Books (the translation of the neologism ‘locavore’ describing a group of persons that only consumes locally produced food) is an non-profit hyperlocal initiative consisting of a limited print run book catalogue with a main interest in politics, urban space and radical movements. Donna Haraway’s A Cyborg Manifesto is now available in Greek.
Bill Kartalopoulos guest edited a review of Shapereader for 50 watts, the richest source of book-related design and illustration in the internet.
Primate Arena is a nomadic freeform happening for experimental & out muzak events, dedicated to Psych, Noise, Speech/Sonic/Concrete Poetry, Avant Rock, Improv, post millennial obscurities, pre millennial obscurities, the history of 20th century experimental music & other adventurous ventures. The events take place in Tel Aviv and elsewhere, and include an interntional festival and a radio program on www.halas.am, hosted by Alex Drool & Eran Sachs. I performed live with Alex Drool, Eran Sachs and David Opp.
The duo will present the release of its CD Skeleton Drafts, during the brief balkan tour:
(21.02) Bucharest, (22.02) Subotica, (23.02) Budapest, (24.02) Novi Sad, (25.02) Belgrade, (26.02) Skopje, (27.02) Thessaloniki, (28.02) Athens
Glacial’s latest offering is their Entropy EP, released on the newborn label six d.o.g.s. On side A we are greeted by the epic fifteen-minute-long dub techno monster of “Entropy”. Don’t let that sweet jazzy intro misguide you, as the track builds and builds to reach monstrous heights of energy, full of sub-basses and screaming horns, ideal for both peak-time or after-hours action. “Stoya” on Side B is deeper, moody and minimal with a great groovy loop. Jazzy elements all over set the tone and when the break comes, ilan’s saxophone shines through like a blister in the sun. “Stoya” was recently included in Mary Ann Hobb’s playlist for BBC Radio.
The first stop of our Balkan tour was organized by Jumatatea Plina and was part of their monthly Sambata Sonora sessions.
Thanks to Jumatatea Plina, Anamaria Pravicencu, Oktav Avramescu and ODD.
Presque la Même Chose is an exhibition curated by Sandrine Wymann that focuses on the limits of translatability. I quote the text written by the curator: the principle is not to collect a body of works related to the subject but to pursue the reflection based on textual and formal research that can help us understand how difficult it is to tell the same thing. The show will be up till May 10th.
A review from our gig in Robadors 23 by Dave Foxall. For more photos visit the professional websites of the following photographers: Dani Alvarez, Elena Marquez and Joan Cortes.
In the beautiful dance studio of L’Animal a l’Esquena located, in the middle of a meadow in Celrà, Girona, Federica Porello and Ilan Manouach will continue a collaboration that started in 2006. The aim is to find a common language between sound and movement through improvisation, while at the same time dealing with questions of autonomy and coexistence. When not improvising, they will be listening to the lectures delivered by Roland Barthes at the College de France in 1977, entitled Vivre Ensemble.