Unsound Festival New York Labs: Collaborations 2: MKM + Günter Müller w/ Taylor Dupree + Norbert Möslang w/ Lizzi Bougotso + Jason Kahn w/ Richard Kamerman
Unsound Festival New York Labs and ISSUE Project Room continue their exploration of collaboration. Gang Gang Dance singer Lizzi Bougatsos meets experimental musician Norbert Möslang. Ambient innovator Taylor Deupree meets improvisor Günter Müller. Jason Kahn meets fellow improvisor Richard Kamerman. Möslang, Müller & Kahn collaborate as MKM.
COLLABORATIONS 2 continues the theme started the night before at ISSUE Project Room. This time five musicians from Switzerland, Germany and America come together to explore the notion of “collaboration.” Opening the bill is Switzerland-based, German Günter Müller who will perform for the first time in a duo with New York State resident – ambient innovator Taylor Deupree. Following this, Switzerland-based Norbert Möslang collaborates for the first time with New Yorker Lizzi Bougatsos who is best known as Lza Bylza, singer and percussionist in the Warp-records-signed experimental band Gang Gang Dance. Americans Jason Kahn and Richard Kamerman continue the duo explorations, then Kahn returns to join Möslang and Müller to perform as the band MKM.
William Basinski’s “Vivian & Ondine” @ 110 Livingston (LATE SHOW NOW FULL)
UPDATE: Due to an overwhelming number of RSVPs, we will now present two performances from William Basinski at 7pm and 9pm.
ISSUE Project Room invites you to join us for the second public performance at ISSUE Project Room’s future home. William Basinski will present the hauntingly beautiful “Vivian and Ondine” at the former Board of Education Building at 110 Livingston. The performance will feature light by Seth Kirby and Brock Monroe — members of The Joshua Light Show.
6:30pm, Doors for Early Show
7pm, Early Show Performance (Only a few seats left!)
8:30pm, Doors for Late Show
9:00pm, Late Show Performance — CLOSED (We are at capacity for this show)
10:30pm, Post-Show Reception
Admission is free. RSVP.
Note that the entrance to our theater within the 110 Livingston building is through 22 Boerum Place. Click here for map & directions.
William Basinski is a classically trained musician and composer who has been working in experimental media for over 25 years in nyc. his haunting and melancholy soundscapes explore the temporal nature of life resounding with the reverberations of memory and the mystery of time. his epic 4-disc masterwork, the disintegration loops received international critical acclaim and was chosen as one of the top 50 albums of 2004 by pitchfork media. art forum selected the river, his transcendental 2-disc shortwave music experiment on raster-noton.de, germany as one of the top ten albums of 2003. his concerts and installations and films made in collaboration with artist-filmmaker, james elaine have been presented internationally, most recently at the venice biennale of music, venice, italy, happy new ears festival, belgium, focus one festival, poland, filosophia festival, carpi, italy, cite de la musique, paris, among others. basinski’s latest albums, “92982″ and “vivian & ondine” were released in spring 2009 on 2062/usa and distributed internationally. his entire catalog is available for digital download through i-tunes, amazon.con, and numerous legitimate digital retailers worldwide. basinski’s works are distributed in europe by die stadtmusik.de, in the u.k. by cargo records.co.uk, in japan by p*dis distribution and in the united states by forcedexposure.com. digital distribution through cargorecords.uk.co booking agent: danilo pellegrinelli, www.shaktimusic.ch www.mmlxii.com
moby
6:30 PM Benefit Tickets Still Available (includes admission to 8 PM concert)
8 PM CONCERT SOLD OUT!
ISSUE Project Room & Moby invite you to attend
A PRIVATE LISTENING PARTY, VIDEO SCREENING, AND RARE CONCERT PERFORMANCE
Special Fundraising Event for ISSUE Project Room
Friday, April 24, 2009
6:30 pm VIP Private Listening Party with Artistic Advisory Board member Moby + David Lynch Video Screening + Admission to Moby’s Ambient/Electronic Set at 8:00 pm
21+ over w/ ID
Help support ISSUE Project Room’s continued growth as New York’s foremost venue for avant-garde performance and art. Come celebrate ISSUE’s recent selection as occupant for the glorious McKim Mead and White theater space at 110 Livingston Street. Join us at 6:30 pm for an intimate pre-performance cocktail party with award-winning recording artist, Moby. Hear advance tracks from his forthcoming album, meet and talk with the artist, and enjoy a sneak-preview of his new music video directed by David Lynch. Enjoy Moby’s first ever ambient/electronic set at 8:00 pm.
Benefit tickets for VIP listening party + concert are $100.00 ($80.00 tax-deductible) and include:
Admission to 6:30 pm VIP listening party and 8:00 pm live concert Sneak preview of Moby’s new music video directed by David Lynch Advance preview of Moby’s forthcoming album Open Svedka cocktail bar Delicious hors d’hoeuvres from S’Nice vegetarian eatery ISSUE gift bag
Buy benefit tickets (6:30 pm VIP listening party/video screening reception + 8:00 pm admission).
Questions? Contact ISSUE’s Development Director Michelle Amador at michelle@issueprojectroom.org or (347) 267-4322.
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