Ghost Producer

E |   It was not until the early 2000’s that the term “Ghost Producer” emerged out of the need for “EDM DJ’s” to produce their own records in order to get more gigs at festivals. Before that, there were no “ghost producers” other than the one and only, almighty master producer supreme “Ghost Producer”, an urban legend dating back centuries. Although Ghost Producer’s identity is unknown, there is little doubt of his/her/their existence, as anyone who produces, engineers or designs sound has felt Ghost Producers presence.
However many years ago a group of representatives emerged to bring the sound of Ghost Producer to the masses, some with good intentions, others with not. Weapons development companies such as DARPA have long tried to integrate Ghost Producers sound into their weapons, but every time they try, something happens to thwart their attempts. Read more

D |   Will Guthrie wurde in Australien geboren und lebt in Frankreich. Er spielt als Solist auf verschiedenen Kombinationen aus Schlagzeug, Percussion, Verstärkung und Elektronik und leitet das Ensemble Nist-Nah. Guthrie machte sich zunächst in der australischen Jazzszene einen Namen und trat mit vielen der berühmtesten Jazzmusikern Australiens auf. In den 2000er Jahren verlagerte sich seine Arbeit vom Schlagzeug hin zu Junk-Elektronik und anderen elektroakustischen Techniken. www.will-guthrie.com

E |   Will Guthrie was born in Australia and lives in France. He plays as a soloist on various combinations of drums, percussion, amplification and electronics and leads the Ensemble Nist-Nah. Guthrie first made a name for himself in the Australian jazz scene and performed with many of Australia's most famous jazz musicians. In the 2000s his work shifted from drums to junk electronics and other electro-acoustic techniques. www.will-guthrie.com

HHY

Klein

E |   Based in Porto, Jonathan Saldanha has been a pivotal figure in the Portuguese scene, both for exploratory music and performance. He founded SOOPA a music and art collective active in Porto since 1998 and directs the ensemble HHY & The Macumbas since its debut in 2009.
HHY is the cypher used by Jonathan Saldanha to represent his Skull-Cave-Dub strategies, in the live dub mix and manipulation of the sound files, excerpts and recordings coming from all its pieces. Choir, percussion, electronics, deep vibration and brass move together in a fluxes of sound intended for the sound system. soopa.org/home/work/hhy

D |  Klein ist Sängerin, Künstlerin und Produzentin mit nigerianischen Wurzeln, die in London lebt. Ihre Musik-Veröffentlichungen, Filme und Auftritte haben sie als singuläre Stimme etabliert, die durch disjunktiven Experimentalismus eine Sinneswelt erschafft, die verschiedene popkulturelle Referenzen mit persönlichen Assoziationen vermischt.
Klein's Arbeit wurde vom FACT Magazine als "körnige Pop-Collagen" beschrieben, mit Elementen wie stark manipulierten Audio-Samples, einer R&B-beeinflussten Stimme, metallischen Drones und einem unverkennbaren Gebrauch von akustischen Artefakten, induziert durch Zeit- und Tonhöhenverschiebungen. klein1997.bandcamp.com
Klein wird bei Ihrem Auftritt begleitet von Princess Siwela.

E |  Klein is a singer, artist and producer based in London with a Nigerian background.
Her music releases, films and performances have established her as a singular voice who uses disjunctive experimentalism to create a sensory world that melds popular reference points with personal associations.
Klein's work has been described by FACT Magazine as "grainy pop collages," with elements like heavily manipulated audio samples, R&B-inspired vocals, metallic drones, and a distinctive use of sonic artifacts induced by time-stretching and pitch-shifting. klein1997.bandcamp.com
Klein will be accompanied by Princess Siwela during her performance.

Ana Kravanja

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Kali Malone

E |  Ana Kravanja from Slovenia plays on a multitude of traditional, classic and hand-made musical instruments. As an improviser on violin she has collaborated with slovenian and international artists (she plays with Samo Kutin, Susanna Gartmayer, Marko Karlovčec etc.), and is a member of the groups Širom, Najoua and Olfamoštvo. She creates original music for theatrical performances, films, animations, dance and visual arts and works as a mentor in musical workshops for adults and children. http://www.centralala.si/en/musicians-database-ana-kravanja/

D |  Die amerikanische Komponistin und Musikerin Kali Malone lebt in Stockholm. Sie schafft klangliche Monolithen, die an der Materialität des Zuhörens selbst zerren. Mittels analoger und digitaler Synthese - und innerhalb eines kompositorischen Rahmens, der sich einzigartige Stimmungen und psychoakustische Phänomene zunutze macht - bewahrt Malones dunkler Minimalismus eine gewisse Schwerkraft, selbst wenn sich der Boden verschiebt. Eine Reihe neuerer Alben untersucht das Zusammenspiel innerhalb der elektroakustischen Instrumentierung: Holzbläser mit Buchla-200-Synthesizer, Streichquartette mit Sinuswellen und vor allem die Orgelpfeife, mikrofoniert und verräumlicht. Diese Methoden gipfelten in dem Hauptwerk The Sacrificial Code, das Boomkats Album des Jahres 2019 war. Im Live-Kontext spielt Malone sowohl Orgel-basierte als auch rein elektronische Shows. www.kalimalone.com

E |  Headquartered in Stockholm, Kali Malone is an American composer and musician who creates sonic monoliths that tug at the very material of listening. Via analog and digital synthesis – and within compositional frameworks that utilize unique tunings and psycho-acoustic phenomena – Malone’s dark minimalism maintains a certain gravity, even as the ground shifts. A recent string of albums explore the interplay within electroacoustic instrumentation: woodwinds with Buchla 200 synthesiser, strings quartets with sine waves, and – most notably – the pipe organ close mic’d and spatialized. These methods culminated in the major work "The Sacrificial Code", which was Boomkat's album of the year for 2019. In the live context, Malone plays both organ-based and purely electronic shows. www.kalimalone.com

Puce Mary

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E |   Puce Mary is the solo moniker of Danish born, L.A. based artist, Frederikke Hoffmeier. With a long career in experimental music, countless releases, performances and collaborations, many of which have been connected to the label Posh Isolation, Puce Mary has reached wide acclaim for her powerful and unique blend of modern industrial and noise music. www.puce-mary.bandcamp.com

D |   /l/ /-/ /< ist Musiker, bildender Künstler und Architekt. Seit 1992 macht er aktiv Musik, mit bemerkenswerten Veröffentlichungen auf Labels wie Raster Noton, Wordsound, Mille Plateaux, Skam Records und PAN. Er hat mit vielen Künstler*innen zusammengearbeitet, darunter Mika Vainio, Sensational, Sean Booth von Autechre, Conrad Schnitzler und Merzbow. Er lebt in Berlin und Osaka, wo er geboren wurde. www.koheimatsunaga.site

E |  /l/ /-/ /< is a musician, painter and architect. He has been actively making music since 1992, with notable releases on labels such as Raster Noton, Wordsound, Mille Plateaux, Skam Records and PAN. He has collaborated with many artists, including Mika Vainio, Sensational, Sean Booth from Autechre, Conrad Schnitzler and Merzbow. He lives in Berlin and Osaka where he was born. www.koheimatsunaga.site

FILM

A Tribute to Genesis
Breyer P-Orridge

E |   Kohei Matsunaga (born 1978) is a japanese electronic musician and visual artist. His last solo exhibition was at Rumpsti Pumpsti Gallery in Berlin in 2015. In the year before the book "Drawings" was published by Fang Bomb. Matsunaga studied Architecture and started drawing at the age of 3. www.rumpsti-pumsti.blogspot.com

D |  Genesis Breyer P-Orridge stand auf der Liste der Künstler*innen, die für das diesjährige Xciting Festival eingeladen wurden. Sie* ist am 14. März dieses Jahres verstorben. Zum Gedenken an GBPO präsentiert Xciting einen Film, eine Collage aus Bildern, die während der Live-Aufführungen von Psychic TV/PTV3 projiziert wurden.

Zusammenstellung: Sam Zimmermann
Produktion: Matski
Stimme: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge
Sounds: Edley O'Dowd
Audio-Aufnahmen: Matski

'I Am Making a Mirror'
Performed by Psychic TV/PTV3
'Just Drifting'
Performed by Psychic TV

E |   Genesis Breyer P-Orridge was on the list of artist to be invited for this year Xciting Festival. S/he passed away March 14 this year. In memory of GBPO Xciting presents a film, a collage of images projected during Psychic TV/PTV3 live performances.

Compilation: Sam Zimmerman
Production: Matski
Voice: Genesis Breyer P Orridge
Sounds: Edley O'Dowd
Audio recordings: Matski

'I Am Making a Mirror'
Performed by Psychic TV/PTV3
'Just Drifting'
Performed by Psychic TV