v25 – October 2023

This October marks our twenty-fifth year of programming, which is a milestone by any standard and particularly for a prairie-based festival of sound art. As always, but especially, our annual festival is both landmark and celebration—regional and internationalist at once, placing local experimentation in conversation with the most various global expressions of sound as an emancipatory means.

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v25 – Sunday October 29th 2023 – NGO

On a bridge overlooking the Red River, our final concert of the year features percussionist and composer Tatsuya Nakatani in a solo performance, followed by a local iteration of his renowned Nakatani Gong Orchestra, with players from Winnipeg’s eXperimental Improv Ensemble (XIE) and the University of Manitoba Percussion Ensemble.

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v25 – Saturday October 14th – DeForrest Brown, Jr.

On Saturday afternoon, writer and rhythmanalyst DeForrest Brown, Jr. presents an artist talk extending his “Techno-Vernacular Omniverse of Techxodus” program; giving a detailed presentation on the major themes of his debut book Assembling a Black Counter Culture and the sonic fiction that connects and flows throughout Detroit techno and Black music.

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v25 – Sunday October 15th 2023

Our final concert of the festival weekend enfolds a multi-part performance and architectural intervention by Savant Flaneur and architect Joe Kalturnyk; a bustling live collage of the ghosts of radio by Dasha FM; and a solo performance by legendary composer Carl Stone, as part of his year-long 70th birthday tour.

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v25 – October 2023 – Emmanuel OC Harry

Opening October 6th, we’re pleased to present “Not too hot or cold, just right,” a multimedia work of experimental storytelling by artist Emmanuel OC Harry. In partnership with Video Pool Media Arts Centre.

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v25 – Saturday October 14th 2023

Our Saturday concert at the Forks features the Canadian debut of Senile Felines, a trio composed of Carl Stone, Ned Rothenberg, and Soo Yeon Lyuh, formed on the occasion of Stone’s 70th birthday; Australian percussionist and composer Maria Moles; and Winnipeg-based sound artist Yoyu.

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v25 – Friday October 13th 2023

Our second evening is given over to the fascination of rhythm and the bleeding edges of electronic music; featuring London-based digital musician Lolina; extended media artist Speaker Music; and kinetic sound sculptor Sunk Heaven.

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v25 – Thursday October 12th 2023

The opening night of our twenty-fifth year features a touring showcase of music and video works from Indonesia represented by the Yes No Wave Music label, run by interdisciplinary artist and producer Wok the Rock. The tour will feature live performances by Gabber Modus Operandi and Rani Jambak, and video works by Natasha Tontey and Riar Rizaldi.

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