cob records

We at blipfonica are so proud to have had Cob Records in Bangor as our stockists , and supporters of our cause in forwarding new welsh composers . We are all very disheartened to hear of their imminent closure and look forward to new pastures togetogether , however the scene may develop x x x RIP to an institution , as a music lover, buyer and promoter x x x xx x x The spirit will live on ! ! ! ! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-16638211

INTER/actions Call for works

April 10-12
Bangor University School of Music

In collaboration with Electroacoustic Wales, Risk of Shock, GEMINi (Gestural Music Interaction) Research Group and Bangor Sound City.

Keynote presenter and composer: Karlheinz Essl, Vienna

INTER/actions will be a three-day symposium and mini-festival focusing on performance and interaction in electronic music. We aim to provide an environment to exchange ideas and instigate collaborations for composers, performers, sound artists and music technologists interested in the role of the performer in electronic music, whether in the traditional sense, or audience-as-performer. We are looking for creative proposals for performances, interactive installations and paper sessions.

 

Call for Proposals: Pieces and Interactive Installations

Deadline: December 16 2011

We invite composers and performers to submit works for instruments and interactive electronics, instruments and fixed media, gestural controllers and interactive sound installations. Compositions and installations submitted must be fully documented with technical performance specifications. A concert recording, studio recording, simulation or video should be submitted, sufficient to give a reasonable idea of the final form of the piece / installation / performance. Please send a link to an online audio excerpt or email an mp3 file along with full technical requirements and a score, if applicable, as well as a short biography (150 words) to muse03@bangor.ac.uk.

If you would like to send a hard copy audio CD or audio files on DVD instead, please address to Dr Xenia Pestova, Bangor Unviversity School of Music, College Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 1YY, UK to arrive by the 16th of December 2011.

Performances will be able to make use of the following facilities:

8-channel loudspeaker playback (ATC)
  Various microphones (including Schoeps Collette and AKG414) Soundcraft mixer with 16+16 inputs (switchable), 16 direct outputs, 8 groups, 2 mix, 4 AUX send, 2 FX send
  Mac Pro computer with MOTU PCI-424 and 24 I/O interface
  3x MOTU 828 FireWire interfaces
  Large-screen video projection Boesendorfer Imperial Concert Grand Piano

Composers / performers who need additional equipment are requested to bring their own. Composers / performers who make use of their own software (for example, Max patches, SuperCollider) will be expected to take responsibility for installing and operating the software, including providing any libraries that may be required.

Call for Proposals: Papers and Demos

Deadline: December 16 2011

We are open to proposals for 20-minute paper and demo presentations on topics including, but not limited to:

Performance practice in electronic music
  Gesture
  New interface design
  Compositional issues
  Improvisation in interactive contexts
  Analysis of interactive works

Please send a 250-word abstract, as well as a short biography (150 words) to Xenia Pestova http://www.riskofshock.org/interactions.html

Polyrhythm E-books available

Our fiendishly clever Chaparral Andrew Hodges has been very busy . Over the years he has been developing , practising and writing up his very own Poly Rhythm Method . Titled the HoHoChi Rhythm method, Andy has written up thousands of different rhythms - and he wants to share them all with you . He now has 5 books published in E format , as well as a you tube channel . The videos are filmed in stunning locations across North Wales and are designed as teaching aids , so that you can learn the HoHoChi from the grand master .

" These Books are unlike any other and contain a brand new approach to music. Previous knowledge is neither necessary or relevant and my aim is to promote the creation of new and original music by providing new and original tools, both for musicians and beginners.
In my opinion the playing of symmetrical polyrhythms is as much a spiritual discipline as a musical practice and this work should appeal to seekers of inner harmony and balance as well as creative sound practitioners."
 

So far we have not found anybody else who has written up as many Rhythms as Andrew - in our books that makes him a world leading expert ! We will aso be running polyrhythmic drumming workshops very soon . Stay tuned for more information In the meantime learn amazing rhythms from Chaparral Andrew Hodges here -   http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/storemyshop 

http://www.myspace.com/chaparralandrewhodges

http://www.youtube.com/user/chaparralandrewhodge#g/u

Don't take my word for it - Review

Ken Smith on Celtic Soundscrapes by Chaparral Andrew Hodges -

so glad to have met Andy and I really enjoyed our musical conversation. Have spent a lot of time listening to Celtic Soundscapes today and thought I'd better write and let you know how much I like it!

Fabulous maelstromic (?) stuff that seems to climb inside your brain and bugger about with it. Right now it's all a dizzy mix of sounds that are either brand new experiences for me or sounds that switch on little aural memories that have bugger all to do with anyone else, just moi -like bike bells, fairground echoes, rain on the roof, weird bass runs, those glassy moments that mingle with something that sounds like a harmonica and then horn lines that at one point remind me of Miles and then develop into summat completely unlike what I assumed they were! Great stuff that I find fascinating especially (at this moment but I think it will change) track eight onwards.

For some reason I find myself going over those last few tracks which seem to meld together perfectly although I keep having to break off to listen to track one which I love for it's metallic slabs and that pillock of a bell that is trying to tell us something. Those rumbling bass lines sound like a backing track for Juana Molina (if you see my point). Balsamic stuff - as I once said in a review  (nobody questioned it!).

It's usually a pain in the puddin' when someone gives you a self-produced CD and wants to hear your opinion, best not to ever meet up with some of those folks again I've found. 

Not this time! Made me happy as a dog with a tin dick.

Have a listen for yourself and see how happy it makes you - go to Chaparral Andrew Hodges artists page to hear the album in full.

We are proud to be part of this !!

blinc Digital Arts Festival

CONWY. October 22nd and 23rd 2011.

Blinc Digital Arts Festival launches this year in Conwy North Wales.

“Blinc, is a bold and hugely exiting commissioning opportunity for new artwork of the highest quality from Wales-based and international artists that responds to the uniqueness of Conwy – placing both its heritage and its people centre stage”. Iolo Williams. Arts Development Officer. Arts Council of Wales.

‘blinc’, is a two day, site-specific festival of light and sound based artworks that will run in parallel with the Gwledd Conwy Feast food festival on 22nd and 23rd October 2011

The event is part funded by the Arts Council of Wales, Conwy Council and Cadw.

Using various locations around the Walled Town and also the castle walls itself, blinc is striving to stage a world class arts event.

25,000 people attend the Conwy Feast, this festival will run along side the established food festival, giving the selected artists a very large audience for their works.

CONCEPT

The central work of the festival explores the role that history plays in our modern environment. Each artist’s  response to the place is very different, relying totally on his or her emotional reaction to the selection statement.  “This is not a castle”.

The initial symbiosis between the 13th Century castle and the dynamic 21st Century digital art form has created a perfect springboard to create debate and produce some very interesting pieces. Myth, investigation, both personal and chronological history, as well as humour all plays an important role. Blinc have suggested and  subsequently forged some interesting collaborations, challenging the confines of the artist’s individual practice.This we felt to be vital to the festival. The inherent association of the artists creating further juxtaposition

The projection event in the evening will be utilizing very sophisticated technology, enabling the artists to expand their ideas and work on a truly spectacular scale. This is the first time that artists will have this kind of opportunity in the UK, and will produce some very interesting and avant guard content.

Performance Artists, Film Makers, Photographers, Digital Installations, Art Geo Caches, Audio Scapes and Animators will all be exhibited creating a dynamic festival that runs for the two days. There will be opportunities to watch  commissioned performances by several Artists. Bedwyr Williams is really excited to be working with his brother on a   commissioned piece for the festival and he will perform at programmed intervals throughout the weekend. Perry  Hall, a celebrated American artist will be working along side the highly regarded Jonathon Jones Morris to create a  spectacular projection event in the evening and Rhys Trimble an accomplished tr-lingual poet will be collaborating on various pieces throughput the two days.

The Blinc Festival Hub will be at the Royal British Legion, Church Street Conwy. Performances, screening room, catalogues and bar !! What more do you need ?

Express Your Inner Blip

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