Le Weekend 2001; Stirling's festival for inventive new music and sound
May 24 - 27
Cowane Theatre, Cowane Street, Stirling, Scotland
Thu 24
Mirror Man (A Geography of Sound in 2 Acts)
David Thomas with the Pale Orchestra & Chorus (UK & USA)
David Thomas of Pere Ubu fame, assembles a cast of poets and musicians for
this piece of folk theatre. "Thomas skilfully sets the mood of suspension
you slip into while travelling, that sense of being lifted out of the
present into the timeless state of disinterested observer"Andy Gill, The
Independent
Fri 25
Diskono present "High Fever..Savage Values..The Fight Against Fate"
Mariola Brillowska (POLAND) (animation film presentation)
Toublesome stuff in bright colours with soundtrack music from Felix Kubin,
Max Goldt."Most dangerous filmaker was Mariola Brillowska from
Hamburg, director of 'Contr-Contras', a shocking underground comics
depiction of total degeneracy. After the film, the director appeared on
stage grimly holding a flaming cigarette lighter, proceeding to put the
flame out with a water pistol". Stephen X, Hiroshima Film Festival
Nova Huta (GERMANY)
Sound explorer Günter Reznicek creates pieces out of common musical
patterns, working only with cheap electronic organs. Stirring polkas and
melancholic waltzes in a modern electronic fashion. "Another household name
to come (watch this space). " Frans de Waard - Vital Weekly (NL)
Klangkrieg (GERMANY)
In the tradition of 'futurism', the group processes the noise of the big
city and the whispering of power lines, fridges, gas and electricity to form
a kind of "radioactive music". Artificial and natural sounds are edited in
harsh cut-ups or fine transitions, violence and sensibility stay close to
each other. "Sound artists of great invention, in the realms of Asmus
Tietchens, or even the Hafler Trio at their most involved and engaging"
Audion (UK)
Sat 26
Mokoto Kawabata (JAPAN)
One of the main reasons that so many people have been looking to Japan for
musical inspiration of late. Kawabata has almost single-handedly
re-invented the guitar as a means of heart-rending expression and tackles
his chosen instrument with outrageous passion and joy. Catch him here in
solo format before he performs on Sunday with his band Acid Mothers Temple.
Peter Brötzmann & Hamid Drake Duo (GERMANY & USA)
Brotzmann has been the European king of post-Coltrane free jazz saxophone
since his seminal Sixties recordings like "Machine Gun" and "Nipples".
Whether alone, in duo formation or with his group Die Like A Dog he is never
less than thrilling, most often emotionally devastating. He's never played
in Scotland before and here he's joined by his shadow, master drummer and
mystic Hamid Drake, who also plays in the Die Like A Dog Quartet. Expect
these two to raise the roof.
Chicago Underground Duo (USA)
This consistently ground-breaking duo features the angelic cornet playing of
Rob Mazurek, one of the lynchpins of the current Chicago
new music scene. They have furthered the city's long-running jazz tradition
by taking swinging post-bop moves and depositing them in
alien landscapes of lunar electronics, incorporating new developments in
electronica, avant-classical and minimalist composition to
create a truly forward looking hybrid. Recent cover stars of The Wire,
Chicago Underground Duo have never played in the UK
before despite having several high-profile releases on labels such as
Delmark and Thrill Jockey.
Sun 27
Acid Mothers Temple (JAPAN) 19.30 with special guests Julian Cope &
ThighPaulSandra (UK)
A communal soul-collective that specialise in over the top 'motor-psycho'
guitar, topped with deep ethnic drone, Tuvan throat singing and an almost
palpable taste of acid. For a special one-off show Acid Mothers are joined
by ThighPaulSandra and their number one fan - Julian Cope - for a special
cosmic jam session.
"A meteor storm of mind-frazzling guitar, drawing the entire crew into its
swirling psychedelic vortex." Stephen Robinson
Ticket Information: 01786 473544
One day ticket £12 / £8
Two day APEX £20
Special rate for Diskono night £9 / £4.50
Diskono will be running a bus to 25th May event from Transmission Gallery in
Glasgow. For details email diskono@lineone.net
Come from London!!
VIRGIN VALUE TRAIN ticket now £14.50 rtn London-Glasgow (book fast)!!
Stirling Tourist Board Tel 01786 475019 or 462517 or 479901.
Links:
Le Weekend web site :
http://www.stirling.gov.uk/events/lw.htm
Diskono detailed program :
http://www.onoksid.freeserve.co.uk/leweekend.html
Stirling Tourist :
http://www.stirling.co.uk
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