Variegated Peddlars of an Otological Life

Film & sound artist Bruce McClure will be presenting a unique audio-video performance/experience at 13 East Tulane September 20th at 8:00. $5-10 suggested donation. See Bruce's description (and some video links) below.

-Mike

VARIEGATED PEDDLARS OF AN OTOLOGICAL LIFE
Tuesday, September 20, 8:00pm
13 E Tulane Road, Clintonville 43202

Since my last visit to the Wexner and Columbus in 2007 I have
continued to keep the company of 16 mm projectors with film as their
analogue. My projection performances lean into spaces shaded and
hushed seeking implicit triangulations among living things where the
conversion of matter into energy is a metaphor for consciousness. “It
Looks Like Its Open Gallery” will be the first in a pair of change
ringing performances in Columbus, projector placements that define
boundaries by measuring them in light years and soundsense while
giving special attention to echo. Although I have proposed that
“every seat is the best in the house” changing the house will offer
chances to flex mussels anew and find another vantage point to take in
the wavescape. Two performances using different materials and
separated by four days are like a pair of dumbbells that will
hopefully provide some with an additional means to exercise in
phenomenal space.

During these performances we will find ourselves like explorers in the
undiscoverable arctic regions where the needle indifferently respects
all points of the horizon alike. This projection performance will be
like a transmitter from these regions. It will consist of both double
walled pipes constructed of two patterned emulsion and base loops
sandwiched and closed in the film path and the simpler frequencies
produced a single loop. Working together the machines will heterodyne
across the variegated film surfaces shifting interest onto a useful
frequency range for the reception of nerve endings and concatenation
under many domes that form the skyline of the city.

Bruce McClure
Brooklyn, New York
August 18, 2011

http://vimeo.com/18290696
http://vimeo.com/19733942

Marotta Hour featuring Mike Shiflet

Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W Town St
Free and open to all. Donations accepted.

From the OSU Urban Arts Space website:
This month's Marotta Hour is a meeting of three of Columbus's better known improvisers and collaborators: Ryan Jewell (percussion), Mike Shiflet (electronics), and series curator Larry Marotta (guitar). Ryan Jewell is constantly challenging expectations of what drums are supposed to sound like. Mike Shiflet's musical journey has brought him from punk rock through noise through a new synthesis of electronics and melody. Larry Marotta will be a featured performer at the Wexner Center's summer Kinema Japan series, providing a live score for the Yasujiro Ozu silent film "I Was Born, But" on July 28.
About Marotta Hour
Marotta Hour is an electro-acoustic music series featuring unexpected sounds from free jazz to electronic to free-form improvisation. Come hear some of the most cutting-edge musicians and composers from Columbus and beyond.

NOVELLER & unFACT

Noveller is the solo project of Brooklyn-based guitarist and filmmaker
Sarah Lipstate. Using looped guitar phrases, Lipstate creates an
ecosystem of sound populated by colors and textures that parallel her
16mm hand-painted visuals. Her new album, 'Desert Fires', is out now
on her own imprint, Saffron Recordings. She is previously a member
of Parts & Labor and Cold Cave. Noveller has toured supporting Xiu
Xiu, the Jesus Lizard, Man Forever, and Emeralds. Lipstate is
currently working with Carla Bozulich (Evangelista) on an improvised
duo release for No Fun Productions.

unFact is the solo bass project of David Wm. Sims. Using electric
bass guitars and an array of effects and looping devices, unFact
creates improvised instrumental canvases of noise and melody that
encompass fragile shards of memory and harrowing cascades of chthonic
fury. Sims is known for his work in the rock bands Scratch Acid and
the Jesus Lizard. He has toured as the bassist for Sparklehorse In
2009, Sims participated in the 200-guitar ensemble that performed Rhys
Chatham's "A Crimson Grail" at the Lincoln Center. He is currently
collaborating on recording projects with various artists including Big
Sir, Paul Amlehn, and Teledubgnosis. Sims lives in New York City and
is a recovering Certified Public Accountant.

Thanks to Mike Shiflet for putting this show together.

Links:

Noveller / Sarah Lipstate

unFact / David Wm. Sims

Mike Shiflet (Mike's blog)

Snippets:

Noveller

unFact