Bleu (加拿大), Thomas Buckner (美國), Tom Smith (美國), Jandek (美國), Anton Mobin (法國), a_spirale (意大利), Ilya Belorukov (俄羅斯), Sergei Letov (俄羅斯), Korhan Erel (土耳其),Oleg Kornev (俄羅斯/法國), VTOL (俄羅斯), Mitya Fedotenko (法國), Alessandro Bosetti (意大利)等。

自2009年開始，ASTMA經常到世界各地如美國、芬蘭、意大利、法國、土耳其、德國、波籣、荷蘭等地巡演。

是次乃ASTMA首個中國巡演。樂團將會以即興電音或自由形態搖滾為我們展示俄羅斯先鋒音樂的最新形態。

Selected discography:
net-albums:
Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova "Istanbul Kebap" (www.top-40.org, RU)
Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova "No No Music" (www.kroogi.com, RU)
ASTMA "Live in Providence" (www.shum.info, France)
ASTMA "there will be a McDonald's" (www.zeromoon.com, USA)
Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova "Istanbul 2010. World cup" (www.top-40.org, RU)
Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova "Live at Staalplaat" (www.electronikmusic.wordpress.com, UK)
ASTMA "IgE" (http://picpack.org.ua/)
ASTMA "Live in North Carolina" (http://www.mahorka.org/release/070)

CDRs:
Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova "Selected Works" (Bornos produkt 2010)
ASTMA "there will be a McDonald's" (Zeromoon/Bornos produkt 2011)
ASTMA "Bornos Chiquito Paris" (Trapped Noise Split, H.A.K. Lo-Fi Record N 213, France 2011)

CDs:
Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova "Elektrokooperatif" (Industrial Music, UK 2010)
ASTMA "DAR-K" ( Letmo, Czech Republic 2011)
V/A MUU FOR EARS 6 ( MUU 2010, Finland)

more info:
www.myspace.com/borisovnosova
www.myspace.com/alexeiborisov
www.myspace.com/olganosova
www.myspace.com/asstma
www.shum.info

ASTMA China Tour 2012

Feb-25: Strategic Sounds (Hong Kong)
Feb-26: OCT Art Gallery (Shenzhen) **
Feb-27: Liang Barn / Ninliho Gallery (Foshan)
Mar-1: Freedom House (Changsha)
Mar-3: VOX (Wuhan)
... Mar-7: 696Live (Shanghai)
Mar-10: Raying Temple (Beijing)
Mar-14: Zajia Lab (Beijing) **
Mar-17: TBC (Special free rock edition)

** Lecture/workshop + performance

About ASTMA

The duo with Olga Nosova (drummer and vocalist mostly known for her
work with Moscow fusion band "Syncopated Silence" and post-punk band "Motherfathers") is one of the latest projects of Alexei Borisov, a veteran of Russian industrial / electronic / free improvisation scene.

ASTMA’s music is noticeably very fast-developing - their mind-boggling and powerful music is already highly acclaimed among the music lovers not only in Russia, but around the world!

The collaborative project was formed in April 2009 in Moscow. Paying homage to both experimental tradition of Alexei's countless musical reincarnations and Olga's instrumental experience, the duo embraces elements of weird free-form spoken word psychedelia, live electronics, minimalism, free jazz, noise, heavy acid, electroacoustic, dub and far too many different types of acoustic torture to even bother mentioning all of them! The music is highly improvised, so naturally Borisov / Nosova is collaborating with various musicians, video-artists, dancers, performers and poets from different countries, both in live situations and in studio environment: Anton Nikkila (Finland), Dave Phillips (Switzerland), Matthieu Werchowski (France), Dora Bleu (Canada), Thomas Buckner (USA), Tom Smith (USA), Jandek (USA), Anton Mobin (France), a_spirale (Italy), Ilya Belorukov (Russia), Sergei Letov (Russia), Korhan Erel (Turkey),Oleg Kornev (Russia/France), VTOL (Russia), Mitya Fedotenko (France), Alessandro Bosetti (Italy) to name just a few.

Borisov / Nosova duo is touring extensively and taking part at different international festivals, exibitions and showcases. In 2009-2011 they performed in Russia, Turkey, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Netherlands, France, Israel, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belorussia, USA, Italy, Czech Republic....

ASTMA是一個由Olga Nosova及Alexei Borisov組成的俄羅斯二人組合。前者乃莫斯科樂團Syncopated Silence及Motherfathers的主音歌手及鼓手，而後者則是俄羅斯工業、電子、即興樂圈的中堅分子。

ASTMA於2009年四月組成於莫斯科。樂團的音樂風格多變而廣泛，包含自由形態的迷幻讀唱、現埸電音、極簡主義音樂、自由爵士樂、噪音、電聲學及雷鬼等不同元素，而且善長即興演奏，因而與不同的音樂家、錄像藝術家、舞蹈家、詩人等合作頻煩，當中包括Anton Nikkila (芬蘭), Dave Phillips (瑞士), Matthieu Werchowski (法國), Dora Bleu (加拿大), Thomas Buckner (美國), Tom Smith (美國), Jandek (美國), Anton Mobin (法國), a_spirale (意大利), Ilya Belorukov (俄羅斯), Sergei Letov (俄羅斯), Korhan Erel (土耳其),Oleg Kornev (俄羅斯/法國), VTOL (俄羅斯), Mitya Fedotenko (法國), Alessandro Bosetti (意大利)等。

自2009年開始，ASTMA經常到世界各地如美國、芬蘭、意大利、法國、土耳其、德國、波籣、荷蘭等地巡演。

是次乃ASTMA首個中國巡演。樂團將會以即興電音或自由形態搖滾為我們展示俄羅斯先鋒音樂的最新形態。

Selected discography:
net-albums:
Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova "Istanbul Kebap" (www.top-40.org, RU)
Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova "No No Music" (www.kroogi.com, RU)
ASTMA "Live in Providence" (www.shum.info, France)
ASTMA "there will be a McDonald's" (www.zeromoon.com, USA)
Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova "Istanbul 2010. World cup" (www.top-40.org, RU)
Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova "Live at Staalplaat" (www.electronikmusic.wordpress.com, UK)
ASTMA "IgE" (http://picpack.org.ua/)
ASTMA "Live in North Carolina" (http://www.mahorka.org/release/070)

CDRs:
Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova "Selected Works" (Bornos produkt 2010)
ASTMA "there will be a McDonald's" (Zeromoon/Bornos produkt 2011)
ASTMA "Bornos Chiquito Paris" (Trapped Noise Split, H.A.K. Lo-Fi Record N 213, France 2011)

CDs:
Alexei Borisov and Olga Nosova "Elektrokooperatif" (Industrial Music, UK 2010)
ASTMA "DAR-K" ( Letmo, Czech Republic 2011)
V/A MUU FOR EARS 6 ( MUU 2010, Finland)

more info:
www.myspace.com/borisovnosova
www.myspace.com/alexeiborisov
www.myspace.com/olganosova
www.myspace.com/asstma
www.shum.info

LiFeast @ Osage Soho

Instrumental (artist talk & demo) by dj sniff

Kawabata Makoto + Dj Urine Asia Tour 2012 - Hong Kong Stop

Date: Jan-20, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Gallery EXIT
Address:
G/F, 1 Shin Hing Street, Central, Hong Kong
香港中環善慶街1號地下
Ticket: $120 (advance reservation), $150 (walk-in)

Jointly presented by Re-Records, Noisoke Records & Feel Music Experimental Lab
Proudly supported by Gallery EXIT
**LIMITED TO 30 TICKETS ONLY**
Availability on first-come-first-served basis!

Enquiry & advance reservation:
info@re-records.com
noisoke@gmail.com
paultishead@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/​events/235636193173046/
http://www.douban.com/​event/15412563/

Supporting Artists:
Wong Chung-fai aka Sin:Ned
Orgasm Denial
PAL PAL
About the performance:

Kawabata Makoto is a Japanese guitarist, founding member of the legendary psych/improv rock band/ soul collective Acid Mothers Temple.

In addition to the many albums recorded with AMT, Kawabata Makoto has an extensive solo career.

Playing abrasive drone music, and distilling unique and subtle guitar works.

http://​www.acidmothers.com/​Cgi-bin/crew/C_kawabata/​index_main.html
http://www.youtube.com/​watch?v=tw_PMbra1rY&feature​=related
http://www.youtube.com/​watch?v=kYsqzrewQUs&feature​=related
http://www.youtube.com/​watch?v=WtNJyQafbSw&feature​=related

Dj Urine (aka Sebastien Lemonon ) is a French experimental turntablist. Manipulating from 1 to 6 toy custom phonograh, spining homemade vinyl records, and blasting his locked grooves furies on guitar amps.

http://​cargocollective.com/​djurine/#1878930/​About-Dj-Urine
http://www.youtube.com/​watch?v=5UlQ36yaxUg&feature​=related

這是日本歷史久遠傳奇迷幻噪音樂隊“酸母寺”的吉他手兼​創始人河端一（Makoto Kawabata）和法國地下硬件噪音界鬼才Dj Urine的全新組合。

話說河端一在新奧爾良的一次演出中與Dj urine相識，然後便產生了與其合作的意向。直到現在​才有機會真正實施，並斷然以亞洲巡演做為開端。

綜合他們自己寫的介紹：首先,這是河端一在酸母寺之外，​個人計劃的一部分。在這個二人組合裡，他主要用吉他製造​出一系列刺耳的迷幻DRONE氛圍。 Dj urine作為資深黑膠碟片粉碎達人，日常破壞噪聲收集​者，二人將攜手帶來：空間迷幻搖滾與扭曲拼貼的變體，加​上被融化掉在異端的琴弦，harsh noise切割摻雜左右。似曾相識的重型硬搖滾風骨影響​並遭遇瘋人院致幻劑的調戲，而最終又把一切打磨、揉碎、​分散、直至消失在一片超驗的寂靜裡。

About the supporting artists:

Wong Chung-fai
Also known as Sin:Ned, an idiosyncratic improviser, experimentalist, live-visualist, mirco-curator and free-lance writer from Hong Kong. Also co-founder of the experimental imprint Re-Records, member of the electro-acoustic duo No One Pulse, and Advisor of soundpocket.

Being a veteran writer of the legendary Hong Kong alternative music magazine MCB (Music Colony B-Weekly), his writings had influenced a wide spectrum of experimental musicians and listeners. While not writing as a pseudo-music critic elaborating his esoteric worldview, in the same idiosyncratic fashion, he spends much of his time hacking and sculpting sonic materials with his laptop and various non-standard electronic gears. With his on-going experimentation embracing improvisation, noise, errors, chaos and randomness, he has been re-visioning an unorthodox sound-making process expressed in extreme dichotomies, and driven by intuition and direct experience.

He has offered performance and creative work for concert, sound installation, workshop, audio-visual and theatrical performance. He had taken part and performed in various art events such as HK Sound and Vision Festival (2003), Get It Louder (2007), Hong Kong & Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture (2007, 2009), Architecture is Art Festival (2009), Notch Festival 2009 Guangzhou Station (2009).

黃仲輝(Sin:Ned)，實驗聲音創作人。他不但是概​念電聲學二人組No One Pulse的成員，同時亦是實驗音樂廠牌Re-Reco​rds的創辦人之一，以及聲音掏腰包的顧問。 Sin:Ned 最早出現於香港另類音樂雜誌 MCB (音樂殖民地)，擅長以實驗性文體及偏險的理論化角度進​行音樂論述。作為一位聲音演奏家，他沉迷鑽研逆向性的實​驗聲音創作，和反傳統的發聲及演奏技巧。以一種直覺主導​的非理性方針，橫貫切於即興演奏、聲音藝術、實驗音樂、​噪音藝術、電子音樂及田野錄音等不範疇。曾參與及出演過​《香港視野音樂節》(2003)、《大聲展》(2007​)、《深圳香港城市\建築双城双年展等藝術展》(200​7、2009) 、《建築是藝術節》(2009) 、北歐音樂節廣州站 (2009) 等不同項目。

www.sin-ned.blogspot.com
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Orgasm Denial
Active since late 2008. Harshtronic & exclamation adventure of Rolf from Hong Kong who is influenced by early japanoise, free improv and various cutting edge experimental artists, his work mainly focus on challenge of hearing and psychedelic experiences.

With a short but prolific portfolio features various legendary artists like Torturing Nurse, Kylie Minoise, Hiroshi Hasegawa (ASTRO/C.C.C.C.), Phillip B. Klingler etc. His own label Noisoke Records which is going to bring more extreme and alien sounds in with the debuting release a split 7" lathe vinyl "Real Noise: From Cannibalism To Karaoke" with chinese noise legend Torturing Nurse!

After "Cut My Throat", a co-organised extreme noise performance with Hong Kong Power Electronics label 仇恨集結Assembly of Hatred , Noisoke Records brings guitarist Kawabata Makoto, Japanese guitarist, founding member of the legendary psych/improv rock band/ soul collective Acid Mothers Temple and French experimental musician Dj Urine into Hong Kong with Re-Records and Feel Music Experimental Lab.

由2008年末開始活躍的香港噪音樂手Rolf，迅速與​世界各地前衛樂手/實驗音樂家/​廠牌完成各項合作計劃、出版及演出，當中有著名的Tort​uring Nurse、Kylie Minoise、教父級日本噪音組合C.C.C.C.成​員Hiroshi Hasegawa (ASTRO)、創作實驗音樂近二十多年的美國樂手Ph​illip B. Klingler (PBK)。除了各樣出版以外，他於2011年創立廠牌Noisoke Records，廠牌首張發行是與Torturing Nurse各佔一面的限量7" 手工黑膠唱片"Real Noise: From Cannibalism To Karaoke"。繼與香港Power Electronics廠牌Assembly of Hatred 仇恨集結成功舉辦Cut My Throat極端噪音演出後，這次聯同Re-Recor​ds及Feel Music Experimental Lab邀請到日本傳奇樂隊Acid Mother Temple結他手河端一及法國音樂鬼才Dj Urine在亞洲巡演中加上香港一站。

http://​noisoke.blogspot.com/
http://www.douban.com/​note/100262235/
http://www.myspace.com/​finaltraumarecordings/blog/​538727131
http://​noisevomit.blogspot.com/​2009/09/​orgasm-denial-harsh-noise.h​tml
http://vimeo.com/27678525
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PAL PAL
PAL PAL is a sound artist and experimental musician from Hong Kong who works in various sound projects such as soundtrack, sound installation, theatre music, live performance and music event organizing.

He had organized the HK vs UK Noise Festival, the Extreme Noise, Drone, Ambient, Power Electronics & Experimental Music night featuring Exciting Local and International Artists from London & Australia, and performed in NOISE80000V Kandala Record gig at Nanhai Gallery in Taipei.

香港的聲音藝術家及實驗即興音樂家，沉迷於前衛音樂與聲​音質感，
隻身到蒙特利爾探索鑽研，範疇涉及實驗、即興、簡約噪音​、聲音藝術、
具象音樂、環境田野錄音、影片配樂、後搖滾等創作，致力​於各種聲音項目，
如配樂、聲音裝置、戲劇音樂、電玩音樂、現場表演和組織​音樂活動等，
幻想推動香港聲音藝術、實驗即興音樂的發展。

http://videotage.org.hk/​wikitopia/?p=402
http://www.youtube.com/​user/PAULTISHEAD

Medium 3: Return of the Turntablist feat. dj sniff

 

Turntable not as a medium of replay. But a medium to re-create. Treating turntable as an expressive tool through which sound is conceived and manifested, and taking it to an extreme form of experimentalism, dj sniff from Amsterdam, with his mind-blowing techniques on spinning and scratching vinyl, is reconstructing from the past a new narrative for the future.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/328890830456431/

Date: Jan-7, 2012
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Osage Atelier
Address: 4/F Union Hing Yip Factory Building, 20 Hing Yip Street, Hong Kong

Tickets: $120 / $80

Artists:
dj sniff (Turntable, Electronics / Amsterdam)
Sin:Ned (Turntable, Electronics / Hong Kong)
Shelf-Index (Electronics / Hong Kong)

Co-organized by:
Re-Records

About the artists:

dj sniff
http://www.djsniff.com/
dj sniff (Takuro Mizuta Lippit) is a turntable musician working in the field of improvised and experimental music. His music focuses on the live reconstruction and narrativization of the phonographically amplified - the music, the sound, the technology and the past. To achieve this, he uses a unique setup of custom hardware and software along with one turntable and DJ mixer. He hopes he can reflect his influences from Hip-Hop and Free Jazz not stylistically but through an exploration of a distinct instrumental voice and practice.

He is also a concert/event curator for electronic music and a researcher of music technology.

While studying Art History and Philosophy in Tokyo, he was active as a DJ in the underground electronic music scene and formed a collective called smashTV productions which organized genre-mixing events such as anti-Gravity and bistro-Smash!. In 2002, he moved to New York to pursue graduate studies in computer music and physical computing at NYU's ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program). During this period he released a handful of DJ mixes.

Since 2005 he has been involved with STEIM's (Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music, Amsterdam) R&D lab. From 2007 on, he is STEIM's Artistic Director, guiding the institution's creative output and representing its activities through performing and lecturing around the world.

In 2010, he released his first solo album "the play-back" through Lebanese label Annihaya. During the first half of 2011 his 2nd album based on Evan Parker recordings will be released from Parker's label Psi.

He regularly performs in projects with eRikM, Tatsuhisa Yamamoto, Astro Twin (Ami Yoshida & Utah Kawasaki), Adachi Tomomi, Keir Neuringer, Raed Yassin, Yutaka Makino. In the past he has played with Evan Parker, Otomo Yoshihide, Akira Sakata, David Toop, Martin Tetreault, Michel Waisvisz, DJ L?K?O, Ryu Hankil, John Edwards, Mark Sanders, John Richards, and many others.

Sin:Ned
http://​sin-ned.blogspot.com/
aka Wong Chung-fai, an idiosyncratic improviser, sonic junkie, live-visualist, micro-curator and free-lance writer from Hong Kong. Also co-founder of the experimental imprint Re-Records and member of the electro-acoustic duo No One Pulse.

Being a veteran writer of the legendary Hong Kong alternative music magazine MCB (Music Colony B-Weekly), his writings had influenced a wide spectrum of experimental musicians and listeners. While not writing as a pseudo-music critic elaborating his esoteric worldview, in the same idiosyncratic fashion, he spends much of his time hacking and sculpting sonic materials with his laptop and various non-standard electronic gears. With his on-going experimentation embracing improvisation, noise, errors, chaos and randomness, he has been re-visioning an unorthodox sound-making process expressed in extreme dichotomies, and driven by intuition and direct experience.

He had offered performance and creative work for concert, sound installation, workshop, audio-visual and theatrical performance. He had taken part and performed in events such as HK Sound and Vision Festival (2003), Get It Louder (2007), Hong Kong & Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture (2007, 2009), Architecture is Art Festival (2009), Notch Festival Guangzhou Station (2009), MILK+ (2010), and Whisper Music Festival (2010).

Shelf-Index
www.facebook.com/​shelfindex
Electronic musician and DJ from Hong Kong who produces cutting edge electronica with broken beats and sampled materials. Had offered live performance in event such as Sound in the Park and Rebuilding Haiti. He is also member of the DJ crew Are Friends Electric?

Sad Vacation World Tour - HK Stop

Interview and performance footage of Medium 2



Solo Electric Erhu

A solo erhu set of Sin:Ned at the SOUND SA TOUR 2011. Recorded live at Hidden Agenda, Hong Kong on Jul-3 2011 by Paul Yip.

         

M ~ Yan Jun。Wong Chung-fai。Li Zenghui

 

Date: Dec-18, 2011
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Hidden Agenda
Address:
6/F, Ko Leung Industrial Bldg, 25 Tai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong

Ticket: $100 (advance reservation), $120 (walk-in)
Jointly presented by Hidden Agenda, Re-Records & Sub Jam

Enquiry: hiddenagendahk@gmail.com
Tel : 91706073

Artists:
Yan Jun / 颜峻
Wong Chung-fai / 黃仲輝
Li Zenghui / 李增輝

Special Guests: Alok / Nerve

About the performance:

M is a special improvisation project initiated by Yan Jun and Wong Chung-fai. The first two performances of M were presented in Shenzhen (Neo Sound, 2009) and Beijing (Waterland Kwanyin, 2009). In this debut performance in Hong Kong, M has been expanded from a duo to a trio, with special appearance of avant-jazz saxophone player Li Zenghui.

Advance copies of M, the recordings that documents their Shenzhen and Beijing performance, to be released by Re-Records, will be available at the concert.

About the artists:

Yan Jun
Yan Jun, working with sound and language.

Born in Lanzhou in 1973. Based in Beijing. B.A. of Chinese Literature.

As an improviser he uses feedback noise in recent concerts. sound influenced by PA, space and audience’s movement. observe rather than express. a portable project “micro feedback”: for hypnotize audience by earphone.

Occasionally use sunflower seeds as instrument. also field recording, site-specific sound, writing, publishing, curating.

Founder of Sub Jam/Kwanyin Records. Member of FEN (Fareast Network). Has toured around China and internationally.

2011: Asian Culture Council residency in New York; Rotterdam International Poetry Festival; Honorary Mention of Prix Ars Electronica; Living Room Tour project Beijing…

http://www.yanjun.org

Wong Chung-fai
Also known as Sin:Ned, an idiosyncratic improviser, experimentalist, live-visualist, mirco-curator and free-lance writer from Hong Kong. Also co-founder of the experimental imprint Re-Records, member of the electro-acoustic duo No One Pulse, and Advisor of soundpocket.

Being a veteran writer of the legendary Hong Kong alternative music magazine MCB (Music Colony B-Weekly), his writings had influenced a wide spectrum of experimental musicians and listeners. While not writing as a pseudo-music critic elaborating his esoteric worldview, in the same idiosyncratic fashion, he spends much of his time hacking and sculpting sonic materials with his laptop and various non-standard electronic gears. With his on-going experimentation embracing improvisation, noise, errors, chaos and randomness, he has been re-visioning an unorthodox sound-making process expressed in extreme dichotomies, and driven by intuition and direct experience.

He has offered performance and creative work for concert, sound installation, workshop, audio-visual and theatrical performance. He had taken part and performed in various art events such as HK Sound and Vision Festival (2003), Get It Louder (2007), Hong Kong & Shenzhen Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture (2007, 2009), Architecture is Art Festival (2009), Notch Festival 2009 Guangzhou Station (2009).

www.sin-ned.blogspot.com

Li Zenghui
Born 1983 in Qingdao, China. Relocated to Beijing in 2007. A Saxophone player, poet and voice experimentalist. He is the most promising star in China’s free music / avant-jazz realm. He had found the indie / experimental rock band “the Tipsy Verse” in 2001. Afterwards he held a concurrent post as the keyboard player in “Pipedream Princess”. Also co-founder of “Walnut Room” with Feng Hao in 2007.

http://www.myspace.cn/lizenghui

Alok
Sound artist, guitarist and bassist. In 2002, he set up his own record label Lona Records, and started working as a producer. From the end of 2002 to 2009, he released 5 albums and 5 cd singles. He has played and participated in more than 100 shows and experimental events / projects in Hong Kong and China. Phon°noir was also invited to take part in the remix album of Phon°noir, an electronica German artist.

Selected Show: International Film Festival Closing Party (2002), Mondialito Live in HK (2005), AGF Live in HK (2005), Get It Louder (2007), Emmanuel Mieville Live in HK (2007), Red / Red_Shift: A Sound Exhibition & Perfromance For The Red Compilation in HK / Shenzhen (2009), Street Music West Kowloon (2010), The Listening Room 4 (2010), Rebuilding Haiti (2010).

http://alok.bandcamp.com

Nerve Nerve graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a master degree in composition and electronic music. He is a member of experimental electronic music group VSOP and DJ of the club nights “Headroom” and “Are Friends Electric?”. With his multidisciplinary background, Nerve’s main interest lies in exploring and experimenting the boundaries between contemporary music, sound art, multimedia theatre and pop culture.

http://lo4nerve.com