Some interesting newsbits from the Low Res/Crank camp:
- New Crank album, "heftibag", available on Mille Plateaux, November 1999.
- Low Res track "Minty" from Approximate Love Boat appears on Wire Tapper 4 CD,
an exclusive compilation by The Wire magazine for its subcribers with issue 186.
17 artists in all.
- The Wire's Global Ear section recently spotlighted Los Angeles-based Plug Research,
Phthalo, Mannequin Lung, Mr. Hazeltine and Low Res/Crank.
...RUMORS....
- Dean & Jerry's MVFS (Crank/Phthalocyanine collab) nearing completion of their debut album.
But what label would possibly want to become involved?
- Trash Aesthetic (LowRes & Mannequin Lung) to contribute to Fehlman's Ocean
Club comp for K7?? Schematic remix??
- Crank/Phthalo split 12" on Fat Cat??
Also here is some info on a Low Res/Trash Aesthetic
performance in LA this weekend:
Introducing The First Annual LA Edge Festival 4 Days of Diverse (Free)
Programs Celebrating LA's Finest Emerging Talent: Art, Music, Performance,
New Media, Film and Video Thursday, September 23rd - Sunday, September 26th
1999
Saturday, September 25th Performance and Music 7:30pm - 2am at the Park
Plaza (607 S. Park View Street, Downtown LA) An evening of experimental
music, performance, video and DJs curated by Denise Spampinato and Green
Galactic in association with Regan Kibbee and eCity Studios. · 7:30 - 10:00
"The Cube, The Cone and The 3 Minute Egg" will feature video and live
performance art by such progressive artists as Jessica Bronson, Erin
Cosgrove, Sean Griffin, Phyllis Baldino, Daniel Marlos, Micol Hebron,
Jennifer Lane, Liz Maxwell, Jennifer Nelson, Kelly Nipper, Vincent Pruden,
Katherine Sullivan, Ann Walsh, Dan Kwong, Anita Pace and osseus labyrint. ·
9:30 - 1:30 Courtyard: Ambient, atmospheric and funky house music by local
DJ's Derrek Ferguson (Ritual Events) and Jason Saville (Luna Park) and from
Paris, The French Music Office presents Mix Move DJs - Betrand (Serial
Records) and Phunky Data (Edel Records). · 10:15 - 1:45 Terrace Ballroom
(upstairs): Public Space presents visuals by Fatima Ahmed and live video
mixing by Arcane (aka Glenn Grillo), a live/DJ performance by Trash
Aesthetic (aka Low Res and Mannequin Lung) from prestigious LA label Plug
Research and LA DJs Danny Cosmo and Jason Splat (Monkey Business) spinning
an eclectic mix of house, progressive and funky breaks.
Los Angeles, CA - Simon Watson and Downtown Arts Projects are pleased to
present the first annual LA Edge Festival, which grew out of the enormously
successful Downtown Arts Festival in New York City. Over the four days (see
attached schedule), the LA Edge Festival will bring together some of the
most exciting and interesting Los Angeles artists in performance, music,
film, digital and the visual arts, in a moment of public celebration and
recognition.
In addition to some of the hottest emerging talent from local arts
institutions, the Festival will feature Skip Arnold, Jessica Bronson, Kevin
Hanley, Martin Kersels, Norman Yonemoto, osseus labyrint and the internet
Premiere Of Ibrahim Quraishi's multimedia opera "Abandoned Shores". Working
in collaboration are organizers and promoters Green Galactic, Public Space,
The QofV, BossaNova, Whump! Soundsystems and digital media lab eCity Studios
through their experimental art site: www.alchemism.com. Venues will include
the Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station, Park Plaza, The Geffen
Contemporary at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
LA Edge Festival Director Simon Watson runs NY's Downtown Arts Projects, a
non-profit arts education organization which produces the monthly art guide
Simon Says and the annual Downtown Arts Festival. Now in its seventh year,
the Downtown Arts Festival (this year from September 8th - 30th) highlights
the best in downtown Manhattan's visual arts and performance scene,
connecting the finest experimental arts organizations in NY including the
Knitting Factory, the Kitchen, PS122 and diverse arts presenters. Now in its
fourth year, Simon Says highlights the best in multi-disciplinary
experimental arts; this 16-page guide can be found in the Village Voice the
first Wednesday of every month. Recognizing that Los Angeles artists have
been driving the most exciting work appearing in New York City, Simon made
the logical conclusion to create a focused experimental arts festival here.
"I am delighted to support the LA Edge Festival. I have watched Simon Watson
build New York's Downtown Arts Festival, which over the course of seven
years has grown from a block party to become the season's inaugural event
for New York's experimental arts community. It is my pleasure to encourage
the LA Edge Festival and its aspirations to build an annual celebration of
the diverse experimental arts scene of Los Angeles."
¾Hon. Joel Wachs, Los Angeles City Councilman and Honorary Co-Chair of the
LA Edge Festival
LA Edge Festival is a multi-disciplinary arts festival celebrating the
experimental arts communities of LA. The Festival's goals are:
· To inaugurate LA's experimental arts season through a focused program of
arts events featuring visual, film & video, digital, performance artists,
musicians and DJ's.
· To create greater public awareness of LA's contemporary art scene through
behind the scenes walks and talks with artists and art professionals. · To
link with New York's Downtown Arts Festival (Sept. 8th - 30th) to create a
powerful bi-coastal celebration of experimental arts and artists.
The LA Edge Festival Program Guide (circulation 250,000) will contain
complete information on Festival events And participants. The program will
be a special insert in the LA Weekly, available Thursday, September 16th.
Also, you may visit the Festival on-line at www.simonsays.org.
The Experimental Arts Information Bureau (located at 6150 Wilshire) will be
open September 21st - 25th, 10am-6pm. The Information Bureau, curated by
Dave Muller, is an information center for experimental LA arts
organizations.
"For years I've been coming to Los Angeles and enjoying the fruits of the
City's abundant emerging and experimental arts communities. By linking the
New York and Los Angeles arts scenes, we are making a big statement about
the incredible vitality of the arts scene today. I've been overwhelmed by
the enthusiastic response from LA's artists and arts presenters. Most of
all, I love a good party, so in keeping with the Festival's mission of
introducing the arts to new audiences, all of the LA Edge Festival events
are FREE." ¾Simon Watson, Festival Director
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