2017.3.28. Tues. 7pm @聽說 Ting Shuo Hear Say 

::: Weitzel + Chen + Corcoran

::::Joshua Weitzel [三味線 Shamisen] (德/京都 Germany/Kyoto)::::

Joshua Weitzel 來自德國的卡塞爾。作為當代音樂的創作者與即興音樂家，他曾與許多國際知名的藝術家合作，其中包括即興音樂家，作曲家，噪音樂手，藝術家，電影製作人，舞蹈家，詩人和爵士樂手，並在歐洲，以色列和日本的各音樂節與音樂會表演。他的演奏探索力度與對比的變化，例如：線性與空間的發展，控制與不可預期性。目前與妻子定居日本京都。

Joshua Weitzel is a guitarist and shamisen player from Kassel, Germany, currently based in Kyoto, Japan. 
His work is work is based on deep exploration of dynamics and contrasting parameters such as stasis and progress, linear and spatial development, control and unexpectedness. He has worked with a number of internationally recognised artists, among them improvisers, composers, noise musicians, fine artists, filmmakers, dancers, poets and Jazz musicians and has performed on various occasions across Europe, Israel and Japan. 
From 2015-2016 Joshua organised the Chamäleon Concerts at Lolita Bar in Kassel, a monthly series for experimental music that is still ongoing.

::::Trois Chapeaux (舊金山 San Francisco)::::

Trois Chapeaux 為由加州舊金山為基地的 Tania Chen（鋼琴、電子）、Jaroba（木管樂器、電子）、Kevin Corcoran（打擊）和 Jorge Bachmann（電子）組成的電子原音四重奏。他們的聲音跨足粗礦質地噪音，到細微片段旋律，與厚重的延續音場。

他們的即興表演包含影像、因地創作、舞蹈肢體或結合共同興趣藝術家創作。Trois Chapeaux在他們的作品中尋找一種充滿突出的能量，然而對突發轉變與環境中的聲響卻也是保持敏銳的集體聲音。

An electroacoustic quartet of Tania Chen (piano, electronics), Jaroba (reeds, electron-
ics), Kevin Corcoran (percussion) and Jorge Bachmann (electronics) based in San Fran-
cisco, California, the Trois Chapeaux sound spans gritty, textural noise to subtle phrases of melody and deep layers of drone.

Their improvised performances have included video, site-specific work, choreographed movement and collaborations with kindred artists. Trois Chapeaux seek a collective sound in their work that is bristling with energy yet sensitive to their own sudden changes and the ambient sounds of their surroundings.

Weitzel + Chen + Corcoran EXCERPT

Drift is a free fall album consisting of three compositions invoking a sense of hovering expansion. Deeply spacious yet tightly compacted sound movements create holding patterns that slowly shift and evolve.

Cycles fall in and out of sync while atmospheres envelope time, appearing on the periphery before being subsumed back into space. The compositions utilize modified alto saxophone with spring reverb attachment, synthesizers, percussion, field recordings and electronic processing.

The saxophone is played with an acoustic spring reverberation preparation to produce multiple feedback tones, pitch beating and metallic distortion. Using sampling and pitch shifting techniques, the instrument and its presence of breath act as the glue that binds the pieces.

Rosalind Hall - Drift - Cassette - PRE-ORDER NOW AVAILABLE

VALE SEAN BAXTER 
1970-2020

We are crushed by the terrible news of Sean's passing. The Melbourne (and all over) experimental / improvised / noise scene took a huge blow just a few days before the start of the confinement, with the passing of legendary drummer, noise artist, curator, DIY stalwart, lover and enthusiast for all things strange, fukkd and brutal Sean Baxter.
I made a radio show of his music, with a few anecdotes, stories and quotes thrown in. If anyone is involved in radio, online or otherwise, and wants to get it aired please feel free to download to get the files.

1. ‘Almost Lucid Fairytale’ - from Bucketrider 'Guignol’s Band’ - 1998 - Dr Jims Records
2. ‘Safety Pod’ - From The Throwaways 'Angle Grinder' - 1991 - Au Go Go Records
3. ‘Rock and Roll’ - From The Throwaways 'Postmadonna Primadonna’ - 1994 - Dr Jims Records
4. ‘Nancarrow (For Conlon)’ - From Bucketrider 'Guignol’s Band’ = 1998 - Dr Jims Records
5. Excerpt from ‘Open Space’ - From Western Grey 'Glacial Erratic' - 2003 - Dr Jims Records
6. Excerpt from ‘1’ - From Lazy ‘Microsonics’ - 2002 - Dr Jims Records
7. ‘Metamorphics’ - from Pateras / Baxter / Brown - Ataxia - Synaesthesia Records - 2002/2003
8. ‘Bern 4’ - from Pateras / Baxter / Brown - ‘Bern - Melbourne - Milan’ - 2006 - Immediata 
9. ‘Inland 4’ - from Pateras / Baxter / Brown - ‘Bern - Melbourne - Milan’ - 2017 - Immediata 
10. ‘Plates’ - from Sean Baxter - Solo Drumkit Improvisations - 2011 - Bocian Records 
11. ‘Blood Meridian (Tempering Agent)’ - Embers - Slag-Welter - 2008 - Heathen Skulls
12. ‘Unreleased’ - Sean Baxter & Valerio Tricoli - Recorded in Berlin 2012
13. Sean Baxter Classic Intro - Make It Up Club - 2018
14. ‘Windchimes’ - from Sean Baxter - Solo Drumkit Improvisations - 2011 - Bocian Records 

Quotes from Anthony Pateras, Steve Heather, Judith Hamann, Clayton Thomas, Miles Brown, Dale Baxter, Scott Sinclair
Compiled by Annalee-Rose & Will Guthrie - April 2020
Thanks to Dave Brown, Anthony Pateras, Clare Cooper

Vale Sean Baxter - 1970-2020

Ting Shuo Hear Say is an organisation based in Tainan, Taiwan with sound at the centre of its activities. Ting Shuo Studio has an open space for workshops and performances, a sound studio, and a listening gallery for experimental music publications. 聽說，紮根於台灣台南，是個以「聲音」為活動主軸的組織。聽說台南據點有開放的工作坊與表演空間，聲音工作室，與實驗音樂出版作品的聆聽藝廊。

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