Kai Fagaschinski
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Miji Festival Lecture:
Echtzeitmusik - Berlin's experimental & improvised music scene from 1998 till today
Speaker: Kai Fagaschinski
Language: German with Chinese translation
Admission is Free. Reservation is required.
“The late 90’s have been a very stimulating time for the experimental music of Berlin. Many musicians from all over the world moved to Berlin as living was cheap and there was a lot of free space easy to be taken over.
At that time a couple of musicians from the younger generation were questioning the common way of playing improvised music. Also inspired by and in interaction with the experimental music scenes from Vienna, London and Tokyo they were trying new strategies of making music. In search for an essence and a new meaning in music they were slowing down and striping down their musical actions and dynamics. They avoided obvious forms of interaction and were especially searching individually for new musical material radically detached from the traditional intentions of their chosen instrument.
Even if things might have gotten at times quite dogmatic and stark, it seems that the experiences of that time are still evident in the these days, where one finds the so-called Echtzeitmusik scene in a very open and diverse situation.
In my lecture I try to give a little, incomplete and highly subjective overview about the musical developments of the Echtzeitmusik scene during the last 15 years – picking out some works from colleagues and also from myself – but also talking a bit about structural and personal circumstances in which the music is being produced.“ Kai Fagaschinski
About Kai Fagaschinski
clarinetist | composer/performer | nightwatch
*1974 in Dannenberg (Germany)
Fagaschinski focuses on a subtle musicality of sound and noise phenomena. As an autodidact he developed a personal language on his instrument based on an delicate use of multiphonics. His music is rooted in abstraction including an insidious expressivity and a pre-melodic quality. Kai does both - improvising and composing. He prefers to work in long-term collaborations.
He is currently most involved with the following projects: The International Nothing (clarinet duo with Michael Thieke), The Magic I.D. (song project with Margareth Kammerer, Christof Kurzmann and Thieke), Los Glissandinos (with sine wavist Klaus Filip), Musik (with Burkhard Stangl), The Dogmatics (with Chris Abrahams), and Berlin's 24-piece Splitter Orchester.
He played concerts all over Europe, North America and Asia and released 12 albums as a co-leader.
Kai lives since 1996 in Berlin. He organised (together with Christof Kurzmann) the concert series Raumschiff Zitrone from 2000 to 2006 in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg and founded (together with Gregor Hotz and Conrad Noack) the Berlin’s experimental concert platform www.echtzeitmusik.de
About Miji Festival
Organizer: Sub Jam, BM Space, Rockbund Art Museum
Co-organizer: Musikid, Pangbianr, 2Kolegas, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, School of Media and International Culture of Zhejiang University, Be Brand
Mibile Shop: Sugar Jar
Support: Goethe Institute China
Thanks: Rockbund, Sennheiser
Miji Festival was developed from a small tour of FEN (FarEast Network). It was supposed to be issue no.11 of Miji Concert organized by Sub Jam. Its aim is connect and react with sound experiments in different places through the medium of improvised music.
Since FEN’s establishing in Marseille, 2008, these four musicians from four different Asian countries were trying to organize concert in their own cities and anywhere around the world. They are trying to meet and play with each other, and with other musicians. After 6 months preparing, follows changing, it developed to a concentrated festival.
Each concert is an event. It was brewed from people’s will and reality. Sound is the only materials of building the world during playing and listening. And human is wild animal with ability of thinking.
Again, with effort of volunteers and support of friends, the stage is born.
Organizer
Sub Jam:
Sub Jam was founded by musician and writer Yan Jun in 2000. It is one of the most active experimental art organizations in China. It has organized hundreds of event of experimental music, improvised music and sound art. Including acclaimed Waterland Kwanyin and Mini Midi Festival. Has published around 100 titles of CD, DVD and books. As a non-profit, microcosmical and guerrilla form, it runs “Radio Enemy”, “Miji Concert and Workshop”, Kwanyin Records/Miji Records and other continual projects.
www.subjam.org
BM Space:
BM (Body & Music) Space is a performing art platform in Shanghai, established by sound artist Yin Yi and choreographer / dancer Liu Yanan in 2011.
Artists can share their works / concepts / experience here with audience through performances / lectures / workshops.
It links performing artists in dance, physical theatre and experimental music. It builds a bridge for independent artists / groups between China and the world.
bmspace.org
Rockbund Art Museum:
Seated in the north end of the famous Bund area in Shanghai, the Rockbund Art Museum is an international platform for the promotion and exchange of contemporary art.
Considering its mission to be the spread of humanistic values and the promotion of art, the Rockbund Art Museum dedicates its efforts to the study, exchange and promotion of contemporary visual arts. Through diverse exhibitions and educational programmes, it seeks to use artistic means to stimulate discussions of topical and social issues in contemporary spirit. It also hopes that by providing the members of the community with high-quality aesthetic and leisure resources, it contributes to social progress and improve the quality of urban life.
www.rockbundartmuseum.org
Kai Fagaschinski
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密集音乐节讲座：
柏林即兴音乐—从1988年至今柏林实验及即兴音乐界情况
主讲：Kai Fagaschinski
语言：德文，中文翻译
本活动免费，需预约。
“九十年代后期对于柏林的实验音乐来说是一段十分鼓舞人心的岁月。因为生活成本低且能轻易入驻一些自由空间，许多来自世界各地的音乐家迁至柏林。彼时一对年轻的音乐家夫妇质疑一般演绎即兴音乐的方法。同时在与来自维也纳、伦敦与东京的实验音乐现场互动时受到启发，他们开始尝试制作音乐的新策略。为了寻求音乐的本质与全新的意义，他们逐渐放慢脚步——减少音乐行为并缓和其力度。他们避免过于明显的互动形式，并且特别去寻找新的音乐素材——彻底脱离由所选择乐器带来的传统路径。即使有时趋于教条或刻板，那时的经验在今天看来仍旧能够凸显出来，在一个开放并多元的环境下人们能找到一种称为“实时音乐”的场景。
在此讲座中，我将试图对于这十五年来实时音乐场景的发展给出高度主观但并不完全的概述，选出一些自己及同事的作品，也会谈及在这些音乐被制作时一些结构性的以及个人的境况。
卡伊·法卡辛斯基
Kai Fagaschinski
卡伊·法卡辛斯基
单簧管手|作曲人/表演者
生于1974年，丹嫩贝格（德国）
法卡辛斯基关注声音与噪音现象中微妙的音乐性。作为一个自学者，基于能够极好地使用单簧管，他发展出一套自己的处理乐器的语言。他的音乐植根于抽象，包括隐晦的表达力以及先于旋律的质感。卡伊既即兴也创作。他选择在长期合作中工作。
现在他主要涉及以下项目：国际无物（单簧管，与迈克尔·迪耶克），神奇的I.D.（歌曲项目，与马格列斯·卡梅尔、克里斯多夫·科兹曼及迪耶克），洛思·格列桑地诺（与克劳斯·菲利普），音乐（与布克哈德·斯坦吉尔），教义学（与克里斯·阿布拉汉姆），以及柏林的24分乐队。他的音乐会席卷整个欧洲、北美以及亚洲，并作为协同领导人出版了12张唱片集。
卡伊从1996年开始居住于柏林。他（与克里斯多夫·科兹曼）在2000年之2006年期间在柏林—普伦茨劳贝格组织了音乐会系列“柠檬飞船”，并（与格列高·霍兹及肯哈德·诺阿克）发起了柏林实验音乐会平台网站www.echtzeitmusik.de。
网址：http://kylie.klingt.org
两张以供网站建设的图片：
卡伊·法卡辛斯基（照片：迈克尔·迪耶克/处理：马里昂·艾普）
柏林的24分乐队在柏林住车站现场表演（照片：格列高·霍兹）
密集音乐节是从FEN（FarEast Network）乐队的小型巡演发展而来的。它本来是撒把芥末主办的第11期密集音乐会，以即兴音乐为媒介，串联不同地域的声音实验。2008年，FEN乐队在法国马赛成立。四位成员居住在四个不同的亚洲国家。他们一直在各自的城市和其他地方组织演出，以便重逢、一起表演。经过半年的筹备，水到舟行，音乐会扩展成了一个浓缩的音乐节。每一场演出，都是一次事件。它由人们的愿望和现实交织而成。在演奏和聆听中，声音是塑造世界的惟一物质。而人，是一种会思考的野兽。又一次，依靠志愿者的劳动和朋友们的支持，舞台搭好了！
本次密集音乐节包含：现场表演，电影放映，讲座/座谈，后续出版
时间：2013年1月2-11日
地点：北京、上海、杭州、厦门、福州
阵容：大友良英 Otomo Yoshihide（日本），柳汉吉 Ryu Hankil（韩国），袁志伟 Yuen Cheewai（新加坡/泰国），颜峻 Yan Jun（中国），FEN（FarEast Network，多国），岩井主税 Chikara Iwai（日本，电影导演），Kai Fagaschinski（德国），黄仲辉 Sin:Ned（香港），李剑鸿 Li Jiahong （中国），冯昊 Feng Hao（中国），李增辉 Li Zenghui （中国），麻沸散 Mafeisan（中国），刘心宇 Liu Xinyu（中国），照骏园 Jun-Y Ciao （中国），卖卖 Mai Mai（中国），折磨护士 Torturing Nurse （中国），陶轶 Tao Yi（中国），徐程 Xu Cheng （中国），上海自由音乐大乐团 Free Music Collective of Shanghai （中国），殷漪（Yin Yi，中国），王长存（Wang Changcun，中国），刘亚囡 Liu Yanan（中国，舞蹈），G is X is Y （法国/中国），VAVABOND （中国），东风即兴委员会 Dongfeng Impro Committee（中国），Martijn Tellinga（荷兰，待定），姜宇辉 Jiang Yuhui（中国，学者），王婧 Adel Wang Jing （中国，学者）……
详见：www.subjam.org
主办：撒把芥末，BM Space，上海外滩美术馆
合办：乐童音乐，旁边儿，两个好朋友文化传播，尤伦斯当代艺术中心，浙江大学传媒与国际文化学院，厦门合纵比翼品牌策划
移动商店：白糖罐
支持：北京德国文化中心•歌德学院（中国）
鸣谢：洛克·外滩源，森海塞尔（Sennheiser）