L.E.V. 2013 takes the pulse of the state of audiovisual creation
On Friday 3 and Saturday 4 May LABoral Centro de Arte, different spaces at the City of Culture and the Atlantic Botanical Gardens will host concerts and workshops
SoapSkin during his show last year. Photo: Courtesy L.E.V. Festival
LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial in Gijon, different spaces at Laboral Ciudad de la Cultura [Laboral City of Culture] and the Jardín Botánico Atlántico de Gijón [Gijón’s Atlantic Botanical Gardens] will host the seventh edition of the L.E.V. Festival this Friday 3 and Saturday 4 May. This project has aimed since 2007 to offer a panoramic, eclectic and qualitative vision of the ample spectrum of current genres in creation linked to electronic music and visual arts.
L.E.V. 2013, a co-production by the government of the Principality of Asturias, LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial and Datatrón 0×3F, pays tribute with its initials to Lev Thermen (Russian scientist, father of the present-day synthesiser). L.E.V. is a transient and physical space, particularly focused on the natural synergy between image and sound, on live action, experimentation, and on the continual mutations and hybridisations among genres and styles which highlights the importance of music and visual arts as artistic manifestations in constant evolution and transformation.
This year’s spotlight will again be on the importance of music and visual arts as artistic manifestations in constant evolution and transformation. The programme includes such stimulating and crucial projects in contemporary electronic music as Clark, Oneohtrix Point Never, Tim Hecker, Andy Stott, Raime, Emptyset + Joanie Lemercier, Pole o Kid606, in addition to ten other artists among which we find young talent and acclaimed artists, audiovisual projects and exciting live sound concerts, such as those to be presented by Jon Hopkins + Dan Tombs, John Roberts, Evian Christ, dot tape dot, Face+Heel, Santiago Latorre, Pye Corner Audio, Futuregold, Thr3hold and Cristina Busto.
THE PROGRAMME
Friday 3 May
Competition: scannerFM–L.E.V. 2013. Cafeteria and the Paraninfo at Laboral Ciudad de la Cultura, 18.30
Wire: It’s Getting Dark Here. Cafeteria and the Paraninfo at Laboral Ciudad de la Cultura, 19.30
Santiago Latorre. the Laboral Church, 21.00
Tim Hecker, the Laboral Theatre, 22.00
Oneohtrix Point Never. Theatre, 23.00
Roly Porter + MFO. Theatre, 00.20
Raime. Theatre. 01.30
Pole. Church. 02.30
Andy Stott. Church, 03.35
Saturday 4 May
dot tape dot. Jardín Botánico [Atlantic Botanical Gardens], 13.00
Pye Corner Audio. Jardín Botánico, 13.40
John Roberts. Jardín Botánico, 14.45
Workshop Red Bull Music Academy: Clark. Plat0 at LABoral Centro de Arte, 17.00
Wire: Enhanced performances. Sala Nueva at LABoral Centro de Arte, 18.30
Workshop - Bhoreal presentation. Chill-out at LABoral Centro de Arte, 18.30
Futuregold. La Nave at LABoral Centro de Arte, 23.00
Evian Christ. La Nave at LABoral Centro de Arte, 23.35
Face&Heel. La Nave at LABoral Centro de Arte, 00.25
Emptyset + Joanie Lemercier, La Nave at LABoral Centro de Arte, 01.25
Kid606 + Thr3hold. La Nave at LABoral Centro de Arte, 02.20
Jon Hopkins + Dan Tombs. La Nave at LABoral Centro de Arte , 03.25
Clark + Vincent Oliver. La Nave at LABoral Centro de Arte, 04.30
Further information:
http://www.laboralcentrodearte.org/es/actividades/l.e.v.-2013
and
http://levfestival.com/13/
