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DEAF04 PROGRAM ONLINE | MUSIC & PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

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DEAF04 – Affective Turbulence: The Art of Open Systems
Seventh edition of the Dutch Electronic Art Festival

Tuesday 9 – Sunday 21 November 2004
Van Nelle Ontwerpfabriek, Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
http://www.deaf04.nl
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DEAF04 PROGRAM ONLINE

The program of DEAF04 – Affective Turbulence is now online. Please check 
http://www.deaf04.nl for further information.


MUSIC & PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

In addition to a significant selection of sound installations as part of 
the exhibition, DEAF04 also presents other forms of sound art and pays 
specific attention to new experiments. The festival is guaranteed to 
present new discoveries and not-to-miss concerts by some of the pioneers 
in the field of electronic music and experimental sound. A real 
exclusive is the reunion concert by The Hub – the band’s members will be 
performing together again after ten years.


Tuesday 9 November, 20:30 hrs
Van Nelle Ontwerpfabriek, Rotterdam
Free entrance

ECHOHCE
Jamie Lidell (vocals), FM Einheit (percussive & non-percussive 
instruments), Saskia von Klitzing (drums), Volker Kamp (bass), David 
Link (text generators)
Produced by Kunststiftung NRW, ZKM and V2_
ECHOHCE is the unique opening act for DEAF04 by David Link, Jamie Lidell 
and FM Einheit, with interactions between man and machine. Jamie Lidell 
sings lyrics written only a few seconds before by David Link's Poetry 
Machine, a computer which generates a stream of word associations. Jamie 
Lidell is famous for his spectacular performances. His album Muddlin 
Gear (Warp Records) was critically acclaimed as 'without question a 
musical language of the future'. Drummer FM Einheit originates from the 
German punk scene and has been the “chief machinery operator” for German 
industrial terrorists Einstürzende Neubauten.


Wednesday 10 November, 21:00 hrs
Van Nelle Ontwerpfabriek, Rotterdam
Entrance 10 euro

Maja Ratkje | Ran Slavin
The music of Norwegian composer and performer Maja Ratkje has been heard 
all over Europe as well as in Japan, Canada, USA and eastern Russia. Her 
album Voice, made in collaboration with Jazzkammer, got a Distinction 
Award at Prix Ars Electronica in 2003. Maja is also known for her 
collaborations with POING and Jaap Blonk, and as a member of 
improvisation ensemble SPUNK and noise duo Fe-mail. At DEAF04 Maja 
Ratkje brings an enchanting performance with laptop, sensors, movements 
and very special vocals.
The Israeli audiovisual artist Ran Slavin plays Insomniac City, a 
composition of constantly changing images, a lot of sound and computer 
music. On DEAF04, he uses custom-designed software to create an 
improvised mix of reality and urban illusion.


Thursday 11 November & Friday 12 November, 22:30 hrs
The Young Radicals
With: John Grzinich (LV), Dan Overholt (US), Tom Schouten (BE), Poo 
(CZ), Jamka (SK), GND (SK), Tigrics (HU), Sfeer (HU), Kdes (SCG).
Entrance 7,50 euro

Two evenings with young artists that stand out due to their contrary 
interpretation of modern, popular electronic and digital music. All the 
bands and performers have their own individual and unique approach. John 
Grzinich, Dan Overholt, and Tom Schouten all have their own methods on 
the cutting edge of sound and image. Additionally, more young performers 
from Central European cities will perform who embody a new generation of 
audiovisual artists, such as Jamka from Bratislava, Poo from Prague and 
Kdes from Belgrade, will perform.


Friday 12 November, 15:00 – 19:00 hrs
TRAMJAM Rotterdam RushHour
With: Mumbai Streaming Attack (CH)

TRAMJAM Rotterdam RushHour uses the tram lines between different areas 
of Rotterdam to create a musical sound map of the city. The Swiss group 
Mumbai Streaming Attack, together with Rotterdam-based sound artists and 
media art students, will prepare a four-hour public broadcast 
performance on 12 November. A multi-track-multi-driver jam session will 
follow the routes and schedules of Rotterdam's tram lines using 
pre-recorded, composed and real-time sounds that reflect the city's 
urban vibe and mobile living.


Saturday 13 november, 22:30 hrs
The Hub | The Station | Laetitia Sonami
Entrance 10 euro

The legendary Californian band The Hub may be considered as the 
predecessors of both connected and laptop music. In the late eighties, 
Chris Brown, Scot Gresham-Lancaster, John Bischoff, Tim Perkis, Mark 
Trayle, and Phil Stone formed an experimental computer music group that 
toured almost all over the world. For the first time in ten years they 
will all be playing together again in a unique reunion concert for 
DEAF04. For this special concert they will be supported by The Station – 
a band especially formed for this occasion – consisting of several young 
artists under the direction of music scholar Golo Foellmer. In the days 
leading up to the concert they will be working on several compositions 
inspired by The Hub.
This night performers include the French American Laetitia Sonami, who 
combines lyrics, electronic music and “found” sounds to create 
“performance novels,” using instruments of her own design.


Wednesday 10 November – Sunday 14 November
The Streams | DEAF RADIO
Streamers: Pierre de Jaeger (Radioswap, BE), Akos Maroy (Radio Tilos, 
HU), Edit Blaumann (Radio Tilos, HU), RadioWORM.
Projects: Zoë Irvine: Magnetic Migration Music (GB), Reclaim the Streams 
(Aymeric Mansoux, Yves Degoyon, lluis).
Radio performances / dj's: Huba de Graaff (NL), Gloribel Hernández 
(VE/NL), Anne Wellmer, elpueblodechina (CL/NL).

In collaboration with Radioswap, Radio Tilos and RadioWORM, DEAF04 
introduces the live streaming segment DEAF RADIO. Within the existing 
broadcasting networks there is, unfortunately, no longer room for this 
form of radio, but the current Internet streaming technology makes it 
possible to realize 'etherless' radio art. During the first week of 
DEAF04, DEAF RADIO gives daily reports on the festival with 
interventions and radio concerts by female composers and musicians 
living and working in The Netherlands. In the evenings, after the heady 
festival buzz of the daytime, these artists will create a soothing, 
dreamy sonic atmosphere. You can find DEAF RADIO at www.deaf04.nl


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DEAF04 - Affective Turbulence: The Art of Open Systems
Tuesday 9 November - Sunday 21 November 2004
Van Nelle Ontwerpfabriek, Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
http://www.deaf04.nl

Contact:
DEAF04 – Dutch Electronic Art Festival
P.O. Box 19049, 3001 BA Rotterdam
Tel. + 31 (0)10 – 206 72 72
Fax + 31 (0)10 – 206 72 71
E-mail: deaf at v2.nl
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