Heading over from Oakland/Berkley and presented in collaboration with Sound Summit is the lovely lady, DJ Ripley: academic, journalist and dj of those dubstep riddems (amongst other things)
See DJ Ripley at:
And if you want to listen to some of her sounds, check: To The Party Members
(Photo: DJ Ripley in action. Photo courtesy of the artist.)
Thats right peoples… in the spirit of mobility, sustainability and adaptation, this little sauna is heading to Newcastle, all the way from Finland (via Berlin). Utilising locally found materials, it will help you to warm your souls, should the festival night air get a little chilly…
Find Mika Meskanen and the Temp Sauna at:
(Photo: Mika Meskanen and Temp Sauna. Photo courtesy of the artist.)
Come witness the musical wonder of a man, a saxophone and a computer. Jim Cuomo, who composed the music for the original version of SimCity, will be performing and talking at the festival – so please come along and see what it’s all about:
See Jim Cuomo:
(Photo: Jim Cuomo. Photographer: Evelyn Easting.)
Come listen to the beautiful wash of sounds from New Zealand’s Rosy Parlane, alongside Ducktails (US), Pumice (NZ), Qua (Melb), Jim Cuomo (US), Aoi (Melb), Toecutter, Guarde Compartmente, and Stalker.
See Rosy at:
(Photo: Rosy Parlane. Photographer: Rachel Cobcroft.)
Start off your Saturday evening, by bringing along a bit of food and sitting down to listen to the sonic atmospheres of one of Australia’s laptop veterans, Pimmon alongside Adelaide’s Christian Haines paying homage to the likes of Steve Reich and Alvin Lucier via mobile phone. It all happens at Quiet Appreciation - 6pm, Saturday 3rd October at The Church. (And once again, its free!)
More event information and location map
(Photos: Christian Haines and Pimmon. Photos courtesy of the artists.)
The Vinyl Arcade by Lucas Abela (aka. Justice Yeldham) will be exhibited from 3pm – 6pm each day of the festival. Head to 164 Hunter Street to witness this awesomeness…
Swiss sound artist, Gilles Aubry – who these days hails from Berlin – will be presenting his most recent sound installation, Planes, at the John Paynter Gallery for the duration of the festival.
He will also be performing live as part of the Electro-Performance Evening on Sunday 4th October, accompanied by Australian sound artists Tom Hall and Matthew Hoare.
To see Gilles Aubry at Electrofringe:
All events are free.
(Photo: Gilles Aubry. Photo courtesy of the artist.)
People busting to hear Ensemble Offspring (and Pimmon) perform Kontakte may be a little surprised and quite happy to hear that this is a free concert. In the nature of Electrofringe – presenting over 50 free events in this year’s festival – Ensemble Offspring’s concert is one of these freebies.
Details: 7pm, Friday 2nd October, Newcastle Conservatorium of Music
(Photo: Ensemble Offspring. Photographer: Christopher Hayles.)
Launching the 2009 Electrofringe festival website and program…
Take a look at some of the tasty treats we have in store:
the AutoHoare ensemble, a Temporary Sauna in Civic Park, the Consumer Index wetware performance in a supermarket, discussions about Social Networking, tactile interfaces for interactive video and music performance, an exhibition with works by Laurie Anderson, Canberra’s Dorkbot crew, mobile phones for performance and spontaneous dance plus a public intervention paying homage to an Unknown Housewife.
Can you wait… really, can you??
30 days and counting…
John Kilduff is one of the world’s special creatures. Through his online television program Let’s Paint TV, he teaches you, the viewer, how to paint, blend drinks, and keep yourself healthy all whilst jogging on a treadmill. Kilduff believes in breaking down the barriers between art and pretty much everything else, in the ultimate aim of embracing failure.A grand exercise in multitasking, John Kilduff’s Let’s Paint TV is coming to Electrofringe for a series of special live performances. Combining performance art, exercise equipment, music and of course paint, this is one spectacle not to be missed.
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