smallforms w/ Catenation x Seb Brun
the monthly series of smallforms seeks to support contemporary and experimental forms of music which require an attitude of listening. in collaboration with the artspace Chateau Rouge run by performer and artist Elisabeth Bakambamba Tambwe.
★ CATENATION
A live set of modular and hardware electronics, blending IDM, industrial, experimental, and contemporary classical practices. The performance is intense and sculptural, pushing synths to the edge, creating a shifting, evolving sonic sculpture that challenges commodified listening.
https://www.instagram.com/dissonant_witchcraft/
https://catenation.recorderpower.com
★ SEB BRUN
French drummer, composer and producer Seb Brun has spent over two decades developing a singular artistic language at the crossroads of experimental percussion, electroacoustic music and radical electronics. Founder of the influential Carton Records, one of Europe’s landmark experimental labels with nearly eighty releases, and leader of the avant-rock and rough techno project Parquet, Brun has consistently explored the physical and perceptual boundaries of sound.
This autumn, he releases Materials, the second album of his solo project Ar Ker, following the acclaimed self-titled debut released in 2020. Conceived as a single composition unfolding across three movements, Materials investigates three elemental substances that define both its sonic architecture and its conceptual framework: the organic resonance of maple wood through the drum kit, the bronze of cymbals pushed to their physical limits until they dissolve into electronic feedback, and finally the copper of electricity, where saturation transforms acoustic matter into pure energy.
Working as both musician and craftsman, Seb Brun treats drums, metal objects, electronics and amplification as a single interconnected instrument. His practice is rooted in the materiality of sound and the physical engagement of performance, exploring repetition, accumulation, distortion, temporal expansion and the coexistence of multiple scales of listening. The drum kit ceases to function as a timekeeping instrument, becoming instead a generator of tension, instability and energy.
https://www.cartoncartoncarton.com/seb-brun
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smallforms is a platform and music label for contemporary and experimental forms of music. the monthly series of smallforms seeks to support contemporary and experimental forms of music which require an attitude of listening and consists of recording sessions in the afternoon and concert/live set in the evening – joining forces with electronic allies, spoken word, spinning tunes or sweet stuff of pop culture that may lead to the underworld (or hell). http://smallforms.org/
Team: Alisa Beck (Programm), Gustavo Petek (Programm, Label)
Doors: 19h30
Music: 20h30
Host: AMANN STUDIOS
Neustiftgasse 68/23b. 1070 Wien
