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<div dir="ltr"><span><span class="ecxfsl"><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed">Co-presented by the The Music Gallery, Yatra Arts & The Goethe-Institut Toronto:</div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"><br> Frank Bretschneider: Kippschwingungen (North American premiere)<br> + Michael Trommer/Nokami: HTO (World premiere)<br><span class="ecxtext_exposed_hide">...</span></div><span class="ecxtext_exposed_show"><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"><br> Friday November 29 2013. Doors 7PM | Show 8PM <br> The Music Gallery<br> 197 John St., Toronto, ON<br> $20 regular | $15 in advance | $10 members at musicgallery.org and Soundscapes<br><br> East German electronics reanimated by the co-founder of raster-noton <br><br> The severe, minimal aesthetic of raster-noton was established in the 1990s by Carsten Nicolai, Olaf Bender and Frank Bretschneider and has persisted through myriad stylistic mutations in electronic music. In this North American Premiere, Bretschneider applies his characteristic rigour to resurrecting an electronic artifact.<br><br> In 2007, Frank Bretschneider was invited to compose music for the Subharchord, a unique electronic “special effects” instrument developed during the 1960’s at the RFZ, the technical centre for radio and television of the East German postal service. Only eight were built and only three Subharcords are believed to survive to this day. <br><br> Seeking to blend the Subharchord’s sinister analog timbres with contemporary musical ideas, Bretschneider premiered these works in June 2007 in Berlin. Slightly editing the original live recording and adding new overdubs, Bretschneider created a compelling and flowing 37-minute version of Kippschwingungen for release on the Line label. He won’t be bringing the Subharchord to the Music Gallery (approximate weight: 100 kilograms) but will recreate his experiments to devastating effect accompanied by his own improvised visual accompaniment.<br><br> This concert also marks the world premeire of Michael Trommer and Nokami’s HTO — a reference to the chemical composition of water, as well as to Toronto’s nickname of ‘T.O.’. Via field recordings sourced from the city’s urban waterfront, buried rivers and vanished shorelines, HTO is a sonic exploration of Toronto’s water-related history. </div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"> </div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/313088102162926/" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/events/313088102162926/</a></div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"> </div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"><a href="http://www.musicgallery.org" target="_blank">www.musicgallery.org</a></div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"><a href="http://www.frankbretschneider.de" target="_blank">www.frankbretschneider.de</a></div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"><a href="http://michaeltrommer.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">http://michaeltrommer.blogspot.ca/</a></div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"><a href="http://www.yatra-arts.com" target="_blank">www.yatra-arts.com</a></div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"><a href="http://www.raster-noton.net" target="_blank">www.raster-noton.net</a></div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"><a href="http://www.goethe.de/INS/ca/tor/enindex.htm" target="_blank">www.goethe.de/INS/ca/tor/enindex.htm</a></div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"> </div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed">AND</div><span><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"> </div><span class="ecxfsl"><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed">Thursday November 28 2013. 6PM</div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"> </div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed">Frank Bretschneider: workshop<br><br> Room 81015, Onsite at OCADU<br> 230 Richmond St. W.<br> FREE<br><br> Frank Bretschneider explains the relation between audio and visual and shows examples of how to use and connect hardware and software internally and externally via MIDI and/or audio. This will be a great workshop for those interested in expert-level digital audio-visual coordination. <br><br> Please RSVP to david@musicgallery.org to reserve a space.<br></div></span></span><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"> </div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"> </div><div class="ecxtext_exposed_root ecxtext_exposed"><br> </div></span></span></span> </div></div> </div></body>
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