LIFEM 09

MUSIC

Wednesday, 04 November 09

UK minimalist avant chamber pop
19:45 – 20:30	Jenni Roditi (UK)	Kings Place – Hall 1	Buy Tickets Here
21:00 – 21:45	Andrew Poppy (UK)	Kings Place – Hall 1	Buy Tickets Here

Thursday, 05 November 09

Inuk snow songs, ice folk and throat singing
19:45 – 20:30	Nive Nielsen (Greenland)	Kings Place – Hall 1	Buy Tickets Here
21:00 – 21:45	Tanya Tagaq (Canada)	Kings Place – Hall 1	Buy Tickets Here

Friday, 06 November 09

Old and new world music touching approaches
18:30 – 19:15	Lorcán Mac Mathúna (Ireland)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – Hall 1	Buy Tickets Here
19:45 – 20:30	Tri a Tolia (Turkey/Iraq/Belgium)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – Hall 1	Buy Tickets Here
21:00 – 21:45	Lonely China Day (China)	[European premiere]	Kings Place – Hall 1	Buy Tickets Here

The newest exotic electro latin sounds from Brazil
18:45 – 19:30	Coletivo Rádio Cipó (Brazil)	[European premiere]	Kings Place – Hall 2	Buy Tickets Here
20:00 – 20:45	Daniel Peixoto (Brazil)	[European premiere]	Kings Place – Hall 2	Buy Tickets Here
21:15 – 22:00	Da Cruz (Brazil)		Kings Place – Hall 2	Buy Tickets Here

Saturday, 07 November 09

A night of Gypsy, Ceilidh and old Klezmer wedding music
18:30 – 19:15	Les Yeux Noirs (France)		Kings Place – Hall 1	Buy Tickets Here
19:45 – 20:30	Monster Ceilidh Band (UK)	[London premiere]	Kings Place – Hall 1	Buy Tickets Here
21:00 – 21:45	Cukunft (Poland)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – Hall 1	Buy Tickets Here

Sonore presents a night of exquisite organic electronica from Japan
18:45 – 19:30	Midori Hirano (Japan)		Kings Place – Hall 2	Buy Tickets Here
20:00 – 20:45	Oorutaichi (Japan)		Kings Place – Hall 2	Buy Tickets Here
21:15 – 22:00	DJ Scotch Egg (Japan)		Kings Place – Hall 2	Buy Tickets Here

VIDEO

Friday, 06 November 09

Audiovisual Experimental Works: from 17:30 to 22:00
Goh Lee Kwang: “Two-Dimensional Collision” (29’28’’) (2009)	[European premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Maile Colbert: “Over the Eyes” (17’30’’) (2009)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Maile Colbert / Celer: “Falling Down Film for Celer” (30’04’’) (2009)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Maile Colbert / Paul Bradley: “Transit” (45’00’’) (2009)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Thomas Köner: “Suburbs of the Void” (14’13’’) (2004)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Thomas Köner: “Peripheriques part 1-3″ (13’11’’) (2006)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Thomas Köner: “Pajajeros Peregrios Pilotos” (3’59’’) (2008)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Thomas Köner: “La Barca” (7’01’’) (2009)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Johnny DeKam / Pure: “Reqoil” (15’38’’) (2003)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Johnny DeKam / Pure: “Displaced” (10’24’’) (2003)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Johnny DeKam / Pure: “Peaceoff” (9’38’’) (2003)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Brigitta Bödenauer / COH: “Don’t Touch Me When I Start To Feel Safe” (4’41’’) (2003)		Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Brigitta Bödenauer / Didi Bruckmayr / Michael Strohmann: “Die Wand” (1’03’’) (2005)		Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Brigitta Bödenauer / Pure: “…as they pass…” (6’45’’) (2006)		Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Brandon Morse: “Achilles” (14’11’’) (2009)	[European premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Brandon Morse: “A Confidence of Vertices” (11’09’’) (2008)	[European premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Brandon Morse: “The Brownian Motion of Collective Woe” (16’41’’) (2009)	[European premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Brandon Morse: “Exit Strategy” (17’29’’) (2009)	[European premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room

Saturday, 07 November 09

Audiovisual Experimental Works: from 17:30 to 22:00
Ran Slavin: “The Insomniac City Cycles” (70’00’’) (2009)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Various Artists: “Essays on Radio: Can I have 2 minutes of your time?” (56’00’’) (2005) Works by: Jan Robert Leegte / Boca Raton Nuno Tudela / Pedro Tudela Return / Pita Ran Slavin Ok.Suitcase Telco Systems / Longina Lia / @c Stephan Mathieu Isabel Abreu & Rita Barbosa / Pal Return / Freiband Tina Frank / General Magic Brigitta Bödenauer / Miguel Carvalhais Júlio Dolbeth / Steinbrüchel Karl Kliem / Christine Fowler Maximilian Janicke / Random Industries Sara Kolster / Pawel Grabowski Nuno Tudela / Pedro Tudela Return / Gintas K Marius Watz / @c Jörg Piringer Sumugan Sivanesan / Durán Vázquez Antmanuv Ran Slavin / James Eck Rippie Eric Berger / Pure Paulo Raposo Ran Slavin / The Beautiful Schizophonic Horacio G / Longina Meta	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Wyndel Hunt / Thom Heileson: “Unit of Selection” (17’18’’) (2008)	[European premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Various Artists: “Colorfield Variations” (84’08’’) (2009) Curated by Richard Chartier. Works by: Frank Bretschneider Alan Callander Chris Carter + Cosey Fanni Tutti Sue Costabile Evelina Domnitch + Dmitry Gelfand Mark Fell + Ernest Edmonds Tina Frank + General Magic Ryoichi Kurokawa Stephan Mathieu Steve Roden Sawako Bas Van Koolwijk	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
João Vasco Paiva: “Wide Rothko” (10’00’’) (2008)	[UK premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Yann Novak: “Relocation.Mobile” (10’48’’) (2009)	[European premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room
Yann Novak: “Relocation.Dislocation” (10’10’’) (2009)	[European premiere]	Kings Place – St Pancras Room

TALKS

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In recent years, a growing number of Japanese musicians have appeared on the UK music scene, performing at prestigious festivals, thanks in part to the enthusiasm of certain promoters. This recent popularity has been attributed to the uniqueness and versatility of Japanese music and musicians, appealing to the desire of music fans to experience something new and original.

For this event, the Japan Foundation has invited UK-based Japanese artist, DJ Scotch Egg, who has gained a reputation for mixing music from techno-related genres, including gabber and chiptunes, to talk about his musical career and artistic philosophy. He will be accompanied by Franck Stofer, of the artist agency, Sonore. Franck has been a passionate advocate of the creativity of contemporary Japanese music, and will share his views on the state and nature of the Japanese music scene as seen by a non-native living in Japan and working as part of the Japanese music industry. The evening’s proceedings will be chaired by Alan Cummings, Freelance Writer for music magazine, The Wire.

This event is organised in association with the London International Festival of Exploratory Music (LIFEM) which is committed to exciting music from every conceivable genre and origin, while continually challenging musical boundaries. DJ Scotch Egg will be showcased as part of this year’s LIFEM lineup, together with two other Japanese musicians, Oorutaichi and Midori Hirano on 7 November at Kings Place.

As well as complementing the performances by these three Japanese artists on 7^th November, this event also provides an opportunity to learn more about Japan’s exciting and innovative contemporary musical culture.

This talk was supported by the Japan Foundation.