HzCollective

Technosonics on tour!

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:26:00 +0000

TECHNOSONICS X -- BUILDING

Live Arts, downtown Charlottesville

8pm, Friday, November 14, 2009

directions: 123 E Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902-5218

The Virginia Center for Computer Music and the Program in Composition and Computer Technologies at U.Va. present an evening of experimental music, sound art and multimedia. A celebration of 10 years of the TECHNOSONICS Festival, the theme of BUILDING finds articulation and resonance in works by a diverse group of national and international composers. From sound collage formed of radio broadcasts collected round the world, to self-organizing music for networked laptopistes, to no-holds-barred musical robotics, to the life in a year of Jefferson's Rotunda. A prismatic take on BUILDING ranges from architectural to ideological space, from human communities to invented technological agents. Featured composers include Iannis Xenakis, Stephen Vitiello, Krzysztof Wolek, EMMI, and Steven Kemper -- as well as composers-in-residence Judith Shatin, Matthew Burtner and Ted Coffey.

Performances: Charlottesville, Live Arts, November 13, 8:00 PM; Richmond, MUSE, November 14, 7:00 PM; D.C., The Mead Theatre, November 15, 7:00 PM.

HzCollective Presents: Norwegian Experimental Sound & Visual

noreply@blogger.com (Hz) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:35:00 +0000

HzCollective Presents: an evening of experimental audio/visuals as part of an on going push to bring experimental and avant garde arts to Richmond and Charlottesville's progressive arts community.

November 25, 2009
@ Ghostprint Gallery
228 W. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23220
(804)317-1938
8pm SHARP
$3 to $5 [suggested donation]

Peformances include:

::::Caustic Castle [rva/hzcollective/804noise]
::::Sten Ove Toft [oslo, norway]
::::Jon Eriksen [new haven, norway]

About us:

Sten Ove Toft is one of the leading artists in the Norwegian noise
scene. Apart from being an active solo artist, Toft has also validated
himself through such significant projects as Ryfylke, Röyskatt,
Waffelpung and others. He's also worked with Lasse Marhaug, Anders
Hana, Stian Westerhus, Serena Maneesh and The Low Frequency In Stereo. Toft has performed over 200 concerts and has participated in over 50 releases, on labels all over the world.

http://www.myspace.com/stenovetoft
http://www.roggbif.com/toft

Swedish noise musician and visual artist Jon Eriksen has since 1999
been playing improvised sets at venues and galleries in Austria,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway,
Sweden, and USA. His music connects as much to harsh noise as to
extreme forms of electronica and electroacoustic music. His music has
been released on labels in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands,
Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the UK.

http://www.myspace.com/joneriksen
http://www.joneriksen.com

Caustic Castle is the solo project of Kenneth Yates b. 1978, an American experimental musician, improviser and organizer from Richmond, Virginia. Experimenting with the no-input mixing technique, Kenneth uses the equalizer controls on the mixing board to tame the frequencies and sculpt the sound while applying various effects, filters and other electronic processing. Since 2000, Kenneth has performed in several experimental projects such as Harm Stryker [2000-2007], a politically and socially charged duo with Kelly Nourse of ConstantMauk; Insects with Tits [2006-present], a no-input duo with Roger H. Smith of Chefkirk with an underlying theme of Vegan action; and Never Work[2007-present]., a duo with Baltimore electro-acoustic artist Cory O'brien of Myo.

Kenneth has also collaborated live with artists such as Wendy Hsu, Carey Sargeant, Kevin Parks, Marty McCavitt, Darius Jones, Bonnie Jones, Stian Skagen, Clifford Schwing, Eric Eaton, Scott Allison, Chuck Bettis, Mark Price, and Jason Talbot.

Noise music, like the other important abstract nouns in the history of culture, is not a term meant to be defined, but a field to be explored. Through that exploration, the nature of noise and experimental music becomes inherently political. With Caustic Castle, sometimes comes an abstract fascination with architecture and its psycho geographical effects on the human psyche, and the role it can play in ones livelihood when actions are stunted by the burdens of capitalism. Inspired by past revolutionary movements such as DaDa, Surrealism, & the Situationiste Internationale, Caustic Castle struggles to find a parallel between art, sound, and social unrest, ultimately subscribing to the idea that it's sometimes better to ask questions, than claim to have all the answers.

http://myspace.com/causticcastle

NanoHz 32 - Benjamin O'Brien

noreply@blogger.com (Hz) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:22:00 +0000

Saturday, Nov. 14th

8 PM

$5 suggested donation

The Bridge PAI

209 Monticello Rd

Charlottesville, VA

Composer/performer Benjamin O’Brien will present his recent work for instrumentalists and interactive electronics with performers Danna Thomas and Brandon Walsh. In addition, he will perform with his computer instruments in improvisatory settings with members of the HzCollective.

Benjamin O’Brien

Benjamin O’Brien composes and performs both acoustic and electro-acoustic music. Specifically, he is interested in composing works which are finite with respect to the sound sources and transformation procedures, but indeterminate in their performance of such operations. Benjamin studied composition and improvisation with Roscoe Mitchell, Fred Frith, John D’Earth, Michael Rosensky, and Ted Coffey. Benjamin’s compositions have been performed in the US, France, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, and New Zealand.

http://benjamin-obrien.com/

Michael Bullock - UVA Improvised and technology series #2

noreply@blogger.com (Hz) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:13:00 +0000

Michael Bullock - UVA Improvised and technology series #2

Monday, Nov 9th

8 PM

FREE

The Bridge PAI

209 Monticello Rd

Charlottesville, VA

Michael T. Bullock will present a lecture/demonstration of his work in improvised electro-acoustic music, field recordings, and video art.

Michael is a composer, performer, visual artist, and writer living in Boston, MA, USA. His modes of work include electroacoustic composition, improvisation, drawing, and video. Bullock performs across the US and in Europe, collaborating with a huge range of artists, including Pauline Oliveros, Christian Wolff, Steve Roden, Bhob Rainey and Greg Kelley of nmperign, Mazen Kerbaj and Theodore Bikel. Bullock also performs with the BSC, an octet of Boston-based improvisers; as the trio MAWJA with Kerbaj and Vic Rawlings; and in the sound & light duo rise set twilight.

For the past decade, Bullock’s groundbreaking work on solo contrabass has created ruptures in the normal relations between performer, instrument, site, and audience, and he has created for himself a unique position in the world of solo improvising. In his el ectroacoustic work, he combines controlled feedback with field recordings and live video to create multimedia environments by turns ecstatic, ticklish, and terrifying.

Bullock is the founder of Chloë Recordings, and his recordings have also appeared on Grob, 1.8sec, al Maslakh, and Homophoni. He currently pursues a doctorate in the Arts Department at RPI in Troy, where he researches the evolution of improvised music since the mid-90s. Bullock also helps curate the Albany Sonic Arts Collective.

http://www.thebridgepai.com/

http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/music/concertsevents/pressreleases/MichaelBullock-11-9-09.html

Nakashi Typhoon Relief Benefit Succeeded in Fund-Raising Efforts

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:31:00 +0000

"Nakashi" Typhoon Relief Benefit @ The Bridge PAI, 10/30/09 was a huge success! We raised over $900. All the proceeds from the event will go toward the Typhoon Morakot Relief Funds at the Children Welfare League Foundation in Taiwan. Thanks to University of Virginia's TSA, Cafe 88, The Bridge PAI, and all the talented artists, musicians, and dancers - including Peter Chen, TSA Dancers, Dzian!, Nakashi Dancers, Loren Ludwig, Erik Deluca, Jesse Dukes -who made this event possible. It was BEAUTIFUL!

video courtesy of David Eklund.

pictures by Sonia Hsu

Bonnie Jones + Andy Hayleck at The Bridge PAI

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:11:00 +0000

University of Virginia improvised music & technology series
video by David Eklund

HzCollective Presents: Record Player Building Workshop, 11/7, RVA

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:51:00 +0000

FREE RECORD PLAYER BUILDING WORKSHOP SET FOR NOVEMBER 7

RICHMOND, Va. – Join interdisciplinary artist Erik DeLuca for a free, all
parts included, workshop on how to build a homemade record player on
Saturday, Nov. 7, from 1 to 3 PM at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond.
Workshop participants will then be invited to perform with their newly
constructed record players that evening as a part of the Third Practice
Electroacoustic Music Festival at the University of Richmond’s Modlin Center
for the Arts. Both the workshop and participation in 7:30 PM performance are
free and open to anyone who is fascinated by sound. All ages are encouraged.
Bring the family!

Workshop
(Materials to build your record player and a record will be provided.)
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 1 - 3 p.m.
Visual Arts Center of Richmond
1812 West Main Street
Richmond, VA 23220

Performance
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival
University of Richmond
Modlin Center for the Arts
Richmond, VA 23173
Participants should arrive at 6 p.m.
Sound check at 6:30 p.m.
Performance at 7:30 p.m.

Interested participants should register with Erik DeLuca at
eid5ey@virginia.edu no later than Friday, November 6. Space is limited. For
more information please contact Jackie Mancini at Jackiemancini@visarts.org

Discover more about Erik DeLuca at www.erikdeluca.com and The Third Practice
Electroacoustic music festival at igor.richmond.edu/3p/

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Press Release: Noise In the System V, 11/5/09 CVL

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:31:00 +0000

Noise in the System presents:
musical robots, digital birds, sonic social experiments, and more

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009

Time: 7pm

Place: McGuffey Art Center, Studio 11
201 Second Street, NW
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Admission: $5

featuring:
Scott Barton
Erik DeLuca
Jef Diamond
EMMI: Expressive Machines Musical Instruments
Grapefruit Experiment
Aurie Hsu
Steven Kemper
Juraj Kojs
Paula Matthusen
Lanier Sammons
Yuri Spitsyn
Peter Traub
Jonathan Zorn

ABOUT NIS
Noise in the System is a collective of composers and musicians based
in Charlottesville, Virginia. Through bi-annual concerts, the
collective strives to increase the visibility and appreciation of
experimental music through sound installations, computer music,
multi-media, improvised performance, and interdisciplinary art projects.

A WeArts Presentation - myspace.com/wearts

HzCollective Presents: "Nakashi" Typhoon Relief Benefit, 10/30/09, Charlottesville

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

To raise funds towards typhoon relief efforts in Taiwan, local food and performing artisans will join forces with Taiwanese artists for an evening of art, sound, live music and dance. The event will feature an one-night-only exhibit of visual and sound art installation works by Taiwan-based artists responding to the typhoon.

Dzian! will present a live set of Nakashi-inspired surf and garage rock music and dance evoking Taiwanese burlesque circa 1960s-80s. The program will also feature a set of live TPOP (Taiwanese pop) performance and "Taike" dance. All the performances are supported by members of HzCollective, WeArts, Taiwanese Student Association and the McIntire Department of Music Department at the University of Virginia. Li Chen of Cafe 88 will provide Taiwanese snacks and delicacies.

All proceeds from the event will go to Children Welfare League Foundation of Taiwan [http://www.children.org.tw/] toward their typhoon Morakot relief efforts for the affected children and families.

The event will be streamed live on the Internet. Stay tuned for details.

Friday October 30, 7:30pm
The Bridge PAI [http://thebridgepai.com/]
209 Monticello Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902

non-students: $12
students: $8

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158275236852

More info: wendy.f.hsu [at] gmail.com

Call for Taiwanese Artists: Typhoon Art | 徵件: 台灣藝術家颱風藝術

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:46:00 +0000

HzCollective is organizing an arts event on October 30, 2009 to raise money for typhoon relief in Taiwan.

We're looking for Taiwanese artists to contribute art works related to Typhoon Morakot. The contributed piece can be either visual or audio. Art works could be done in any style: documentary, abstract, experimental, etc. During the event, we will project the works at The Bridge, a progressive art space in Charlottesville, VA. We will ask the audience to write notes to respond to the art.

We hope to generate much artistic response from Taiwan in order to represent Taiwan through the arts.

All submissions have to be sent by 10/27 to wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com. All work have to be submitted as digital files online [over email or file transfer services like Yousendit.com or Sendspace.com].

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Wendy Hsu: wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com. Thank you!

HzCollective: http://hzcollective.blogspot.com/
The Bridge PAI: http://thebridgepai.com/

徵件: 台灣藝術家颱風藝術

HzCollective, 實驗性藝術組織, 在美國維吉尼亞州籌劃一個莫拉克颱風賑災藝術活動。

我們須要台灣藝術家們的幫忙，須要你們提供有關莫拉克颱風的錄像，平面攝影或聲音檔案。作品以莫拉克颱風為主軸，可以以任何方式呈現：紀錄式、寫實式、實驗式或抽象式等等，無論是當天的紀錄或是事後的創作。我們會在十月三十日將這些影音作品放映於維吉尼亞州 Charllotesville 的一個前衛藝術空間 "The Bridge" 中。屆時我們會請觀眾寫下對藝術作品的反應。

我們希望能夠招集到許多台灣藝術家的藝術作品，借由藝術將台灣帶到 Charllotesville.

所有作品必須於十月二十七日前寄送 wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com 。這些數位檔案可透過 email 或網路提供的免費傳輸空間 (如: sendspace.com, yousendit.com) 傳送給我們。

如有任何疑問，歡迎email 詢問 Wendy Hsu (wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com) 謝謝！

HzCollective: http://hzcollective.blogspot.com/
The Bridge PAI: http://thebridgepai.com/

Pictures + Audio from Silence and Coincidence

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:59:00 +0000

Documentation from Silence and Coincidence on September 29, 2009 at The Bridge PAI.

Audio:

Audio documentation of the entire set posted on archived.org

Grapefruit Experiment @ Private Noise Show, 9/20/09

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:10:00 +0000

Grapefruit Experiment [HzCollective members Wendy Hsu and Carey Sargent] performed a set using contact mics, containers, broken accordion, found objects, homemade and stock electronics. This performance took place in a warehouse studio in downtown Richmond on September 20, 2009.

The video footage here - consisting of the second half of the 10-minute set - is partially distorted due to a video recording glitch. Thanks to Kenneth Yates for the camera work.

More: grapefruitexperiment.wordpress.com

HzCollective Presents: Silence and Coincidence, 9/29 Charlottesville

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:40:00 +0000

HzCollective presents Silence and Coincidence, a collaborative improvised music event featuring eight local musicians utilizing a variety of acoustic and electronic instruments. For this performance each musician will make their own predetermined time chart such that all silences and harmonies are completely coincidental. The only constraint is that the ratio of playing to silence is 1 to 1. This particular performance will last one hour so don't be late.

This improv event is curated by Jonathan Zorn. Participants include: Wendy Hsu, Carey Sargent, Jonathan Zorn, Bob Holub, Sarah O’Halloran, Megan England, Matt Lerner, and Erik DeLuca.

Date:	Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Time:	8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:	The Bridge PAI
Street:	209 Monticello Road
City/Town:	Charlottesville, VA
FREE

Friday 9/25: The Books Colloquium Talk @ UVA

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:36:00 +0000

The Books Colloquium

Friday, September 25, 3:30 Old Cabell Hall Rm 107, University of Virginia

The Books will talk about their unique compositional process and their position on being an artist outside of academia. There will be plenty of time for questions.

Spread the word and bring anybody that might be interested!

This event is a part of the UVa McIntire Department of Music Colloquium Series and partially supported by HzCollective.

Video documentation: NanoHz 27 + Taqwacore Fusion

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:47:00 +0000

Both videos by David Eklund

HzCollective Presents Ensemble Pamplemousse @ The Bridge - Cville

noreply@blogger.com (Hz) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:04:00 +0000

Hz Collective presents NanoHz 26

Ensemble Pamplemousse

August 26th

8 PM

The Bridge PAI

$5 suggested donation

Founded in 2002 as a vehicle for musical exploration, Pamplemousse presents concerts of extraordinary focus and clarity. Comprised of virtuosic musicians trained in classical, electronic, and improvisational realms, the group consistently delivers fresh, exhilarating new concepts in sound. The members' eagerness for aural discovery has allowed for ample experimentation processes, where boundaries are non-existent, and from which a strong dialogue has emerged. Among the group's vernacular resides formerly unfathomable sound landscapes formed by the acute relationships the performers have forged with each other, and with the composers who are an intrinsic part of the ensemble. The product, uncompromising and resolutely beautiful, is created by incredibly innovative, yet-to-be-named approaches to performance and composition.

Ensemble Pamplemousse: Natacha Diels (flutes/electronics), Kiku Enomoto (violin), Jessie

Marino (cello), Andrew Greenwald (percussion), David Broome (keys/voice).

This performance will feature compositions by Diels, Marino, Greenwald, and Broome, as well as an opening set by Jonathan Zorn featuring new works for doublebass and interactive computer programs.

http://www.ensemblepamplemousse.org/index.html

Poster Done! Taqwacore Fusion on 8/12 in Cville

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:25:00 +0000

Poster made! Show details: HERE!

If you're interested in help promoting the show, please post this flyer image on your blogs, websites, myspaces, or in the streets (if you're in Central Virginia). Follow the link to the Flickr page to download the image file of its original printable size.

NET-RELEASE: ctrlvlv#002 – Caustic Castle – “Untitled”

noreply@blogger.com (Hz) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:15:00 +0000

ctrlvlv#002 IS NOW READY FOR DOWNLOADING !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Control Valve - http://www.controlvalve.net/

ctrlvlv#002 – Caustic Castle – "Untitled"

On "Untitled" Caustic Castle presents us with 3 of his distinct and powerful processed no-input mixer compositions. It should be noted the Kenneth uses no multi-tracking and all tracks were recorded in 1 take. I have had the pleasure of seeing (hearing) Kenneth play live on numerous occasions. I am also privileged to be 1/2 of the no-input mixer duo, Insects with Tits, along side Kenneth. I can say, without a doubt, either it being as a performer, organizer, improviser, or artist, Kenneth has been a great influence in my own approach to sound composition.

All mp3 files are high quality 320kbps.

Please take the time to download these tracks and the cover image.
Thank you.

Upcoming releases from:

Ironing (record, tape, radio, microcassete from Gainesville, FL)

Concept Virus (digital drone from Oslo, Norway)

Control Valve : netlabel for experimental audio

http://www.controlvalve.net/

HzCollective + YellowBuzz Present: Taqwacore Fusion @ The Bridge 8/12

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:52:00 +0000

Taqwacore Fusion:
feat. The Kominas + Sarmust + Prop Anon + Jdavyd Williams and the Basement Bhaktis

:::::::::
Wednesday 8/12/2009
Doors @ 7:30pm | Show @ 8pm
The Bridge PAI [thebridgepai.com]
209 Monticello RD, Charlottesville, VA. 22902
$5 Suggested Donation
::::::::

South Asian Punks THE KOMINAS (Boston) and SARMUST (DC) are embarking west on a three week tour to bring decimation along the I-80 interstate. Also joining them will be Prop Anon, whose undefeated free styles occupy a grey area between rap, and punk rock. They plan to raze venues through New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Utah, Nevada, California, Texas, Misissippi, up through to Virginia, Philly, and finally to New York and New England. These will be the first performances west of Chicago - concerts that have been highly anticipated since the last tour in 2007 was profiled in the Rolling Stone, Newsweek, and Maximum Rock N Roll. Garnering praise from media has been easy for the groups, who were quickly lauded for "giving disenfranchised young Muslims a voice" (The Guardian, UK), though such press is misleading. For these hooligans, the only intention is to destroy. This is not your grandfather's 1977, or your crusty uncle's 1982. These groups are here to tell you what time it is, whether they have to bum rush the show - or not.

The Kominas were formed in the summer of 2005, and have released 2 demos and one full length since, titled Wild Nights in Guantanamo Bay - which made a Boston Globe top ten list in 2008 by reviewer Siddartha Mitter. Smoked with acrid sarcasm on tracks such as Sharia Law in the USA, Suicide Bomb the Gap, and Wal Qaeda Superstore - conservative blogs quickly labled them a 'Jihadi rap group'. This is inacurate because the Kominas unload ammunition much faster than any Taliban. Like an unmanned predator drone, the group is known for providing quick blasts of bhangra infused hardcore and rap to incur maximum colateral damage. Since 2005, the band has performed with legends such as 45Grave (LA), The Genders (Tel Aviv), Riz MC (London) and M-Team (NYC).

Sarmust is a twisted splicing of anarchist sufism and indie-punk, masterminded by award winning sitar player Omar Waqar. A longtime stalwart of the DC hardcore scene, his music has become the bridge between dischord and simple harmony. The band Omar took on tour with him in 2007, Diacritical, was recorded and co-produced by Don Z at inner ear studios, where legendary records by Bad Brains, Q and Not U and Fugazi were cut. Determined to disembowel Ravi Shankar with a chipped cooking spoon, Omar Waqar's take on sufism is unapologetic - the name Sarmust is taken from a famous Sindhi saint whose condemnations of the clergy lead to his decapitation. Waqar has taken Sarmust's death on like a debt that needs to be paid in blood, and probably his own.

Propaganda Anonymous (Prop Anon) is a Situationist art experiment embodied as a B-Boy philosopher and media theorist submerged within the underground Hip-Hop scene of NYC. Rocking spots harder than semtex since 2002, Prop Anon released his first EP 'Todo Corazon' to underground acclaim. This EP is currently available for free download on his website Propanon.com. Prop is releasing his first full-length album "Squat the Condos" this summer, and is pushing the envelope of sound into a fresh genre of Hip-Hop and Post Punk. Prop also writers a column about "Hip-Hop, Punk Rock and Consciousness" for the widely read webzine Realitysandwich.com.

Related Media:
Kominas, Sarmust on Current TV: http://current.com/items/90212670_the-kominas-taqwa-core-and-south-asian-punk.htm
Kominas, Sarmast/Such Records on MS NBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/30965845#30965845
The Taqwacores, The Kominas, and Mike Knight on NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=107010536

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102442527297

This show is presented by HzCollective and YellowBuzz.

Please REPOST!

HzCollective Presents NanoHz no.24 featuring Blevin Blectum, Wobbly, and Jonathan Zorn @ The Bridge - Cville

noreply@blogger.com (Hz) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:59:00 +0000

July 24th
8 PM
The Bridge
Charlottesville, VA
$5 suggested donation

HzCollective presents
NanoHz #24

Blevin Blectum

Wobbly

Jonathan Zorn

see post below for bios on Blectum and Wobbly

Sunday July 26th -- Blevin Blectum & Wobbly @ Ghostprint -- Richmond, VA

noreply@blogger.com (Hz) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:33:00 +0000

HzCollective Presents: NanoHz No.27 -- an evening of experimental and avant garde audio and visuals with...

[ http://hzcollective.blogspot.com ]

:::: Blevin Blectum [ of Blectum From Blechdom / Providence, RI ]

[website] [ http://www.myspace.com/blevinblectumandsagan ]

:::: Wobbly

[website] [ http://www.myspace.com/wobbbly ]

::::Caustic Castle + Eric Eaton [ Richmond / HzCollective ]

[website] [ http://myspace.com/causticcastle ]

::::Pilottone [Richmond]

[website] [ n/a ]

Sunday July 26, 2009

Ghostprint Gallery

220 W. Broad St

Richmond, VA 23220

8PM [sharp]

$5 [suggested donation]

contact: 804-317-1938

Below we have a lot of information about Wobbly & Blevin Blectum

PROFILE of WOBBLY

By Lara Christensen and Jon Leidecker, 1989
"The beauty of the earth and all its wonderful art forms make every second of life a treasure"*

Wobbly is a multi-talented artist who excels in music, painting, singing, writing, dancing and even woodworking. Once dubbed "Mr. High on Life", his colorful high energy is like electricity as it provokes intense emotion in his audience.

Wobbly is practical and youthful. He possesses charisma and magnetism. He's been a natural artist since early youth, but has restrained himself until recently, as his creative drive is pushing him to give to the world what lies inside of him. He developed himself as a portrait painter. This year, he's gone beyond that as he fulfills his philosophical nature in the avenue of music, writing and singing. He wants to live a long life and be creative. His fulfillment will not come until he's completed the full cycle of his inborn talent. His high creativity in all areas has funneled into music where he finds himself at this time, with his artistic ability as a painter having a profound effect. It appears as if his painting background shows up in his music as he paints pictures with his words. His broad background is embraced in his inspired voice.

When Wobbly sings, you know he just doesn't say words. His singing embraces the soul, enhances the meaning of each word and incites attention, emotion, imagination and suspense. He likes his music to be of broad octave ranges. He also intends his music to tell a story. He believes it's important to be somewhat well read and that one of the best ways to make his voice better is to increase his knowledge.

Wobbly is a natural. He believes in allowing creativity to flow. This belief can be compared to the difference between a trimmed bush (neat and round) and a beautiful natural bush allowed to burst forth in its best array - free to grow. He finds balance important with a proper mixture. His awareness is superb.

All in all, he is his own self and brings out the best in all he endeavors to do as he spreads his talents out across the world like beautiful flowers.Wobbly also feels that satisfaction in the arts, largely music, could be a good avenue towards peace for mankind.

"When more people experience the euphoric ecstasy that could be obtained by sampling beautiful musical selections from rock to opera, more people will be less inclined to strife."*

* Quotes by Wobbly. With kind acknowledgement of the life works of: Ken DeFeudis.

Blevin Blectum Bio:

websites:
http://blevin.LSR1.comhttp://www.myspace.com/blevinblectumandsaganhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Blevin-Blectum-Electronic-Music/41979017869http://www.last.fm/music/Blevin+Blectumhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blevin_Blectum/

Press Photos:
http://lsr1.com/blevinblectum/PressPhotos_April2007/

Gular Flutter album poster hi-res:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanjunell/2745375767/sizes/l/

Gular Flutter synopsis:
This live performance (laptop, voice, video, assorted electronics) is a study in slo-mo sunspots, high contrast hydraulics, Cascaded Integrator-Combing, and negative acceleration. Epic sound for distressed ifrit. Peculiar winds during the eclipse allow for the rapid cooling of the organism via evaporative water loss and convection from the mucous- covered surfaces. The metal-helmeted cascade-familiar performs fountain maintenance. Shot hot in the hills of Oakland, California.

Gular Flutter album as MP3s:
http://blevin.lsr1.com/GularFlutter/
Gular Flutter onesheet:
http://blevin.lsr1.com/data/GF_Onesheet.php

Gular Flutter reviews:
pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12220-gular-flutter/
boomkat: http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=141646
indieville: http://www.indieville.com/reviews/sep08/blevinblectum.htm

Audio stream, Blevin Blectum guest set on The Wire's 'Adventures in Modern Music' on Resonance FM, London:
http://www.thewire.co.uk/articles/1137/

Bio:

Blevin Blectum is an electronic musician. Recently relocated from the industrial armpit of Oakland, California, to the humid lovecraftian greenery of Providence, Rhode Island, Blevin released her fourth solo album, GULAR FLUTTER, on an unsuspecting public via the AAGOO label (New York, 2008). The Wire magazine (UK) chose GULAR FLUTTER as one of its top 15 Electronic records of 2008.

Blevin is perhaps best known as one half of the recently reformed and reunited groundbreaking digital duo Blectum From Blechdom, recipients of the 2001 Ars Electronica Award of Distinction in Digital Musics (for their album "The Messy Jesse Fiesta"). Blevin was a party to audio/video band SAGAN, alongside fellow e-musician Lesser, keyboardist Wobbly, and video artiste enfant terrible Ryan Junell. SAGAN released their debut CD/DVD, "Unseen Forces" on the Vague Terrain label (Matmos' vanity label), with a follow-up release, "The Resting Pleasures EP", on 333 Recordings (Oakland, CA).

Blevin produces continued electronics with a more oblique slant on the basic BFB sensation of things-not-quite-right-here, clanking, creaking grooves and anti-grooves as a coal-powered spacecraft from some steampunk parallel universe potentiality, puffing and straining as it struggles to reach escape velocity, chopped, noise-reduced and timed/stretched to the breaking/boiling point, generally fucked-with samples of everything from hand-slapped rain-drenched leaves in courtship gardens and antique broken Beatnik banks to ProTooledFree classic utterly danceable disembodied-blissful-transvestite-stand-up-comic vocals.

In May 2009 she toured Europe with Kevin Blechdom and Irene Moon's SLaughtering SLobbersville - a hyper-vaudevillian far-future carboard-costumed three-ring production - along with the likes of Ching Chong Song, Justice Yeldham, Ironing, Elisabeth King, Barnwave, and Christopher Fleeger.

Pics: NanoHz No. 23

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:40:00 +0000

This show featured Wilson Shook, Jonathan Zorn, Wendy Hsu, and Bob Holub. Here are some photos courtesy of Carey Sargent.

Wilson Shook

Jonathan Zorn

Bob Holub

Wendy Hsu

NanoHz 23 - Wilson Shook, Jonathan Zorn, Rachel Thompson, Wendy Hsu, Bob Holub

noreply@blogger.com (Hz) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:03:00 +0000

July 7th
8 PM
The Bridge
Charlottesville, VA
$5 suggested donation

HzCollective presents
NanoHz #23

Wilson Shook - alto saxophone
Jonathan Zorn - doublebass
Rachel Thompson - viola
Wendy Hsu - guitar and accordion
Bob Holub - guitar and accordion

Wilson Shook is an improvising saxophonist living in Seattle, Washington.

Wilson’s music emphasizes focus, texture, chance and exploration. It exists in dialogue with its specific and contingent contexts; it is ‘new music’ in that it explores each new moment and seeks to develop a critical awareness of the present. Perhaps better characterized as ‘present music’, it is less concerned with staking out new musical territory than it is with creating relevant and personal communication that places equal value on intention and sensitivity.

Sonically, Wilson's music is informed by lower case and minimalist aesthetics, while embracing the full range of his instrument. Always aware of balance and the fundamental importance of space, Wilson is especially interested in incidental or 'between' sounds: material that exists on the edges and in the cracks of the conventional sonic palate.

Wilson will be joined by local improvisors Jonathan Zorn and Rachel Thompson.
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Wendy Hsu + Bob Holub in a dual guitar and accordion duel.
photo by Helga Hizer

ACCESS Benefit Show

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:11:00 +0000

A C C E S S

A benefit for the DC Abortion Fund (DCAF) and the Washington Area Clinic Defense Task Force (WACDTF), Saturday, July 18th at the Lighthouse - 1421 Buchanan St. NW, DC - starting at 6pm.

SCHEDULED TO PERFORM:
BLK w/ BEAR
Layne Garrett & Jenny Tucker
Soft Pieces
Sandy Marshall
Carver Audain

The 8.5″ x 11″ flyer: [ color . b&w ]

This concert is a direct response – by the experimental/noise musicians of DC, MD, and VA – to the murder of Dr. George Tiller. All money raised by the $5 entrance fee and the sale of a $5 CDR of exclusive tracks will go to the DCAF. (WACDTF members will be on hand to encourage clinic defense volunteerism in lieu of donations.)

Poster: Upcoming Hz Show, 7/2 feat. Jasper TX (Sweden)

wendy.f.hsu@gmail.com (wh) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:31:00 +0000

HzCollective

Technosonics on tour!

HzCollective Presents: Norwegian Experimental Sound & Visual

NanoHz 32 - Benjamin O'Brien

Michael Bullock - UVA Improvised and technology series #2

Nakashi Typhoon Relief Benefit Succeeded in Fund-Raising Efforts

Bonnie Jones + Andy Hayleck at The Bridge PAI

HzCollective Presents: Record Player Building Workshop, 11/7, RVA

Press Release: Noise In the System V, 11/5/09 CVL

HzCollective Presents: "Nakashi" Typhoon Relief Benefit, 10/30/09, Charlottesville

Call for Taiwanese Artists: Typhoon Art | 徵件: 台灣藝術家 颱風藝術

Pictures + Audio from Silence and Coincidence

Grapefruit Experiment @ Private Noise Show, 9/20/09

HzCollective Presents: Silence and Coincidence, 9/29 Charlottesville

Friday 9/25: The Books Colloquium Talk @ UVA

Video documentation: NanoHz 27 + Taqwacore Fusion

HzCollective Presents Ensemble Pamplemousse @ The Bridge - Cville

Poster Done! Taqwacore Fusion on 8/12 in Cville

NET-RELEASE: ctrlvlv#002 – Caustic Castle – “Untitled”

HzCollective + YellowBuzz Present: Taqwacore Fusion @ The Bridge 8/12

HzCollective Presents NanoHz no.24 featuring Blevin Blectum, Wobbly, and Jonathan Zorn @ The Bridge - Cville

Sunday July 26th -- Blevin Blectum & Wobbly @ Ghostprint -- Richmond, VA

Pics: NanoHz No. 23

NanoHz 23 - Wilson Shook, Jonathan Zorn, Rachel Thompson, Wendy Hsu, Bob Holub

ACCESS Benefit Show

Poster: Upcoming Hz Show, 7/2 feat. Jasper TX (Sweden)

Call for Taiwanese Artists: Typhoon Art | 徵件: 台灣藝術家颱風藝術