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