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Jeff Mills:
There is a unique beauty in the motion of cycles. Like the spiraling of time we live in, this motion is unescapable. The convincing illusion that time restarts itself and allows us to begin again somehow feels like a rebirth. The classical composer Claude Debussy adapted this force in the cyclic method of 'rolling'. Born on the edge of Le Mer, he sublimely translates the incoming/outgoing motion of waves to piano arrangements. With a passion that rings a certain unspoken truth, his works have endure centuries, as they undeniably belong to reality itself.
This is a fact: Music without electricity is still music. The divisions of 'genre' that exists in music were designed for convenience for the listener. Genres were created to distinguish and sort between the vast ideas of music composers, this division was not in the original design of using sound as entertainment, but it was for reason of utility.
The idea of receiving a invitation from Kathleen Supove to participate in such a adventurous event is thrilling. It is a chance to object to the common notion that Music divides people. This division is something I look very much forward to exploring and is the shared task that the some Classical and Electronic Musicians are intent of dissolving as the trend of merging the two forms become more appreciated. Conveniently, looping is widely practiced in the world of Electronic Music and the merging of our ideas and impressions through the work of Claude Debussy is a practical decision I equate to nothing no less than substantial.
Kathleen Supové:
To me, the exploration of an intersection between Contemporary Classical and Techno music is more unusual than other kinds of crossover. Examples abound of classical with rock, or classical with jazz. But what about the kind of obsessive, personal fantasy that one constructs while standing (never mind dancing!) on the dance floor? How far are they from large-scale works of Philip Glass, John Adams, Charlemagne Palestine?
I've gotten this Debussy idea, in part, because he was a very early example of making a new kind of music and harmonic language that has been embraced in many musical worlds today. He had his obsessions that surfaced after travels to distant lands, some of them in his imagination.
In addition to the Debussy, or Debussy-like improvisations, I will add pieces that, in some way, reflect a sensibility or compositional process that is compatible with Techno.
This is a first-come seated event. Seating is limited and not guaranteed; please arrive early
Jeff Mills:
There is a unique beauty in the motion of cycles. Like the spiraling of time we live in, this motion is unescapable. The convincing illusion that time restarts itself and allows us to begin again somehow feels like a rebirth. The classical composer Claude Debussy adapted this force in the cyclic method of 'rolling'. Born on the edge of Le Mer, he sublimely translates the incoming/outgoing motion of waves to piano arrangements. With a passion that rings a certain unspoken truth, his works have endure centuries, as they undeniably belong to reality itself.
This is a fact: Music without electricity is still music. The divisions of 'genre' that exists in music were designed for convenience for the listener. Genres were created to distinguish and sort between the vast ideas of music composers, this division was not in the original design of using sound as entertainment, but it was for reason of utility.
The idea of receiving a invitation from Kathleen Supove to participate in such a adventurous event is thrilling. It is a chance to object to the common notion that Music divides people. This division is something I look very much forward to exploring and is the shared task that the some Classical and Electronic Musicians are intent of dissolving as the trend of merging the two forms become more appreciated. Conveniently, looping is widely practiced in the world of Electronic Music and the merging of our ideas and impressions through the work of Claude Debussy is a practical decision I equate to nothing no less than substantial.
Kathleen Supové:
To me, the exploration of an intersection between Contemporary Classical and Techno music is more unusual than other kinds of crossover. Examples abound of classical with rock, or classical with jazz. But what about the kind of obsessive, personal fantasy that one constructs while standing (never mind dancing!) on the dance floor? How far are they from large-scale works of Philip Glass, John Adams, Charlemagne Palestine?
I've gotten this Debussy idea, in part, because he was a very early example of making a new kind of music and harmonic language that has been embraced in many musical worlds today. He had his obsessions that surfaced after travels to distant lands, some of them in his imagination.
In addition to the Debussy, or Debussy-like improvisations, I will add pieces that, in some way, reflect a sensibility or compositional process that is compatible with Techno.
This is a first-come seated event. Seating is limited and not guaranteed; please arrive early
Artists
Jeff Mills
Jeff Mills is considered one of the most brilliant DJ and producers of techno in the World. He is the most recoｇnized representative figure of the Detroit Techno, where he began his career as a DJ on the WDRQ radio in 1984. He has created with “Mad Mike Banks” the collective “Underground Resistance”, which became a reference in the electro sphere. In 1992, Jeff Mills created his own label in Chicago :with “Axis”, he could keep his artistic independence and produce his own timeless electronic music compositions, inspired of science fiction. Jeff Mills’ artistic career goes much further than techno music. For over a decade, he’s been transcending disciplines with a large number of collaborations in contemporary art. Interested in cinema and attracted by images, Jeff Mills started working, in 2000, on the fusion of image and sound. In 2000, he created and presented at the Centre Pompidou a new sound track for the film “Metropolis” by Fritz Lang. A year after, he created “Mono”, an installation inspired by the movie “2001, a Space Odyssey”, by Stanley Kubrick. In 2004, Jeff Mills produced the DVD “Exhibitionist” which presents DJ sets filmed from various angles (from front, top and side). At that same period, he acquired a new tool, the DVJ-X which allowed him to manipulate image and sound together paving the way into the Art World. In 2005, Jeff Mills made, for MK2, a new sound track for the silent movie “Three Ages” by Buster Keaton, and created a serie of 6 video art works presented in Paris at the Galerie Georges-Philippe et Nathalie Vallois and at the « rendez-vous vidéo » of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen. Jeff Mills continued this work period with a production on Josephine Baker, presented during the FIAC 2005 in the Grand Palais. On July 2nd 2005, Jeff Mills played together with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Montpellier, for the 20th anniversary of the Pont du Gard's inclusion in the world heritage list by UNESCO. Together with the orchestra, Jeff Mills performed his own compositions, orchestrated by Thomas Roussel for this occasion. In 2007, he was invited by the movie director Claire Denis to create the sound environment of the exhibition « Diaspora » at the musée du quai Branly in Paris.. That same year, Jeff Mills received the title of « Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres» from the French ministry of Culture. In 2008, Jeff Mills was commissioned to create a contemporary installation for 100 Year Anniversary of the Futurist Manifesto at the Pompidou Center. At the Sonar Festival in Barcelona, Jeff Mills and « Mad Mike Banks » were together again for an historical performance called « X-102, Rediscovers the Rings of Saturn », mixing video and music. Always busy, Jeff Mills is involved in numerous projects at this time. The next event: For the 100 Year anniversary of the famous director, Cecil B. DeMille, he'll perform a Cinenamix at the French Cinematheque in Paris April 2nd.
Kathleen Supové, piano
Kathleen Supové is one of America's most acclaimed and versatile contemporary music pianists, known for continually redefining what it means to be a pianist/keyboardist/performance artist in today's world. Ms. Supové presents a series of solo concerts entitled THE EXPLODING PIANO. In this series, she has performed and premiered works by such established composers as Louis Andriessen, Terry Riley, Frederic Rzewski, Alvin Curran, and Morton Subotnick, as well as emerging composers from varied backgrounds such as David Lang, Randall Woolf, Anna Clyne, Missy Mazzoli, and Bubblyfish, just to name a few. In recent seasons, she has developed THE EXPLODING PIANO into a multimedia experience by using electronics, theatrical elements, vocal rants, performance art, staging, and collaboration with artists from other disciplines. Kathleen is a Yamaha Artist and is working on a long-term project of commissioning works for the Yamaha Disklavier.
She has appeared with The Lincoln Center Festival, Wordless Music, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Bang On a Can Marathon, Other Minds Festival, Club Contemporary Classical Festival in Berlin, and at many other venues, ranging from concert halls and universities to theatrical spaces to clubs. Her most recent CD is THE EXPLODING PIANO, released on the Major Who Media label. Other recordings can be found on the Koch International Classics, Tzadik, CRI, Innova, and others.
For up-to-date information on Kathleen's diverse activities, visit supove.com and www.myspace.com/supove.
Listen:
http://www.majorwho.com/MP3s/ExplodingPiano/01IsabelleEberhardtDreamsOfPianos.mp3
She has appeared with The Lincoln Center Festival, Wordless Music, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Bang On a Can Marathon, Other Minds Festival, Club Contemporary Classical Festival in Berlin, and at many other venues, ranging from concert halls and universities to theatrical spaces to clubs. Her most recent CD is THE EXPLODING PIANO, released on the Major Who Media label. Other recordings can be found on the Koch International Classics, Tzadik, CRI, Innova, and others.
For up-to-date information on Kathleen's diverse activities, visit supove.com and www.myspace.com/supove.
Listen:
http://www.majorwho.com/MP3s/ExplodingPiano/01IsabelleEberhardtDreamsOfPianos.mp3