Preseque Rien & (K)NØTmusic present:

Sudden Infant
Bill Kouligas
Balinese Beast

Παρασκευή 6 Ιανουαρίου 2012
Έναρξη 20:30_Είσοδος: 8 ευρώ

Γεννημένος στη Βασιλεία και πλέον κάτοικος Βερολίνου, ο Joke Lanz είναι ένας από τους πιο παραγωγικούς καλλιτέχνες, κινούμενος στα όρια όπου η performance και  η body art συναντούν τον αυτοσχεδιασμό και το θόρυβο. Ως Sudden Infant, δημιουργεί ένα μοναδικό μείγμα σωματικής sound poetry και επιληπτικών εκρήξεων θορύβου, χρησιμοποιώντας μικρόφωνα επαφής, loops, tapes, κ.α. Το αποτέλεσμα είναι μια ακραία μορφή musique concrète που αντιπαραθέτει τη σπασμωδική φλυαρία με μια σειρά από αποπροσανατολιστικά electronics. Βασικό μέλος της κολλεκτίβας Schimpfluch-Gruppe η οποία χρησιμοποίησε στις δράσεις της διάφορα μέσα για να καταλύσει κάθε αντιληπτή έννοια κοινωνικού δόγματος, ο Joke Lanz έχει συνεργαστεί μεταξύ άλλων με τους: Christian Marclay, G.X. Jupitter-Larsen (The Haters), Daniel Menche, Lasse Marhaug (Jazkamer), Voice Crack, MSBR, Astro, C.C.C.C., The New Blockaders.
http://suddeninfant.com/

Εκτός από ιδιοκτήτης της ανεξάρτητης δισκογραφικής PAN, ο Βασίλης Κουλιγκάς εξερευνά και τον κόσμο της ηλεκτρονικής μουσικής, υφαίνοντας το δικό του ηλεκτροακουστικό σύμπαν χρησιμοποιώντας αναλογικά synths, tapes και άλλα εργαλεία για να δημιουργήσει ήχους που ακροβατούν ανάμεσα σε ονειρικά μονοπάτια, θορυβικά περάσματα και λαβυρίνθους από tape loops. Ως Family Battle Snake αλλά και χρησιμοποιώντας το δικό του όνομα έχει συνεργαστεί με τους C. Spencer Yeh (Burning Star Core), Sudden Infant, John Olson (Wolf Eyes), Chris Corsano, Joseph Hammer, Pete Nolan (Magik Markers) και άλλους.
http://www.pan-act.com/

Οι Balinese Beast (Γιώργος Αξιώτης και Ιλάν Μανουάχ) μοιάζει να έχουν βαλθεί να προσδιορίσουν την πιο σύντομη απόσταση ανάμεσα στη  σιωπή και τον εκκωφαντικό θόρυβο, και το αντίστροφο. Οπλισμένοι με free jazz σαξόφωνα, σπιτικά electronics, effects και samples δημιουργούν μινιατούρες από feedback και άγρια, χαοτικά cut-ups που μπλέκουν την πανκ ενέργεια με την αυτοσχεδιαστική πρακτική, σε μια περιπλάνηση στα άκρα του ηχητικού φάσματος. Μετά από ένα αιχμηρό πρώτο LP και μια split κασσέτα με τους Dieter Müh, μόλις κυκλοφόρησαν το επτάιντσο Soft Offerings.
http://www.balinesebeast.com/

KNOT Gallery
Mιχαλακοπούλου 206 & Πύρρου (εις. από Πύρρου)
πλησιέστερος σταθμός Μετρό: Αμπελόκηποι
Λεωφορεία: Α5, Β5 (στάση ΖΑΓΟΡΑ)
http://knotarts.blogspot.com/

Tags: athens, balinese beast, bill kouligas, giorgos axiotis, ilan manouach, knot gallery, sudden infant

the balinese beast is back with a new self-released 7″
offset cover, 2 different colour offset inlets, edition of 282.
released december 2011
mastered by rashad becker

get it here

Tags: balinese beast, giorgos axiotis, ilan manouach

Sâmbăta sonoră presente:

Balinese Beast
19 novembre, 21h
@ Control Club, Academiei 19 (Pasajul Victoriei), entree libre
(dans le cadre du Salon European de Bande Dessinee)

Balinese Beast avec Maria Balabas (a confirmer) et Dyslex
22 novembre, 20h
@ Libraria Bastilia, Piaţa Romană 5, entree libre
(parution de Stigmata de Lorenzo Mattotti, Editura Art et Jumătatea plină, 2011)

Tags: balinese beast, bucharest, giorgos axiotis, ilan manouach

well, what do you know?
out of literally nowhere, the Balinese Beast strikes

the beast is the sax ‘n’ shronk duo of Ilan Manouach & Giorgos Axiotis. They’ve been burning fuses together for a couple of years now, and they’ve decided to present to the world their baby, self-produced 12″ record. The description goes:

44 minutes of spurts coming from a hacked remote control.
Nukie, a TV-addict.
Offset Cover, 3 different B&W offset inlets.
Edition of 287.
Released on may 2011.
Mastered by Rashad Bekker

get it here

Tags: balinese beast, giorgos axiotis, ilan manouach

@ knot gallery, athens
december 28, 20:30
5 euro

you might recall back in september we had a notice up for a double bill featuring the double-headed Balinese Beast together with a formidable belgian drummer called Eric Thielemans. Well actually they did a series of concerts together back then, Balinese Beast followed Thielemans in all his Balkan dates following Athens, with their joint tour culminating in the not-so-Balkan city of Berlin, Germany. It was there that they finally parted ways but now they’re back for a scorched-earth set together on stage as a three-piece band, closing the year for Knot Gallery and the city of Athens in the most powerful way possible, channels in the red, guns blazing and all. Not to be missed

together with them is No God Ritual, a one-man project from athens performing with guitar, assorted effect pedals and the lot. Distant and minimalist like a worn-out tape

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knot gallery
http://knotarts.blogspot.com/

balinese beast w/ eric thielemans
http://www.ilanmanouach.com/
http://www.freepieceoftape.blogspot.com/
http://www.ericthielemans.com/

no god ritual
http://www.myspace.com/nogodritual

Tags: athens, balinese beast, eric thielemans, giorgos axiotis, ilan manouach, knot gallery, no god ritual

most of the summer months were spent in a weird kind of overheat hibernation, which meant that we let a lot of stuff slip by in the process. in a series of posts we will try to cover some of it. most of them will be spent mentioning the not-so-few records that we’ve let go unnoticed.

first is the “proper” debut by the athens-based duo of Giorgos Axiotis and Efthimis Theodosis, Free Piece of Tape.

free piece of tape – s/t
granny05
cd edition

this has been out since june actually, on the homegrown thessaloniki label called granny records [more about the label soon].

Free Piece of Tape have been performing for a few years now, and have had their share of handmade tour-merch cdr editions, as well as a purposefully-out-of-character acoustic recording on kukuruku. Here we get a distillation of sorts, with the band offering 8 pieces that range from measured drones and electronics, to a thick stew of manipulated electro-acoustic treatments.

Their music thrives on the face-off between Axiotis’ synth, effect + mixing-board treatments and Theodosis’ impressive arsenal of handmade or repurposed percussion and spring-based instruments. On this album their sounds are at their most restrained and honed-down, though their vision on what they’re capable of is wider than it’s ever been. A most welcome addition to their catalogue, and a good place to measure one’s strengths.

a short excerpt from the album presentation, at facta non verba in thessaloniki

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http://www.grannyrecords.org/
http://www.freepieceoftape.blogspot.com/

Tags: efthimis theodosis, free piece of tape, giorgos axiotis, granny records

an ambitious little festival coming up next week in athens…

tot 1.0 evolved from the coinciding visits of ferran fages and grundik kasyansky in athens, greece. of course it grew up to be a lot more than that, it will feature performances of said musicians together and with local musicians, a solo performance of nikos veliotis on piano, a sax and electronics set from ilan manouach & george axiotis and a kind-of “dj set” from members of this site opening the festival

hopefully the first in a series of many rich weekends

25.06.2010, 20:00, 8 Euro
FERRAN FAGES, DANAE STEFANOU,
DIMITRA LAZARIDOU CHATZIGOGA //
GRUNDIK KASYANSKY, SYRRACUSE TRIO //
NN+ //

26.06.2010, 20:00, 8 Euro
GRUNDIK KASYANSKY, FERRAN FAGES
ILAN MANOUACH, GEORGE AXIOTIS //
NIKOS VELIOTIS //

KNOT Gallery

Mιχαλακοπούλου 206 & Πύρρου (εις. από Πύρρου)
πλησιέστερος σταθμός Μετρό: Αμπελόκηποι
Λεωφορεία: Α5, Β5 (στάση ΖΑΓΟΡΑ)

http://knotarts.blogspot.com/

Tags: athens, danae stefanou, dimitra lazaridou-chatzigoga, ferran fages, giorgos axiotis, grundik kasyansky, ilan manouach, knot gallery, nikos veliotis, syrracuse trio