Sound in the Park - Round 4

Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Kowloon Park

「公園好聲」一系列音樂表演由著名樂評人袁智聰策劃。毋須搭建舞台、毋須巨型揚聲器、毋須在台上有Full Band的器材，一個善用公園裡公共空間的小型音樂演出、親暱的音樂表演方式更難能可貴與貼心動人。每一個公園，都有自己的特色與個性，可以配以不同的音樂。而前身為域多利兵房的香港公園之優雅與保育，九龍公園包圍著的城市節奏，沙田公園的休憩家庭樂，都可以在「公園好聲」裡配以不同風格的音樂演出。﹝節目長約一小時三十分鐘﹞「

公園好聲」第四回：九龍公園 ── 中國花園

好聲團隊

(1) S.T.
電子音樂人兼聲影藝術家蔡世豪，自小接受古典音樂訓練，擁有小提琴Trinity演奏級水平。2008年於城市大學創意媒體學院碩士畢業，現從事音樂、視覺藝術、多媒體聲音錄像演出及創作、獨立電影配樂工作等。S.T.是其一人多元化電子音樂與聲影藝術單位。世豪在09年底推出其S.T.首張個人唱片專輯Weird Mind。

(2) No One Pulse
No One Pulse是一個由巢建威 (KWC) 及黃仲輝 (Sin:Ned) 組成的實驗電聲學二人組。透過非傳统的發聲及製樂工具，二人旨在探索一種概念，有關於包含隨機性、混沌結構及微聲法則的即興演奏、自由形態電音。兩人同時亦是實驗廠牌Re-Records的創建人。

(3) 迷你噪音
香港本土的草根民謠樂隊《迷你噪音》，2008年出版了首張CD《多麼美好》，以樸實而富質感的民謠聲音，灌錄了多首曾在街頭傳唱，伴隨我們一起抗爭的謠曲，把憤怒與苦澀化為美的力量。在他們的歌裡，有臨屋區小孩和公共屋邨居民的生活盼願，老工人的淡然回眸，性工作者的日記殘章，對葬身建築工地的工人的思念，與工人屬同哭的心，社會異議者的羞怯情歌，與及二十年前的廣場酷熱。http://mininoise.blogspot.com/

《迷你噪音》成員：
老B (唱、結他)
陳偉發 (低音結他、結他、和音)
劉子斌 (手風琴)
黃仁逵 (ukulele、結他)
Edmund Leung (鼓、敲擊)

Sound in the Park Curated by seasoned music critic Yuen Chi Chung, the music series allows a close encounter between music and its audience. The shows need no stage set, amplifiers or band equipment, but the very space of the park which a friendly delivery of music speaks to. Each park is a unique space suitable for different kinds of music: the elegant Hong Kong Park revitalised from heritage architecture, the rhythmic Kowloon Park in the heart of the city, and the laid-back Shatin Park popular during family weekends. These parks will be overwhelmed by a wide variety of music. (Programme duration is about one hour and thirty minutes)

SOUND IN THE PARK - ROUND FOUR

Kowloon Park -- Chinese Garden

The Musicians, the people who give you the sound in the park

(1) ST
Choi Sai Ho is an electronic musician and audio-visual artist. S.T. is his solo project. Sai Ho received classical music training since childhood and obtained professional qualification from Trinity (associate recital in violin). He has obtained a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong. In September 2009, Sai Ho released as S.T. first audio-visual album Weird Mind.

(2) No One Pulse
No One Pulse is an experimental / electro-acoustic duo formed by Wong Chung-fai (Sin:Ned) and Chau Kin-wai (KWC). By means of non-musical instruments and devices, the two aim to explore the concept of free improvisation and the world of free-from electronics that embraces randomness, chaotic structure, and microsound methodology. The duo is also the mastermind behind the experimental imprint Re-Records.(

3) mininoise
Local grassroot folk band 'mininoise' has recently released their debut “How Wonderful Life Is”, including songs that have been sung on many street rallies. With the rustic but touching sound, they turned their fury and bitterness in life into beauty. 'mininoise' writes about the wishes from the children in temporary housing area and people in public housing estates; the remembrance of retired worker; bits and pieces quoted from a sex worker's diary. 'mininoise' also feels the tearing heart of families of the workers who died in the construction sites and the heat suspended twenty years ago in the Square -- these are the songs of the dissidents.http://mininoise.blogspot.com/

Members of 'mininoise':
Old B (vocal, guitar)
Chan Wai-fat (bass guitar, guitar, backing vocal)
Lau Chi-bun (accordion)
Yank Wong (ukulele, guitar)
Edmund Leung (drums, percussion)

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=245620351529&ref=mf

Zimoun | Louis Siu | Sin:Ned @ Osage Soho

Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Osage Soho
Street: 45 Caine Road, Lower Ground Shop 1, Corner Old Bailey Street, Soho, Central, HK

2010's launch features sound art by Zimoun (Switzerland), live percussion performance by Louis Siu (Hong Kong) and electronic performance by acclaimed Hong Kong electronic artist Sin:Ned (Wong Chung-fai)

$120/80 concession (includes one drink: beer/water)(last month's event sold out in two days-restricted to only 50 seats- BOOK EARLY!)

inquiries and reservations: Nancy Chua +852 2537 0688nancychua@osagegallery.com

PROGRAM

8pm: Zimoun : Sound Sculptures & Installations (film)
8:30pm: Louis Siu (percussion), performs works by Jacques Delécluse and Charles Boone
9pm: Sin:Ned LIVE!

ABOUT: Zimoun
Zimoun (born 1977) lives in Berne, Switzerland. Since 2000 he works as a sound, visual and acoustic artist. Zimoun's works range from visual arts to installations, performance, music, compositions and areas related to all of the above. He focuses on research of space, structure, form and empty space, but also on the cautious handling of materials, working with day-to-day phenomena and occurrences.
http://www.zimoun.ch/

ABOUT Louis Siu
Louis Siu, a founding member of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, has received numerous awards for his outstanding performances, notably finalist-3rd place at the 2nd International Timpani Competition of Lyon and First prize in the Australian Percussion Eisteddfod.Since 2008, Louis has been actively performing with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta as an extra percussionist, including subscription concerts, TV broadcast and national tour. In 2007, he performed and toured with the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra, and in 2006 he appeared as principal percussionist with the Asian Youth Orchestra.Dedicated to new music, Louis founded PROJECT.T.T. Theproject aims to promote the Percussion and Tenor Timpani and create a platform for composers to experiment possibilities for the extended range instrument.
http://www.louis-siu.com

ABOUT Sin:Ned (Wong Chung-fai)
Sin:Ned (Wong Chung-fai), an idiosyncratic improviser, sonic artist and free-lance writer from Hong Kong. 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), 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 encompassing improvisation, sound art, experimental music, noise art, electronic music and field recordings, he has been re-visioning a sound-making process that is dictated solely and directly by intuition.He had taken part and performed in various festivals and exhibitions 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).
http://www.maitreyana.com/

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=246359928350&ref=mf

Sound in the Park: Round 3

Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010
Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: 沙田公園 結客場 --- Sha Tin Park, Main plaza

Sound in the Park

Curated by seasoned music critic Yuen Chi Chung, the music series allows a close encounter between music and its audience. The shows need no stage set, amplifiers or band equipment, but the very space of the park which a friendly delivery of music speaks to. Each park is a unique space suitable for different kinds of music: the elegant Hong Kong Park revitalised from heritage architecture, the rhythmic Kowloon Park in the heart of the city, and the laid-back Shatin Park popular during family weekends. These parks will be overwhelmed by a wide variety of music. (Programme duration is about one hour and thirty minutes)

Artist

Thomas @ The Malfunction

Sin:Ned

A-Day

ISW

Album: ISW
Artist: Wong Chung-fai
Sound Walker (16:32)
Composed, performed & mastered by Wong Chung-fai
An imaginary sound walk based on field recordings taken at Central and Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
Photography by Wong Chung-fai
Cover design by niuniutu at I/A Studio

C 2009 Wong Chung-fai
www.myspace.com/sin_ned
www.maitreyana.com

P+C 2009 GiN Label
www.myspace.com/ginlabel
ginlabel.blogbus.com

GiN007 Made in China
Listening at: www.myspace.com/ginlabel

About "ISW"
ISW is a series of Imaginary Sound Walk based on field recording materials.

In this first release, an imaginary journey was constructed based on field recordings taken from Central, Sheung Wan and Kwun Tong in Hong Kong.

This sound work was originally composed for Lee Chi Leung’s book “Room”. The journey is about a shamanistic search for the lost soul of the sick.

In shamanism, it is believed that people get sick because they lost their soul, and it is the shaman’s job to rescue their lost soul from the underworld.

Market Flux @ 2009 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture

RE-EX-001
Market Flux
Alok/Edwin Lo/KWC/Sin:Ned

A sound installation of documentation & exploration on Graham Street and Central Wet Markets.

In conjunction with Graham'Super by Urban Rethink Tank at 2009 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture.

2009 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture4/12/2009 - 27/02/2010West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade

Sound design by No One Pulse + Alok

Produced by Re-Records

More information

(Photo by Edwin Lo)

Snaps

Notch 2009 GZ




Architecture is...Discourse with Music (Photo by Zuni)




Zbigniew Karkowski Live in HK (Photo by Manson Wong)

Insane Noise Set

Zbigniew Karkowski / Sin:Ned Live at Videotage from Edwin Lo on Vimeo.

Sin:Ned Live @ Videotage Oct-8, 2009

Sin:Ned Live at Videotage from Edwin Lo on Vimeo.

iii - IUSEDTOHANGAROUNDINNEVERLANDWHENIWASAKID

A not-for-sale release. A tribute to the king of pop. Will only be available for free in upcoming Re-Records' events. So stay tuned.

Re-Records: OUT NOW!!

Our first 4 Cdr, namely, No One Pulse "E", Sin:Ned "Darkside of the Chord VII", Yan Jun "Lamma Island Diary" & Anson Mak "Going Home (Or Not)", are now available at the following good spots:

Hong Kong

Lona Records
http://www.lona-records.com/

Art & Culture Outreach (ACO)
1/F, FooTak Bldg, 365 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
http://www.aco.hk/

Kubrick – B.C.
Shop H2, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong (inside Broadway Cinematheque)
http://www.kubrick.com.hk/

MCCM Bookshop
G/F Hong Kong Arts Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
http://www.mccmcreations.com/

White Noise Records
1/F., 4 Canal Road East, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (close to Times Square and Canal Road Flyover)
http://www.whitenoiserecords.org/

Zoo Records
Shop B31, Sino Centre, 582-592 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
http://www.zoo-records.com/


China

Sugar Jar
D06-6-3, 798 Art District, 2, Jiuxian Qiao Rd., Chaoyang district, Beijing
(opposite Galleria Continua)
http://www.sugarjar.org/

Sun Ye Drinking Room
Lamma Temple-No.52 WuDaoYing Alley, Beijing
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=103057742693&ref=nf

CPAI Art House
广州建设大马路西九街4号101
http://cpai.blogbus.com


United States

Soleilmoon Recordings
1722 NE Alberta St., Portland, OR 97211-5802, United States
http://www.soleilmoon.com


Germany

Staalplaat
Flughafenstr. 38, 12053 Berlin
http://www.staalplaat.com


Japan

Los Apson
604. Daikan Plaza Bizness
Nishishinjuku 7-9-15
Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, 160, Japan
http://losapson.shop-pro.jp

NEdS.
7-1-7－721,#A, Nishi-Shijuku,Tokyo,160-0023 Japan
http://www.neds-records.com

P.S.F. Records (Modern Music/G-Modern)
2-45-11-201 Matsubara,
Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0043, Japan
http://www.garitto.com/myshop/index/5692
http://www.psfmm.com

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