Bent in the US and Ether in the UK and US
This week GGG visits festivals that celebrate music - but not quite as we know it …
By Gemma Dempsey • • 5m Listen(This is an edited transcript of the original podcast.)
This week GGG visits festivals that celebrate music - but not quite as we know it …
Bent Festival showcases the latest in DIY electronics and the circuit bending culture.
Circuit bending is the practice of re-wiring a circuit board to make sounds far from the original function for which it was intended. Bent also features concerts by artists such as the duo Beatrix Jar performing their ‘Fuzzy Sound Collage’. Listen to the podcast of this show to hear their music or visit the website http://beatrixjar.com/
Ether Festival features cutting-edge collaborations and visual culture and the line up includes Goldfrapp, Harmonia, Pere Ubu and The Brothers Quay, and a new work by composer Thomas Ades and video artist Tal Rosner. Also on the bill is Steve Reich’s Music for 18 musicians.
Ether Festival in Ashville North Carolina is an international celebration of the theremin – one of the earliest electronic instruments ever made. It’s sponsored by Moog Music as it was Bob Moog who made theremins and analog synthesizers in his Asheville workshop, creating a whole new sonic landscape.