http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/ Information for the 30th anniversary of Touch en Copyright 2012 Wed, 02 May 2012 19:21:58 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Café Oto 17.07.12 Presentations, talks & performances
Maia Urstad (Bergen) - 'Radio Field' "As a sound installation artist I have always been intrigued by how we communicate. My fascination with the sending and receiving of messages, and how they may be converted on their way, has led to a series of artworks containing portable radio transmitters and receivers..." Maia Urstad is an artist working at the intersection of audio and visual art. She was educated at the Bergen National Academy of the Arts and has also a background in rock music. www.maia.no
Jiyeon Kim (Seoul) Jiyeon Kim started her career as media art project producer, then she moved to the soundmaker/musician field. She mainly uses field recordings with sounds made with handmade analogue sound devices and acoustic objects as her source. Currently she experiments on resonating different materials in various methods with diy microphones, amplifiers, analogue oscillators, which leads her to develop unconventional ways of field recording. Jiyeon is also working as a sound educator, actively programming and running various sound workshops for young people. She aims to inspire participants to engage with their sonic environments in an artistic and social way. This summer, Jiyeon is invited to 3 weeks of a field recording residency near Verona and Naples in Italy, where she will explore sound environments of abandoned places in rural areas. teum11.wordpress.com
Sandra Jasper (London/Berlin) www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucfasaj Sandra Jasper is a geographer currently completing her doctorate at the UCL Urban Laboratory. Her thesis "Cyborg Imaginations: Nature, Technology and Urban Space in West Berlin (1961-1989) draws from diverse fields, such as sound art, engineering and architecture. Sandra teaches on the UCL MSc Urban Studies and convenes "Stadtkolloquium" a postgraduate research network. Her recent publication "Phantom limbs: Encountering the hidden spaces of West Berlin" came out in "Urban Constellations" (Jovis, ed. by Matthew Gandy). "The UCL Urban Laboratory, established in 2005, is a university-wide initiative to bring together the best urban teaching and research at UCL. Our activities build on the full spectrum of work at UCL across the arts and sciences ranging from civil engineering to film studies, from urban history to the latest developments in architectural design." www.ucl.ac.uk/urbanlab
Dawn Scarfe (London) Dawn Scarfe’s work ranges across a variety of media from site-specific installation and performance to field recording. It explores how listening might be directed to heighten our perceptions of particular environments. Multi-speaker installations (such as Tree Music) and resonating acoustic glass sculptures (Listening Glasses) ask us to re-think and re-negotiate our impressions of our surroundings. Individual parts of her works are encouraged to respond to each other or to enter into a dialogue with their environment. Recent exhibitions include Klinkende Stad Kortrijk, ZKM Karlsruhe, Q-O2 Brussels, La Casa Encendida Madrid, TONSPUR Museumsquartier Vienna, Bios Athens, Space Studios and 176 Zabludowicz Collection, London. She completed a PhD in Sonic Arts at Goldsmiths, University of London in December 2011. Dawn will present an introduction to her work with glass including Tuning to Spheres: an installation/performance which uses assorted wine glasses as acoustic resonators. A number of wine glasses sit on a turntable. A small loudspeaker plays sine tones tuned to the pitch of a particular glass, causing it to resonate as it passes underneath the speaker. www.dawnscarfe.co.uk Tickets are now available]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/touch_invites.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/touch_invites.html left Wed, 02 May 2012 19:21:58 +0000 ZKM – Karlsruhe, Germany, 21.04.12 Tickets: http://www.reservix.de Touch presents... Philip Jeck Achim Mohné The Ash International Sound System Alongside this event will be the T-B A21 Sound Space: The T-B A21 Sound Space is a project commissioned by Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary to bring to a larger audience the unique series of compositions that were produced for The Morning Line. The Morning Line was conceived as an interdisciplinary platform structure by artist Matthew Ritchie with architects Aranda\Lasch and Arup AGU, where artists, architects, engineers, physicists and musicians would each contribute their own specialised information to create a new form. Studio 672 – Köln, Germany 23.04.12 Touch presents... BJNilsen Achim Mohné The Ash International Sound System a 3rd date is planned for Denovali, Essen on October 5th 2012...]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/touch30_makes_a_twodate_trip_to_germany_in_april.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/touch30_makes_a_twodate_trip_to_germany_in_april.html left Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:00:40 +0000 Chris Watson - installation inspired by "After the Deluge (Na de Zondvloed)" @ Broel Museum Jana Winderen - installation & live performance Unfortunately Chris Watson cannot be present for family reasons, so his work will be presented by Mike Harding from Touch.]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/april_2012_two_installations_for_fabric_sounds.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/april_2012_two_installations_for_fabric_sounds.html left Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:57:47 +0000 Café Oto, London, England 02.04.2012 Oren Ambarchi Daniel Menche BJNilsen You can read a review on Fluid Radio here]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/april_2012_touch30_night_at_cafe_oto.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/april_2012_touch30_night_at_cafe_oto.html left Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:02:53 +0000 People Like Us) with AV Festival. In response to our ambiguous relationship with time - do we have too much or not enough? - Radio Boredcast celebrates the detail, complexity and depth of experience lost through our obsession with speed. On 16th March 2012 at 5:57am, Touch takes over Radio Boredcast for 30 hours of programmes curated by Mike Harding and Jon Wozencroft, as a celebration of Touch.30. Many rare recordings are to be aired, including a number of Touch's earliest cassette releases in full. Jon Wozencroft presents "TouchRadio 1987" - a compilation prepared in 1987 for private distribution on cassette… In those days, mix tapes were a very common way of sharing one's own musical tastes on an informal basis. Half of this episode is presented here. Mike Harding also contributes three hour long "TouchAVRadio" transmissions, "Language", "Sound" and "Time", especially created for AVFestival. In addition, many Touch artists are featured on other days of the month-long broadcast, alongside shows submitted by Ash International and The Tapeworm. Special broadcasts from the likes of Chris Watson, Phill Niblock, Fennesz and BJNilsen are scheduled. You can listen continuously for a month, or for hours, minutes or seconds. Online 24 hours each day, at www.avfestival.co.uk or www.thepixelpalace.org. The schedule for the whole month is listed here, with details of each show and information about the artists. You can also subscribe to the Radio Boredcast podcasts. Radio Boredcast schedule at www.avfestival.co.uk www.peoplelikeus.org]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/march_2012_30_hours_of_touch_on_av_festivals_radio_boredcast.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/march_2012_30_hours_of_touch_on_av_festivals_radio_boredcast.html left Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:09:50 +0000 Chris Watson - A Journey South Old Broadcasting House, Leeds, England 7th 6:00pm : Drinks, snacks & chats 7:00pm : An Introduction by Mike Harding of Touch 7:10pm : A Journey South, with Chris Watson 8:30pm : Q&A 9:00pm : Close Tickets available here or contact Tim Medcalf by email. Touch.30, in conjunction with the Oates100 Campaign and nti Leeds present an audio-visual journey to the South Pole with Chris Watson. As part of the team for the David Attenborough BBC series "Frozen Planet", Chris travelled to Antarctica to record the ambient sounds, the wildlife, the water - even the groaning of a glacier as it moves. Chris talks about his experiences there and brings the remotest continent to life with his stunning recordings. Chris is is one of the world's leading recorders of wildlife and natural phenomena. His recordings are used in TV, Radio and Film including contributions to the award-winning re-release of "A Great White Silence", originally filmed during Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. For Touch he edits his field recordings into a filmic narrative released on CD & Vinyl, such as his latest release "El Tren Fantasma"; viewed by one reviewer as "a benchmark in field recording not to mention a map of the soul, an insight into the human condition and a key to dreams". Chris has characterised his work as "putting microphones where you can't put your ears" - come along to experience the incredible surround-sound results for yourself. This is part of a series of events intended to commemorate Captain Lawrence “Titus” Oates, who sacrificed himself 100 years ago in an effort to save the lives of his fellow explorers during Captain Scott's attempt to be the first to the South Pole. Generously hosted by nti Leeds at Old Broadcasting House with equipment loaned from Leeds Metropolitan University, this is a unique event to commemorate a true Leeds hero. Directions and parking: www.ntileeds.co.uk All profits go to: Help For Heroes]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/march_2012_chris_watson_a_journey_south_leeds_7th.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/march_2012_chris_watson_a_journey_south_leeds_7th.html left Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:18:13 +0000 freq_out8, Moderna Museet, Stockholm 17th - 19th]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/february_2012_freq_out8_17th19th.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/february_2012_freq_out8_17th19th.html left Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:16:04 +0000 Spire: Live @ Passionskirche, Berlin, 5th CTM12 Marcus Davidson Eleh Hildur Gudnadottir Charles Matthews Jana Winderen The Eternal Chord ]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/february_2012_spire_live_passionskirche_berlin_5th.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/february_2012_spire_live_passionskirche_berlin_5th.html left Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:14:24 +0000 Touch.30 Live in Lisbon, 27th-28th January Fim de Semana Especial n.º 3, Teatro Maria Matos 27th January programme can be viewed here 28th January programme can be viewed here Bruce Gilbert & Mika Vainio CM von Hausswolff - you can hear this set on TouchRadio Jana Winderen Leslie Winer You can read press coverage of this event in Portuguese here]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/january_2011_touch30_live_in_lisbon_27th28th.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/january_2011_touch30_live_in_lisbon_27th28th.html left Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:32:53 +0000 Transmedia presents: The Art of Listening 2, Touch's residency in Brussels, January 16-20 2012. This residency is part of the Masters Degree course at Sint Lucas College. BJNilsen & Mike Harding]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/january_2011_the_art_of_listening_brussels_16th21st.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/january_2011_the_art_of_listening_brussels_16th21st.html left Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:11:27 +0000 Part One: Ritual Part Two: Contact Part Three: Vectors
2. A 3 part conversation between Susanna Niedermayr and Mike Harding on ORF, (Austrian National Radio) on January 5th, 12th and 19th 2012, conducted at ORF in Vienna in October 2011... Part One Part Two Part Three
3. Sweden's Soundofmusic are broadcasting "Touch Non Stop", a 90 minute online mix to celebrate Touch.30, featuring tracks from 1982s ”The New Nubia” by Soliman Gamil (from Touch's first ever edition, Feature Mist) through to the most recent releases, and all points in-between. www.soundofmusic.nu
4. FACT Magazine "Touch celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and we begin our appreciation of its achievements with a brief look at some of our favourite cover designs from its catalogue." www.factmag.com
5. Trax Magazine Plus Qu'Un Label www.magazinetrax.com
6. prefix In Left Field www.prefixmag.com
7. Go Mag Cover mounted CD, GO MAG Mayo 90 Artwork & track listing www.go-mag.com/]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/touch30_featured.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/touch30_featured.html right Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:30:43 +0000 Feature Mist [T1] in December 1982, so 2012 is our 30th anniversary. There will be a series of events and releases throughout the year and this page will be regularly updated to keep you informed. You may have noticed that Touch.20 was held in 2001, and Touch 25 in 2006... A discrepancy you might think. But no! Touch was conceived by Jon Wozencroft in 1981, in 1982 Jon and Mike Harding went to see New Order in Norwich (May) and received the cassette master of "Video 5-8-6" which was released on Feature Mist…]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/touch30.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/touch30.html right Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:22:25 +0000 twitter.com/touchmusic Touch is a new free app for the iPhone and iPad (iOS 4 and 5) that keeps you up-to-date with Touch news; read about and listen to tracks from the Touch catalogue; stream each and every Touch Radio episode; save Jon Wozencroft's Touch cover art as wallpaper and cook meals from the Touch Recipe Book. ]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/follow_touch30_events_elsewhere.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/follow_touch30_events_elsewhere.html right Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:06:07 +0000
Drumming for Creation [T33.3] You can hear a lo res (ie second generation) stream of side a here Jaliya Musicians - ALLA L'AA KE | The Bagamoyo Group - 9 string ISEZE | Walo Shatan Gwari - FARMING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OCCUPATION TODAY | Dundun - ARO/SEKERE | The Bagamoyo Group - DRUM CHIME You can hear a lo res (ie second generation) stream of side b here The Bagamoyo Group - 13 string ISEZE | Walo Shatan Gwari - IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TODAY, TRY AND ENJOY IT, FOR TOMORROW YOU MAY NOT BE ALIVE TO DO SO | Walo Shatan Gwari - LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER | Dundun - DRUMMING FOR OBATALA | The Bagamoyo Group - DRUM & VOICE | Jaliya Musicians - KAIRA
and some early prototypes of TouchRadio. The first example was compiled in 1987 by Jon Wozencroft:
TouchRadio 1987 There were various prototypes of TouchRadio throughout the 80s and 90s. This example was compiled by Jon Wozencroft in 1987... Side One Part One: 'Helicopter Rundfunk' | 'Jody', Black convict work song from Ellis Unit, Texas | armature | Turkish Dance Musik | Japan 'C11' railway - 'For a Fat Lady: Seen from a Train', read by John Horder | 'Girl', The Beatles, mixed with students admiring Rodin's 'Kiss' and spokesperson at 1968 demo in Grosvenor Square | 'The Telephone Call', Kraftwerk | 'Kalinka', Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army - Bahatu song from Burundi | from 'The World of Gilbert and George' | 'Champs', Wire - kitchen noise - 'Video Rap Romance', Vikki Love | fireworks | Orthodox Slavonic Liturgy by Dobri Christov, sung by Christo Kamenov and Ivan Petrov, conducted by Georgi Robev | 'Crazy', Patsy Cline | excerpt from 'Trout Mask Replica', Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band | Egyptian traditional drumming mixed with witness to spontaneous combustion | workman's cutting torch | preachers from revivalist radio station in Detroit, Michigan mixed with factory in Dusseldorf grinding marble for headstones | 'Sonata Semplice no. 1', Lento, composed by Charles Camilleri and played by Suraya Moyine | 'Body Language', Mary Longford, with 'Toscany in Blue' by Herbert Distel | radio announcement | warning to all shipping | 'The Red Flag' (recorded in 1928), fading 'Green Onions'... Side Two A Few Words of a Kind', Dylan Thomas recorded at MIT, 1952 | 'Yesterday's Men', Madness | 'Better Days', Carlton and the Shoes, 1972 | Didgeridu solo by Wandjuk Marika in Port Moresby | football supporters in Piccadilly Circus | tapeloop of Detroit preacher played backwards | excerpt from 'Music Madness', Mantronix | folk melody on drone pipes from The Ukraine | 'Woodentops' voices | 'Just Talk' AC Marias | 'Challenger' space shuttle | fire in Stoke Newington | clandestine Christians hold service in Nazi Germany while the RAF on bombing raid overhead | excerpt from 'i'm an infant; i worship him', Michael Gira, recorded in New York City, 1984 | Negritos Indian Chief, Malacca, recorded on wax cylinder c.1913


Various tracks from other releases have been added to the archive section]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/touch30_archive_section.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/touch30_archive_section.html right Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:15:18 +0000 ]]> http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/wire_ad_january_2012.html http://30.touchmusic.org.uk/wire_ad_january_2012.html left Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:14:03 +0000