Lesley Flanigan & Tristan Perich
Musik Klangkunst Konzert Musikperformance
Lesley Flanigan and Tristan Perich from New York present an intimate concert at Ruprechtskirche, focusing on the intersections of electronic and acoustic sound. In a mix of multiple genres that often touch upon the surfaces of circuit bending, noise, contemporary classical, performance art, sculpture, improvisation and even chip tunes, both Flanigan and Perich unfold highly personalized, tangible worlds of musical sound in back to back performances.
Lesley Flanigan
Artist and vocalist Lesley Flanigan (New York) approaches electronic sound with a sculptural method based on materials of noise and tone. Surrounded by clusters of wires, speakers, and microphones, she choreographs the sounds of speaker feedback against her own singing voice, constructing music that embraces the transparency of process. ArtsCriticATL writes, “Flanigan’s performance comes loaded with philosophical ideas, often blurring the boundaries among music, noise, sculpture and performance art.” Amplifications, her album of music for speaker electronics and voice, was called a “snow storm of a record” by New Music Box. Her work has been presented at venues and festivals internationally, including Sonar, the Guggenheim Museum, the Roskilde Museet for Samtidskunst, and .HBC in Berlin.
TRISTAN PERICH
Tristan Perich’s (New York) work is inspired by the aesthetic simplicity of math, physics and code. The WIRE Magazine describes his compositions as “an austere meeting of electronic and organic.” 1-Bit Music, his 2004 release, was the first album ever released as a microchip, programmed to synthesize his electronic composition live. His latest circuit album, 1-Bit Symphony (Cantaloupe, 2010) has received critical acclaim, called “sublime” (New York Press), and the Wall Street Journal said “[its] oscillations have an intense, hypnotic force and a surprising emotional depth.” His prolific, award winning work coupling 1-bit electronics with traditional forms in both music (Active Field, Observations) and visual art (Machine Drawings, Interval Studies) have been presented around the world, from Sonar and Ars Electronica to the Whitney Museum and bitforms gallery.