moddr_/WORM presents: DEEP CUTS & AUDITORY MATTERS
Samstag, 09. Juli 2011 - 20:30 Uhr
RaumD / Q21
with
Jan van den Dobbelsteen (nl)
Dennis Tyfus (be)
Peter Fengler (nl)
ARM YOURSELF!
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WHAT?
An evening of performances by 3 influential Dutch artists from “ under the rivers” (the southern provinces) who are deeply interested in sound and the production of new vinyl in cfreative visual packaging. Together they help determine the course and climate of today’s experimental music and performance scene. While Van den Dobbelsteen works mostly solo, Tyfus and Fengler not only produce their own solo work but also that of other artists for, respectively, their Ultra Eczema and DE PLAYER record labels.
They each have their own very strong, independent views and investigative dispositions when it comes to contemporary issues, which
results in works displaying a high degree of obstinacy. This showcase
will feature some of their recent productions and related matters plus a live set.
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ABOUT
Jan van den Dobbelsteen has been working with sound and sound installations for over 25 years now. He is mostly interested in the fundamental structures of space and sound. He creates sounds related to his research on subjects like flowers, machines, architecture, color and sound. The sonic and visual aspects come together seamlessly in his sound installations. The musical pieces released on his own Cosmic Volume label are often utilized during his live sound-art installations.
For this evening, he will give a lecture on Arnold Schonberg, Vienna vs. Paramaribo and the development of the 12-tone composition technique as well as related historical developments and the aid of original 1930s recordings from Paramaribo (Nickerie studio - Lakhipersad). Imagine Schonberg played on a little drum at 78 rpms and similar scenarios.
Dennis Tyfus produces magazines, drawings, and vocalizations. His
publishing concern also includes the ULTRA ECZEMA record label. He is
fascinated by visual poetry, Dada, the Situationists and their radical
approach, punk, and metal noise. He has produced an intriguing catalogue of sound experiments by marginal artists in very uniquely designed packages. His own performances under the pseudonym Vom Grill usually include a variety of animal noises, throat and gargling noises and the sounds produced by vibrating his lower lip. This type of repertoire certainly leads to some surprising auditory eruptions.
Peter Fengler is an explicit performer who, in this performance, comes
up with a story based on the theme “BAROQUE, NON-BAROQUE: A Story of Proportionism,” which utilizes a unique polymorphous construction in which indicators in the form of “suggestions” play the leading role. In other words, he seeks to redefine nuance from a musico-linguistic angle. The repercussions of this approach can be found in his self-cut vinyl
record productions, performances, written texts and lectures. The work
invariably reverberates somewhere between intellectual pursuits and
nonsense, expresses a fondness for “ultrahobbyism,” and is characterized by its subversive undertones with all of its related disturbing lucidity and preferences for a decided anti-aesthetic. It is both a commentary on contemporary political issues as well as a reflection on the medium and the scene itself. Ultimately, it is not what it appears to be while, at the same time, it is nothing more than what it is. Fengler is also the co-founder and key figure of DE PLAYER, a venue dedicated to the performativ arts, experimental music and visual arts. DE PLAYER’s record label produces limited audio-visual editions in exquisite multimedia packaging by artists working in the sound and visual arts.
THE IMPOSSIBILITIES OF THE AVANT-GARDE REMAIN BURIED WHILE WE GO
DRINKING AND THE TIMELESS CHOREOGRAPHY CONTINUES ON INTO INFINITY
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