electroVision@Fringe 2004

electroVision @ Fringe

GET OFF THE COUCH- The Artists

In 2004, the Melbourne Fringe Festival is breaking new ground by partnering with the Victorian Government to produce a compilation of Australia’s edgiest electronica artists responding to the key theme “ Marijuana can do more harm than you think”

On “Get off the Couch” are the loops, degradations, redundancies and artifacts of the next generation of Australian electronica artists.

It was a tough job, but our discerning judges finally selected 10 tracks showcasing the innovation, technical prowess and artistic ability of electronic musicians from across Australia.

Want to know more about these fine artists? Then visit their websites or contact them via email:

Spoonbill: Gum Tree Jim@stembase.com.au

President Schnitzel Head: Kick The Computer edenaltman@yahoo.com.au

Inch Time: Red in Green www.inchtime.com

Nitram: Tamadare auracle1@bigpond.net.au

Random Acts of Elevator Music: Their Eyes Met Across The Partition cityfreqs@akm.net.au

ARE BE: Kung Fu Master ( The Beatrix Mix) koshisms@yahoo.com

Tic Tok : Boogie Bang Bang jim@stembase.com.au

The Vainglories: Chips, Cheese and Johnnie Wilkes gillfairy@hotmail.com

Inch-Time: Patient As a Tree www.inchtime.com

Idiot Lust: Entropy, Chaos and Other Reasons the Universe is Going to Hell idiotlust@hotmail.com

The Event

electroVision @ Fringe is five days of audiovisual immersion in the best emerging electronica and multimedia from around Australia.

has a vision of electronica: to engage with Loops, Redundancies, Aritifacts and Degradations.

electroVision @ Fringe Musicians will display thier aural prowess, showcasing the innovation, talent and extraordinary range of approaches to this genre. VJ's will respond accordingly.

Vote for your favourite tracks, with the Musiclink People's Choice winner loading themselves down with Ableton Live 4 and Reason 2.5 software!

Featuring the post-industrial visions of Victoria University students in experimental films sited in the gritty glory of Melbourne's western suburbs, and DJ Bingo to kick off the mid-Fringe weekend, come and meet, bleep, and be merry at the Fitzroy Town Hall, and let your ears be submerged in an aural overload.

Alchemy connects you to beats, bytes, sounds and stories from around the globe.

Check your frequency in your state - sbs.com.au/alchemy

Night of the Long Grooves is the first night of the audiovisual immersion experience that is electroVision @ Fringe.

Night of the Long Grooves

Wednesday 29 September 5pm-10pm

Performing live:

Omelette

Is live audiovisual manipulation with syncopated visuals to beats.

Suspect

The sound of Suspect is amorphous – changing beats and melodies from ambient to hiphop/rnb to deep technohaus based grooves and everything in between.

Random Acts of Elevator Music

Random acts of Elevator Music repair the audio dimension of sonically sterile environments of city office elevators through the use of highly portable, battery-powered machines ranging from Casio keyboards to latter-day laptops. Providing an antidote to the fast and frenetic digital lifestyle through glorious elevator muzak.

Velure

Velure’s Sound blends hip hop, dub and drum and bass flavours through the use of synthetic and organic elements.

Thursday Night 30 September, at the Electro Lounge:

Performing Live

President Schnitzel Head

President Schnitzel’s Ethos: Play loud, eat well and experience as much Australian bosom as possible. Doin' it for the Hungarian Grandmas!

Rapid Ear Movement

Wind Up Toys

Are made up of pieces of Robert Boehn (Bo) and sections of Jeremy C.Smith Together they manipulate and mangle sounds to create a tapestry of abstract grooves blended with electronic mayhem….

West Project Animations

See some of the best animations in the west:

Innovative experimental work from artists based at Victoria University:

Sebastion Dopierala Shawn Malseed David Shaw Mark Brown Brendan Marek

Lindsay Davies Laurentiu Corneschi Maurice Tenaguia Jez Speelman Isabelle Mai

Emma Koster Ali Dudfield Alex Baldie Victoria Rigby Nathan Farrugia

Morgan Roberts Matthew Portelli Luke Franke Les Thomas

Leandro Acosta Khanh Van Huynh John Tantoco Casey McGrath

Friday 1 October

Beats, Bleeps and Bingo

Performing Live:

Monski Mouse DJ Bingo

7-8pm

Bingo with beats, bounce, decks and tracks. Come start your mid-Fringe weekend with a little call out legs eleven magic.

Apell

Electronic Jazz to Post-Rock Guitar-Tinged Psychedelia

Wonderfeel

Rumbling organic grooves to invigorate the body while honouring the soul

Velure

Saturday 2 October

Snap, Crackle, Pop

Performing Live:

Idiot Lust

6-7pm

Breakcore. Ultra pacey 200bpm

Are be

7-8pm

Inch Time

8-9pm

organic-electronic. Combining the elements of digital experimentation, live instruments and global influences. Collaboration and improvisation are an integral part of the music .

I Forget

9-10pm

Sugary electro beats. Add a little pop to your diet.

Terrorist Allstars

10pm-1am

Fast paced dark tech noize insanity with visuals. Snap to it!

Sunday 3 October

Smoothed Out Sunday Subtle Sounds

Performing

Ahhh, Sunday...

Come smooth out your hard working Fringe soul, listening to tracks traversing the electronica domain.

See the West Project animations and farewell electroVision with the serious, slowed down sounds of: