here’s a review of
’The Romance is Over’
by the Sleazy Listeners out on squirrelgirl

ok here’s an excerpt by
RAF + VINCE of VICE magazine in this month’s ’nature’ issue.

One of the most disturbing albums I’ve heard in a while has got to be the latest release on
Squirrelgirl records, The Romance Is Over, by the twisted duo of
Norway’s Lasse Marhaug and Canada’s Zev Asher, a.k.a. The Sleazy Listeners.

The looped and chopped swingin’ lounge samples combined with unholy sound manipulations
and the creepiest crooner you ever heard (Asher) give the album a bad-trip David Lynch quality.
Sheens of noise are shattered and scrambled over the top, creating a layer of frantic urgency,
while jazz-noir samples undulate in pitch, giving a very uneasy ebb and flow to the album
that’s sort of like watching your best friend eat out your ex.

The fifth track, “Foot to Mouth,”
transcends madness into the sublime as the grand organ progressions and choirs
are bit-granulated progressively into the stratosphere.

they also review
Schlammpeitziger (a.k.a. Jo Zimmerman)
Trapist (Martin Siewart, Martin Brandlmayr, and Joe Williamson)
Apparat etc
http://www.viceland.com/issues/v10n11/htdocs/ei.php
Kurt Nilsen loves this album too.

[ITALIAN VERSION BELOW]

Dearest people,
if you’re around europe this summer:

17.07.2004 LONDON
I’m playing at London Placard @ State 51 / concert for headphones only /
free entrance / impressive lineup (e.g. Leafcutter John, David Toop,
Janek Schaefer) / 14 hours of music
>>> info >>> http://state51.org/placard/

14.08.2004 COPENHAGEN
"gone with the wind" - solo performance at the overgaden sound art
festival / check website for more info about all the artists involved
(e.g. Brandon LaBelle, Leif Elggren & Tetsuo Furudate, Donna Summer)
>>> info >>> http://www.soundartfestival.dk/

...or just have a look at "gone with the wind" (already performed in
Venice and in Bitola, Macedonia): http://egzero.org/gonewiththewind/

other things planned but not confirmed. Please check website to know
more about updates. See you in Autumn somewhere...

http://www.egzero.org/

[ITALIANO]

Cari tutti,

il 17 Luglio suono a Londra quindi se vi trovate in zona, potete venire
al London Placard, un concerto per sole cuffie, 14 ore di concerti (tra
cui Leafcutter John, David Toop, Janek Schaefer) /
la lista degli artisti qui: http://state51.org/placard/artists/
>>> info >>> http://state51.org/placard/

il 14 Agosto all’overgaden sound art festival di Copenhagen, presenterò
la performance "gone with the wind"
>>> http://egzero.org/gonewiththewind/
per maggiori informazioni e altri artisti partecipanti al festival
(e.g. Brandon LaBelle, Leif Elggren & Tetsuo Furudate, Donna Summer):
>>> info >>> http://www.soundartfestival.dk/

Altre date da confermare saranno scritte sul sito: http://www.egzero.org/

Ci vediamo in autunno
e.

update!!!
due to extensive traffic a relais server was launched. if the original
placard-url does not work properly, try this one:

http://best-picture-point.dyndns.org:80

they’ll be streaming until 5:00 am gmt+1
also check their webcam
http://privatelektro-news.de/livecam.htm

don’t miss this weekend’s headphone festival in leipzig germany
http://www.headphone-festival.de

TIMETABLE: YEAR_04 | MONTH_JULY | DAY_23rd

21:00 - 22:00 Reverend Benn Schipper [Leipzig]

22:00 - 23:00 Mix-Mup [Leipzig]

23:00 - 24:00 Tichy + Ihlenfeld [Berlin]

TIMETABLE: YEAR_04 | MONTH_JULY | DAY_24th

00:00 - 01:00 Le Gabel [Hamburg]

01:00 - 02:00 Elektroschmidt [Hamburg]

02:00 - 05:00 Alias + C:\ + Klaswar [Hamburg]

05:00 - 15:00 BREAK

15:00 - 16:00 Goh Lee Kwang [Malaysia]

16:00 - 17:00 Nahr + Jaap Versainque [Leipzig]

17:00 - 18:00 Fakecore United [Leipzig]

18:00 - 19:00 triPhaze [Leipzig]

19:00 - 20:00 Sinebag [Leipzig]

20:00 - 21:00 Klaswar [Hamburg]

21:00 - 22:00 Parachute [Leipzig/Hamburg]

22:00 - 23:00 Dead Fish Audio [Leipzig]

Guylaine Bedard (photographer) is exhibiting her recent work this saturday at 2pm at the belgo building in montreal.
Her large scale photos are impressive to say the least, i personally want to jump into one and dissapear forever.
There will also be a solo cello performance by Norsola Johnson of GY!BE fame.

Here are some details from the montreal mirror (scroll to ’Rural Roots’)http://www.montrealmirror.com/meat/artsweek.html

Forest of Equilibrium opens Saturday, July 31, 2 p.m., with a cello performance by Norsola Johnson.
It runs until Aug. 14, at Galerie Bumper, (372 Ste-Catherine W., #528).

December 17th, 2004
double screenings at the Goethe in Montreal

Buscando a Reynols (Looking for Reynols) Dir. Néstor Frenkel (North American première)
What About Me: The Rise of The Nihilist Spasm Band Dir. Zev Asher (Montréal première)
more info from our friends at HUSHUSH

DECEMBER 13th, 2004 Memorial service for Hugh McIntyre (1936 - 2004)
of the The Nihilist Spasm Band

[sic] live at Les Digitales in Lausanne, Switzerland

Les Digitales de Mon Repos (Lausanne, parc de Mon Repos) Jeudi 28 juin 2007 de 16h à 22h avec

Iria Flavia

Collectif I+

Effedege

Radon

Tokoloten

Bacalao

[sic]

Consor

Larytta

POL

À faire se retourner Edison dans sa tombe, voici en première mondiale le pivophone, dont la performance sera retransmise en direct sur plus de 20 radios publiques européennes, dans le cadre du Art’s Birthday organisé à Lausanne par Espace 2 au Cinema Bellevaux.

Tournant dans la tête de Jen Morris depuis des lustres et réalisée avec Micheal Egger, cette nouvelle machine pourrait s’inscrire comme la cerise sur le gâteau d’une histoire des machines à bruits. Des Intonarumori futuristes aux tubes robotiques des frères Decoster, c’est toute une généalogie glorifiant la virilité agressive, la force, le pouvoir, l’industrie et la guerre que révèle le pivophone. Le pivophone met en doute ce qui jusqu’à son arrivée faisait autorité dans les arts du son. Alors, s’agit-il d’écouter des pives comme John Cage désirait entendre l’âme des cendriers ? Non, mais on se rapproche. Et oui il faut se rapprocher. On est dans l’art de la miniature. Miniature d’un gros show télévisé où les pop stars sont des pives. Miniature d’une scène faite miroir. Miniature d’une patinoire d’Holidays on Ice, où les danseurs-hockeyeuses sont finalement grandeur nature. Alors déjà assité à un ballet de pives majestueuses sous speed ? Déjà écouté le fracas d’une pive contre une autre ?

Jen Morris est une artiste sonore de performances électroniques, radicales et troublantes. De renommée internationale sous le pseudo [sic], Morris communique rarement avec l’espèce humaine. Mais lorsqu’elle le fait, à travers, aussi, la vidéo, l’installation, la bande son de films et son label Squirrelgirl, c’est frontal et désarçonnant.
http://squirrelgirl.com/releases/SIC/

Michael Egger est un artiste vidéo, bricoleur-inventeur, programmeur, musicien et pédagogue.
anyma.ch/about/michael_egger/

Et aussi au programme de la soirée:

Thomas Tilly, Abstral Compost, Louis Schild et Antoine Läng, Raphaël Raccuia.