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804noise South Eastern Experimental & Noise Festival 2005
Oct 15, 2005 - Oct 16, 2005
Art Works
320 Hull Street | Richmond, VA 23220, VA 23220 | 804-317-1938
The 804noise Fest is an all day experimental, noise & multi-media festival
held each year in Richmond, Virginia showcasing experimental & noise
artists mainly from Virginia along side a handful of special out of town
guests. All artists perform for the sake of exposure and community growth
and proceeds go back into the 804noise community to help fund future
events and the 804noise community record label.
The 3rd Annual 804noise South Eastern Experimental & Noise Festival will
be held on Sunday October 16th at the Art Works Gallery. This years
festival features over 19 experimental and noise artists and
collaborations, visual artwork from local artists; information tables from
local radical and independent organizations, and a label expo featuring
independent experimental and noise labels from across the country. On
Saturday October 15th, Chop Suey Books will host a series of 804noise
workshops on the subjects of circuit bending, community organizing, an
open source resource optimized for producing noise, and more.
Get the Updates!
[ http://804noise.org/fest/ ]
Join the 804noise Community List-Serv
[ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/804noise/ ]
The 804noise Fest is an all day experimental, noise & multi-media festival
held each year in Richmond, Virginia showcasing experimental & noise
artists mainly from Virginia along side a handful of special out of town
guests. All artists perform for the sake of exposure and community growth
and proceeds go back into the 804noise community to help fund future
events and the 804noise community record label.
The 3rd Annual 804noise South Eastern Experimental & Noise Festival will
be held on Sunday October 16th at the Art Works Gallery. This years
festival features over 19 experimental and noise artists and
collaborations, visual artwork from local artists; information tables from
local radical and independent organizations, and a label expo featuring
independent experimental and noise labels from across the country. On
Saturday October 15th, Chop Suey Books will host a series of 804noise
workshops on the subjects of circuit bending, community organizing, an
open source resource optimized for producing noise, and more.
Get the Updates!
[ http://804noise.org/fest/ ]
Join the 804noise Community List-Serv
[ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/804noise/ ]
[Saturday October 15, 2005]
Chop Suey Books
1317 W. Cary St.
Richmond, VA 23220
[3:00pm - 6:00pm]
FREE
804noise Fest (Workshop Series):
Community vs. Scene: Harm Stryker will talk about the idea behind the
(areacode)noise concept, the potential of building a working network of
experimental communities tied together by a common philosophy based on
open community participation, and encourage everyone to organized their
own 804noise events.
[3:00pm]
Open Source Software and Noise: In this workshop, Pataphonic will
demonstrate open source software resources available for making noise.
Special emphasis will be placed on Pure Data, Jack, and setting up a low
latency kernel Linux noise workstation on a PC.
[4:00pm]
Circuit Bending: The workshop on circuit-bending will explore the
deliberate short-circuiting and re-wiring of a noise-making device to
create a unique instrument. No experience with electronics is necessary to
enjoy this creative DIY project; attendees will not only learn about and
observe the process but be able to play with some circuit-bent devices.
[5:00pm]
804noise Fest 2005 (Pre-Festivities):
Chop Suey Books
1317 W. Cary St.
Richmond, VA 23220
[7:00pm - 11:00pm]
FREE
::::Silver Ninjas
[ http://www.cnprecords.com/silver_ninjas.htm ]
::::Drums Like Machine Guns
[ http://www.iwanttobeloved.com/ ]
::::SARS
[ http://www.myspace.com/someawesomeradicalsound ]
::::RadioShock
[ http://www.radioshock.org/ ]
[Sunday October 16, 2005]
Art Works
320 Hull St. (just across the 14th St/Mayo Bridge Downtown)
Richmond, VA 23220
12:00am - 11:00pm
$8 At The Door
804noise Fest 2005 (Main Event):
This year's festival is going to feature visual installations & artwork by
several local artists and info-shop tables from local radical
organizations and not for profit groups.
Throughout the day, the following musical performers will perform in this
order:
::::Mark Richardson - Mark Richardson collects and writes about
experimental music. His DJ sets,which incorporate drones, noise, and
miscellaneous arcane audio, are inspired in part by the idea of lost radio
transmissions that have returned to earth from space.
[ http://pitchforkmedia.com/ ]
::::Kohoutek & Trust Riots - Kohoutek are improvised psych with noise
tendencies and abstraction. Sonic explorations in any combination of
drums, percussion, guitar, bass, laptop, homemade electronics, field
recordings, contact mics, chord organ, and household appliances. Have been
described as "if Can were a 4AD band" and been compared to Jessamine, Acid
Mothers Temple, and Skullflower. The Trust Riots consist of Mike Karadimos
and Chris Jeely (aka Accelera Deck - also operator of the Scarcelight
record label). Their sound revolves around the use of live processed
guitars, laptop and multiple tape players creating an atmosphere that is
equal parts drone, noise and found sound.
[ http://www.claviusproductions.alkem.org/kohoutek.html ]
::::The Mental Hygiene League & Jabber Wocky - The Mental Hygiene League
are a a free form experimental group with a rotating cast of
collaborators. Jabber Wocky's style/sound falls in the audio
collage/plunderphonics category, an artform mastered by the group
Negativland in the 80's and early 90's where the artist takes recognizable
mainstream music, talk radio, commercials, etc, samples it, manipulates
and distorts it, strips away the ryhthm, then re-sequencing it to make
something completely new and sometimes making a statement that wasn't
intended by the original material.
[ http://mentalhygiene.net/ ]
[ http://www.freewebs.com/jabberwocky1 ]
::::Vilam Priest & Controlled Dissonance - Description pending.
[ http://controlled-dissonance.mcremix.com/ ]
::::Khate + FERALCATSCAN - Two of 757Noise's mad scientists join forces,
manipulating an orchestra of circuit-bent, homemade, and junk instruments.
The result is a hypnotic collage of dark textures, static-laden beats, and
bursts of free noise, punctuated with unusual samples from the Vinyl
Translator (a circuit-bent turntable).
[ http://www.khate.org/ ]
[ http://www.feralcatscan.com/ ]
::::Red Canasta - Circumstantial relocation reunites two old cohorts for
another dance with sonic exploration. Aural whirling dervishes ensue.
Measurements: 3' x 3' x 7'.
[ http://www.redcanasta.com/ ]
::::A.M. Salad - A.M. Salad is a one man boxing match; construction hand
tools and game hunting supplies in one corner... and in the other corner:
broken strings, dental equipment, and chaotic fumblers. Prepare to punch
yourself in the face.
[ http://www.geocities.com/am_salad/ ]
::::Pataphonic - Noise performed on a risky combination of computers and
electro-acoustic instruments.
[ http://www.pataphonic.org/ ]
::::Birds in the Meadow - Birds in the Meadow is Marty McCavitt
(improvised electronics), who creates layers of tight and calculated
bursts of frantic glitching squeals and squalls that move from one end of
the tonal spectrum to the next in a heartbeat.
[ http://804noise.org ]
::::Black Meat - Black Meat is Travis Morgan of NCC-Records and Graham
Moore of Blossoming Noise Records. Two noise label heads collide in a
racious blend of harsh noise, drone, plunderphonics and music-concrete. [
http://www.blackmeat.org/ ]
::::The Caution Curves - The Caution Curves are a Washington DC-based trio
combining vocal gymnastics with improvised drums and guitars rounded out
by textured layers of laptop drone.
[ http://www.thecautioncurves.com/ ]
::::ENE & Monolith Zero - ENE has been making experimental electronic
music for over a decade. The ENE discography features three full length
CDs plus a mind boggling array of compilations and remixes, while ENE's
live history is even more varied than its recorded. Monolith Zero is Adam
Hudson, his solo live performances consist of gaping atmospheres of almost
silent drone cut with short burst of harsh noise, usually lasting between
5 and 15 minutes total.
[ http://www.geocities.com/eneworld ]
[ http://www.myspace.com/monolithzero ]
::::Lust Ionics - Improv-no-wave-garage-death-grind by three sick Downtown
NYC freak-jazzers.
[ http://vorg.net/csr/artistssonsoffire.htm ]
::::Brian Jones Percussion Ensemble - Improvised music featuring small
percussion instruments (line-up TBA).
[ http://www.slangsanctuary.com/ ]
::::Nautical Almanac - Smooth Jazz.
[ http://www.heresee.com/ ]
::::Never Presence Forever - Never Presence Forever's sound revolves
largely around a blend of dark ambient/death industrial soundscapes often
steeped in cryptic personal exploration or apocalyptic undercurrents. [
http://www.holyterror.com/neverpresenceforever/ ]
::::Xiphoid Dementia & Burn Ward - Dark ambient noise from Xiphoid
Dementia merges with the harsh, cut-up gutter electronics of Burn Ward. [
http://www.existest.org/xdementia ]
[ http://www.existest.org/burnward ]
::::Harm Stryker & Narcotic Dreams - Harm Stryker is Kelly Nourse & Kenny
Yates, a politically and socially motivated experimental project which
employs carefully crafted samples, minimal sequencing, feedback &
theremins, processed with filters, stomp boxes, and other effects to
create a rich atmosphere of abstract rhythm & noise. Narcotic Dreams is
James McCrea, who uses electric guitars, vocals and effect pedals to
create shifting atmospherics, slicing into vague reverberations with
ominous drones and wailing razorblade feedback.
[ http://myspace.com/harmstryker ]
[ http://www.uselessmedia.net/narcoticdreams ]
::::Projexorcism - Projexorcism is made up of a quad 16mm projector array
that is suspended from a lighting pole - the projectors are synchronized
with a 4-channel sound-actuated variable speed lighting controller. The
projected images are split, inverted and bent using silver reflective
CD-Rs and a plastic fresnel lens. The optical audio is fed through various
effects and samplers before being replayed - the mechanical sounds of the
relays and the bulbs brightening and dimming add further organic sounds to
the collage of sound.
[ http://www.multiultramedia.com/projexorcism.htm ]
[Label Expo]:
During the festivities a label expo featuring independent record labels,
groups, and collectives from across the the U.S. will be organized in a
room adjacent to the performance area. The following labels will be in
attendance:
::::Blossoming Noise - Featuring releases by Merzbow, K.K. Null, Aube and
more.
[ http://www.blossomingnoise.com/ ]
::::Existest Establishment - Featuring dark ambient and harsh noise
excellence.
[ http://www.existest.org/ ]
::::Filco Productions - Featuring low profile limited DIY releases from a
wide range of styles.
[ http://www.filcoproductions.com/ ]
::::Ghost King - Featuring harsh noise, power electronics, ambient and
psychedelic creep jams.
[ http://www.existest.org/ghostking ]
::::Orginlis Records - Dealing with anything along the lines of egrind
(electronic/digital grindcore), ambient, electronica, soundscapes and
noise. "We have DIY ethics and a hands on policy in regards to artist
participation with label activities."
[ http://www.freewebs.com/orginlisrecords/ ]
::::NCC Records - Featuring releases by Travis Morgan, Lockweld, Lament
Configuration and more.
[ http://www.ncc-records.com/ ]
::::Scarcelight - Bringers of new noise for a new day.
[ http://www.scarcelight.org/ ]
::::Silber Records - Purveyors of drone love honesty sound.
[ http://www.silbermedia.com/ ]
::::Slang Sanctuary - Featuring a selection of avant-jazz releases. [
http://www.slangsanctuary.com/ ]
If you are interested in presenting your label at this years 804noise Fest
please email fest2005@804noise.org
Travel Info:
If you live on the East Coast and would like to attend the fest but don't
want to spend all you cash on fuel, there is a bus that travels express,
Todays Bus Line [ http://www.todaysbus.com/ ], stopping in some of the
major cities North and South of Richmond like Boston, NYC, Philly,
Atlantic City, Richmond, Norfolk, & Atlanta. Check out Todays Bus Line [
http://www.todaysbus.com/ ]. It's really affordable. ie. $60 dollars
(((ROUND TRIP))) from New York to Richmond and vice versa. It will leave
you in Richmond at 1:00am. Keep that in mind! We may even be able to
provide travellers with a place to crash.
e-mail fest2005@804noise.org
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PO BOX 4296 / Richmond, VA 23220 / USA
http://804noise.org | info@804noise.org
804noise Records Catalog:
[OUT NOW] 804-003: Monolith Zero/Never Presence Forever split CD
This split sees two Richmond artists offering two tracks each, totaling 40
minutes of experimental music - Monolith Zero's sparse and subtle take on
sound as art, and Never Presence Forever's continued exploration of
brooding dark ambient textures. $8ppd
in the US.
[OUT NOW] 804002 - Harm Stryker/To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie split 7".
Packaged in handmade silkscreened cover sleeves, silver ink on black card
stock, Harm Stryker and To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie offer up their own
brand of minimalist experimental noise compositions. First pressing
limited to 500 copies. $5ppd in the US.
[OUT NOW] 804001 - Various Artists "804noise" compilation CD. Establishing
804noise as a label, this compilation features 11 exclusive tracks from 11
different Richmond based experimental and noise artists. First pressing of
1,000 copies. $8ppd in the US.
[OUT NOW] 804LTD-002 - Narcotic Dreams "Cursed Night" 3" CDR. Packaged in
hand screened 3" sleeves, silver & red ink on black card stock, James
Mcrea aka Narcotic Dreams presents six tracks of improvised noise to
fragments of music from the video game "Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse."
Limited to a finite number 44 copies. $5ppd in the US.
[AVAILABLE] 804noise T-Shirts
Hand screened t-shirts with the 804noise insignia designed by Mark Mcgee
aka MAKR of To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie fame. These shirts are screened on
demand, so the logo can be set any place you'd like. T-shirt colors
limited to white or black, with burgandy or white ink. Please specify what
size and color you'd like during purchase. $8ppd in the US.
Ordering information at: http://804noise.org/label/
804noise Releases are also available with: Tronics/PacRec, RRR, BriseCul,
Scarcelight, StickFigure, and more.