#experimental intermedia

[jgthirlwell]

01.08.24 Very sad to hear of the passing of Phill Niblock. A great, influential composer whose work, and his Experimental Intermedia space on Centre St, had a huge cultural impact on the music community, in NYC and beyond. A kind and generous man. RIP.

[jgthirlwell]

12.13.17  Paula Matthusen and Seth Cluett played a hushed electronic set driven by controlled feedback  at Phill Niblock’s Experimental Intermedia space.

[anne-fff]

out now on Notice Recordings : Evaporation by Ryoko Akama/Anne-F Jacques

Recorded live: Side A: January 29th, 2018, Experimental Intermedia, NYC Side B: January 30th, 2018, Vernon Street Studio, Boston

[lauraperrone]

Phill Niblock & Katherine Liberovskaya

Lunedì 23 Luglio 2018 ingresso libero [posti limitati : 40] * Set 1. Live Video di Katherine Liberovskaya, con Live mixing di Phill Niblock. In questo live set, Niblock mixa delle tracce audio composte con field recordings, andando a generare un risultato molto diverso dalle sue composizioni. Liberovskaya mixa video con Jitter/Max/MSP partendo da un vasto database personale di filmati girati negli ultimi quindici anni. * Set 2. Musica e Video di Phill Niblock Phill Niblock (Anderson, Indiana, USA, 1933) è un compositore, fotografo e cineasta americano. Dal 1985 dirige Experimental Intermedia (EI), fondazione per la musica d'avanguardia con sede a New York, e con una filiale parallela a Ghent, in Belgio. Niblock non ha una formazione musicale formale. Il suo approccio minimalista nella composizione è stato ispirato dalle attività musicali e artistiche della New York degli anni '60 (dall'arte di Mark Rothko, Carl Andre, Sol LeWitt, Donald Judd, Robert Morris alla musica di John Cage e alle composizioni Durations di Morton Feldman). La sua musica è un'esplorazione delle trame sonore create da più toni in accordature molto dense, spesso atonali (generalmente microtonali nella concezione) eseguite in lunghe durate. La stratificazione di toni lunghi solo leggermente distinti nel tono crea una moltitudine di ritmi e genera affascinanti effetti psicoacustici. La combinazione di trame apparentemente statiche e di un movimento armonico estremamente attivo, genera una musica molto originale che, pur avendo cose in comune con il minimalismo dei primi tempi basato sui droni, è completamente distinta nel suono e nella tecnica. Generalmente accompagna le live performance presentando i suoi film e video. I film sono in 16mm a colori, spesso tratti della serie Movement of People Working, oppure accompagna con immagini astratte in bianco e nero pilotate da computer. Il lavoro di Niblock è stato riconosciuto dal prestigioso premio della Fondazione per le arti contemporanee John Cage (2014) e continua ad influenzare una generazione di musicisti, specialmente i più giovani di una varietà di generi musicali. Dal 1973 ha prodotto oltre 1000 performance di musica e di progetti intermediali, presentati presso l'EI. È il curatore dell'etichetta XI Records di EI. La sua musica è disponibile sulle etichette XI, Moikai, Mode Records e Touch. i DVD di film e di musica sono disponibili sulle etichette Extreme, Mode, Die Schachtel e VonArchives. www.phillniblock.com www.experimentalintermedia.org Katherine Liberovskaya (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1961) è un'artista intermediale, vive e lavora tra New York e Montreal. Dagli anni'80 la sua ricerca è incentrata sul video sperimentale. I suoi lavori video, le installazioni e le sue performance video+suono, sono stati presentati in un'ampia varietà di eventi e luoghi in tutto il mondo. Dal 2001 il suo lavoro si concentra prevalentemente sulla collaborazione con compositori e artisti del suono. Dal 2003 esplora l'improvvisazione video in performance live in cui le immagini cercano di creare una "musica" improvvisata per gli occhi. Dal 2005 cura e organizza le serate di Screen Compositions presso Experimental Intermedia, NYC e, dal 2006, gli appuntamenti dell'OptoSonic Tea con Ursula Scherrer in varie località nomadi a New York, in Nord America e in Europa. Nel 2014 ha completato un dottorato di ricerca in pratiche artistiche dal titolo "Improvisatory Live Visuals: Playing Images Like a Musical Instrument" presso l'Università del Quebec a Montreal (UQAM). www.liberovskaya.net

en Phill Niblock (Anderson, Indiana, USA, 1933) is an American composer, filmmaker, photographer, and director of Experimental Intermedia, a foundation for avant-garde music based in New York with a parallel branch in Ghent, Belgium. Phill Niblock has no formal musical training. His minimalistic drone approach to composition and music was inspired by the musical and artistic activities of New York in the 1960s (from the art of Mark Rothko, Carl Andre, Sol LeWitt, Donald Judd, Robert Morris to the music of John Cage and Morton Feldman’s Durations pieces). His music is an exploration of sound textures created by multiple tones in very dense, often atonal tunings (generally microtonal in conception) performed in long durations. The layering of long tones only very slightly distinct in pitch creates a multitude of beats and generates fascinating psychoacoustic effects. The combination of apparently static surface textures and extremely active harmonic movement generates a highly original music that, while having things in common with early drone-based Minimalism, is utterly distinct in sound and technique. He generally accompanies performances by presenting his films and videos. The films are 16mm and color, often those from the Movement of People Working series, or computer-driven, black-and-white abstract images floating through time. Niblock's work was recognized by the prestigious Foundation for Contemporary Arts John Cage award (2014) and continues to influence a generation of musicians, especially younger players from a variety of musical genres. He is the producer of Music and Intermedia presentations at EI since 1973 (about 1000 performances) and the curator of EI’s XI Records label. His music is available on the XI, Moikai, Mode Records, and Touch labels. DVDs of films and music are available on the Extreme, Mode, Die Schachtel and VonArchives labels. www.phillniblock.com www.experimentalintermedia.org Katherine Liberovskaya (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1961) is an intermedia artist based in New York City and Montreal, Canada. Involved in experimental video since the 80s, she has produced many single-channel videos, video installation works and video and music performances which have been presented at a wide variety of events and venues around the world. Since 2001 her work predominantly focuses on collaborations with composers and sound artists. Since 2003 she has been exploring improvised video in live video+sound performance situations where her live visuals seek to create improvisatory “music” for the eyes. Since 2005 she curates and organizes the Screen Compositions evenings at Experimental Intermedia, NYC and, since 2006, the OptoSonic Tea salons with Ursula Scherrer at Diapason, NYC, and in various nomadic locations, in New York, North America and Europe. In 2014 she completed a PhD in art practice entitled “Improvisatory Live Visuals: Playing Images Like a Musical Instrument” at the Universite du Quebec in Montreal (UQAM). www.liberovskaya.net

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July 2018

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Dan Joseph's Electroacoustic Works: Birdwatching in Levi's with John Cage

Dan Joseph’s Electroacoustic Works: Birdwatching in Levi’s with John Cage

Cover art for Electroacoustic Works. Photo credit: Dan Joseph. Who’s Afraid of Electroacoustic Music? prevails as the industry response to electronic-oriented works within the classical music world. When used as a tool by the daily consumer, technology stands unquestioned; but when used as a compositional method by the daring composer, straying wide of what occurs merely on the page—ruled solely…

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[jgthirlwell]

12/13/16  Mia Zabelka kicked off the  Experimental Intermedia Festival at Phill Niblock’s loft with a set of uneasy processed violin accompanied with live visuals from Katherine Liberovskaya. The first set on electric violin climaxed with Hendrix-like shredding and a second set with acoustic violin explored more painterly gestural approach.

[jgthirlwell]

03/17/16 John Wiese brought his unique sonic vision to Phill Niblock’s Experimental Intermedia space with nine short films and an extended, harrowing six channel sound piece.

[jgthirlwell]

12/04/14 The Swedish Energies Festival kicked off at Phill Niblock's Experimental Intermedia space with a hypnotic seven hour multi-channel playback of Ákos Rózmann's extraordinary 12 Stationer,which was recently released as a 7CD set on Mego. Mats Lindstrom of EMS mixed and spatialized the material live.