TROPIS///SUBSONICS adalah acara dengan serangkaian program mulai dari lokakarya, diskusi, dan pertunjukan musik yang melibatkan musisi dari Indonesia dan Australia.
Tentang TROPIS///SUBSONICS di situs web TROPIS///SUBSONICS (Bahasa Indonesia)
TROPIS///SUBSONICS merupakan program pertunjukan musik selama satu minggu, workshop dan diskusi seputar bagaimana perbedaan musisi Indonesia dan Australia dalam penciptaan suara, lebih terfokus pada eksperimental dan pengembangan tradisi serta akan menjelajah berbagai perbedaan dalam suara dan juga gambar bergerak.
TROPIS///SUBSONICS mempersembahkan diskusi tentang The Art of Sampled Culture/Remix Culture bersama David Shea, workshop tentang Laser & Sound Oscillators using MAX/MSP bagi penggemar bahasa komputer (coding) bersama Robin Fox, pertunjukan musik yang menampilkan bagaimana suara dan gambar bergerak dapat bekerja bersama, Sound/Image/Image/Sound, puncak acara yang juga kolaborasi improvisasi musik, COBRA Mix & Match antara seniman Indonesia dan Australia, yang diadakan pada hari Sabtu, 5 Februari 2011, jam 19.30 di Jogja National Museum.
Program ini didukung oleh ASIALINK Performing Arts, Australia Council for the Arts, The Volcanic Winds Project, Jogja Nasional Museum, HONF, KUNCI Cultural Studies Center dan YES NO KLUB.
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TROPIS///SUBSONICS is a week-long program of music performances, workshops and talks focusing on the different ways Indonesian and Australian musicians make and create sounds—focusing on the more experimental and improv traditions this program will explore the different possibilities of sound and also the moving image.
TROPIS///SUBSONICS will present a talk by David Shea on the Art of Sample Culture and Remixing, a workshop by Robin Fox on Laser & Sound Oscillators using MAX/MSP for coding junkies, a music performance Sound/Image/Image/Sound looking at how sound and the moving image work together then culminating in COBRA Mix & Match a major improvised music collaboration—between Indonesian and Australian artists which will be held at 7.30pm, Saturday 5 February, Jogja National Museum.
This program is supported by ASIALINK Performing Arts, Australia Council for the Arts, The Volcanic Winds Project, Jogja Nasional Museum, HONF, KUNCI Cultural Studies Center dan YES NO KLUB.
Tentang program diskusi “Art of Sampled Culture/Re-Mix Culture” di TROPIS///SUBSONICS di situs web TROPIS///SUBSONICS (Dwibahasa)
DISKUSI
Art of Sampled Culture/Re-Mix Culture
Selasa, 1 Februari, 16.00 WIB
KUNCI Cultural Studies Centre
Jl Nagan Lor No. 17, Patehan, Kraton,
Yogyakarta
http://kunci.or.id/David Shea
‘Medium kolase elktronik memiliki sejarah, mengakar dalam mitologi dari berbagai kultur. Sikap, kepercayaan dan aksi dari seniman serta koneksi artis terhadap kehidupan politik, sosial dan ekonomi, dilahirkan secara langsung oleh kebudayaan mitos yang berada di tengah-tengah dari isu terkini bersama dengan teknologi baru dan segala bentuk baru dari sebuah seni. Pembicaraan ini akan memaparkan perbedaan di kebudayaan barat dan timur lalu mengaplikasikannya kedalam sejarah dari remaking (pembuatan kembali), re-using (pemakaian kembali), kolase dan memotong sebagian material (musik/suara) yang mucul dan ditemukan sebagai medium dari sebuah karya dari ekspresi budaya. Berbagai isu yang melingkari perbedaah ini, dijelajah dan diaplikasikan kedalam isu spiritual, sikap terhadap teknologi, kepemilikan terhadap meterial dan karya kolase dari hati saya akhir-akhir ini, semua ini merupakan isu moderen yang memiliki akar begitu dalam dan terus menerus menjadi penentu arah pengkaryaan di abad 21, seiring dengan perkembangan hubungan antara dunia timur dan barat, kuno dan moderen, elektronik dan natural saling berkomunikasi.’ – David SheaPembicaraan unik dan menarik tentang ‘sampling’ (pemotongan musik/suara) dan kelayakan sumbernya akan dipaparkan dalam kultur sample David Shea. David akan membimbing para peserta dengan pendekatan untuk selalu menggunakan materal yang layak dengan konteks yang lebih luas secara dari berbagai isu filosofikal dan teoritikal di seputaran dunia remixing; dan ini akan ditempatkan pada kerangka dan sejarah seni mulai dari jaman Duchamp sampai kultur DJ.
David kini adalah dosen senior di the Centre for Ideas at the Victorian College for the Arts di Melbourne, Australia.
English:
‘The medium of electronic collage has as its history, roots in the mythologies of the cultures it has emerged from. The attitudes, beliefs and actions of the artists and the artist’s connection to their political, social and economic environment is directly born from the cultural mythologies that lie at the center of the current issues with new technology and new art forms. This talk will trace the differences in the western and eastern traditions and apply them to a history of remaking, re-using, collaging and sampling existing and found material as a medium of cultural expressive work. The issues surrounding these differences are explored and applied to spiritual issues, attitudes towards technology, ownership of material, and current collage work of my own in music and the work of others in different electronic mediums. The stories at the heart of these seemingly modern issues have much deeper roots and continue to drive work into the 21st century, as the connections between east and west increase and the ancient and modern, electronic and natural worlds communicate.’
David Shea
An unique and fascinating talk on sampling and appropriation from a proponent of sample culture David Shea. David will guide participants through his approach to using appropriated material within the larger context of the philosophical and theoretical issues surrounding the world of remixing; and its place within the framework and history of art from Duchamp to DJ cultureDavid is currently senior lecturer at the Centre for Ideas at the Victorian College for the Arts in Melbourne, Australia.
Berkolaborasi dengan/in collaboration with KUNCI Cultural Studies Center
Tentang program lokakarya di TROPIS///SUBSONICS di situs web TROPIS///SUBSONICS (Dwibahasa)
Workshop 1: Lasers & Sound Oscillators using MAX/MSP
oleh Robin Fox [AUS] – WebsiteWorkshop yang akan dipimpin Fox akan memaparkan dan memperagakan bagaimana teknik untuk merubah suara menjadi gambar. Siapapun yang memiliki akses ke komputer dan Max/MSP bisa mengikuti workshop ini, tapi meskipun tidak memilikinya Anda dapat belajar bagaimana system ini bekerja. Beberapa langkah demi langkah program dasar audio dan program visual akan membawa hasil yang sederhana namun interaktif dan efektif.
Max/MSP/jitter: *
Max adalah bahasa pemrograman visual untuk musik dan multimedia yang dikembangkan dan dikelola oleh perusahaan perangkat lunak berbasis di San Francisco Bersepeda ‘74. Selama sejarahnya 20 tahun, telah banyak digunakan oleh komposer, penyanyi, desainer perangkat lunak, peneliti, dan seniman untuk membuat rekaman yang inovatif, pertunjukan, dan instalasi. Max awalnya ditulis oleh Miller Puckette sebagai editor Patcher untuk Macintosh di IRCAM pada pertengahan 1980-an untuk memberikan komposer sebuah akses ke dalam sistem authoring untuk musik komputer interaktif. – WebsiteWorkshop 2: Pd Basic for Multimedia
oleh The House Of Natural Fiber [ID] – WebsiteWorkshop akan diberikan oleh HONF yang memberikan dasar-dasar bahasa pemrograman Pure Data (atau Pd) dalam penggunaannya di bidang audiovisual interaktif. Dasar-dasar penggunaan Pd akan diberikan melalui praktek langsung dan latihan-latihan ringan yang dibimbing oleh beberapa anggota HONF. Workshop berfokus pada pengenalan awal dan kegunaan fitur-fitur dari Pd.
Pure Data (Pd) – GEM: *
Pure Data adalah bahasa pemrograman visual untuk menciptakan musik interaktif dan karya multimedia berbasis komputer. Pd merupakan proyek open source dan memiliki basis pengembang besar bekerja pada ekstensi (modifikasi fitur dan tambahan) baru untuk program ini. Hal ini dirilis di bawah lisensi mirip dengan lisensi BSD. Ia berjalan di GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, iPhoneOS, Android dan Windows. Pd sangat mirip dalam lingkup dan desain untuk program asli Max Puckette’s (dikembangkan ketika ia berada di IRCAM), dan untuk beberapa segi beroperasi secara berkesinambungan dengan Max/MSP, penerus komersial bahasa Max.- WebsiteWorkshop terbatas untuk 10 orang.
Untuk pendaftaran hubungi:
andreas@natural-fiber.com | 0817 547 1005English
Robin Fox has been making and performing audio-visual works worldwide for the last 7 years. His works range from two-dimensional film works where sound makes geometric light patterns to three-dimensional laser works where the audience stands inside a visual sound. His solo works have featured recently at the Vancouver New Music festival, the Fri Resonans Festival in Trondheim, Norway and the Mois Multi festival in Quebec City. His works also exist in photographic form. He works extensively with Dance companies in Australia making stage designs from both sound and light functioning together.In this workshop Fox will describe and demonstrate his techniques for turning sound into image. Anyone who has access to a computer and Max/MSP or PD can join in, but even if you don’t you can learn how his system works. Some step-by-step audio and visual programming basics will bring simple but effective interactive results.
Berkolaborasi dengan/in collaboration with House of Natural Fiber
Tentang program pertunjukan “Sound/Image/Image/Sound” di TROPIS///SUBSONICS di situs web TROPIS///SUBSONICS (Dwibahasa)
Sound/Image/Image/Sound
Kamis, 3 Februari, 19.30 WIB
Gedung Societet, Taman Budaya Yogyakarta
Jl. Sriwedari No. 1, YogyakartaDavid Shea
Robbie Avenaim & Oren Ambarchi
Robin FoxSound/Image/Image/Sound melihat berbagai sudut pandang musisi terhadap gambar bergerak. Dengan menggunakan berbagai instrumen dari drum kits yang dimodifikasi, suara yang dihasilkan dari sample, musik yang dihasilkan dari komputer, lampu laser, fog machines dan proyeksi video, para musisi berpengalaman ini akan memperlihatkan bagaimana musik dapat menyatu dengan gambar.
English
Sound/Image/Image/Sound looks at the way different musicians approach the moving image. Using a variety of instrument from modified drum kits, sampler based works, computer generated music, laser lights, fog machines and video projection these highly experienced musicians will present a fascinating look at how sound can engage and converse with the moving image.Bekerjasama dengan/in collaboration with YES NO KLUB
Tentang program lokakarya dan pertunjukan “COBRA” di TROPIS///SUBSONICS di situs web TROPIS///SUBSONICS (Dwibahasa)
COBRA Workshop
Sabtu, 5 February, 14.00 WIB
Jogja National Museum
Jl. Amri Yahya No.1,
Yogyakarta
Terbuka untuk UmumWorkshop terbuka ini akan fokus kepada sistem yang ada dalam COBRA, salah satu permainan musik yang diciptakan di awal tahun 80an oleh musisi New York John Zorn. Pengajar yang akan menyampaikan adalah David Shea yang dulunya pernah satu panggung dengan anggota dari COBRA, dan sering memainkannya dengan musisi lain yang lalu membuatnya sangat dihormati dan terkenal di dalam sistem musik improvisasi dunia. Workshop ini terbuka untuk umum namun akan secara spesifik diajarkan kepada musisi yang diundang dan terlibat di dalam COBRA MIX AND MATCH NIGHT yang akan diadakan pada hari Sabtu, 5 Februari, jam 20.00, setelah workshop di Yogya National Museum.
Tentang COBRA
Cobra adalah komposisi musik yang tidak pernah diluncurkan namun direkam dan dipertunjukkan berkali-kali oleh John Zorn yang terlahir sebagai sistem dengan peraturan yang sangat detail namun tanpa ada acara, game piece, untuk sebuah grup musik yang penuh pelaku improvisasi dan pembawa acara, sebelum terjadinya kelahiran tersebut. Zorn menyelesaikan Cobra pada 9 Oktober 1984. Komposisinya terdiri dari satu set penuh jeda yang dicatat pada kartu-kartu, dan peraturan-peraturan ditempatkan pada jeda-jeda tersebut dan kemudian mengarahkan para pemain apa yang harus dilakukan. Jumlah dari pemain, instrumentasi dan panjang dari satu permainannya adalah tidak terbatas. Karena tidak ada notasi musik tradisional dan para pemainnya berimprovisasi, tiap karya yang dihasilkan bisa jadi sangat berbeda dari satu penampilan ke penampilan yang lainnya.
Seperti petikan dari salah satu interview dari Zorn tahun 2004, dia mengatakan, “memilih untuk tidak mempublikasikan (atau bahkan menuliskan) peraturannya” dalam permainan ini, lebih peduli pada pentingnya instruksi personal. Meski demikian, fotokopi dari peraturan permainan ini tersebar diantara musisi internasional dan bahkan terdapat cetakan dari semua kategori jeda dalam bentuk buklet CD (silahkan lihat hasil rekaman) -Sumber dari WikipediaEnglish
This open workshop will focus on the system of COBRA a musical game piece that was created in the early 80’s by New York musician John Zorn. It will be taught by David Shea who was at one stage an original member of COBRA, frequently having played the game with the other musicians that have made it a highly respected and world reknowned improvisational musical system. The workshop is open to the public but will be specifically taught to the invited musicians involved in the COBRA MIX AND MATCH NIGHT. It will be performed after the workshop at 8pm Saturday 5 February Yogya National Museum.The workshop will be taught by: David Shea and Oren Ambarchi
ABOUT COBRA
Cobra is an unpublished but recorded and frequently performed musical composition by John Zorn that was conceived as a system with very detailed rules but with no pre-conceived sequence of events, or game piece, for a group of musical improvisors and a prompter. Zorn completed Cobra on October 9, 1984. The composition consists of a set of cues notated on cards, and rules corresponding to the cues that direct the players what to do. The number of players, instrumentation, and length of the piece is indeterminate. Because there is no traditional musical notation and the players improvise, the piece may sound radically different from performance to performance.As was commented upon in some length in a 2004 interview, Zorn has, with his own words, “deliberately chosen not to publish (or even write down) the rules” to his game pieces, being concerned with the importance of personal instruction.[4] Despite this, photocopies circulate among musicians internationally, and there is even a clean printing of all the cue categories in a CD booklet (see recordings). (Sourced from Wikipedia)
Berkolaborasi dengan YES NO KLUB
COBRA Mix and Match
Sabtu, 5 Februari, 20.00 WIB
Jogja National Museum
Jl. Amri Yahya No.1,YogyakartaRully Shabara(Ind)
Wukir Suryadi (Ind)
Soni Irawan (Ind)
Fuad Danar Sucipto (Ind)
Leilani Hermiasih (Ind)
David Shea (Aus/USA)
Robin Fox (Aus)
Oren Ambarchi (Aus)
Robbie Avenaim (Aus)
Tim O’Dwyer (AUS)Opening act: Steak Daging Kacang Ijo
Malam improvisasi dari musisi asal Indonesia dan Australia dengan struktur komposisi yang didasari oleh COBRA, salah satu permainan musik (musical game) yang dibuat oleh komposer dari Amerika, John Zorn. Musisi mengikuti beberapa instruksi dan sinyal yang menghasilkan langkah-langkah cepat sehingga tercipta struktur kompisisi yang kolaboratif dan penuh improvisasi.
English
A night of improvised music from Indonesian and Australian music makers with a compositional structure based on COBRA—a musical game piece originally constructed by US composer John Zorn. Musicians follow sets of instructions and signals in a fast paced highly improvised and collaborative compositional structure—to present a unique musical work.Berkolaborasi dengan/in collaboration with YES NO KLUB
Reportase “Sound/Image/Image/Sound” dan “COBRA Mix and Match” oleh Indra Menus dan Wiman Rizkidarajat di EAR Magazine (Vol. 28, 2011)
Reportase TROPIS///SUBSONICS oleh Gina Xing di The Jakarta Post
Courtesy of Tropis///Subsonics When it comes to the creation of sound, there’s no limit to what can be done.
Starting today in Yogyakarta, the avant-garde music adventure Tropis///Subsonics aims to take audiences to a new musical sphere that breaks through their conventional ideas about music.
The one-week event, Tropis///Subsonics, draws musicians from across Australia and Indonesia to the thriving art scene of Yogyakarta to share different processes in sound experimentation, Kristi Monfries, the event organizer told The Jakarta Post recently.
The unconventional event hosts programs ranging from talks, workshops, performances showcasing different approaches to combining moving image and sound. One of the open workshops will focus on COBRA, a musical game piece created in the early 1980s by New York musician John Zorn.
Talks on the sampling and remixing culture will be conducted by well-respected musicians David Shea, Oren Ambarchi, Robbie Avenaim and Robin Fox who have come from Australia to meet local musicians.
Local artists Wukir, Rully Shabara, Sonyy Irawan were invited to present their work, which blends Indonesian traditional sound elements with modern technology.
Piano solo singer Frau Leilani will also be performing at the event, along with these edgy music adventurers. Leilani expressed her interests in collaborating with artists from all backgrounds and said this event would “enhance her ability to improvise”.
The event will do more than just provide an open platform for artists to collaborate and inspire each other.
“The word subsonics means a sub-frequency of sound that flies below the radar. So it reflects upon music that is not always accepted but exists in a way to effect change on a subtle level”, said Kristi.
“Experimentation in sound is not often seen in mainstream music but is often heavily borrowed from,” she added.
Ownership of intellectual property in Indonesian culture has been an ongoing issue. David Shea, a senior lecturer at the Victoria College of Arts in Melbourne will be discussing the issue in his talk. The well-respected sampling artist has stressed the dominating role of the new music genre in his previous speech.
“Attitudes toward technology, ownership of material and works of collage will continue to be the determinant of the direction of employment in 21st century,” said Shea.
On the other hand, many artists in the field of music experimentation struggle to gain recognition, for some even in the underground scene. Wok, co-host of the event, from internet music label company Yes No Club, pointed out that experimental music in the past had not been widely accepted or appreciated in this country.
“Experimental music events in Indonesia are very rare… we hope this event will inspire everyone attending the event to start a band with a new musical direction…For local artists it’s an opportunity to be known in the experimental music world,” explained Wok.
Local artists argue their music is mostly inspired by traditional culture.
As a fellow friend of experimental musician Wukir, Rully holds a fair deal of optimism for Wukir and his music’s future.
“Introducing ethnic experimental music to an ‘underground’ crowd, which is typically into progression and innovation, certainly can bring his name up to the surface,” said Rully.
Wukir, who created BambuWukir through his deep search of “ethnic experimental” music, explained collaboration with artists that are cultural wise and accepting, was important.
“I want someone who can appreciate my culture so we can learn from each other,” said Wukir.
He believes artists local governments or media don’t show appreciation for can be well received outside their country.
When asked what it was like being an experimental musician, Wukir humorosly put it this way: “It feels hot like sambal terasi [a spicy shrimp taste from East Java].” He went on to say: “I prefer the word experimental noise.”
Using a variety of instrument from modified drum kits, sampler-based works, computer-generated music, laser lights, fog machines and video projection, these highly experienced musicians will present a fascinating look at how sound can engage and converse with moving image.
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Rincian Acara
| Tanggal | Nama Acara | Pengisi Acara | Tempat | Pranala |
| 1 Februari | Tropis///Subsonics – Diskusi – Art of Sampled Culture/Re-Mix Culture | David Shea | Rumah KUNCI Cultural Studies Centre, Yogyakarta | [1] |
| 3 Februari | Tropis///Subsonics – Pertunjukan – Sound/Image/Image/Sound | David Shea, Robbie Avenaim, Oren Ambarchi, dan Robin Fox | Taman Budaya Yogyakarta | [1] [2] |
| 4 Februari | Tropis///Subsonics – Lokakarya – Lasers & Sound Oscillators using MAX/MSP dan Pd Basic for Multimedia | Robin Fox dan House Of Natural Fiber | HONF Lab, Yogyakarta | [1] |
| 5 Februari | Tropis///Subsonics – Lokakarya dan Pertunjukan – Cobra Workshop dan Cobra Mix & Match | Rully Shabara, Wukir Suryadi, Soni Irawan, Fuad Danar Sucipto, Leilani Hermiasih, Tony Maryana, David Shea, Robin Fox, Oren Ambarchi, Robbie Avenaim, Tim O’Dwyer, dan Steak Daging Kacang Ijo | Jogja National Museum | [1] [2] [3] |
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