ryuichi sakamoto
someone told me he was on tour again
GAH
the Insen show
me and ynl saw it um, last year at the Barbicon.
i'd go again if he were playing again.
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insen - alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto
“.... as thrilling as a virtuoso tightrope walk, and, ultimately, as emotionally pulverising…a privilege to witness”
Frieze Magazine, 2006
Produced by forma
Co-produced by Romaeuropa Festival / Santa Cecilia It's Wonderful
forma is pleased to announce the 3rd major tour of insen, the live collaboration between critically-acclaimed electronic composer/visual artist Carsten Nicolai [alva noto] and multi award-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. insen creates a new synergy between acoustic piano and electronic music. Subtle digital processing and an on-stage LED screen installation by Nicolai counterbalance and manipulate Sakamoto's elegant piano phrasing, creating vivid dialogues between melody, rhythm and texture. insen demonstrates these artists' aspirations to explore the idea of electronic music as an inspiration for new musical structures.
Featuring tracks from vrioon and insen albums and the revep EP - the celebrated collaborative releases by noto and Sakamoto released on the raster-noton label in 2005 / 6 - this third tour follows two major sell-out European tours during Autumn 05 and Summer 06. Presented at major venues and festivals throughout Australia and Asia, insen will be performed over three days at the Melbourne International Arts Festival, followed by a date in Macao, several performances in Japan and a final presentation in Hong Kong on 4 November. insen features a specially commissioned digital instrument used by Nicolai. An on-stage video installation by the artist, in collaboration with visual software designer Karl Kliem, will create a distinctive stage set featuring dynamic, real-time visualisation of the sound as graphics.
Tour Dates
Date: 12, 13 and 14 Oct 06
Time: 20:00 (Thurs 12 Oct and Fri 13 Oct) and 13:00 (Sat 14 Oct)
Festival: Melbourne International Arts Festival
Venue: The Arts Centre - Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, AU
Tickets: AU$71.50, AU$55.00, AU$49.50, AU$44.00, AU$33.00, AU$30.00, AU$23.10
Tel: 61 3 9256 8800
Web: www.melbournefestival.com.au
more
http://www.forma.org.uk/current_productions/insen.html
GAH
the Insen show
me and ynl saw it um, last year at the Barbicon.
i'd go again if he were playing again.
-----------------
insen - alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto
“.... as thrilling as a virtuoso tightrope walk, and, ultimately, as emotionally pulverising…a privilege to witness”
Frieze Magazine, 2006
Produced by forma
Co-produced by Romaeuropa Festival / Santa Cecilia It's Wonderful
forma is pleased to announce the 3rd major tour of insen, the live collaboration between critically-acclaimed electronic composer/visual artist Carsten Nicolai [alva noto] and multi award-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. insen creates a new synergy between acoustic piano and electronic music. Subtle digital processing and an on-stage LED screen installation by Nicolai counterbalance and manipulate Sakamoto's elegant piano phrasing, creating vivid dialogues between melody, rhythm and texture. insen demonstrates these artists' aspirations to explore the idea of electronic music as an inspiration for new musical structures.
Featuring tracks from vrioon and insen albums and the revep EP - the celebrated collaborative releases by noto and Sakamoto released on the raster-noton label in 2005 / 6 - this third tour follows two major sell-out European tours during Autumn 05 and Summer 06. Presented at major venues and festivals throughout Australia and Asia, insen will be performed over three days at the Melbourne International Arts Festival, followed by a date in Macao, several performances in Japan and a final presentation in Hong Kong on 4 November. insen features a specially commissioned digital instrument used by Nicolai. An on-stage video installation by the artist, in collaboration with visual software designer Karl Kliem, will create a distinctive stage set featuring dynamic, real-time visualisation of the sound as graphics.
Tour Dates
Date: 12, 13 and 14 Oct 06
Time: 20:00 (Thurs 12 Oct and Fri 13 Oct) and 13:00 (Sat 14 Oct)
Festival: Melbourne International Arts Festival
Venue: The Arts Centre - Hamer Hall, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, AU
Tickets: AU$71.50, AU$55.00, AU$49.50, AU$44.00, AU$33.00, AU$30.00, AU$23.10
Tel: 61 3 9256 8800
Web: www.melbournefestival.com.au
more
http://www.forma.org.uk/current_productions/insen.html