On October 29th, send + receive and aceartinc. present crys cole (CA/DE), Oren Ambarchi (AU/DE), and Seracs (CA) in a one-time concert, concluding send + receive’s 2022 programming. Space is limited; advance tickets are available now and encouraged.
crys cole is a Canadian sound artist, currently based in Berlin, working in composition, performance and sound installation. Working in modalities that emphasize focused listening, she develops pieces through haptic gestures and seemingly mundane sources to create texturally nuanced works that continuously retune the ear. Cole has performed in Canada, Japan, Australia, Thailand, Singapore, the USA, UK and throughout Europe. She has ongoing collaborations with artists Oren Ambarchi and with James Rushford (under the name Ora Clementi). She has also worked with Francis Plagne, Leif Elggren, Tetuzi Akiyama, Seiji Morimoto, Jessika Kenney, David Rosenboom, Annea Lockwood, Keith Rowe, Lance Austin Olsen, David Behrman, Tim Olive and many more. Cole’s work has been published on numerous labels including Black Truffle, Penultimate Press, Ultra Eczema, Boomkat, Students of Decay and Second Editions. She has exhibited her work in Canada, Russia, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, the UK and Thailand.
Oren Ambarchi is an Australian multi-instrumentalist whose practice focuses on the exploration of the guitar. He is a prolific solo artist and consummate collaborator who has performed and recorded with a diverse array of artists over the last three decades including; Fennesz, Charlemagne Palestine, Sunn 0)), Thomas Brinkmann, Keiji Haino, Alvin Lucier, John Zorn, Annea Lockwood, Alvin Curran, Loren Connors, Manuel Gottsching/Ash Ra, Merzbow, Jim O’Rourke, Keith Rowe, David Rosenboom, Akio Suzuki, Phill Niblock, John Tilbury, Richard Pinhas, Evan Parker, crys cole, Fire! and many more. He has released numerous recordings over the years for labels such as Touch, Editions Mego, Drag City, PAN, Kranky and Tzadik. Since 2009 Ambarchi has run the Black Truffle label. Ambarchi’s latest album is Shebang released via US label Drag City.
Seracs is an experimental music duo formed in 2019 by longtime friends and serial collaborators Curran Faris and Cole Peters. Drawing on a deep and shared love of sound, Seracs reference the techniques of musique concrete, electroacoustic, and early electronic music while surfacing distinct forms through a process of dialogue and experimentation. After several years of preparation interrupted by numerous lockdowns and social distancing, Seracs will make their live debut on October 29.
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