QuWack (e)

[Asteroth]

Coming up soon....

QuWack (e)
14 acts, two stages, 2 continuous performances, two sound systems, electronics, stop clocks and Quadraphonic DJ’s

With JANEK SCHAEFER / TIM EXILE / INFINITE LIVEZ / ARTAMONOVA / TWOCSINAK / LEADTOWILL / MAN FROM URANUS / BELA EMERSON / Vi / MY AMBULANCE IS ON FIRE / KATAPULTO / ISAMBARD KHROUSTALIOV / ALEXANDER THOMAS / JAMES SCATTER

Saturday 22nd September 2007
At Spike Island Gallery, Bristol

Two shows: 2pm & 7pm //// Tickets: £4 adv for one / £6 adv for both

Produced by Qu Junktions & Blackout Arts
www.qujunktions.com //// www.blackoutarts.co.uk

More info here: http://www.qujunktions.com/asp/main.asp?id=160&style=article

[Lensman]

Awesome.

I think we've got a gig that day, though.

[DJ Sarah Wilson]

Blimey. I'm a midget amongst giants. I'm particularly excited about the opportunity to meet Isambard Khroustaliov (him being one half of Icarus, who pwn): I want to be his friend.

[Commander Ballsack]

Where is Spike Island Gallery?

[Peter Cushing]

You walk down by the road next to the river from the Louisiana, but it's past The SS Great Britain and nearer to that walkover/metal bridge.

"EDEET": But you're invited to my wedding reception that night, as is Tony MAIOF. So that's quite nearby anyway.

[Statick]

OOH

what is meant by "two shows" though. is it two different sets of performers? or are they all playing twice?

i need INFO

[DJ Sarah Wilson]

my wedding reception

You're getting married that day? (a) Congratulations. (b) The gig's off.

[Peter Cushing]

a) Thankyou.
b) Aw.

[DJ Sarah Wilson]

a) Thankyou.
b) Aw.

I don't see an invitation in that post. The gig's back on.

[Peter Cushing]

Any invitation will be hand delivered by one of my flying monkeys. No one will be invited by a post on the Choke Forum.

Flying Monkeys never go on strike.

[Lensman]

Congratulism!

We've still got a gig that day.

[Boonbeans]

INFINITE LIVEZ


yes!

[Frater Maiof]

It'll be 30 minutes in and out. fuck I should really start writing things other than amusing swear words in my diary.

[Mr Schneeb]

I am a midget amongst jive ants.

[Asteroth]

Here we go then.... updated line up (sorry - no tim exile), full facts & figures. There are going to be 2 sessions - 1 in the afternoon, 1 in the evening - each with different line ups (each act plays once). Plus keep an eye out for the unveiling of the mysterious special guest and other updates on the QuWack myspace: www.myspace.com/quwacke

QuWack(e) is a one-off Bristol-based mini-festival. Expect 14 electronic artists creating collaborative and solo performances in a non-stop tag team across two stages. Get lost in a maze of voltage surfing control freaks, 21st century composers and unhinged show stoppers presented on two stages, within customised gallery conditions. Prepare for sensory overload, as opposing sound systems face off in an integrated, quadraphonic ocean of sound, while visuals are projected overhead. There will be a performance in the afternoon and another in the evening, each featuring new artists and strange juxtapositions. Quadraphonic DJ's either side.

QuWack (e) celebrates a roll-call of extraordinary musicians from an evergrowing micro-climate. These are hybrid performers that evolve in dark rooms, run away from natural habitats and devour popular/high culture while sounding mightily mutant. They seem to be generating all around the world. Hence this QuWack features guests from places such as Poland, Earth’s Solar System, Russia, Birmingham and even Cambridge. There seem to be ideal conditions in Bristol to help propagate such QuWackers: the city’s historically incestuous leftfield music scene, the heroic lack of need to impress record companies, a strong sense of DIY culture, prolific underground theatre and circus activities, bedroom animators gone mad, an abundance of sonic experimentation and the delirious sense of abandonment that comes with good living conditions, green pastures and credit cards.

Quwack(e) is open to all ages and tickets are available from Bristol Ticket Shop (0870 4444 400), Here Shop, Rooted Records & 20th Century Flicks in Bristol.

Janek Schaefer  - Be it minimal delay lines, modified turntables, field recordings, off beatz or sound-art he is one of the most erratically compelling composers of our time. Exhibited with Scanner, Philip Jeck and Brian Eno. Played with Christian Marclay and in Sydney Opera House

Infinite Livez  - Gameboy programmer, comic book artist, and soft toy lover puts out wonky hip hop on Big Dada, plays with electro jazz boffins and self-releases freestyle noise cds for fun  

Isambard Khroustaliov - An early intro to Warner Brothers cartoons (and the music of Carl Starling) fused with the fastidiousness of an IRCAM composers training battle it out in an over-enthused psyche. AKA Sam Britton of Icarus (Leaf)

?????? - Arrhhh of course, the mystery component, guest, wild card. As with all other QuWacks an unknown performers enters the fray at the last minute, to up the intrigue and through a final spanner in the works.

Man From Uranus  - Uses analogue oscillator boxes, reel to reel tape, toy sequencer, and TV/shortwave receiver – all wired together into one great synaesthetic sound machine 

Bela Emerson  -  The art of cello is reflected through the looking glass and into a parallel world of cosmic electronics. She was spellbinding at this year's Supersonic Festival 

Artamonova  - a composer and improviser from Russia. She appears in hysterical art-noise act SWPOU and as White Nightie, this guise sees her on that wild edge between acoustic folk and lo-tech electronics

Twocsinak  - A self-styled autodidact who may yet be famous (although he is feted by Matmos) with a very distinct, mischievous, obscenely detailed collage/ege sound world 

Vi - There is a sense of Richie Hawtin's dedicated vision, Kraftwerk's dis/utopia and Pan Sonic's harnessing of powerful instruments within his music. He has that self absorbed electronic sound that is well worth fetishising 

My Ambulance Is On Fire - Histrionic vocalisation made intoxicating by electrification. An obsessive cine-pile, who plays in Geisha, loves Italo-Disco and whose stance is always a provocative one

Katapulto  - Broken and smashed beat genius from Rzeszow, Poland. He wants to take over the UK music charts and pays tribute to Phil Collins, "the King of England"

Alexander Thomas  -  coaxes delicious ripples from his Theremin. Vaudeville, mad-cap hip-hop and ghostly soundscapes are all defined and then re-defined by his sense of otherworldiness

Leadtowill  - Plays Throat Synth, Jar Wind Chimes and a Pringles microcontroller to perform sonic brain massage. Half of Leadtowine and loves to home brew  

James Scatter  - One half of glitterbeat duo Hook & The Twin this man is coming in from the unknown to spice up the proceedings with his raffle style


PLUS:::

VJ Rodell – Nutty electric light magician will install a reactive, highly sensitive colour generator to beam overhead

DJ Undertow  – This former QuWacker (aka Lovewig purveyor of ‘Satchel Beat’) will demonstrate the PA system's unique qualities to disorientate the dancer and splice the looker.

[a]

Katapulto Katapulto will ace your socks, amazering!

[Richie Paradise]

is the surprise guest Mr. Hopkinson's computer?

[Statick]

i thought MAIOF was terminated now ?

[Mr Schneeb]

Does the surprise guest mean a certain person cancelled?

MAIOF's last gig, I believe this is.

[Asteroth]

All your guesses are wrong.... keep trying! The guest will be announced in a couple of weeks. And yes, it is MAIOF's final performance....

[a]

All your guesses are wrong.... keep trying! The guest will be announced in a couple of weeks. And yes, it is MAIOF's final performance....

Rose Kemp.
DIGITAL THUNDER!!!

[Mr Schneeb]

Genesis P. Orridge
The Chemical Brothers
Kosheen

[Asteroth]

jesus --- genesis p orridge would be perfect. why didn't i think of that?

all the performers in quwack are solo - so unfortunately that ruled out the talents of kosheen / chemical brothers / digital thunder; and electronic -- which ruled out ms kemp

[Statick]

kemp often plays solo !

[DJ Sarah Wilson]

kemp often plays solo !

Yeeees, but look again. Kosh / Chems / Digithun = more than solo, therefore ineligible. Kemp = not "electronic", therefore ineligible. Her soloness is not the factor.

Although, in fairness, I'm probably statistically less electronic than Kemp (given that the vast majority of my source noise is unamplified field recording); that's where those inverted commas come in.

[Asteroth]

yup but not electronic enough i'm afraid to meet our stringent criteria!

[Mr Schneeb]

Although, in fairness, I'm probably statistically less electronic than Kemp (given that the vast majority of my source noise is unamplified field recording); that's where those inverted commas come in.

Aye, but many an electronic act today does not use electronic tone generation. Team Brick is more electronic than Rose Kemp, although the electrics:acoustics ratio per setup is probably roughly the same for each of them. That said, Team Brick couldn't do it because he doublebooked, or is a cunt.

[Asteroth]

oh and in my heart at least, twocsinak will always be an electronica bod

[Mr Schneeb]

Justice Yeldham?

[Mr Schneeb]

Ah no, he's in Sydney on that day... hmm.

[Dan B]

IT'S ME!

But not really

Jean Michelle Jarre?

[Asteroth]

ah.... another good choice. he is definitely QUWACK. i forgot to say, that is another criteria - they all have to have that certain something that makes them quwack.

(eg) -- max tundra = totally quwack but four tet = not quwack

[Mr Schneeb]

I'm going to narrow my guesses down to "People Who Smoke Crack With Joseph Howard Grounds".

[DJ Sarah Wilson]

oh and in my heart at least, twocsinak will always be an electronica bod

In my heart Asteroth is still producing music.

I phoned one of my London friends who I haven't seen for a while and told him I was doing a gig about a minute from his house. He asked me if I was "still doing that kind of folktronica thing". I can't recall ever doing that.

I'm going to narrow my guesses down to "People Who Smoke Crack With Joseph Howard Grounds".

That's not a very narrow field.

[Hack]

Qu Junktions & Blackout Arts have very kindly given Venue the honour of revealing the vowels and consonants behind the '???????'.

It'll be in the ish to hit - or, preferably, be carefully carried into - the shops next Wednesday.

[Mr Schneeb]

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[Bernard]

Awesome.

I think we've got a gig that day, though.

You NO LONGER have a gig THAT DAY as the promoters brother is getting married hence the gig being shifted to the Thursday before, you could say hooray for marriage but i fear that would be taking things way too far indeed.

[Semper Fidelis]

Which Chokers are playing which side of the event?
Specifically the later one.

[Mr Schneeb]

According to this week's Venue, the secret performer is Matt Elliot of Third Eye Foundation!

[Samuel Realname]

According to this week's Venue, the secret performer is Matt Elliot of Third Eye Foundation!

YESSSSSS!!!

[DJ Sarah Wilson]

Which Chokers are playing which side of the event?
Specifically the later one.

I have this information, but don't know whether to publish it. I'll found out if I'm allowed yet.

[bagpuss]

I'd really like to know whos playing when if possible, as I'll have Emma in tow for the daytime half, and she will probably only manage about an hour or so before wanting to go watch boats and eat icecream..

[Mr Schneeb]

An hour will be about four acts.

My ego dictates that you should arrive at ten past three.

[Mantis Geisha]

An hour will be about four acts.

good taste dictates that you should arrive at quarter to four.

[Mr Schneeb]

An hour will be about four acts.

good taste dictates that you should arrive at quarter to four.

Ah, I see you're eager to witness my collaboration with Bela Emerson! Shame you're so desperate to miss Leadtowill though. He's really good.

[Mantis Geisha]

An hour will be about four acts.

good taste dictates that you should arrive at quarter to four.

Ah, I see you're eager to witness my collaboration with Bela Emerson! Shame you're so desperate to miss Leadtowill though. He's really good.

i was under the impression that you only get half an hour and that you were starting at ten past three.

Leadtowill will be good, i on the other hand will only be attending for the brief amount of time that my hetrosexual life partner will be making a jazz noise here (if that) as i have a wedding party to ruin.

[Statick]

you're such a ponce

[Mantis Geisha]

you're such a ponce

pour quoi ?

[Asteroth]

Hello... A few updates of note.

First ---- we are very pleased to announce the special guest is THE THIRD EYE FOUNDATION aka Matt Elliott. As befits the (e) as in electronic, he'll be veering towards the more sonically derranged end of his output = feedback, distortion, disembodied voices and machine gun d'n'b. The man is a melancholic Bristol legend and rarely performs as 3EF.

Plus here is who's playing which session. Times / running order to be posted later.

SESSION 1: 2pm-5pm-ish
Bela Emerson, Isambard Kroustaliov, Atamonova, Katapulto, James Scatter, Alexander Thomas, DJ Undertow

SESSION 2: 7pm-10pm-ish
Third Eye Foundation, Infinite Livez, Janek Schaefer, MAIOF, Vi, Twocsinak, DJ Undertow

Tickets: £4 for one session / £6 for both. On sale now at Bristol Ticket Shop / Here Shop / 20th Century Flicks.

[Asteroth]

Er sorry i missed out Leadtowill from Session 1 and Man From Uranus from Session 2!

So it's:

SESSION 1: 2pm-5pm-ish
Bela Emerson, Isambard Kroustaliov, Atamonova, Leadtowill, Katapulto, James Scatter, Alexander Thomas, DJ Undertow

SESSION 2: 7pm-10pm-ish
Third Eye Foundation, Infinite Livez, Janek Schaefer, MAIOF, Vi, Twocsinak, Man From Uranus, DJ Undertow