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open:sounds presents female:pressure dvd1

Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of female:pressure, a pioneering project to raise the visibility of female artists in electronic music, and following up on our open:sounds CD (released in 2006) we are proud to present our first DVD: female:pressure dvd1

From the beginning, VJs and other visual artists have been part of the female:pressure community because they essentially shape the characteristics of almost every realm in electronic music and club culture. Yet, the work of video artists is not being recognized appropriately in this context - this applies both to their payment as to their public perception. To counteract the one-sided focus on DJs and musicians we want to offer "our" visual artists the overdue possibility to present their work adequately.

Our production platform open:sounds - implemented in 2005 - provided the basis for the DVD: female:pressure musicians made new tracks and remixes of the previously existent material available through open:sounds.

Thanks to the funding of "Verein Stadtimpuls Wien" (Vienna City Impulse Association), we were able to invite female:pressure video artists resident in Vienna to create videos for the 21 international tracks compiled from our open:sounds pool. Their works cover the broad spectrum of different methods of visualizing electronic music: from live video mixing to video clips to experimental filmlets and animations. Christina Goestl's design of the DVD connects the heterogeneous works and creates continuity. Thus, one can view single clips as well as watch the DVD in full length.

Through free distribution of the whole pressing (3000 copies) and the application of Creative Commons Licenses (Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works) for video and audio material, we want to ensure a most widespread non-commercial use, increase the presence of female:pressure artists - especially visual artists - and demonstrate networking by contemporary, alternative means. The DVD will be available in selected record stores and online. Hardwax Berlin carries out the physical distribution.

Video preview and detailed artist info at http://www.femalepressure.net/dvd.html

March 8, 2008: DVD release celebration at elektro gönner Vienna, 8 pm
VJs: Evatronica, super u, DJ: Missus + support by Ravissa, Miss Dissenter, Fauna, t.h.e.e., Elsa Okazaki

March 11, 2008: DVD presentation at MAK Vienna, 8 pm
visual performances by c++, luma, jade, concerts by Chra, Margaret Noble

March 18, 2008: DVD release party at Flex, Vienna, 10:30 pm
VJs: jade, chero lightning, Ella Esque, e:v/a, annablume, Evatronica, Nowemba, 4youreye, büro arbiträr, vj azz, elektra bregenz, ni & boesebertha, super u
DJs: Jennifer Cardini (Paris), Fauna (Vienna), Electric Indigo (Vienna)
Live: irradiation & Electric Indigo (Vienna), Chez Debs (Copenhagen)


track listing:

01. video: luma – http://www.astridsteiner.com/
audio: Mimikry – Wazzup Remix

02. video: Evatronica – http://www.evatronica.com/
audio: Xyramat – Fragen

03. video: Büro Arbiträr – http://www.buero-arbitraer.info/
audio: Catarina Pratter – I Wanna Be A Machine

04. video: jade – http://www.jade-enterprises.at/
audio: Cio D'Or – Kimono / Mavi's Traum Remix

05. video: e:v/a [ei(s)kon:fekt] – http://www.myspace.com/evaeiskonfekt
audio: Fauna – L'Amour De Loin

06. video: jade – http://www.jade-enterprises.at/
audio: irradiation – ridin'

07. video: super u – http://superu.streiten.org/
audio: Estroe – Pending Issues

08. video: vj azz – http://www.myspace.com/vj_azz
audio: irradiation – ridin' / Electric Indigo Remix

09. video: c++ – http://www.clitoressa.net/
audio: Chra – Dark Animals

10. video: annablume [superkitsch] – http://www.superkitsch.at/
audio: Angina P – Geisteskind

11. video: luma – http://www.astridsteiner.com/
audio: Margaret Noble – Nufon

12. video: Elsa Okazaki – http://www.myspace.com/elsaokazaki
audio: BadFrench – My Parisian Friend

13. video: annablume [superkitsch] – http://www.superkitsch.at/
audio: Stereonucleose – On The Floor

14. video: Ni & boesebertha – http://www.nisignz.com/, http://realag.sonance.net/
audio: Chez Debs – Mind Out!

15. video: 4youreye – http://www.4youreye.at/
audio: jenny goes dirty – amoureux solitaires

16. video: Evatronica – http://www.evatronica.com/
audio: Water Lilly – Turbulent Tune

17. video: Nowemba – http://www.myspace.com/nowemba
audio: Carola Pisaturo – Come Close

18. video: chero lightning – http://www.youtube.com/cherolightning
audio: Rebecca von Kalinowsky – Hardly / Visual Mix

19. video: Nowemba – http://www.myspace.com/nowemba
audio: Clara Moto – Darkling

20. video: elektra bregenz – http://www.myspace.com/elektrabregenz
audio: ZoëXenia – Don't...

21. video: Ella Esque – http://underror.org/
audio: DJ Da Cut – Foreshadows


project credits:

project funding - Verein Stadtimpuls Wien
DVD design - Christina Goestl
DVD authoring - Regina Leibetseder-Löw
DVD cover design - Beate Schachinger / visual affairs
compilation audio mastering - waldo@cheops-audio.com
audio compilation - Electric Indigo
project execution - Electric Indigo
open:sounds development and design - Andrea Mayr & Electric Indigo
database programming - Andrea Mayr
female:pressure hosting - Silver Server ..

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