at 22-11-2001 12:56, philippe petit (philippe-petit@wanadoo.fr) wrote:
Main, Oval and Philip Jeck will also performing some works from Henri
Pousseur in Brussels on Friday November 23.
quoted 101 lines Robert Hampson / Chris Dooks
> Robert Hampson / Chris Dooks
>
>
> STEIM and STAALPLAAT present a Sunday afternoon concert featuring live
> electronic performance from Robert Hampson [ UK ] of Main and Chris
> Dooks [ UK ] of Bovine Life.
>
> Sunday 25th November, 15.00.
> Entry 10fl,- [ reservation not required ]
> STEIM, Utrechtsedwarsstraat 134
>
>
> Robert Hampson [ Main ]
>
> Presented by Staalplaat, Main is the ongoing project of Robert
> Hampson, formerly of Loop and Godflesh. After exploring the sounds of
> the guitar for many years (and being a cornerstone of what some called
> Isolationism) he concentrated more and more on electro acoustic music.
>
> Main was formed by Robert Hampson and Scott Dowson in 1990. Both
> members had come from the band Loop (1985-1990). The initial
> imperative was to deconstruct the "iconic" form of guitars and place
> them in a different context and change their language. Surrounded by
> other sounds from field and close / contact mic recordings of found
> objects, these were then manipulated until the identifiable became
> unidentifiable. Gradually, since the departure of Dowson in 1996, the
> use of the guitar has appeared less and the field recordings have
> become much more the source of the Main sound.
>
> Hampson has also collaborated with Max Eastley, Eddie Prevost (AMM),
> David Toop, Paul Schutze, Bruce Gilbert and Jim O'Rourke.
>
>
> Chris Dooks [ Bovine Life ]
>
> In association with the International Documentary Video Festival,
> Amsterdam and STEIM, Chris Dooks performs live at STEIM after
> lecturing the previous day at IDFA on his current research at Northern
> Region Film and Television Archive, UK.
>
> Award winning UK film maker / digital artist Chris Dooks was known for
> his film work on musicians in Britain - directing documentaries on all
> sorts of luminaries from SCANNER for The South Bank Show, to tiny
> bedroom labels in the middle of nowhere. The fuse to his film career
> was lit and burning brightly in the ninetiesS However, Chris became
> ill with a dibilatating disease in 1999 and he put film making on hold
> and that1s where this story should have ended.
>
> Never one to give in, give up, or surrender, he got himself a
> pseudonym BOVINE LIFE - as his hobby of electronic music making was
> starting to become a bigger deal. The fuse to his music career had
> been lit ! He used the internet as the conduit for a series of solo
> excursions and collaborations that eventually formed the result of
> this fantastically eclectic release from www.bip-hop.com
>
> His exclusive soundclashes with artists such as Köhn, the label Alku
> and Mego and Plug Research alongside three tracks with Matt Eilliot
> (formerly the Third Eye Foundation) are included on this 20-track
> release. There1s also solo Bovine workouts and lesser known talents
> from Puerto Rico, Sweden and California on the disc. Bovine Life has
> not met any of these collaborators in 'real life' as most of the music
> was constructed with mp3 dialogues when Chris was fit enough to make
> it to the keyboard. This is truly protest music ! Protest at being
> unwell !
>
> This event at STEIM is a partnership with the International
> Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam, as for the past six months
> Chris has been remixing a film archive. The event at STEIM is a world
> premiere of these soundworks. Chris will perform a live mix of the
> soundscapes he has generated from documentary films exclusively for
> IDFA and STEIM.
>
>
>
> Staalplaat Amsterdam: staalkade 6 1011 JN Amsterdam the Netherlands
> P.O.Box 11453 1001GL Amsterdam Tel : +31 (0)20 6254176 Fax: +31 (0)20
> 6239281
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> Staalplaat Berlin audio galerie: P.O.Box 540205-10042 Berlin Germany
> Tel : +4930 24627740 Fax: +4930 24627741 Visit: http://www.staalplaat.com
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> Achtergracht 19 1017WL Amsterdam The Netherlands
> Tel: +31 (0)20 622 8690 Fax: +31 (0)20 6264262
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