Yearly Archives: 2015

Kraus & Motte @ the Auricle

Events

16500070458_ca905cf945_o-2The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
From 8:00pm
Facebook event

Kraus – Described by The Wire magazine as “corrosive and masterful” and “quite groovy”, Kraus mixes a delicious pudding of psychedelic guitar and electronics to create a unique soundworld of steamy exotic forests and neon lasers. His new tape of modular synth improvisations entitled “Here Come the Recorders” is available for free stream/download via the Free Music Archive.

Motte – Electro-acoustic neo-classical excursions.

Embedded Figures

Events

Embedded figures colour chch poster.001The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery
Saturday, September 5th, 2015
From 8:00pm
Facebook event

Embedded Figures is the electro-synth solo project of Amber Skye from Strange Harvest. A synthesis of the neon spray-painted rhythm of speed-racers and space-disco 90s boogie.

Embedded Figures is bringing with her fellow Dunedin duo Murdabike – robotic prophets of boom, with whispered vocals, live and in-effect, the beautiful analog – and also appearing will be local Christchurch neon synth drone ego-minor Instant Fantasy!!

This event is part of the Embedded Figures/Strange Harvest 2015 NZ tour

The Drones are Coming

Events

The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery
Friday 4th September, 2015
From 8:00pm
Facebook event

Non-compliance with State sponsored 21st C technological constraints on our social order manifests itself as noise, resistance is futile, we have been assimilated. Join us.

The Usual Electroacoustic Suspects + Josh Greene and George Aitken + Resurrection

Black Series II by Jason Wright

Events, Exhibits

unnamedThe Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery
Showing: 3rd – 27th September, 2015
Opening: Thursday 3rd September, 6-8pm
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Black Series II focuses on process, the physicality of the materials and the making of the objects themselves, with abstract concepts of liminality being imparted on the objects by the creator. Wood, clay, paint and other malleable materials manipulated by the hand are paired together with specifically designed electronic sound. Contrast between maximal/ minimal elements, the sculpture as a whole and the detail upon the panels are important components. The visual and sonic elements of the work come together to envelop and repulse, to reflect and absorb the viewer.

Jason Wright is a composer and sound artist working across performance, sound installation and videography. Jason holds a Master of Music in Sonic Arts and Composition from New Zealand School of Music. Creator and curator of the Low Noise Exhibition series, Parliament 2013, Toi Poneke 2015.

Photography © Marine Aubert 2015

 

Triple Deck Club Sand-wedge

Events

The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery
Saturday August 22, 2015
From 7:00pm
Facebook event

IRD presents 34 revolutions combed over bar chord tab accordance.

3 turtletables, various audio ephemera and downright troddin’ sound from a lucky surprise selection of local selectors will help provide an atmosphere of mirth and frivolity. Vee-Aitch-Esser-leckshun upstairs for narrow view zone outs with Mr “Catman” Ray Tuber.

Signal – Noise: #6

Events

overpass_A_06-2The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery
Friday August 21st, 2015
From 8:30pm
Facebook event

The Auricle’s monthly experimental electronic music evening; Signal to Noise in its sixth iteration brings you…

Chitin – The live debut of Chitin! The stochastic synthesis side project of Jack Bristow AKA Asteroid Anxiety!

Voronoi – Looped drones, and stray signals.

DJ downstairs – to be confirmed…

Reading Around Sound

Events

paul virilio art and fearThe Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery
Thursday, August 20th, 2015
From 7:30pm
Facebook event

Join us at The Auricle for Reading Around Sound – a monthly reading group meeting. Each month we’ll meet up and discuss specific texts that present ideas, thoughts, and theories relating to sound activity. All are welcome to attend!

August’s reading is Silence on Trial by Paul Virilio from Virlio’s text Art & Fear.

Pdf available here: https://auricle.nz/reading-group/

Reading Around Sound is a monthly reading group that endeavours to facilitate theoretical and critical engagement with contemporary sonic practices and related issues through close reading, and ongoing discussion and debate. It is a shared initiative between the Auricle and the Audio Foundation with monthly events in both Auckland and Christchurch.