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- | On the 25th of April 2015 Foton, FoAM and the Beursschouwburg present | + | Foton, FoAM and the Beursschouwburg have their birthdays in 2015. Foton and FoAM their 15th, Beursschouwburg their 50th. On the 25th of April we’ll celebrate with a joint audiovisual party - FO(am)tones (aka Fotones Special Edition). Expect a peculiar blend of electronic music styles, visual media, edible |
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=== Lophorina (CH) === | === Lophorina (CH) === | ||
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Haunting electronica - http:// | Haunting electronica - http:// | ||
Following several years’ experience in the performing arts, Graziella Torrigiani aka Lophorina explores a world of sound in tension where only the essentials are kept. Her vocal and electronic research mixes authentic tenderness and roughness, calm and chaos, taking the listener on a particular journey. | Following several years’ experience in the performing arts, Graziella Torrigiani aka Lophorina explores a world of sound in tension where only the essentials are kept. Her vocal and electronic research mixes authentic tenderness and roughness, calm and chaos, taking the listener on a particular journey. | ||
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=== Mahadev Cometo (CH) === | === Mahadev Cometo (CH) === | ||
Horizontal trance - http:// | Horizontal trance - http:// | ||
Since 1989, Alain Monod is a member of The Young Gods and he is also launching a successful solo career, developing his own style in concerts and album production under the name Al Comet. Since 2011, when he spent six months in Varanasi, India studying the sitar, Alain has been working on the fusion of Indian classical music with western electronic rhythms. In 2012, he published a book about his journey in India and changed his artist name to Mahadev Cometo, as musician friends renamed him in Varanasi. | Since 1989, Alain Monod is a member of The Young Gods and he is also launching a successful solo career, developing his own style in concerts and album production under the name Al Comet. Since 2011, when he spent six months in Varanasi, India studying the sitar, Alain has been working on the fusion of Indian classical music with western electronic rhythms. In 2012, he published a book about his journey in India and changed his artist name to Mahadev Cometo, as musician friends renamed him in Varanasi. | ||
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=== Angel (FI & DE) === | === Angel (FI & DE) === | ||
Physical resonance - http:// | Physical resonance - http:// | ||
Angel is Ilpo Väisänen (Pan sonic) and Dirk Dresselhaus (Schneider TM) who play time-transcending freeform sound, weightlessness and gravity of electromagnetic signals together since 1999. | Angel is Ilpo Väisänen (Pan sonic) and Dirk Dresselhaus (Schneider TM) who play time-transcending freeform sound, weightlessness and gravity of electromagnetic signals together since 1999. | ||
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=== Peter Van Hoesen (BE/De) === | === Peter Van Hoesen (BE/De) === | ||
Experimental warehouse techno - http:// | Experimental warehouse techno - http:// | ||
Peter Van Hoesen is a Belgian electronic music producer, DJ and label owner of Time To Express. Immersed in Belgium' | Peter Van Hoesen is a Belgian electronic music producer, DJ and label owner of Time To Express. Immersed in Belgium' | ||
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=== Lowdjo (BE)=== | === Lowdjo (BE)=== | ||
Booty & bass - http:// | Booty & bass - http:// | ||
Lowdjo moved to Brussels in 2000 and explored the more experimental side of the music spectrum. Using soundscapes, | Lowdjo moved to Brussels in 2000 and explored the more experimental side of the music spectrum. Using soundscapes, | ||
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===Antz (BE/JM) === | ===Antz (BE/JM) === | ||
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Outernational bass - https:// | Outernational bass - https:// | ||
Grey Filastine is the composer of a gritty electronic music that collides the lowest frequencies of bass music with the highest-level beat science, acoustic instruments and field recordings. His work often features Javanese indie rapper Nova and avant-garde cellist Brent Arnold. Filastine also produces award-winning videos, designed a post-crash currency, and conducts public sound interventions. Before getting into digital arts he founded the prototype anarchist marching band the Infernal Noise Brigade. Nova grew up singing pentecostal spirituals with her preacher grandfather, | Grey Filastine is the composer of a gritty electronic music that collides the lowest frequencies of bass music with the highest-level beat science, acoustic instruments and field recordings. His work often features Javanese indie rapper Nova and avant-garde cellist Brent Arnold. Filastine also produces award-winning videos, designed a post-crash currency, and conducts public sound interventions. Before getting into digital arts he founded the prototype anarchist marching band the Infernal Noise Brigade. Nova grew up singing pentecostal spirituals with her preacher grandfather, | ||
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=== 6siss (BE) === | === 6siss (BE) === | ||
Cinematographic electronica - http:// | Cinematographic electronica - http:// | ||
6SISS aims to create the most unique atmosphere with a chilled vibe and well-produced self-crafted sounds. Top-notch percussion and moody charming strings in his tracks ... catch the amazing cinematic drama-sound. | 6SISS aims to create the most unique atmosphere with a chilled vibe and well-produced self-crafted sounds. Top-notch percussion and moody charming strings in his tracks ... catch the amazing cinematic drama-sound. | ||
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+ | ==== FoAM ==== | ||
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+ | A distributed network of labs for speculative culture, FoAM is a co-creator of FO(am)tones, | ||
=== zzkt (AU/BE) === | === zzkt (AU/BE) === | ||
Tangental oscillations – http:// | Tangental oscillations – http:// | ||
Nik Gaffney is the co-founder of FoAM and operates as a tangential generalist, designer, programmer and sous-chef with a focus on long-term thinking, experiential futures and stochastic tinkering. Since 1998 he has intermittently operated as a human fragment of farmersmanual, | Nik Gaffney is the co-founder of FoAM and operates as a tangential generalist, designer, programmer and sous-chef with a focus on long-term thinking, experiential futures and stochastic tinkering. Since 1998 he has intermittently operated as a human fragment of farmersmanual, | ||
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=== Dave Griffiths (UK) === | === Dave Griffiths (UK) === | ||
Live coding – http:// | Live coding – http:// | ||
David Griffiths is the founder of FoAM Kernow and an award winning game designer, creative coder and livecoding artist. With an early education in weaving, bell ringing, 8 bit computers and animation, he worked in the games and film industries for 10 years (Moving Picture Company, Sony Eyetoy R&D) and went on to robotics research for the FP7 EU funded Lirec project with FoAM. Alongside Aymeric Mansoux and Marloes de Valk he created the satirical Facebook game ‘Naked on Pluto’ which won the Telefonica Vida competition in 2011. He performs internationally with ‘slub’ a livecoding algorithmic rave group and also works with scientists for bioinformatics and science outreach work. | David Griffiths is the founder of FoAM Kernow and an award winning game designer, creative coder and livecoding artist. With an early education in weaving, bell ringing, 8 bit computers and animation, he worked in the games and film industries for 10 years (Moving Picture Company, Sony Eyetoy R&D) and went on to robotics research for the FP7 EU funded Lirec project with FoAM. Alongside Aymeric Mansoux and Marloes de Valk he created the satirical Facebook game ‘Naked on Pluto’ which won the Telefonica Vida competition in 2011. He performs internationally with ‘slub’ a livecoding algorithmic rave group and also works with scientists for bioinformatics and science outreach work. | ||
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=== Cocky Eek (NL) === | === Cocky Eek (NL) === | ||
Spatial transformations – http:// | Spatial transformations – http:// | ||
Graduated as an award-winning experimental fashion designer in the 90s, since the millennium Cocky’s work has been mainly revolving around lightweight spatial compositions and her favorite media have become wind and air. This resulted in floating and flying experiments in large, voluminous forms. | Graduated as an award-winning experimental fashion designer in the 90s, since the millennium Cocky’s work has been mainly revolving around lightweight spatial compositions and her favorite media have become wind and air. This resulted in floating and flying experiments in large, voluminous forms. | ||
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=== Maja Kuzmanovic (HR/NL/BE) === | === Maja Kuzmanovic (HR/NL/BE) === | ||
Peak experiences - http:// | Peak experiences - http:// | ||
Maja Kuzmanovic is a generalist, experience gardener, oscillating futurist, cook, patabotanist and a recent apprentice in the craft of doing nothing. Throughout the 1990s, she worked in MR, VR and online, infusing digital technologies with physical movement, narrative alchemy and audiovisual poetry. For her works, Maja was elected one of the Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT's Technology Review. She initiated FoAM in 2000 and has since functioned as FoAM's principal invigorator, | Maja Kuzmanovic is a generalist, experience gardener, oscillating futurist, cook, patabotanist and a recent apprentice in the craft of doing nothing. Throughout the 1990s, she worked in MR, VR and online, infusing digital technologies with physical movement, narrative alchemy and audiovisual poetry. For her works, Maja was elected one of the Top 100 Young Innovators by MIT's Technology Review. She initiated FoAM in 2000 and has since functioned as FoAM's principal invigorator, | ||
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=== Rasa Alksnyte (LT/BE) === | === Rasa Alksnyte (LT/BE) === | ||
Culinary atmospheres - http:// | Culinary atmospheres - http:// | ||
- | Rasa Alksnyte is a teacher, dancer-choreographer, | + | Rasa Alksnyte is a member of FoAM, teacher, dancer-choreographer, photographer, cook and an artistic advisor-mentor, working with anything that grows and transforms - from plants, to movement, food to children. She studied dance at the Vilnius conservatory and the Contemporary dance school P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels. She worked with a range of choreographers, |
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+ | Ethereal drones, otherworldly voices - http:// | ||
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+ | Stevie Wishart is a composer, performer and improviser. She explores medieval and contemporary extremes, using voices, ancient technologies such as the hurdy gurdy, and electronic music technologies of our own time. She has composed for modern orchestras and vocal groups and for her own group, Sinfonye. | ||
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