ElectroMediaWorks 08 [it happens now]

ElectroMediaWorks 08 is open to anyone interested in the theory, technology, philosophy and practices of mixed media arts in today’s state-of-the-art cultural landscape.

Medea Electronique, CMCP (Center for Music Composition and Performance) and EPHMEE (Electroacoustic Music Research and Applications Lab, Music Dept. Ionian University) co organize an intensive program over five days and nights, presenting international shows and productions featuring innovative media art, electronic music and cross-over work performed by musicians, video artists and sonic artists.

ElectroMediaWorks ’08 is hosted in an 1800 square meter industrial space in down town Athens. A full 16-channel sound diffusion system will be installed for electroacoustic and live electronic music performance, with a 5.1 surround system for video art installations.

Yes it is final, tickets issued. I am off to Athens next week for ElectroMediaWorks festival [?], a great concept, a major event, for free [!] in a wide abandoned factory space [it couldn’t have been more suitable]. Five days of cutting edge avant-garde in the heart of Athens, in the heart of May. dmtls will be there on the first three days only [unfortunately], that makes for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Any friends or readers of merzbau also attending are strongly urged to come in contact.

Anestis Logothetis [Aus Welchem Material ist der Stein von Sisyphos!?]

Anestis Logothetis was born in Burgas, Bulgaria (falsely ‘Greece’ in post notes), in 1921. He studied art and music in Vienna, where he now lives (died in 1994). One aspect of his artistic talent is expressed in his graphic notations in which he has developed a personal system of musical symbols. They present the interpreter with a clear and directly understandable “sound picture”. This kind of notation is also comprehensible to the layman as Logothetis’ scores make visual sense even if the viewer has no musical training. [Continued Notes From Wergo WER 60057 in an interesting blog post. the rest here]

Today here at merzbau is presented the first of the two cds of Logothetis work Aus Welchem Material ist der Stein von Sisyphos!?. Recorded [according to release notes and my poor German] on 17 October 1992 at Vienna Odeon. Cd released in Austria in 1995. This must be a pretty rare release as I came by it only once [and bought it].

more on Logothetis and this work:

[Logothetis Sisyphos / Multimedia Oper / Dokumentation]

[The Logothetis Project]

[Logothetis Art]

music automaton

Yesterday while browsing I stumbled upon autov3rs3 blog. A great one but inactive for a long time. Documenting avant-garde music [Greek avant-garde is its specialty].

Don’t miss :

• greek avant garde (volume 1)
• greek avant garde (volume 2) [not anymore available / needs reuploading]
• greek avant garde (volume 3)
• greek avant garde (volume 4)
• greek avant garde (volume 5)

and the obscure gem by Aris Retsos, Antigoni

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Now playing: aris retsos-antigoni-(1995)
via FoxyTunes