Charles Hayward . This Heat 'Health & Efficiency' (1980) . Faust . Wire 'Former Airline' (1979) . The Yardbirds 'Happenings Ten Years Time Ago' (1966) . King Crimson 'Groon' (1970) . Seefeel . Mauricio Kagel 'Acustica' (1969) . Simultaneity . Happenstance . 'The Wind Harp: Song from the Hill' (1972) . Luigi Russolo and The Art of Noise . NEU! 'Hallo Excentrico!' (1973) . Isolationism . DADA . Broken Music
Sounds Like
Rothko . Janek Schaefer . William Basinski . Milan Knizak . Philip Jeck . Christian Marclay . Nowhereians . Xavier Garcia Bardon aka Saule
BLK w/ BEAR [Washington DC-based queer artist JS ADAMS] creates both temporal turntable installations and laptop compositions utilizing forced looping technique of altered vinyl recordings along with 'dead media' recording sources such as Mutoscope 'Voice-o-Graph' and Wilcox Gay 'Recordio' discs. His audio artworks also include manipulated voice synthesis and deconstructive turntablism.
BLK w/ BEAR has since grown to become a full-band effort of Adams [loops + prepared vinyl], Doug Poplin [cello + effects] and PD Sexton [bass + effects].
Live performances and studio recordings incorporate additional instrumentation from bassist RH BEAR of New York industrial-noise-rock band BILE. and video from Bad Hand Films, Renee Shaw aka VJ Poppins and Nick Lopata.
BLK w/ BEAR has garnered glowing reviews and international airplay for the thought-provoking and moving 'Wish for a World Without Hurt' collaboration with London's ROTHKO [2004 Outmusic Award nominee ‘Best Instrumental Album’] and 2004's limited edition 'fahrenheit_drafts' 12-inch single. Audio has accompanied film/video projects in NYC and London and selections from 'Wish for a World' were recently used in the Discovery Channel's poignant 'The Flight that Fought Back' docu/drama. The four-track Version 3 [2008] is available for download at the Long Division with Remainders '14 versions of the same EP' project site.
Adams also curates the annual QUEERING SOUND held each June before DC's GLBT pride festivities. The performances showcase alternative sound art, music and spoken word from local, national and international artisans through both live and digital contributions.
hey check out the new songs 'Lark' is for the ep and 'Keely' is for the instrumental album we're working on check it out and let us know what you think how are you? :]
QUADRA V.1 México D.F. - Bogotá - Quito - Lima cuatro ciudades / cuatro artistas / cuatro canales on-line jam / concierto por audio stream VÍA SKYPE
desde México D.F.: Alexandra Cárdenas desde Bogotá: Ana Romano desde Quito: Fabiano Kueva desde Lima: Omar Lavalle
asistencia técnica y grabación IN SITU: Jefferson Rosas coordinación y video IN SITU: Alexander Gümbel
a transmitirse ON LINE / ON AIR el 29 de mayo, 13h30 GMT-5 (hora de Quito-Bogotá) www.aler.org www.antenas-intervenciones.blogspot.com y 240 emisoras en toda Latinoamérica asociadas a la Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica
My new piece, "Roy Kilroy" is a jazz and rock piece using an office sized water bottle as percussion (well, I used two!)
There are also live drums with no crash, layered band instruments, e-bow guitar and lots of odd meters.
I have wanted to make a piece like this for a long time but have not ever come this close. I was inspired by getting back into Gentle Giant and it was Henry Cow (Unrest) that sparked my interest to go for it!
Online Now!
