«Expanded Piano» concert — installation by Stavros Gasparatos (Extracts) @ Megaron Concert Hall
Опубликовано: 3 авг. 2015 г.Expanded Piano By Stavros Gasparatos at Megaron Concert Hall
(Athens Festival — June 2015)
The «Expanded Piano» concert and installation by Stavros Gasparatos is grounded in the idea of “prepared piano,” a tradition where screws, rubbers, bolts, etc., are attached to the strings inside a piano, altering the sound. Building on the many famous mechanically prepared piano compositions from John Cage to Aphex Twin, Expanded Piano transforms the idea into a uniquely electronic form. An acoustic piano is wired with both regular microphones and contact microphones attached to the body of the piano, its strings, and mechanisms. Each microphone’s signal is manipulated in real time through a computer and then routed to its own loudspeaker, creating a multichannel space around the audience that puts the listeners “inside” the piano.
“Expanded Piano” by Stavros Gasparatos was commissioned by EMPAC / Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.”
Skin Deep — Black Sun Empire
Bombrun — Black Sun Empire
Mutationz II — Black Sun Empire
Smoke — Black Sun Empire
The Rat — Black Sun Empire
Stone Faces — Black Sun Empire
B'Negative — Black Sun Empire
Firing Squad — Black Sun Empire
The Sun VIP — Black Sun Empire
Soulshaker (BSE Remix) illSkillz
Release Me — Black Sun Empire & Optiv
Gun Cellar — Black Sun Empire
Unicorn BSE Reimx — Eye-D
Driving Insane — Black Sun Empire
Statis — Black Sun Empire
Breach — Black Sun Empire
The Rat (Kemal Remix) — Black Sun Empire
B Negative (Chris SU & SKC Remix) Black Sun Empire
Arrakis — Black Sun Empire
Breathe (Remix1) — Black Sun Empire
Future Frame — Black Sun Empire
Bitemark — Black Sun Empire
Eggplant (BSE Rmx) Subhuman
Boris The Blade (Optiv Remix) — Black Sun Empire
Hideous — Black Sun Empire & Noisia
The End Of Me — Black Sun Empire
Winter War — Black Sun Empire & Noisia
Are You There? — Black Sun Empire
The Cooler (Audio Remix) — Black Sun Empire
Unfamiliar — Black Sun Empire
Exit Row — Black Sun Empire
Monologue — Black Sun Empire
Red Velvet (VIP ) — Black Sun Empire & State Of Mind
Brainfreeze — Black Sun Empire & Eye-D
Taurinel — Black Sun Empire and N Phect
Animal — Black Sun Empire & State Of Mind
Extraction — Black Sun Empire
Kempi — Black Sun Empire & Nymfo
Chaingang — Black Sun Empire
Traum — Black Sun Empire & Counterstrike
Homage — Black Sun Empire & N.Phect
Salvador FT Bless — Black Sun Empire
Dawn of a Dark Day feat. Foreign Beggars — Black Sun Empire
Feed the Machine — Black Sun Empire & Noisia
Transmissions (Mindscape Remix) — Black Sun Empire
Thunderbolt — Black Sun Empire & Rido
Potemkin (S.P.Y Remix) — Black Sun Empire
Lead Us (Audio Remix) — Black Sun Empire, Noisia
The Rat (Gridlok Remix) — Black Sun Empire
Hideous (Black Sun Empire VIP) Black Sun Empire, Noisia
Arrakis (Noisia Remix) — Black Sun Empire
Alex Paterson and Tom Midleton — Thursday Tea Time on Groovetech Radio (2002-06-13)
Опубликовано: 23 мая 2015 г.Alex Paterson and Tom Middleton on Groovetech Radio in 2002.
Thursday Tea Time Show
Alex Paterson
Paterson had worked as a roadie for Killing Joke during the '80s, and began to be influenced by the explosion of Chicago house music in England during the mid-to-late-'80s. He joined the A&R department of E.G. Records Ltd. Records — the home of Brian Eno himself — and first recorded as the Orb with Jimmy Cauty. The duo's first release as the Orb, the failed acid-house anthem «Tripping on Sunshine», appeared on the 1988 compilation album Eternity Project One.
Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty had been recording an album during the turn of 1989-90, but the two split in April 1990 — a result of Paterson's fear that the Orb had become known more as a KLF, The side-project than an original act. Cauty stripped Paterson's contribution to the recordings and released the eponymous album — credited simply as Space — later that year.
The Orb released several albums trough the '90s, including The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld, Aubrey Mixes: The Ultraworld Excursions (which were only available for one day but still managed to place in the Top 50) and Orblivion.
Tom MIdleton
Pioneering Electronic Composer, Producer, Sound Designer, DJ, Remixer, Music Director, Music Curator, Compiler and appointed Sound Architect for Yotel NYC.
A Consultant and Tech Expert in the areas of Computer Music, Hardware and Software and DJ Equipment who's opinion is sought in the design and development of new products. Headphones and in ear monitors are a particular area of interest and expertise.
Involved in many major brand and product launch initiatives in DJ, Remixer, Curator, and Music Director roles.
Currently records as Tom Middleton. Previously under the names Cosmos, Amba, The Mod Wheel, E621, Lovelife, The Rebus Project and Schizophrenia.
History
A classically-trained pianist and cellist from Cornwall, he met Richard D James (The Aphex Twin) in 1989. Learned the science of sound sampling and synth programming by observing Richard in the studio. This friendship lead to Tom co-producing a track for the 'Analogue Bubblebath' EP as Schizophrenia, which has now reached cult status. Tom introduced Richard to Mighty Force Records and helped broker the record deal for the EP.
After graduating in Graphic Design in 1991, Tom met Mark Pritchard, a Producer/DJ with similar musical tastes. The pair set up the Evolution Records imprint (which later became Universal Language Productions Ltd and the final incarnation as E3.)
They recorded under an number pseudonyms, from Reload (Techno and IDM), Global Communication (Electronica and Ambient) — notably developing the principal of integrating pure emotions in sound, Secret Ingredients (Deep House), and one of the most popular projects; Jedi Knights (Electro Boogie, P-Funk, Breakbeats, House), whose album 'New School Science' notably inspired the likes of The Prodigy (who sampled Jedi Knights 'Air Drums From Outer Bongolia' for their track 'Climbatize') and The Chemical Brothers to Daft Punk, The Freestylers and Adam Freeland.
Tom hosted a weekly Radio show on Kiss FM, tutored the winning aspiring DJ Ryan Shaw on ITV's Joy Of Decks TV show and has curated events and Festival spaces including Sound Of The Cosmos at The Big Chill 2011.
These sets were were originally streamed in real media in the early days of online streaming radio. Unfortunately, you'll have to excuse the poor quality.
MWENYE HAKI & PITSON — WANAJUA
SOLOMON MUKUBWA — MFALME WA AMANI
JIMMY GAIT — APPOINTMENT
CHRISTINA SHUSHO — NIPE MACHO
WILLY PAUL & GLORIA MULIRO — SITOLIA
