From Lance C McGannon Sent Thu, Sep 23rd 1999, 07:32
From Lance C McGannon Sent Thu, Sep 23rd 1999, 07:32
Some interesting newsbits from the Low Res/Crank camp:
- New Crank album, "heftibag", available on Mille Plateaux, November 1999.
- Low Res track "Minty" from Approximate Love Boat appears on Wire Tapper 4=
CD,=20
an exclusive compilation by The Wire magazine for its subcribers with=
issue 186.=20
17 artists in all.
- The Wire's Global Ear section recently spotlighted Los Angeles-based Plug=
Research,=20
Phthalo, Mannequin Lung, Mr. Hazeltine and Low Res/Crank.
...RUMORS....
- Dean & Jerry's MVFS (Crank/Phthalocyanine collab) nearing completion of=
their debut album.
But what label would possibly want to become involved?
- Trash Aesthetic (LowRes & Mannequin Lung) to contribute to Fehlman's Ocean=
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Club comp for K7?? Schematic remix??
- Crank/Phthalo split 12" on Fat Cat??
Also here is some info on a Low Res/Trash Aesthetic
performance in LA this weekend:
Introducing The First Annual LA Edge Festival 4 Days of Diverse (Free)=20
Programs Celebrating LA's Finest Emerging Talent: Art, Music, Performance,=
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New Media, Film and Video Thursday, September 23rd - Sunday, September 26th=
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1999
Saturday, September 25th Performance and Music 7:30pm - 2am at the Park=20
Plaza (607 S. Park View Street, Downtown LA) An evening of experimental=20
music, performance, video and DJs curated by Denise Spampinato and Green=20
Galactic in association with Regan Kibbee and eCity Studios. =B7 7:30 -=
10:00=20
"The Cube, The Cone and The 3 Minute Egg" will feature video and live=20
performance art by such progressive artists as Jessica Bronson, Erin=20
Cosgrove, Sean Griffin, Phyllis Baldino, Daniel Marlos, Micol Hebron,=20
Jennifer Lane, Liz Maxwell, Jennifer Nelson, Kelly Nipper, Vincent Pruden,=
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Katherine Sullivan, Ann Walsh, Dan Kwong, Anita Pace and osseus labyrint. =
=B7=20
9:30 - 1:30 Courtyard: Ambient, atmospheric and funky house music by local=
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DJ's Derrek Ferguson (Ritual Events) and Jason Saville (Luna Park) and from=
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Paris, The French Music Office presents Mix Move DJs - Betrand (Serial=20
Records) and Phunky Data (Edel Records). =B7 10:15 - 1:45 Terrace Ballroom=
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(upstairs): Public Space presents visuals by Fatima Ahmed and live video=20
mixing by Arcane (aka Glenn Grillo), a live/DJ performance by Trash=20
Aesthetic (aka Low Res and Mannequin Lung) from prestigious LA label Plug=20
Research and LA DJs Danny Cosmo and Jason Splat (Monkey Business) spinning=
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an eclectic mix of house, progressive and funky breaks.
Los Angeles, CA - Simon Watson and Downtown Arts Projects are pleased to=20
present the first annual LA Edge Festival, which grew out of the enormously=
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successful Downtown Arts Festival in New York City. Over the four days (see=
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attached schedule), the LA Edge Festival will bring together some of the=20
most exciting and interesting Los Angeles artists in performance, music,=20
film, digital and the visual arts, in a moment of public celebration and=20
recognition.
In addition to some of the hottest emerging talent from local arts=20
institutions, the Festival will feature Skip Arnold, Jessica Bronson, Kevin=
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Hanley, Martin Kersels, Norman Yonemoto, osseus labyrint and the internet=20
Premiere Of Ibrahim Quraishi's multimedia opera "Abandoned Shores". Working=
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in collaboration are organizers and promoters Green Galactic, Public Space,=
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The QofV, BossaNova, Whump! Soundsystems and digital media lab eCity Studios=
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through their experimental art site: www.alchemism.com. Venues will include=
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the Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station, Park Plaza, The Geffen=20
Contemporary at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
LA Edge Festival Director Simon Watson runs NY's Downtown Arts Projects, a=
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non-profit arts education organization which produces the monthly art guide=
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Simon Says and the annual Downtown Arts Festival. Now in its seventh year,=
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the Downtown Arts Festival (this year from September 8th - 30th) highlights=
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the best in downtown Manhattan's visual arts and performance scene,=20
connecting the finest experimental arts organizations in NY including the=20
Knitting Factory, the Kitchen, PS122 and diverse arts presenters. Now in its=
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fourth year, Simon Says highlights the best in multi-disciplinary=20
experimental arts; this 16-page guide can be found in the Village Voice the=
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first Wednesday of every month. Recognizing that Los Angeles artists have=20
been driving the most exciting work appearing in New York City, Simon made=
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the logical conclusion to create a focused experimental arts festival here.
"I am delighted to support the LA Edge Festival. I have watched Simon Watson=
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build New York's Downtown Arts Festival, which over the course of seven=20
years has grown from a block party to become the season's inaugural event=20
for New York's experimental arts community. It is my pleasure to encourage=
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the LA Edge Festival and its aspirations to build an annual celebration of=
=20
the diverse experimental arts scene of Los Angeles."
=BEHon. Joel Wachs, Los Angeles City Councilman and Honorary Co-Chair of the=
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LA Edge Festival
LA Edge Festival is a multi-disciplinary arts festival celebrating the=20
experimental arts communities of LA. The Festival's goals are:
=B7 To inaugurate LA's experimental arts season through a focused program of=
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arts events featuring visual, film & video, digital, performance artists,=20
musicians and DJ's.
=B7 To create greater public awareness of LA's contemporary art scene=
through=20
behind the scenes walks and talks with artists and art professionals. =B7 To=
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link with New York's Downtown Arts Festival (Sept. 8th - 30th) to create a=
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powerful bi-coastal celebration of experimental arts and artists.
The LA Edge Festival Program Guide (circulation 250,000) will contain=20
complete information on Festival events And participants. The program will=
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be a special insert in the LA Weekly, available Thursday, September 16th.=20
Also, you may visit the Festival on-line at www.simonsays.org.
The Experimental Arts Information Bureau (located at 6150 Wilshire) will be=
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open September 21st - 25th, 10am-6pm. The Information Bureau, curated by=20
Dave Muller, is an information center for experimental LA arts=20
organizations.
"For years I've been coming to Los Angeles and enjoying the fruits of the=20
City's abundant emerging and experimental arts communities. By linking the=
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New York and Los Angeles arts scenes, we are making a big statement about=20
the incredible vitality of the arts scene today. I've been overwhelmed by=20
the enthusiastic response from LA's artists and arts presenters. Most of=20
all, I love a good party, so in keeping with the Festival's mission of=20
introducing the arts to new audiences, all of the LA Edge Festival events=20
are FREE." =BESimon Watson, Festival Director
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