Art for your ears. No, really. British composer/installation artist Janek Schaefer's latest release, Phoenix & Phaedra Holding Patterns, is the result of a live concert involving an immersive sound system in combination with a short range FM transmitter, which broadcast to a collection of portable radios given to audience members. With no performer present the piece takes on an eerie but beautiful quality that probably doesn't come off entirely in the recorded medium. No matter, there are some real moments of...
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Janek Schaefer Extended Play (triptych for the child survivors of war and conflict) (06.2008, LINE) Verdict = The kind of musical endeavors makes life worth living The music from experimental musician/turntablist Janek Schaefer's Etended Play , is actually derived from an extraordinarily conceived art instillation. As a pretty ginormous fan of contemporary art and instillation art in particular, Schaefer's triptych installed as an interactive art piece is something I desperately wish I could've experienced in person. Unfortunately, I didn't live in the UK last year when the piece was on display (actually, sadly, I've never even been [...]
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