Wednesday, May 28, 2014

NOISE to SIGNAL 0.22 - VISION QUEST


A vision quest for live electronic music and real-time generated moving images.

Performers:
Timmy Lok (HK)...
Alain Chiu (HK)
Yasunobu Zaizen (JP)

Live Visuals:
Dennis Wong (HK)

Date: Jun-14, 2014
Time: 8:30 PM
Venue: Music Room, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity
135 Junction Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong (Lok Fu MTR Exit B)
Admission: Pay What You Want

Jointly presented by Re-Records & Twenty Alpha
Venue Sponsor: HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity

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About the Performers:

Timmy Lok (HK)
Timmy Lok has been making electronic music since 1982, and is the founding member of electronic units Minimal, Juno and S.J. Mojo. As an electronic musician, he had performed in Hong Kong, Taiwan and China, and as the supporting act for The Orb in Hong Kong. He had collaborated with a lot of musicians such as Jon Rose, and remixed for artists such as Moloko. Since 1989, he had taken part in over 20 compilations including: Eternal Blue Extreme: An Asian Tribute To Derek Jarman (Somnus, Canada 1994); Turntable Solos (compiled by Otomo Yoshihide / Amoebic Japan, 1999); An Anthology Of Chinese Experimental Music 1992-2008 (Sub Rosa Belgium, 2009); Tribute To FM3: Buddha Machine 4 Vol.1 (Lona Records Hong Kong, 2013).

As a composer, he makes theme music and soundtracks for computer games and multimedia projects since 1994. He also composed and arranged music for local pop artists such as Jan Lamb.

In 2013, he formed a new experimental electronic music duo, Self-Ox Randomness, with post-rock guitarist Eddie Hui, and started to produce and host a radio programme "EC Music Lecture" for DAB31, RTHK focusing on electronic music culture, gears and technology.
http://soundcloud.com/timmy-lok

Alain Chiu (HK)
An active composer in the music and multimedia scene of Hong Kong, Alain Chiu's music has been performed in concert halls and festivals throughout the world.

Chiu's music displays a kaleidoscope of influences from Takemitsu, Cage, Ades and Bach to mainstream music like King Crimson, the Beatles, Laurie Anderson and Bill Evans. The combination of insights he gained as a modern day flâneur and his multi-cultural musical influences results in what he calls an "urban existentialist" approach to classical music.

Along with choreographer Max Lee and dramaturge Frankie Mcnugget, Chiu is one of the creators of the experimental theatre group Trilateral which founded in 2013. Trilateral performed at 2013 People’s Fringe Festival as well as DETOUR 2013.
http://alainchiu.com/

Yasunobu Zaizen 財前康宣 (JP)
A Japanese electronic musician formerly known as yy_zz. He had performed for event such as “Unseen”, “2008 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism / Architecture”, “10 Concert in Hong Kong”…etc. His works had been released by Niko label in Japan. Zaizen is now living and working in China.

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About organizers:

Re-Records
Re-Records is a record label initiated by experimental electro-acoustic duo No One Pulse from Hong Kong. With Re, we don’t solely aim to be an outlet for releasing self initiated or other affiliated projects, but also for artists and releases we deem interesting.
http://www.re-records.com/

Twenty Alpha | 20ά:
20α (Twenty Alpha) focuses on the development of experimental music and film in Hong Kong. We strive to connect musicians, filmmakers, organizations, venues from local and worldwide, and share the outcome with Hong Kong audiences, especially youth. Our goal is to provide a platform for experiment through interaction and collaboration. We believe knowledge and creativity can be enhanced by deeper level of collaboration and exchange of ideas.

Program & Ticketing enquiries: rerecordshk@gmail.com
Press Inquiries: +852 2139 5230 / info@twentyalpha.org

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

SUBLIMINAL LOUNGE #1 - World Premiere of BISING + Live Performance by Adythia Utama


Date and Time: May-24, 2014 at 8:30 PM
Venue: Tong Saam, 2/F, 716 Shanghai Street, Prince Edward, Kowloon (near Bute Street)
Admission: Pay What You Want

Movie Section: BISING (2014)
Director : Adythia Utama (Indonesia)
Duration: 70 minutes
Language: Bahasa Indonesia (English subtitles)
Movie trailer: https://vimeo.com/27034586

Synopsis: BISING is a documentary by Adythia Utama about people who make noise music in Indonesia. Indonesian music scene is very alive since 90's, excluding noise, and the majority of people do not know that there is also noise scene in Indonesia. In 2006, some people started taking attention when Danif from Kalimayat showed up in Indonesian music forum with his harsh noise style. The following is a list of the Indonesian noise artists who have appeared in the movie: Aneka Digital Safari, Sodadosa, Argot, Kalimayat, The Crowded Room, Sangsaka Worship, Shoah, terror/incognita, Duto Hardono (Hasana Press) and A Stone A.

About the Director/Performer: Adythia Utama was born in Ottawa at 10th December 1986. He graduated in 2010 with Bachelor of Art Degree from Jakarta Institute of the Arts Concentrating in Documentary Film Directing. He has worked as a Videographer at O Channel TV Station in 2008 and as a journalist/feature documentary at SCTV News Program in 2009. He also has worked at some big screen movies such as “Generasi Biru (2009)”, “Mama Cake (2012)”, and “Rayya, Cahaya Di Atas Cahaya (2012)”. Also served as the head of documentation of the idol group JKT48 during 2011-early 2014. Utama lives and works as a freelancer in Indonesia.

About Subliminal Lounge
Subliminal Lounge is a new series of movie screening and live performance event initiated by Re-Records & Twenty Alpha. Our aspiration is to create an interactive space to look into movie, moving image and live music in a new perspective.

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About organizers:

Re-Records
Re-Records is a record label initiated by experimental electro-acoustic duo No One Pulse from Hong Kong. With Re, we don’t solely aim to be an outlet for releasing self initiated or other affiliated projects, but also for artists and releases we deem interesting.
http://www.re-records.com/

Twenty Alpha | 20ά:
20α (Twenty Alpha) focuses on the development of experimental music and film in Hong Kong. We strive to connect musicians, filmmakers, organizations, venues from local and worldwide, and share the outcome with Hong Kong audiences, especially youth. Our goal is to provide a platform for experiment through interaction and collaboration. We believe knowledge and creativity can be enhanced by deeper level of collaboration and exchange of ideas.

Program & Ticketing enquiries: rerecordshk@gmail.com
Press Inquiries: +852 2139 5230 / info@twentyalpha.org

Jointly presented by Re-Records and Twenty Alpha
Supported by Tong Saam

Saturday, May 03, 2014

LACKING SOUND FEST. # SPECIAL 2014『域外音』# 01「香港噪域」


LACKING SOUND FEST. # SPECIAL
2014『域外音』# 01「香港噪域」:
日期 date:2014/ 05/31
場地 venue : Changee 噪咖

失聲祭最新策劃獨立單元『域外音』場號#01 _「香港噪域」...
即將於5/31號登場!!!!!

本次將邀請到通過田野錄音以及裝置等形式, 探索聲音的可能性, 從而嘗試建立對聲音的哲理與語法, 將聲音看待為慾望的投射的香港聲音藝術家Edwin Lo (羅潤庭) ; 獲得首屆彭博(Bloomberg)新一代藝術家獎,活躍於音樂廳以外的藝廊、博物館、劇場等各類藝術場域的Samson Young (楊嘉輝) ; 香港樂評人、實驗電子及聲音創作人,獨立廠牌運營者Sin:Ned (黃仲輝) 參與演出。

同時,將於當天下午邀請藝術家們進行一場關於:「香港聲音音景_過去、現在與未來」講座,歡迎大家一同參與。

#0.01. SoundArt TALK時間Time : 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Free Entrance) @Changee 噪咖
#0.02. PERFORMANCE時間Time : 7:00 pm – 21:30 pm (Entrance Fee︱NT$.300) @Changee 噪咖

NOISE to SIGNAL 0.21: ( )



Date: May-16, 2014
Time: 8:30 PM
Venue: Music Room, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity...
Address: 135 Junction Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong (Lok Fu MTR Exit B)
Admission: Pay What You Want

Performers:
Fritz Welch (US)
Sherman (HK)
Sin:Ned (HK)

Jointly presented by Re-Records & Twenty Alpha
Venue Sponsor: HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity

About the performers:

Fritz Welch (US)
http://www.humansacrifice.net/
Fritz Welch is a drummer, percussionist and vocalist with a shadow practice in visual endurance investigation. He is determined to stretch the escalator of possibilities into the bloodshot eye of results. He currently plays with FvRTvR (a duo with Guido Henneböhl), With Lumps (a duo with Neil Davidson) and the post-conceptual anti-band Asparagus Piss Raindrop. He was a member of the now defunct and perpetually grim Peeesseye. Welch has played in various improvising contexts with Tamio Shiraishi, Tony Conrad, Maya Dunietz, Dylan Nyoukis, Michael Vorfeld, John Butcher and many others. A longtime Brooklynite of Texas origins, he is now pleased to be based in Glasgow.
http://www.humansacrifice.net/

Sherman (HK)
Sherman plays electric guitar and effect pedals. His debut solo work “Politely We Grow Old” was released by Lona Records in 2006. He is also founding member of the experimental duo Yellow Crystal.
https://myspace.com/shermanho

Sin:Ned (HK)
Also known as Dennis Wong / Wong Chung-fai. Experimentalist and improviser. Co-founder of Re-Records, and founding member of experimental outfits such as No One Pulse, After Doom and adeo.
http://www.re-records.com/people/sin-ned/

Program & Ticketing enquiries: rerecordshk@gmail.com
Press Inquiries: +852 2139 5230 / info@twentyalpha.org