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GigSpam: Seattle - Wed 9/25
Tomorrow - SIL2K, transAtlantic iceFloe and Spaceboat.TV are opening
ConWorks' music series, Second Coming. Doors at 7:30, music at 8:00, ALL
AGES.
SIL2K
presents
opening the Second Coming music series
Return of the Night of Games
featuring the SIL2K Ensemble and Spaceboat.TV
with James Drage (video art)
pieces by Stuart McLeod, James Drage, Carl Farrow, Sean Osborn and Brian
En=
o
and a special performance by transAlantic iceFloe
Wednesday September 25, 2002 7:30PM
At Consolidated Works 500 Boren Ave N
$5 for the public / $2 for members All Ages
Two years after the highly successful Night of Games at Consolidated
Works,=
Strategic Improv Labs (SIL2K) returns to ConWorks in its new location to
open its music series Second Coming. http://conworks.org/music/index.php3
Return of the Night of Games feature six interactive works specially
writte=
n
for this event. Carl Farrow's Drag: High-octane music racing with random
crashes! Sean Osborn's Graphic Piece: A distillation of previous SIL2K
pieces - boiling the graphic ideas down to the basic essentials. Stuart
McLeod's Alchemy: There is Alchemy in the transposition of sound blocks
fro=
m
one set of musicians to another. Add two unlike things to get a third.
Jame=
s
Drage's Grideo: Explores the relationship of visual location and motion to
music, with the role of a videographer as the conductor of the piece.
Brian=
Eno's Oblique Strategies: Originally created as a tool for breaking
throug=
h
creative blocks, Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies has been retooled as
inspiration for live video and musical improvisation. Carl Farrow's Sign
Shop: A complex system of gestures allowing musicians to create new
signals=
and send messages secretly to team members.
The SIL2K Ensemble is a Seattle-based collective dedicated to the research
and development of improvisation strategies for music. SIL2K uses a
variet=
y
of instrumentation, including but not limited to traditional acoustic
instruments, found-object percussion, turntable manipulation, experimental
vocalization and electronic gadgetry. Performances are cross-disciplinary
explorations that often incorporate elements of dance, film and poetry.
Th=
e
SIL2K Ensemble has played at EMP, Consolidated Works, Seattle, Portland
and=
Bellevue Art Museums, at clubs in Seattle and Portland such as I-Spy, OK
Hotel, Rainbow and Medicine Hat, on KEXP's Sonarchy Radio, in the Seattle
Public Schools, aboard the Kalakala and even in the Metro tunnel.
http://www.sil2k.org
Spaceboat.TV is a Seattle-based new-media team devoted to the exploration
o=
f
digital culture. Spaceboat.TV specializes in the production of advanced
streaming content, and the design of new-style theatrical shows for the
digital generation. <http://www.spaceboat.tv/>
"I was watching [the audience] watch the screen and they were hypnotized."
-DJ Spooky
"No one knows what Spaceboat.TV is, not even Spaceboat.TV. People
generally=
agree however, that whatever it is (some kind of hyper-original multimedia
m=E9lange that combines technology and performance, music and video, art
an=
d
craft), it's pretty $%@#'in spectacular, and clearly, must be seen not
just=
to be believed, but even to be described. Featuring a heavenly host of
loca=
l
talent and more fancy electronic gear than you can even imagine."
-Sean Nelson, The Stranger
The evening will end with a special performance by transAtlantic iceFloe,
that method-core, instrumental rock band formed by members of the SIL2K
Ensemble. transAtlantic iceFloe is: Robert Henson - Guitar, Kevin
Goldsmit=
h
- Bass, Stuart McLeod - Drums. transAtlantic iceFloe has been performing
regularly in Seattle at venues such as I-Spy, the ReBar, the Sunset
Tavern,=
The Rainbow, The Sky Church at EMP and at The Capitol Theater in Olympia.
transAtlantic iceFloe has been described as "music designed for
reprogramming and breaking wills". They have been favorably compared to
The=
Swans, Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor and Radiohead.
<http://taif.net/>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tomorrow - SIL2K, transAtlantic iceFloe and
Spaceboat.TV are opening ConWorks' music series, Second Coming.
Doors at 7:30, music at 8:00, ALL AGES.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><B><FONT SIZE=7 FACE="Arial">SIL2K</FONT></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">presents</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Arial">opening the<I> Second Coming</I> music
series</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><U><B><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Return of the Night of
Games</FONT></B></U></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">featuring
the</FONT><B></B><B><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Times New Roman"> SIL2K
Ensemble</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New
Roman">and</FONT><B></B><B> <FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Times New
Roman">Spaceboat.TV</FONT></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">with</FONT><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT><B> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">James
Drage</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Times New Roman">(video art)</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">pieces by</FONT><B>
<FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">Stuart McLeod, James Drage, Carl
Farrow, Sean Osborn</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New
Roman">and</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman"> Brian
Eno</FONT></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">and a special
performance by</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=4
FACE="Times New Roman">transAlantic iceFloe</FONT></B></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Wednesday September 25,
2002 7:30PM</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">At</FONT><B></B><B></B><B> <FONT
SIZE=4 FACE="Times New Roman">Consolidated Works </FONT></B> <FONT
FACE="Times New Roman">500 Boren Ave N</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">$5 for the public / $2 for
members </FONT><I> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">All
Ages</FONT></I><I><B></B></I><B></B></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Two years after the highly
successful</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Night of
Games</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> at</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Arial">Consolidated Works</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Arial">,</FONT><U></U><U><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Strategic
Improv Labs (SIL2K)</FONT></B></U><B></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
returns to</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">ConWorks</FONT></B><FONT
SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> in its new location to open its music
series</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Second Coming</FONT></B><FONT
SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">.</FONT><U> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2
FACE="Arial"><A HREF="http://conworks.org/music/index.php3"
TARGET="_blank">http://conworks.org/music/index.php3</A></FONT></U></P>
<P><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Return of the Night of
Games</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> feature six interactive works
specially written for this event.</FONT><U> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Carl
Farrow's</FONT></U><U><I></I><I></I><I><FONT FACE="Times New
Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Drag</FONT></I></U><I></I><FONT
SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">: High-octane music racing with random
crashes!</FONT><U> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sean
Osborn's</FONT></U><U><I></I><I></I><I><FONT FACE="Times New
Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Graphic
Piece</FONT></I></U><I></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">: A distillation of
previous SIL2K pieces - boiling the graphic ideas down to the basic
essentials.</FONT><U> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Stuart
McLeod's</FONT></U><U><I></I><I></I><I><FONT FACE="Times New
Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Alchemy</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Arial">:</FONT></U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Arial">There is Alchemy!
in the transposition of sound blocks from one set of musicians to
another. Add two unlike things to get a third.</FONT><U> <FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Arial">James Drage's</FONT></U><U><I></I><I></I><I><FONT FACE="Times
New Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Grideo</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Arial">:</FONT></U><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Explores the
relationship of visual location and motion to music, with the role of a
videographer as the conductor of the piece.</FONT><U> <FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Arial">Brian Eno's</FONT></U><U><I></I><I></I><I><FONT FACE="Times
New Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Oblique
Strategies</FONT></I></U><I></I><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">:</FONT><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Originally
created as a tool for breaking through creative blocks, Brian Eno's
Oblique Strategies has been retooled as inspiration for live video and
musical improvisation.</FONT><U> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Carl
Farrow's</FONT></U><U><!
I></I><I></I><I><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Arial">Sign Shop</FONT></I><FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Arial">:</FONT></U><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> A complex system of
gestures allowing musicians to create new signals and send messages
secretly to team members.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The</FONT><B><FONT
COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> SIL2K Ensemble</FONT></B> <FONT
COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">is a Seattle-based collective
dedicated to the research and development of improvisation strategies for
music. </FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2
FACE="Arial">SIL2K</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">
uses a variety of instrumentation, including but not limited to
traditional acoustic instruments, found-object percussion, turntable
manipulation, experimental vocalization and electronic gadgetry.
Performances are cross-disciplinary explorations that often incorporate
elements of dance, film and poetry. The</FONT><B><FONT
COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> SIL2K Ensemble</FONT></B><FONT
COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> has played at EMP, Consolidated
Works, Seattle, Portland and Bellevue Art Museums, at clubs in Seattle and
Portland such as I-Spy, OK Hotel, Rainbow a!
nd Medicine Hat, on KEXP's Sonarchy Radio, in the Seattle Public Schools,
aboard the Kalakala and even in the Metro tunnel.</FONT></P>
<P><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><A
HREF="http://www.sil2k.org"
TARGET="_blank">http://www.sil2k.org</A></FONT></U>
</P>
<P><U><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Spaceboat.TV</FONT></U><FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Arial"> is a Seattle-based new-media team devoted to the exploration
of digital culture. Spaceboat.TV specializes in the production of advanced
streaming content, and the design of new-style theatrical shows for the
digital generation. </FONT><U> <FONT
COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><<A HREF="http://www.spaceboat.tv/"
TARGET="_blank">http://www.spaceboat.tv/</A>></FONT></U></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">"I was watching [the audience] watch the
screen and they were hypnotized."</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-DJ Spooky</FONT>
<BR>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">"No one knows what Spaceboat.TV is, not
even Spaceboat.TV. People generally agree however, that whatever it is
(some kind of hyper-original multimedia mélange that combines technology
and performance, music and video, art and craft), it's pretty $%@#'in
spectacular, and clearly, must be seen not just to be believed, but even
to be described. Featuring a heavenly host of local talent and more fancy
electronic gear than you can even imagine." </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-Sean Nelson,</FONT><I> <FONT SIZE=2
FACE="Arial">The Stranger</FONT></I>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The evening will end with a special
performance by</FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">transAtlantic
iceFloe</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">, that method-core,
instrumental rock band formed by members of the SIL2K
Ensemble. </FONT><B></B><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New
Roman">transAtlantic iceFloe</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New
Roman">is: Robert Henson - Guitar, Kevin Goldsmith - Bass, Stuart McLeod -
Drums. </FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">transAtlantic
iceFloe</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">has been performing
regularly in Seattle at venues such as I-Spy, the ReBar, the Sunset
Tavern, The Rainbow, The Sky Church at EMP and at The Capitol Theater in
Olympia. </FONT><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">transAtlantic
iceFloe</FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Times New Roman">has been described
as "music designed for reprogramming and breaking wills". They
have been favorably comp!
ared to The Swans, Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor and
Radiohead. </FONT><U></U><U> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2
FACE="Arial"><<A HREF="http://taif.net/"
TARGET="_blank">http://taif.net/</A>></FONT></U></P>
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