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Info About The Hafler Trio:

The Hafler Trio is a conceptual and sound art collaborative between Andrew M. McKenzie, the only permanent member, and guest musicians. The project has seen the release of numerous albums and CDs in experimental musical styles ranging from electronica, cut-up, ambient, environmental soundscape, musique concrète, electro-acoustic, and audio-montage as cinema for the years from 1982 to present, each of which utilise graphic design and text for contextual juxtaposition with the recordings, as well as having a diverse but concrete philosophical and sometimes quasi-religious framework to place them in.

History

Despite the name, The Hafler Trio is essentially the work of one man, Andrew M. McKenzie, born in Scotland in 1963 and his family moved to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne shortly after. McKenzie released his first 7" single at the age of 14, having formed a punk rock group named Flesh.
There have been numerous members and collaborators alongside Andrew M. McKenzie, including Cabaret Voltaire co-founder Chris Watson, the (semi) fictitious Dr. Edward Moolenbeek, Steven Stapleton of Nurse With Wound, Adi Newton of Clock DVA, Z'EV, Fluxus artist Willem de Ridder, David Tibet (of Current 93), Genesis P-Orridge, Annie Sprinkle, Jónsi Birgisson (of Sigur Rós), Michael Gira (of Swans and Angels of Light), Chloe Vevrier, Erla Þórarinsdóttir, Blixa Bargeld, Netochka Nezvanova, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, and John Lacey of COUM Transmissions, among many others. McKenzie was also part of Whitehouse along with Steven Stapleton and William Bennett for their first live performance.
In addition to the 6-part retrospective set released by The Grey Area of Mute Records titled The Golden Hammer (including many early LPs and EPs such as The Sea Org, "Bang" - An Open Letter, Three Ways of Saying Two, All That Rises Must Converge, Seven Hours Sleep, A Thirsty Fish and more), CD releases include: Intoutof, A Bag of Cats, Mastery of Money, How to Reform Mankind, with several notable stand-out collaborations: 12 Ecomomical Stories by Peter Greenaway, Nurse With Wound And The Hafler Trio Hit Again! (collaboration with Nurse with Wound), Snuff (with Willem De Ridder), Soundtrack to Brion Gysin's 'Dreamachine' (which included detailed historical documentation and instructions for use), a substantial 2-part collaboration with Autechre, and most recently a three part collaboration with Jónsi Birgisson of Sigur Rós.
2009 saw the shutdown of the Brainwashed h3o site, the renunciation of conventional CD releases, almost all internet activity, and the exclusive concentration on methods of "complementary education" and related disciplines referenced by and developed in tandem with the work of The Hafler Trio since its inception, under the umbrella of Simply Superior, which is now the only official source of information about The Hafler Trio and related matters.

Extract Text Taken From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafler_Trio

More Info: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hafler-Trio/61723348884?v=info ,
 http://www.myspace.com/thehaflertrio & http://www.last.fm/music/The+Hafler+Trio

Random Clip from YouTube:

hafler trio - 12-20-90 kfjc (from vimeo):

http://vimeo.com/15657803

http://vimeo.com/15656125

http://vimeo.com/15656963

Ryoji Ikeda - Formula (DVD+BOOK)

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Info About Ryoji Ikeda:

Ryoji Ikeda (born 1966 in Gifu, Japan) is a Japanese sound artist who lives and works in Paris. Ikeda's music is concerned primarily with sound in a variety of "raw" states, such as sine tones and noise, often using frequencies at the edges of the range of human hearing. The conclusion of his album +/- features just such a tone; of it, Ikeda says "a high frequency sound is used that the listener becomes aware of only upon its disappearance" (from the CD booklet). Rhythmically, Ikeda's music is highly imaginative, exploiting beat patterns and, at times, using a variety of discrete tones and noise to create the semblance of a drum machine. His work also encroaches on the world of ambient music; many tracks on his albums are concerned with slowly evolving soundscapes, with little or no sense of pulse.
In addition to working as a solo artist, he has also collaborated with, among others, Carsten Nicolai (under the name "Cyclo.") and the art collective Dumb Type. His work matrix won the Golden Nica Award in 2001.^[1]
In 2004, the dormant Saarinen-designed TWA Flight Center (now Jetblue Terminal 5) at JFK Airport briefly hosted an art exhibition called Terminal 5^[2] curated by Rachel K. Ward^[3] and featuring the work of 18 artists^[4] including Ikeda. The show featured work, lectures and temporary installations drawing inspiration from the idea of travel — and the terminal's architecture.^[4] The show was to run from October 1 2004 to January 31, 2005^[4] — though it closed abruptly after the building itself was vandalized during the opening party.^[3][5] 


Extract Text Taken From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryoji_Ikeda

More Info: http://www.amazon.com/FORMULA-DVD-BOOK-Ryoji-Ikeda/dp/0954828801 , http://www.ryojiikeda.com/archive/publications/ & http://www.last.fm/music/Ryoji+Ikeda

Jorge Lima Barreto

O músico Jorge Lima Barreto, de 61 anos, morreu hoje, vítima de uma pneumonia. O músico e musicólogo, criador do grupo Telectu com Vítor Rua, estava internado há algumas semanas nos cuidados intensivos de um hospital de Lisboa.

( http://www.publico.pt/Cultura/morreu-o-musico-jorge-lima-barreto_1502125 )



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