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Hello,

On the 30th of April, I will give a presentation about sound art, electroacoustic and experimental music at Ala Center (near Sheraton Hall, see map) in Erbil, Kurdistan (Iraq).

On the 3rd of May, Salims Salon will perform at SPOR Festival in Aarhus, Denmark, you can find all info here, we will be : Hannes Seidl, Cedrik Fermont, Seth Ayyaz, Jacqueline George and Ragnhild May. The festival will take place between 3 & 6 May and include plenty of interesting artists such as SØS Gunver Ryberg, Nathalie Mellbye, Anja Behrens, Gwen Rouger, Charlie Sdraulig, Heiner Goebbel, Ida Lundén, Johanna Mårtensson, Scenatet, Juliana Hodkinson...

On the 3rd and 5th of May, the Heka ambient and electronic music festival will take place in Iran, you can follow their Facebook page to receive more information.

I am currently working on a report regarding my impressions of the Iraqi Kurdistan, what we did during the past three weeks with the Space21 team, who we met, what we did and I will also post some audio and video extracts of the concerts and performances. All in all, it has been a great experience, with its ups and downs but mostly very positive. We have learnt a lot and people have been amazingly welcoming and friendly. I deeply thanks Hardi Kurda for having given us this unique opportunity.
Hereunder is a photo of the old hamam inside the Citadel of Erbil, where we did some performances. Meanwhile, you can listen to some Kurdish noise music on Wirephobia's Bandcamp.

And finally, quite a while ago, I had thought to reduce the amount of information included in this newsletter and publish some more news on Syrphe Magazine instead. Unfortunately, I published very few info in this form, mostly due to a lack of time, indeed, being involved in too many projects at the same time and half of the time on the road or in the air, I'm mister No Time. Nevertheless, I still think it would be a good idea to publish news and reviews online as suggested by some of you. There is no urge but if you feel like helping in anyway (reviewing, interviewing, reporting - if you have a decent level of English, and if you know other languages it can be a plus), feel free to contact me - if you have a good knowledge of what is going on in (parts of or all) Asia, the Mid East, and/or Africa, and maybe Latin America, otherwise, it's pointless.

cdrk

Audio
Dirar Kalash - the same river twice - ذات النهر مرتين / VULGAR INCITEMENT / while the hand exhales (digital)
Palestinian musician Dirar Kalash published three releases on his label al-bayān, improvised music recordings that represent three sides of the artist : on the same river twice - ذات النهر مرتين you will hear two improvised music sessions for oud, VULGAR INCITEMENT has been performed with no-input mixing desk and while the hand exhales with electric keyboard (sounding like in organ) and some drums. All three releases are available on Bandcamp.
NUM - Vacant Shade (tape & digital)
Based in Georgia, Iranian duo NUM (who, such as Dirar Kalash, appears on Uchronia) delivers here once more an original release, still in the field of ambient electronica, a mostly instrumental album that differs from their older songs in which the voice was often present and the music more melodic, this release is not as "experimental" as some of their recent compositions (I Am Walking In The Woods Of Magic for example) but their exploration is nevertheless taking a very interesting path. Download and order on Bandcamp.
Lujiachi - Invisible Hands (digital)
Taiwanese electronic musician Lujiachi (家齊 盧) presents four industrial/distorted techno-oriented tracks published on Altered States Tapes. Listen on Bandcamp.
Xtematic and KAZUYA ISHIGAMI - TOKOSHIE NO OTO (tape & digital)
Split release that oscillates between rhythmic industrial, noise and drone music. Download and order on Bandcamp.
A few events this month and beyond
  • 30 April, Shanghai, China : Torturing Nurse, Dee, Acid, 开涩露, PengZhuang, 赵航&董晓禾, 小白能. Facebook
  • 30 April, Tokyo, Japan at Paradise Air : dj Sniff (turntable),Marie Takahashi (viola), 厚海義朗 (bass), 佐藤公哉 (voice,violin). Info
  • 30 April at Ala Center (near Sheraton Hall, see map), at 17h30, Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq : Cedrik Fermont (talk about sound art & experimental music).
  • 01 May at Twenty Alpha, Hong Kong : Flora Yin-Wong, Michael Speers, Nerve, Of Habit. Facebook
  • 03 May, Aarhus, Denmark : SPOR Festival with Salims Salon and many more. Info
  • 03 May at Chiang Mai University, ChiangMai, Thailand : workshop by Arnont Nongyao, Takashi Makino, Rei Hayama. Facebook
  • 03 & 05 May, Tehran, Iran : Heka electronic and ambient music festival. Ask more info here
  • 11-13 May at TheCube Project Space 立方計劃空間, Taipei, Taiwan : TIDF ( KINO-EAR:Audio Document / Audio Documentary). Facebook
  • 12 May, Tong Lor Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand : Gamnad737, Beam Wong & Friends, PuPan, The Autobahn, Kittipat Knoknark (Song from yesterday & โอตะสไตล์ฟรี)​, Chinnawess, Pisitakun, ครูเพลง, ภาพละเพลง โดย องอาจ ปิ๊ก และ, Jaygeorge. Facebook
  • 15 May, Berlin,Germany : Dirar Kalash, Jeremie Pujeau, C-drík. Info soon.
  • 17 May at Access Space, Sheffield, UK : Miki Yui + Ryoko Akama & Charlie Collins. Facebook
  • 18 May at Windsor Hotel, Winnipeg, Canada : Merzbow + Balázs Pándi. Facebook
  • 18 May at Spektrum, Berlin,Germany : C-drík, Hui-Chun Lin. Info soon.
  • 25 May at Institute of Space Constructions, Saguramo, Georgia : 4GB hosts Atonal festival. Facebook
 
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