amazing, can hardly wait until March the 9th in Paradiso

TodaysArt Festival 2012

Live set # 1

The seventh podcast has been compiled by Julien Mier, a versatile artist whose music can’t be labelled easily. In his collaboration with Daan Kars the young musician has proven to be a great match for FIBER. Together they have created an audio-visual piece that was released on the net-label of our Utrecht based friends of Born Digital.

The mix consists of unreleased tracks by Dutch artists and provides a promising glimpse into the future of electronic music. Julien has chosen ‘the city’ as a theme for the podcast. The city is a place that owes its existence to the technological revolution, creating an abundance of job opportunities with factories as the cornerstone of a society that have adapted to the rhythm of its mechanisms. The theme is not only represented by dark metallic soundscapes and melodies but also by the serene tranquillity that characterises city parks. Both sides are intertwined in Mier’s hybrid music style.

This particular style can be drawn back to his father’s passion for collecting rare and obscure music, including releases by Captain Beefhart and Mouse on Mars.
After being introduced to these artists, Julien started exploring the works of Warp Records artists, such as Autechre and Squarepusher. Besides these influences, the solo works of Thom Yorke also inspired him to start producing. During his study at HKU, Julien became fascinated by the crossover between 2step, garage and techno. A good example of this is 2562, who is known for organising his death-like and static sounds in an organic and playful fashion in order to bring his music to life.

Even though Julien used to prefer the security of his own comfort zone, he now chooses to experiment and explore his limits, taking risks by choosing Bansky as his source of visual inspiration. This graffiti artist uses provocative messages to decorate cities. In addition to this, the dainty styles of installation artist Jean Tinhuely and art nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha did have their influence on him as well.

Tacheles, a squat in Berlin, is a perfect illustration for this podcast, as it brings all the works of these artists together. It is a location known for its graffiti, activist heritage and courtyard inhabited by figurative sculptures made of iron and other industrial materials.

@Julien Mier
http://www.borndigital.nu/page/netlabel
http://soundcloud.com/julien-mier

Tracklist FIBER Podcast “The City” 16-09-2011
1. MiaMia – Things Like This [unreleased]
2. Marsman – Big Halls And Monkey Suits [unreleased]
3. Sam A La Bamalot – Mud Sculpture [unreleased]
4. Fedbymachines – Would I (and excepts of “Last Stop”) [unreleased]
5. Inofaith – Girls Go To Bed Early [Shipwrec]
6. Myrkur – Metropolis [unreleased]
7. Julian Edwardes – Shortcuts [unreleased]
8. Terugklap – Kleerscheuren [LoMechanik]
9. Julien Mier – Untitled Excerpt no. IV [unreleased]
10. Jazz Neversleeps – Diepgank [On Point]
11. Individualism – Black Cherry [Shipwrec]
12. 2562 – Redux [Tectonic]
13. Martyn – Right? Star [3024]
14. Case – Crooked Café [unreleased]
15. Julien Mier – Moving Within Without [unreleased]
16. Roel Funcken – Koortshond [Eat Concrete]
17. TRAP – Lomond [unreleased]
18. Martyn – Yet [Tectonic]
19. Makko - Untitled [unreleased]
20. Frenquency – Bunga Beat [unreleased]
21. Julien Mier – Uncover [Born Digital]
22. Marsman – The City [unreleased]
23. Jellephant – The Way Out [LoMechanik]

http://www.fiberfestival.nl/blog/music/podcasts/fiber-podcast-07/

FIBER Podcast 07 - Julien Mier

Boiler Room x Modern Love w/ Demdike Stare, Rainer Veil, G.H & Andy Stott.

[Broadcast on 14th August 2012]

Tracklist & video at http://boilerroom.tv

Demdike Stare live in the Boiler Room

Canto Ostinato Audio Visual is a performance with harp, electronics, and visuals, based on the groundbreaking composition ‘Canto Ostinato’. Canto Ostinato Audio Visual takes place on the fascinating intersection between music, visual art, and technology, and provides a unique experience for all the senses. Interaction and improvisation are the foundation of the composition; every performance is different.

Canto Ostinato is a revolutionary piece by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt, written between 1976 and 1979. The piece consists of 106 cells (loops), which can be repeated according to the performers' interpretation. Next to the number of repeats, the performer determines the articulations, phrasing, dynamics, and at certain spots, the order in the piece. This makes each performance of Canto Ostinato unique. Improvisation and interaction drive each performance. The performers agree upon signs that indicate who takes the lead, and when they move to the next cell. Because of the tonality, the usage of these cells, and the repetitive nature of the piece, the composition is labeled as minimal music. Canto moves people, and has achieved a worldwide following.

Harp player Gwyneth Wentink, electronica specialist Wouter Snoei and visual artist Arnout Hulskamp will bring this arrangement of Canto Ostinato to an increasing number of stages worldwide. This special arrangement of Canto is an ode to the famous Dutch composer of minimal music, Simeon ten Holt. Ten Holt died 25th of November 2012, at the age of 89.

Follow us via www.canto-ostinato-av.nl 
Bookings / information via mail@canto-ostinato-av.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cantoostinatoav

THE ENSEMBLE

Gwyneth Wentink - Gwyneth is a renowned harpist, who has won many national and international prizes, such as the Dutch Music Prize and the Israel Harp Competition. She performs solo and as a chamber musician; Gwyneth is the principal harpist of John Eliot Gardiner's Orchestre Révolutionaire et Romantique. Surprising choices and ground breaking projects define her as world top.

Wouter Snoei - Wouter is a sound specialist and composer, and regularly teaches at the conservatorium of The Hague (NL). He was sound director in performances of electro-acoustic pieces by Luigi Nono and John Cage. Wouter developed the software of the Wave Field Synthesis, a unique, spatial sound system. 
 
Arnout Hulskamp – Arnout, visual artist, focuses on audio visual performances and installations. He has a VJ-residency at Trouw Amsterdam and performs nationally and internationally with DJs like James Holden, Nicolas Jaar and Trentemøller, occasionally as a duo with Chloé Tallot (FR). Using his own image manipulation software Open Wound, he works on projects on the intersection of art, media and technology.

Fragment of Canto Ostinato Audio Visual

Boiler Room x PAN w/ SND (Mark Fell & Mat Steel), Heatsick, Lee Gamble, Helm & Bill Kouligas.

[Broadcasted on 19th December 2012]

Tracklist & video at http://boilerroom.tv

Heatsick live in the Boiler Room

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