April 6
9pm - 3am
KM . Direct @ Diapason
$ 8
Live: Koen Holtkamp, Chris Jordan, Seth Kirby, O.blaat, Mike Skinner, SUIT, and Queens
DJs: Montrachet and James Willeford
KM is pleased to present DIRECT, an evening of audio/visual explorations by young New York based sound and video artists at Diapason Gallery, New York's only venue solely devoted to sound art. From 9 pm to 3 am, Koen Holtkamp, Chris Jordan, Seth Kirby, O.blaat, Mike Skinner, SUIT, and Queens will perform new work. An essence of "instant gratification" will be explored as performances become interlaced and fragmented into "micro sets" (25 minutes) with each session linked by DJs Montrachet and James Willeford.
DIRECT will present live reconfigurations of sound and image: Koen Holtkamp will extend the inherent characteristics of the acoustic guitar via electronics & computer; O.blaat's (Keiko Uenishi) multi-channel computer work will dissolve the veil of performance vs. installation; Mike Skinner's 8-track performance involves direct manipulation of multiple tapes and transmitters; SUIT and Chris Jordan will collaborate combining raw sound source with light manipulation; Queens' (Scott Mou) use of turntables will challenge the playback commodity; Montrachet and James Willeford will provide a striking contrast between performances with their mix of minimal techno and house.
KM . DIRECT is organized by Nathan Howe and Roland Toledo (SUIT), RubŽn Sanz Ramiro (Montrachet) and curator and critic Elna Svenle. KM is a music platform founded by SUIT in 2002.
about:
LIVE
KOEN HOLTKAMP co-founded
the apestaartje collective/label in 1998 while studying at The Art Institute
of Chicago. Since then the label has relocated to Brooklyn and released
fifteen CDs from artists from Japan, Germany, Austria, Australia, France,
and the US. Holtkamp has released two solo albums as Aero and two albums
as Mountains, a duo project with Brendon Anderegg. He has toured throughout
the US and Europe performing everywhere from festivals, art galleries,
and museums to basements, hippie communes, churches, and rock clubs. Holtkamp
has performed with Alan Licht, Aki Onda, Fennesz, Tony Conrad, Greg Davis,
Minamo, Tape, Nicholas Collins, Carsten Nicolai, Supersilent, Alog, etc.
He has also been included in several exhibitions, most notably at the
Centre Pompidou in Paris. He is currently at work on a new solo album
focusing on extending the inherent characteristics of the acoustic guitar
via electronics and computers.
http://www.staartje.com
CHRIS JORDAN. Producer,
educator, sculptor, and visualist, Chris Jordan's focus has been on the
fundamental aspects of light and the mechanics of vision. His work challenges
the individual to examine how technology is altering the solipsistic beliefs
of society and materialism. His projections have been an integral part
of dance, orchestra, rock, DJ, theater, and circus performances. He teaches
occasionally, gives sporadic lectures, organizes semi-regular salons,
and for the past 5 years holds a residency at Tonic in the Lower East
Side of Manhattan. Chris also organizes the T-Minus film festival, the
only time-lapse film festival in the world.
www.seej.net
www.t-minus.org
SETH KIRBY (ENGLISH KILLS). TBA
O.BLAAT. Brooklyn
based sound artist, composer, and core member of SHARE (http://share.dj),
O.blaat (Keiko Uenishi) is known for her works formed through experiments
in restructuring and analyzing one's relationship with sounds, through
kinesthetic response as well as aural cognition. O.blaat has collaborated
with artists such as Ikue Mori, DJ Olive, L loop, Miguel Frasconi, Timeblind,
Eyvind Kang, Sachiko M, Tetsuji Akiyama, Aki Onda, Toshio Kajiwara, Christine
Bard, Kaffe Matthews, Ralph SteinbrŸchel, GŸnter MŸller, Norbert Morslang,
Anthony Coleman, Kurt Ralske, Lukasz Lysakowski, HC Gilje, Eric Redlinger,
Klaus Filip, Karlheinz Essl, Bernhard Loibner, Takemura Nobukazu, and
Ryuichi Sakamoto.
http://obla.at
MIKE SKINNER began
his New York music career drumming/recording/touring for a wide array
of artists, including Kevin Devine, The Lily's, Miracle of 86, and Black
Moustache. Since 2000 Skinner has begun branching out into making soundtracks,
composing scores for German choreographer Isabel Gotzkowski, and creating
sound projects with artists such as James Drake, Justin Lowe, Glen Fogel,
Seth Kirby, and Ugo Rondinone. Skinner has composed or compiled original
runway scores for Yoko Devereaux, H Fredriksson, and Jasmin Shokrian,
written songs for Amanda LePore, and produced Libertine's 2004 show. He
has exhibited his own sound projects at Sixtyseven Gallery, Southfirst
Gallery, D'Amelio Terras Gallery, and Monkey Town, New York/Brooklyn,
and at Grimm/Rosenfeld Gallery, Munich, Germany.
www.mikeskinnermusic.com
SUIT. Nathan Howe
and Roland Toledo met while studying Urban Design/Landscape Architecture
at the Pennsylvania State University, while exchanging presentation techniques
of glamorized landscapes. Since moving to New York City to pursue music
in 2000, it was not until 2002 thatSUIT became the body from which they
have released three EPs: Death March (2002), Mass Touching/Ninfa (2003),
and Pang OS (2004), also three sound collages, KM (2003) KM 2 (2004) and
KM 3 (2006). These are all released under their limited edition platform
KM. The two members currently reside in New York City.
www.suit-km.com
QUEENS. Scott Mou playing solo as Queens. also known as 1/2 of the duo Jane, which is a collaboration with Noah Lennox of Animal Collective. Also part of the improvisational group Usun with Hisham Bharoocha, Mark Borthwick and Dave Aaron. Produces/arranges runway music for Cloak's seasonal fashion shows as well as others.
DJs
MONTRACHET. Spanish selector Montrachet (RubŽn Sanz Ramiro) brings from Europe a collection of Grand Cru sounds, ranging from ambient pop to minimal techno and minimal house.
JAMES WILLEFORD has spent the last 10 years collecting records for people to dance to. Whether it's bass heavy acid and techno, melodic minimal techno or italo and Chicago influenced house, he plans to make the dance floor move.
MICAH SILVER. Sound Engineer
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