tri.phonic

Tue - October 7, 2003 · time.line

    //greetings once
again,
..
tri.phonic has consolidated its summer of inventive experimental &
electronic improvisation with a twist of funk into the renegade crew
of:

tobias c. van Veen
   *blind
gesture laptop & techno-turntablism & signifier
recombination
   Daniel
Gardner a.k.a. Frivolous

*acoustic noise & laptop funk &
techno-turntablism

Johnny Ranger
   *VJ: visual
poetics and word
splicer
Testing
the realms of minimal beat structures and sonic scapes through visual feedback,
the tri.phonic project has re-named its core triad
as:
--->   

<----
.. pronounced:
THREE.
.. & it
is thus the tri.phonic project that welcomes back the wandering ear of

to the FCMM and MEG Festivals
..
TRI.PHONIC @
FCMM
"cardinal.III rules
of eye.sonika"
tobias c. van
Veen | Daniel Gardner | Johnny Ranger
(VJ)
.MONDAY OCTOBER 13. 10PM
- 3AM . $9 @ SAT.
@ FCMM.
http://www.fcmm.com

http://fcmmtriphonic.notlong.com
TRI.PHONIC
@ MEG
"cardinal.III rules
of aqua.funk"
tobias c. van
Veen | Daniel Gardner | Johnny Ranger
(VJ)
.TUESDAY OCTOBER 21. 6PM
- MIDNIGHT. $10adv. $15/door @
SAT.
@ MEG. http://www.megmontreal.com . w/ DJ
JOAKIM.
http://www.megmontreal.com/bio.asp?section=1&ID=30
..
from the sideways curve of the tangent:
III.
 --   tobias
c. van Veen 

We'd like to twist our thoughts for a
moment .. the following thoughts can also be found here as Statement 2: tri DOT
phonic.
--->..A FEW
WORDS ON JANEK SCHAEFER: scratching the
TRI.PHONIC
TRI.PHONIC
owes its debt & gratitude to the development of the "Tri-Phonic" term by
JANEK SCHAEFER, who coined the moniker  for the world-premiere of his three-arm
turntable in 1997. The three-arm deck claimed a Guinness World Record for "most
versatile record player." Schaefer explains the concept in his paper for the
Leonardo Music Journal:

"Instead of using lots
of record players to play lots of different records I simply thought of
combining several record players in one. The Tri-Phonic was born. As records can
be easily accessed in many time frames/places simultaneously it was to be very
efficient at maximising the potential of obscure vinyl discoveries. This
invention could multiply, magnify and manipulate the essential physical surface
of sound in as many ways as was practically
possible."
To
potentialise--to maximise--to maniplate sound at its limit--"as man ways as
practically possible"--this is what we'd like to do with the basis of the term:
TRI (three) PHONOS (sound). Three sounds: three arms: MUTANT SOUND, the
three-armed beast of the turntablist-laptrician-phonographist, or
net.artist-event producer-VJ, or producer-designer-artist, even.

We are a MUTANT BREED
OF SONIC ALIENS.
We'd
like to sample Janek's "tri-phonic" and scratch the hypen, replacing it with a
DOT: "tri.phonic" -- TRI DOT PHONIC -- in this substitution we expand the term
to resonate the general aspects of a growing digital arts practice which is not
ours alone, nor which we could ever claim, but which sees its rise &
occurrence globally among genres and practices including microsound, glitch,
clicks and cuts, sound-art, sound installations, phonography, turntablism,
laptronics, microsonics, lowercase, field recordings, and sonic
net.art.
Thus the DOT is
the break from the hypen, the TRI (three) from the PHONOS (sound) that also
represents the influence of the digital tie or bond of today's media: NET DOT
ART. TRI DOT PHONIC. The digital bond where "Today, music is information" (Achim
Szepanski).
Janek begins
his essay by saying:
"It
has always been a principle of mine to not copy ideas, but to bounce from them
in order to develop new ones instead. Not to xerox, but manipulate in order to
produce something new and unique to yourself. As a result one develops one's own
ideas which then form a series of personal stories which    is much more
rewarding an
experience."
Here we
wish not to claim "tri.phonic" as our own-- rather we'd like to sample the term,
broaden it, and offer it to others. We're peforming a little bit of MUTATION
upon the term. PER.MUTATION. We'd like not to copy or xerox Janek's specific
usage but expand it, delight in it, cite it, reference it, jump from it, dive
into it, really-- to encompass our common bond: the digital link.ages forming
via net.art, phonography (microphones), turntablism, VJing and laptronics
...
Thus we re.birth the
tri.phonic .. and welcome a digital arts practice that seeks to incorporate,
cut, scratch, cross-fade, granulate & otherwise MUTATE the digital &
analogue sonic arts that remain "pure" & un-touched to & by each
other..
tobias c. van
Veen //
For more
on Janek Schaefer's Tri-Phonic turntable, please
see:
http://www.audioh.com/projects/triphonic.html

allo, allo
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LA
SOCIéTé DES ARTS TECHNOLOGIQUES [SAT] 1195. ST. LAURENT
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        SAT [MIX_SESSIONS]
-- JAM_SESSIONS - 5 @ SAT

MONTRéAL .             MONTRéAL .             MONTRéAL .

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We're
ecstatic to announce...or we're happy to announce...well, we're grooving over
our summer schedule... OK: basically we think we've assembled a rather
penultimate roster of excellent musicians, all performing live, all doing solo
spots as well as integrating their musical ingenuities into the "jam_session"
aspect of tri.phonic . So without further ado, a reminder that tri.phonic is
FREE all summer long , here's the line-up... every 2nd Thursday, from 5-10pm
Plus: 
--->JULY
31 :
PHEEK [epsilon lab,
montréal] 

vitaminsforyou [intr_version records, winnipeg/montréal]

        BLUNDERSPUBLIK
[sfeericle records, winnipeg/montréal]

--->AUGUST 14
:
NAW [noise factory
records, Clonk, montréal]

    Colin the Mole [tracks on
Mutek & Force Inc., montréal]

        MITCHELL AKIYAMA [the
man behind intr_version records, montréal]

--->AUGUST 28
:
DEADBEAT
[intr_version, ~scape recording artist, montréal]

    Colin the Mole [tracks on
Mutek & Force Inc., montréal]

        THOMAS PHILIPS
[Trente Oiseaux, montréal]

with jam_sessions
mercenaries: TOBIAS C. VAN VEEN & DANIEL
GARDNER
--- > [see below
for some biographical information on us
two]
tobias: cut-up
sounds, field/recordings, net.art &
techno-turntablism
Daniel
(aka Frivolous): laptronic minimal house & techno,
techno-turntablism
..the
new SAT: 30 foot ceilings... ample red couches .. fully stocked
bar
.. a whole wall of
beautiful windows overlooking the park .. terrasse
..

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.definitions for //
tri.phonic \\ .                  
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> [the mix of all three provides the basis for this
"jam_session"]
--- > [the
three elements of our
art]:
1. (techno)
turntablism:
the
exploration of experimental beats & minimalism utilising the full
art
of turntable techniques.
hip-hop scratch-djs are not the
only
turntablists: it's time
to wrest the boring reputation & robotic
motions
of the DJ. turntablism
is EXPRESSIVE. it is an
ART.
2. laptop [live]
performance
the creation
of one's own sounds via the technologies of the
portable
computer, the ability
to remix one's tracks on the fly, and jam
with
others in an "electronic
laboratory" setting. also: the combination
of
laptop music with net.art
and net.sound.installation via
WiFi
connections--the openings
of transference & translation
between
net.art.sound &
"electronic music." transactive
sound.performance.
3.
field recordings: the
microphone
the recording
of audio from the environment, the urban echoes
resonating
via software, the
incorporation of our environment as listening object,
as
object of contemplation, as
the subject of our passions & desires, as
the
subject of our art, as art
itself.
--->..A
FEW WORDS ON JANEK SCHAEFER: scratching the
TRI.PHONIC
TRI.PHONIC
owes its debt & gratitude to the development of the "Tri-Phonic"         
term by JANEK SCHAEFER, who coined the moniker for the world-premiere         
of his three-arm turntable in 1997. The three-arm deck claimed a Guinness       
World Record for "most versatile record player." Schaefer explains          the
concept in his paper for the Leonardo Music Journal:

"Instead of using lots
of record players to play lots of different records I simply thought of
combining several record players in one. The Tri-Phonic was born. As records can
be easily accessed in many time frames/places simultaneously it was to be very
efficient at maximising the potential of obscure vinyl discoveries. This
invention could multiply, magnify and manipulate the essential physical surface
of sound in as many ways as was practically possible."

To potentialise--to
maximise--to maniplate sound at its limit--"as man          ways as practically
possible"--this is what we'd like to do with          the basis of the term: TRI
(three) PHONOS (sound). Three sounds: three          arms: MUTANT SOUND, the
three-armed beast of the turntablist- laptrician- phonographist, or
net.artist-event producer-VJ, or producer-designer-artist, even.

We are a MUTANT BREED
OF SONIC ALIENS. 
We'd
like to sample Janek's "tri-phonic" and scratch the hypen, replacing          it
with a DOT: "tri.phonic" -- TRI DOT PHONIC -- in this substitution          we
expand the term to resonate the general aspects of a growing digital         
arts practice which is not ours alone, nor which we could ever claim,         
but which sees its rise & occurrence globally among genres and practices    
including microsound, glitch, clicks and cuts, sound-art, sound installations,
phonography, turntablism, laptronics, microsonics, lowercase, field recordings,
and sonic net.art. 
Thus
the DOT is the break from the hypen, the TRI (three) from the PHONOS (sound)
that also represents the influence of the digital tie or bond of today's media:
NET DOT ART. TRI DOT PHONIC. The digital bond where "Today,          music is
information" (Achim Szepanski).

Janek begins his essay
by saying: 
"It has
always been a principle of mine to not copy ideas, but to bounce from them in
order to develop new ones instead. Not to xerox, but manipulate          in
order to produce something new and unique to yourself. As a result          one
develops one's own ideas which then form a series of personal stories         
which is much more rewarding an experience."

Here we wish not to
claim "tri.phonic" as our own-- rather we'd like          to sample the term,
broaden it, and offer it to others. We're peforming          a little bit of
MUTATION upon the term. PER.MUTATION. We'd like not to          copy or xerox
Janek's specific usage but expand it, delight in it, cite          it, reference
it, jump from it, dive into it, really-- to encompass our          common bond:
the digital link.ages forming via net.art, phonography
(microphones),turntablism, VJing and laptronics ...

Thus we re.birth the
tri.phonic .. and welcome a digital arts practice that          seeks to
incorporate, cut, scratch, cross-fade, granulate & otherwise          MUTATE
the digital & analogue sonic arts that remain "pure"          &
un-touched to & by each other..

tobias c. van Veen //

For more on Janek
Schaefer's Tri-Phonic turntable, please see:

http://www.audioh.com/projects/triphonic.html

---.
[tobias
c. van Veen] is a sound & net.artist, techno-turntablist, and writer. He has
been enmeshed with musikal resistance culture since 1993, curating and provoking
via interventions & events, sounds & words. Hailing from Vancouver, BC,
tobias was intricately involved in the West Coast anarcho-techno scene with the
<ST> Projekt, curating and DJing over one hundred events. >>tobias
is Editor and Columnist for several arts, music and politics publications
including FUSE, e|i, Capital, Dustedmagazine.com and Discorder. He has
freelanced for The Wire, the CBC and Austria Kunstradio. His tactical media
& net.art have surfaced on CTheory.net, 120seconds.com, Javamuseum.org,
thisistheonlyart.com, Juniradio.net, at the Centre for Contemporary Culture in
Barcelona, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver. Tobias’ recent
critical output can be found in the Leonardo Music Journal and Bad Subjects, and
a DJ set still resides on Betalounge.com. He is author of the 2003 Canadian
Electronic Music Directory and is currently writing a book on the politics of
sound and subcultures. tobias holds a B.A. in English Honours from UBC and is
wrapping his M.A. in Communications at McGill. His current and past projects as
well as his blog can be found at:
http://www.quadrantcrossing.org
.
Daniel Gardner
– Otherwise known as “Frivolous,” Daniel’s quirky
minimal techno & house recordings can be found on Seattle’s Deluxe,
Cologne’s Sub Static and Germany’s Background Records. As well as a
producer, Daniel is a slice-and-dice DJ of 7 years who now makes his home in
Montréal after moving from his native Vancouver. On the West Coast,
Daniel hosted one of Vancouver’s sparse techno evenings at the Alibi Room,
as well as designed promotion for and DJ’ed at events including tobias van
Veen’s last <ST> gathering featuring Tomas Jirku and shows featuring
Mike Shannon and Ben Nevile. Daniel has pushed to develop a bridge between
Vancouver’s contemporary art and music culture with audio installations
for the Intermission Arts Society as well as the Simon Fraser University
student-run Gallery, Propaganda. Future plans include, well, more records.
<http://www.newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?Band_Id=7413>
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TRI.PHONIC --- .. . . 

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tri.phonic

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tri.phonic: the ME & September - October

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Fri - July 18, 2003

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Wed - July 16, 2003

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