TANGIBLE MUSIC CLUB
November sees the launch of the TANGIBLE MUSIC CLUB at the Stadtwerkstatt -
a new series and co-operation between the Tangible Music Lab and the Stadtwerkstatt.
With a series of events and performances, the TANGIBLE MUSIC CLUB aims to establish a network for interactive electronic music in Linz and to address the trend towards self-built electronic musical instruments and interfaces in the contemporary music and club scenes.
With the expertise of the University of Art, the invited artists and the STWST, projects and artists will be presented and new presentation formats for innovative musical instruments will be jointly promoted.
Start: 20 November 2024, runs until 2025.
TAM Club I - Wed, 20. Nov 2024
𝔥𝔢𝔵𝔬𝔯𝔠𝔦𝔰𝔪𝔬𝔰 x Laura Adel
MUTUALISMX
Multi-Channel-Performance mit OTTOSONICS Soundsystem
MUTUALISMX by 𝔥𝔢𝔵𝔬𝔯𝔠𝔦𝔰𝔪𝔬𝔰 is a planetary-spanning collaborative A.I. music project that redefines the use of artificial neural networks in music creation. This performance integrates ritualistic soundscapes with experimental electronic textures, utilizing the advanced capabilities of the OTTOSONICS soundsystem for spatialized audio. The project is built around SEMILLA.AI, a neural audio synthesis tool designed by 𝔥𝔢𝔵𝔬𝔯𝔠𝔦𝔰𝔪𝔬𝔰 , which embodies both traditional and state-of-the-art sound technologies, and that will be used to channel the A.I. Mutuals of the collaborating musicians. SEMILLA.AI allows artists to explore neural audio synthesis by exposing parameters to musicians, encouraging a hands-on interaction with the 'latent space' of AI sound generation. The collaboration with OTTOSONICS aims to create an immersive environment where each sound evolves as a physical entity in space, drawing the audience into a shared experience of transformation and interconnectivity.
MUTUALISMX challenges the biases inherent in mainstream AI models by adopting a 'small data' approach, which emphasizes diverse cultural perspectives. The project features contributions from a wide array of international artists, including KMRU, Ale Hop, El Irreal Veintiuno, and many others, blending their sonic identities into a cohesive, genre-defying compilation album. The result is an abstract and experimental journey that unfolds with the coherence of a single-artist album, yet is infused with the unique voices of each contributor. The performance, like the album, is a counter-narrative to mainstream AI-generated music, offering a dynamic and decentralized exploration of new possibilities in sonic art.
Artists:
hexorcismos / 𝔥𝔢𝔵𝔬𝔯𝔠𝔦𝔰𝔪𝔬𝔰: Moisés Horta Valenzuela (b. 1988), known as 𝔥𝔢𝔵𝔬𝔯𝔠𝔦𝔰𝔪𝔬𝔰, is an artist, A.I. technologist, and musician from Tijuana, Mexico, specializing in computer music and the cultural dimensions of new generative technologies. His work blends ancient and contemporary sound technologies, exploring themes like divination, technology, and transcultural traditions through installations, performances, and experimental music instruments. Valenzuela has presented at festivals like Ars Electronica, MUTEK, Transmediale and CTM Berlin, and received the “A.I. Newcomer 2023” award in arts from the German Association of Informatics. His notable projects include SEMILLA AI, which merges Mesoamerican divination practices with neural networks, and workshops like “Latent Soundings” at BEK: Bergen Center for Electronic Arts. Recently, he presented a generative sound installation titled 'Polylithic' at Bunker Gallery in Copenhagen produced during a residency in Sound Art Lab in Stuer, Denmark. Photo credit: Guxor
http://semilla.ai http://hexorcismos.bandcamp.com https://otherpeople.bandcamp.com/album/mutualismx
Laura Adel is an interdisciplinary artist pursuing a PhD on “The Tenderness of Art: Research and Creation of Immersive Interactive Installations” at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, supervised by Prof. Jakub Jernajczyk. There, she also lectures at the New Media Department. Currently researching at the University of Applied Arts in Linz, Austria, she is working under mentorship of Prof. Martin Kaltenbrunner to enhance her sculptural objects with tangible interactivity. In her artistic practice, she seeks the delicacy of the digital world, creating abstract, moving images inspired by natural phenomena. Laura’s works have been featured in exhibitions at renowned venues, including the Contemporary Art Centre Łaźnia in Gdańsk and the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Wroclaw—Pavilion of Four Domes. She participated in the MagiC Carpets program—part of the European Union’s Creative Europe platform—due to which she undertook residency at Wroclaw Institute of Culture. Her video works are also part of the Urban Screen Production collection and have been exhibited internationally, including in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
instagram.com/lauhra_adel/ https://www.lauraadel.com
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Also at STWST Club Site: Tangible Music Club I
Further events will follow and will be posted online as they happen: MORE TBA SOON.
A pilot event of the Tangible Music Club has already taken place at STWST48x10 NOPE in Sept. At STWST48x10, the artists were Merche Blasco and Jonas Hammerer
Funded by ...
… STWST's funders
Linz Kultur, Kulturland OÖ, BMKOOES
Extra funded by Linz Sounds, Linz Kultur.