Live Performance by Kangding Ray and Fernando Gutiérrez + .tape. at LABoral
To mark the opening of the exhibition ‘Visualising Sound’, the French musician and artist will present ‘OR a/v live set’ and the Asturians ‘Rapsodia’ [Rhapsody] at the Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial in Gijón
Kangding Ray alove at the Centre Pompidou, Paris
30th March 2012
Time: 9 pm
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Concert at LABoral. With a live set by one of the artists of the exhibition Visualizar el sonido [Visualising Sound], David Letellier, known as Kangding Ray. The French musician will present OR a/v live set at the Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial.
LABoral has also programmed for March 30th, the date on which the fifth anniversary of its opening is celebrated, the presentation of Rapsodia [Rhapsody] by Fernando Gutiérrez + .Tape.
Kangding Ray. Born in France, he currently lives and works between Berlin and Paris. A graduate in architecture whose creative work encompasses different fields such music, performances and installations, Kangding Ray is situated at the crossroads between “digitalism” and a certain pop sensibility. In his compositions melodies are subtlety mixed with sounds generated by machines in a kind of rhythmic suite. He skillfully combines guitar loops, base lines, residual noise, acoustic instruments and digital anomalies to create a varied textured soundscape.
Halfway between “digitalism” and a certain pop sensibility, the compositions by Kangding Ray feature in live shows known for reaching intense moments of musical experimentation, mixing voice samples with different instruments which include analogue machines, portable computers, Midi pads and the guitar.
Discography
Or. LP. 2011. Raster-Noton
Pruitt Igoe. 12”EP. 2010. Raster-Noton
Automne Fold. LP. 2008. Raster-Noton
Stabil. LP. 2006 raster-noton
Rapsodia. Halfway between interactive animation and generative art, Rapsodia is part of the Golondrias series and is a work by Fernando Gutiérrez and Daniel Romero who under the name of Fernando Gutiérrez + .tape. aim to reconstruct a lost arcadia in a playful, innocent and perverse way which invades the exhibition space and immerses the public in a strange ecosystem.
The project which is being presented now in Asturias was selected for the ABC stand in ARCO 2012.
Both artists present an all-embracing proposal that combines sound with drawing, creating a hypnotic world whose inhabitants spend their lives dancing to a lullaby. As the dance becomes woven together, their bodies start colliding; a slight brush causes mutations and small accidents transform their organisms. This friction spurs on more reproduction and, at times, it is multiplied by spontaneous generation expanding the genetic diversity. With each encounter or alteration, harmonious sounds are emitted, forming a haphazard musical composition with unpredictable results. The same happens when they reach the boundaries of their habitat.
FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE TO LABoral
The Municipal Urban Transport Company of Gijón (EMTUSA) joins the 5th anniversary celebration of Gijón’s Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial by providing various bus services from the city centre to LABoral.
With the aim of facilitating public visits and participation in all of the activities organised by LABoral, EMTUSA has put various free transport services at the disposal of users.
March 30th, Friday evening: special service at 7.30 pm: Origin: Gijón Gota de Leche. Destination: LABoral. Bus service with 150 seats available, following Line 1 (Cerillero - Cabueñes Hospital) with the route’s stops.
March 30th, Friday night: special service at 10.30 pm and at 11 pm. Origin: LABoral. Destination: Gijón. Bus service with 150 seats available, following Line 1 (Cerillero - Cabueñes Hospital) with the route’s stops.
March 31st, Saturday afternoon: special service at 4.30 pm (for participation in the ecoLAB Sowing Day activity, open to families and children). Origin: Gijón Gota de Leche. Destination: LABoral. Bus service with 150 seats available.
