On 7th and 8th of October an international symposium for sound art will take place at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. Its title is ”Sound art: transforming the space into a place”, a slightly updated quotation from Max Neuhaus, the pioneer of sound art, and it will feature lectures and presentations by practising… Read More
The American/Austrian project KTL (Kindertotenlieder) will be performing at the Splendid Palace cinema in Riga on October 10 as part of the festival Skaņu Mežs. KTL’s music is a mix between extreme computer music and avant-garde metal. The group consists of Stephen O’Malley (from the drone metal group Sunn O)) ) and Peter Rehberg (participant… Read More
William Hooker will be performing in the Splendid Palace cinema in Riga on October 10 with a Baltic trio assembled specifically for Skaņu Mežs. Hooker is a free jazz drummer who is seen as an important player on the contemporary free improvisation scene. Lithuanian saxophonist, Luidas Mockūnas, and Latvian guitarist, Edgars Rubenis, make up the… Read More
The British dark electronic project, Lustmord, will play at the Railway History Museum in Riga on 12 October as part of the festival for unusual music, Skaņu Mežs. Its creator, Brian Williams, is often referred to as the father of dark ambient and Lustmord’s recordings, which date back to the mid-1980s, have achieved cult status…. Read More
A composition by Luc Ferrari will be performed for the first time in Latvia during Skaņu Mežs’ evening of contemporary music. This will take place in the Latvian Railway Museum and the piece will be performed by the French electroacoustic musician eRikm. The concert has been organized in collaboration with the French Institute in Latvia…. Read More
Skaņu Mežs, the annual festival for unusual music, is now in its 11th year and will take place between October 10-12. The venues include the cinema Splendid Palace, the concert hall Palladium and the Latvian Railway Museum. The following are only part of the line-up set to perform at the festival: Stephen O’Malley (founder of… Read More
Deutschlandradio Kultur / Klangkunst, ICAS – International Cities of Advanced Sound, ECAS – European Cities of Advanced Sound and CTM Festival award an artistic commission on Ubiquitous Art and Sound. The selected work will be equipped with a production budget/fee of EUR 5000. The deadline is August 30, 2013.
CTM is looking for an intern to support its Communications/Promotion department for the CTM.14 festival between October 2013 and March 2014. Applications can be sent until July 15. Due to the fact that the following internship requires a strong command of German, the following announcement is provided in German-only. More: http://www.ctm-festival.de/news/ctm14-call-for-interns-communications/
The musician Shackleton, originally from Lancashire but currently residing in Berlin, will perform during Skaņu Mežs rhythm music night in the concert hall Palladium on October 11. Shackleton first became known as one of the pioneers of dubstep, but in the last few years has caught the attention of the dance music world by experimenting… Read More
The Latvian festival for unconventional music, Skaņu Mežs, will this year occur on October 10 – 12 with the finale concert taking place in various venues on October 27. The first performers confirmed for the festival’s official programme are two British dance music projects; Demdike Stare, a duet associated with the renaissance of dark electronic… Read More