----- Original Message ----- From: georgia To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 5:56 PM Subject: Sonarsound lands in Tokyo
SONARSOUND LANDS IN TOKYO After London, Lisbon, Neuchatel and Hamburg, SONARSOUND will reach Tokyo the coming 12 and 13 of October. The framework of this new initiative will be the Tokyo Designers Block 2002 (www.tolyodesignersblock.com), an international interdisciplinary event taking place from October 10 to 14, which will bring outstanding designers from all over the world to the Japanese capital. This new SONARSOUND event will not only take the Sónar festival philosophy to Tokyo but will also enable us to get first hand knowledge of the local art scene and music industry with a view to future collaborations that will back and promote electronic artists from our country on the Japanese market. SONARSOUND will present a varied musical programme over two days with a total of fifteen acts. All this will take place at the spectacular Think Zone (www.66ic.com), a cube shaped art gallery with state of the art technology right in the heart of Roppongi Hills. On the 12th and in collaboration with Third Ear, there will be concerts by Soul Center, Dennis DeSantis, Numb and Why Sheep?, as well as DJ sets by Fumiya Tanaka, Hiroshi Watanabe and Dj Kentaro, whereas on the 13th it will be the turn of Ulrich Schnauss, Yoshinori Sunahara, World's End Girlfriend, Portable [K]ommunity, Yamauchi and Nao Tokui (Clickety And Clack), with Angel Molina and Fibla heading the list of those representing the Barcelona scene. Besides the music, SONARSOUND will complete its programme with two other activities aimed at stimulating debate, promotion and analysis: "SonarSound Symposium", a forum that will focus on the present state of digital creation and its new territories of expansion, and "SonarSound Lecture", a series of lectures around the fusion between digital art and advanced musics. SONARSOUND TOKYO is an Advanced Music (www.sonar.es) and Third Ear (www.third-ear.net) initiative in collaboration with the Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya. All the information on this event can be viewed in Japanese at: www.sonarsound.jp. MUSIC PROGRAMME SONARSOUND BY NIGHT 1: 12/10 SOUL CENTER (live): With samples from soul labels such as Stax and a highly evolved form of minimalism as his touchstone, Thomas Brinkmann has established himself as the sole master of European techno. (http://www.mute.com/soulcenter/index.html) FUMIYA TANAKA (dj): One of the most idolatrised Japanese disc-jockeys on the international circuit. Admired by Jeff Mills and Juan Atkins, his style fluctuates between minimal techno and dub with touches of hip hop. (http://www.fumiyatanaka.com/) DENNIS DESANTIS (live): The most emotional and darkest DJ on the avant garde tech-house scene. An artist with academic training (a collaborator of Steve Reich) with a leaning towards the sounds of Richie Hawtin, Maurizio and Kenny Larkin. (http://www.dennisdesantis.com/) NUMB (live): Awaiting his next release, Numb continues to walk the fine line of strangeness devoid of shadows or threats. Breakbeats left right and centre signed in the most astounding Japanese calligraphy. (http://www.revirth.com/) HIROSHI WATANABE (dj): The closest aspirer to becoming the oriental Aphex Twin: children's melodies and soaring, frenetic and over the top rhythms, which renew concepts such as drill'n'bass and dizziness. (www.hiroshiwatanabe.com/) WHY SHEEP? (live): Third Ear's most best guarded secret. An intricate universe of advanced sounds and noises springing up from a transgressive spirit and a limitless desire for sound research. DJ KENTARO (dj): The undisputed winner of the latest World DJ Champions award, DJ Kentaro is a lethal cyclone possessing a prodigious technique that elevates turntablism to the status of art. (www.djkentaro.com/) SONARSOUND BY NIGHT 2: 13/10 ANGEL MOLINA (dj): At the height of his career (volume two of "Wax Sessions" is due to be released and highly respected by the crème de la crème of the world's Dj's), Angel continues to be an effective combination of techno, soul and precision. (http://www.minifunk.net/) YOSHINORI SUNAHARA (dj): A member of the disbanded Denki Groove, Y. Sunahara's record showcase opts for downtempo, muzak and exquisite ambient sounds. (www.y-sunahara.com/) ULRICH SCHNAUSS (live): "Far Away Trains Passing by" made a name for himself thanks to his extremely high voltage electronic melodies and his genius at conveying expression and pure emotion. (www.city-centre-offices.de/) FIBLA (live): His general headquarters are in Barcelona but his outlook is clearly international. Vicent Fibla releases clicky melodies from his spa.RK label for lovers of abstract electronics. (http://www.sparkreleases.com/) WORLD'S END GIRLFRIEND (live): A kind of Godspeed You Black Emperor! with laptops, WEG equally evoke the crescendos of post-rock, the beauty of indietronics, and the zaniness of labels such as Rephlex. PORTABLE [K]OMMUNITY (live and vj): The sea of possibilities offered by the computer and the latest software tools for generating images in real time, combined with the sensibility of an incomparable creator . (www.portablekommunity.org/) NAO TOKUI (CLICKETY AND CLACK) (live): The latest addition to the Progressive FoRm label: an extraordinary artist who thinks and processes sounds as if he were the most sophisticated state of the art music production software application.(http://www.miv.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/%7Etokui/) YAMAUCHI (live): A professional globetrotter (he has lived in Tokyo, Los Angeles and London), Masateru Yamauchi is a genius when it comes to improvisation and risk taking, breaking moulds wherever he goes and plays. (http://www.yogarecordings.com/artists.html) If you wish to be removed to this media list pls send us an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks and kind regards Sonar International Media Department Georgia Taglietti Advanced Music Booking Manager Sonar International Media Manager & PR
