STFU Festival "closing the gap" Weimar 17-20. Mai

[triphaze]

STFU Weimar
CLOSING THE GAP

May 17-20 2006 | e-werk weimar | http://www.stfumusic.org
A project by e-werk weimar e.V. in cooperation with the Experimental Radio of Bauhaus-University Weimar and http://www.stfumusic.org

PRESS RELEASE

STFU is an international non-profit collective of musicians, netlabels and promoters who organize concerts of electronic and experimental music. After successful events in Manchester, Glasgow and Leeds, STFU now travels to the European mainland and beyond: For 2006, events are planned in Boston, Scheveningen, Chester, Helsinki and Weimar.
STFU Weimar takes place at e-werk weimar between May 17 and 20, transforming the venue into an open space for exploration, communication and creativity. CLOSING THE GAP stands for a fresh take on live performance of electronic music and connecting decisively different musical styles. CLOSING THE GAP is also a play on the multicultural nature of the STFU collective, whose members come together from all over Europe for STFU events and use the Internet as their primary means of communication.
Over 30 artists are performing at STFU Weimar, covering many musical bases: From Clicks & Cuts, Chiptunes, Minimal House and Electro to Avant-Garde Rock, Ambient and Musique Concrete, the musical variety presented is extraordinary. Each day is devoted to a theme, exploring various aspects of experimental and electronic music within this framework. The event culminates in a full-on clubnight on Saturday, May 20, with performances by Move D, DNCN, Sneakthief and others sure to electrify the dancefloor. Videoprojections by renown VJs, sound installations and a thematic program at the Lichthaus cinema round off this exclusive lineup.
Another highlight of STFU Weimar are the free workshops in the afternoons that will provide insights into music production with the computer and expand on the participants? knowledge through practical lessons. In open, free-for-all Jam-Sessions the audience will become part of the action and perform improvised electronic music.



PROGRAM

Artist biographies, workshop descriptions and links are available at www.stfumusic.org

Workshops
(Strassenbahndepot, from 1 pm)

Wednesday, May 17: Reaktor Concepts (Chris Malcolm)
DIY MIDI Hardware (Manuel Odendahl)
Thursday, May 18: Making music with Contact Microphones (Mark Murphy)
Free For All Jam Session (Gordon McDougal, Edmund Coleman, Mark Murphy)
Friday, May 19: Ableton Live Concepts I (Tomasz Kaye)
Ableton Live Concepts II (Nils Quak)
Saturday, May 20: Audiomulch - Modular Software For A Brighter Tomorrow (Ben Eyes)
Live Performance Workshop (Michel Morin)


Live Visuals: who-be, MXZEHN, Jonathan Fisher, Quip, Optische Stimulanzen, triPhaze & Hagen Wiel


Live Performances

Wednesday, May 17 - Multiple Connections
(Strassenbahndepot, 5 pm)
Mouthbreather - Glasgow, UK
Kid Quaalude - Glasgow, UK
pingfm - Weimar, DE
talkingmakesnosense - Glasgow, UK (Benbecula Records)
Monulator - Glasgow, UK
Batfinks - Manchester, UK (Hippocamp)
Quip - Leeds, UK (Hippocamp)
Tommy Walker III - Manchester, UK (Human Shield)

Thursday, May 18 - It?s a Jamming Culture

(Strassenbahndepot, 5 pm)
Special Brew 1.2 - Glasgow, UK (Hippocamp)
Mookid - Reading, UK
bla - Chester, UK
Vars. of LITCHI - Glasgow, UK
triPhaze - Leipzig, DE (privatelektro)
nanoc & wesen - Karlsruhe / Heidelberg, DE
Succuba - London, UK
Klima - Limerick, IE

Friday, May 19 - Audiovisual Stimulation Space

(Lichthaus, 9:30 pm)
crashbonsai aka bluermutt - Rome, IT
Unknown Forces - Glasgow, UK (musictrade)
Hands and Fingers - Leeds, UK
Statskcartsa - Berkshire, UK (Boltfish Recordings)
Jonathan Fisher - Manchester, UK (Hippocamp)
Seltsam&Strahler - Weimar, DE (Source Records)

visuals by: triPhaze & wiel (DE, privatelektro), Jonathen Fisher, MXZEHN


Saturday, May 20 - Closing the Gap

(Kesselsaal, 10 pm)
The Sunshine Family - Frankfurt, DE (iD.EOLOGY, Hippocamp)
Medium Weight Trio - Helsinki, FI
Zanf - London, UK (Electronical)
DNCN - Manchester, UK (Gastspiel, Phush, Clever Music, Hippocamp)
Sneak-Thief - Edmonton, CA + Berlin, DE (Bunker Records, Lasergun, Beatycase Records)
Edgee - Glasgow, UK (Ekwal)
Move D - Heidelberg, DE (Source Records, City Centre Offices, Warp, Plug Research)

Visuals: triPhaze & wiel (DE, privatelektro), who-be, Jonathan Fisher, Optische Stimulanzen, Quip

(Strassenbahndepot, 10 pm)

Zainetica - London, UK (Boltfish Recordings, Rednetic Recordings, Kahvi)
Mint - London, UK (Boltfish Recordings, Rednetic Recordings, Kahvi)
Cheju - London, UK (Boltfish Recordings, Rednetic Recordings, Kahvi)
Infinite Scale - Bristol, UK (Boltfish Recordings, Toytronic)
Scrubber Fox - Manchester, UK (Skam)
Mormo - Amsterdam, NL (Papergoose Records)
nq - Dortmund, DE (Progressive Form, tonAtom)
Millicent - Manchester, UK (Hippocamp)

[-=tribe of ihadh=-]

Argh. Wieso muss meine Schwester umbedingt dieses Wochenende schwer pflegebedürftig sein???
Kann jemand was zu dieser Organisation erzählen?

/M

[triphaze]

Argh. Wieso muss meine Schwester umbedingt dieses Wochenende schwer pflegebedürftig sein???
Kann jemand was zu dieser Organisation erzählen?

/M

dazu würde ich einfach mal bei denen im forum nachschauen.. sind meistens engländer und schotten. netlabel aktivisten und machen das nicht zum ersten mal. gibt auch einen film unter archive.org über das letzte stfu festival in glasgow letztes jahr, dort ist eigentlich viel erklärt. einfach mal bei archive.org rein und stfu eingeben.. kann mich an die genaue url nicht mehr erinnern.

[triphaze]

ach so auch noch ein argument: mittwoch und donnerstag freier eintritt.
freitag 4 euro - für die kino action und samstag 6 euro
das bei dem line up!