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HAPTIC
Electroacoustic

build it and go there and wait.



CHICAGO, Illinois
United States

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   HAPTIC: General Info
Member Since4/17/2007
Band Websitewww.entracte.co.uk/haptic
Band MembersSteven Hess/Joseph Clayton Mills/Adam Sonderberg
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HAPTIC -- The Medium LP/MP3/DVD (FSS)

"...the most enjoyable new release I've heard thus far in 2009... Rich, ringing, growling and gorgeous." - Brian Olewnick, Just Outside

"...molasses-thick, slowly-mutating drones of spellbinding character... positively nightmarish." - Textura



HAPTIC / MOUTHS -- Danjon Scale / IV2E split 12" (entr'acte, UK) e37

"The trio's piece Danjon Scale is among the most striking displays of sustained texture in recent memory. The sound they create together is hypnotic and seamless." - Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader.

"Class stuff, prime rib dark, rich drone music" - Dan Warburton, Paris Transatlantic

"The thing broods... sits there and ruminates, slowly uncoiling and re-clenching, maybe getting a little pissed off. Though it gradually becomes massive, the payoff... is the final couple of minutes where the central drone dissipates and you're left with only the ashes and echoes, a wonderfully chilly sense of desolation."- Brian Olewnick, Bagatellen



HAPTIC -- Correction 7" (entr'acte / absurd) e47 / a67

"Awesome music which is both sharp-minded and unclassifiable. A 70-minute CD of stuff like this after such a taster is not “desirable” - it’s demanded." - Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes

"Great music... Quite enjoyable." - Frans de Waard, Vital Weekly

"Two brief but exceedingly dense works by this trio... wonderful stuff."- Brian Olewnick, Bagatellen



HAPTIC / CRISTAL -- Velocimane / Çukurova split 10" (Entr'acte, UK) e60

"Haptic contribute dark, strong work ("Velocimane"), structured in long waves of bowed metals and electronics that develops a fine, brooding feel"- Brian Olewnick, Just Outside


"Haptic's side of the 10" is even deeper and more palpable. Beats, each surrounded by a ripple of echo, loom like craters; electric buzzes seem to come at you from their far-off invisible edge and slam you against the wall... Meditate upon this stuff at your peril." - Bill Meyer, WIRE.

Record LabelEntr'acte, FSS, Bloodlust!, Absurd.
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Aug 31 2009 9:00P
HAPTIC + BRIAN LABYCZ @ the viaduct theatre Chicago, Illinois
Sep 9 2009 9:00P
HAPTIC @ the empty bottle Chicago, Illinois
Nov 10 2009 7:00P
HAPTIC + LISA SLODKI @ the MCA Chicago, Illinois
Nov 17 2009 7:00P
HAPTIC + LISA SLODKI @ the MCA Chicago, Illinois
Nov 24 2009 7:00P
HAPTIC + LISA SLODKI @ the MCA Chicago, Illinois

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   About HAPTIC

Creating densely textured works that can range from stark minimalism to violent, carefully directed chaos, Haptic combines a rigorous attention to sonic detail with restless experimentalism. Formed in Chicago in the spring of 2005 by Steven Hess (Pan American, Dropp Ensemble, On, Fessenden), Joseph Clayton Mills (Jonathan Chen, Dropp Ensemble), and Adam Sonderberg (Dropp Ensemble, Civil War), Haptic was initially conceived as a vehicle for live collaboration. To that end, the group has frequently incorporated a different, rotating fourth member, deliberately chosen to send the music in unpredictable and challenging directions. Such collaborators have ranged from Tony Buck (The Necks) and Olivia Block to Mark Solotroff (BLOODYMINDED).
Individual members of the group have recorded for a multitude of labels, including Kranky, Crouton, Longbox Recordings, Utech, Cathnor, Tonschacht, Entr’acte, Absurd, Other Electricities, and BOXmedia, among others.

DISCOGRAPHY:
The Medium | LTD ED 12" / digital album (FSS-005, US) 2009
Repetition | C-47 (Bloodlust! B!122, US) 2009
Velocimane | Split 10" w/ Cristal (Entr'acte E60, UK) 2008
Correction | 7" (Entr'acte E47, UK / absurd 67, GR) 2007.
Danjon Scale | Split 12" w/ Mouths (Entr'acte E37, UK) 2006.
Indifference -> Building On Fire | v/a Two Million Tongues Festival. CD (Bastet 006, US) 2005.

Forthcoming:
Trebuchet | CD (Entr'acte, UK) 2009



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Haptic Trailer from Flingco Sound System on Vimeo.


Haptic (as duo) - From a private concert held in Skokie, IL. (Hess not present in performance).




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HAPTIC's Friends Comments
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Jun 24 2009 4:39 PM

Les Lendemains Etendus

cdr / screenprinted cover / 8 tracks / 47min / electronica / 55ex
stream & online order on Audioactivity.net.
Petter Vaagan





Jun 19 2009 12:09 PM

Hi! Just uploaded a video from a solo-gig i did recently to my space, with the brilliant Pekka Stokke on visuals. Feel free to check it out!
Ödland


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Jun 14 2009 4:15 PM

Dear friends, our first EP is out.
Chers amis, notre premier EP est sorti.
Ödland


Palacmusic





Jun 2 2009 10:25 AM



Various Artists - "Talking to Gosts" - PM005

Palacmusic release #5 feat. Tilman Ehrhorn (D), Rechenzentrum (D), El Fog (D/JP), Beneva vs. Clark Nova (NO), Ennio Mazzon (IT), Moze (JP), Jerome Pergolesi (FR), Talkingmakesnosense (UK), Sonicbrat (SG) and Palac (D). Available exclusively at Zero Inch.

"Reinterpretation turned to be extremely entertaining – as we can see, in the work were engaged the young as well as already eminent musicians. As the result they made Talking to Ghosts an original alloy of very viscous, deep ambient with soft and warm glitch." Pi Micron, Soundproector

Free track download - Textura Magazine
Full info at - www.palac.de



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May 12 2009 9:00 PM

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Apr 19 2009 1:19 AM

Thanks for the add.

Merci Pour l'ajout.




olivia block





Mar 30 2009 12:39 AM

HAPTIC i know you and your people are listening to me through my internal computer microphone and I want it to stop. You have been warned.
Heleen Van Haegenborgh





Mar 12 2009 9:01 PM

Ha. The Entr'acte- family..Welcome! And nice meeting you

Heleen
rosemary





Dec 9 2008 4:43 PM

nice show last night...very much enjoyed it.
esther venrooy





Dec 2 2008 9:18 PM

Thanks for the request / add. Really like your work!

All the best,
Esther
Triple Bath





Dec 2 2008 10:39 AM

Hi guys! I just got your 7" on Entr'acte/Absurd in my hands yesterday. Really serious stuff on both sides.
Two short but too damn good! Great production also! Warmest wishes! Themis
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Nov 28 2008 5:35 AM

someone has a new record out. proud of you guys.
NOÉ





Nov 22 2008 2:01 AM

hello guys.
what is that woody-sound recording of at the beginning of "sum"?
K. Mattinsky





Nov 21 2008 6:34 PM

thanks for the add, guys! keep going, greets Mat
Gary Rouzer





Nov 13 2008 12:41 AM

Nice noises. Chicago sounds hipper than DC.
The Big Drum In The Sky Religion





Nov 7 2008 3:37 PM

olivia block





Nov 5 2008 2:43 AM

Oh my god get some help!
Anduin





Oct 6 2008 9:48 PM

Had a great time last night. Thanks for coming... stay in touch...
Counterspark*





Oct 6 2008 6:04 AM

THANK YOU for the great show tonight, i really enjoyed it. take care, and do keep in touch.
-;.:..,
ViBeJays & Friends





Oct 3 2008 8:25 PM

Music and Dance comes from inside... dear HAPTIC...
friendship is a very good instrument...
Love can drive your lirycs

We are connected...
Have a nice week...
Vibejays
Fred Lonberg-Holm





Sep 3 2008 6:01 AM

Takayuki Iwamoto and colleagues from the University of Tokyo have now demonstrated a simple haptic device that employs a number of ultrasonic transducers, which emit ultrasound.

Sound is a pressure wave, meaning that as the inaudible sound waves from each of the transducers interfere, they can create a focal point that is perceived as a solid object.

The team's prototype system includes a camera.
Patrick Farmer





Sep 2 2008 7:16 AM

Wonderful new piece old beans xxx
SAFFRONKEIRA





Aug 30 2008 7:28 AM

thanks for your support!
murmurists





Jul 17 2008 7:50 PM

Thank you & best wishes,

Anthony
simon whetham





Jun 7 2008 10:39 AM

viva allon and entr'acte indeed!!
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