Alt.music.3
2-12 July 2004
ARTSPACE has announced the return of its popular international new music festival, Alt.music. For the first two weeks of July the New Zealand public will once again be able to feast on performances from a diverse range of some of the leading experimental musicians and sound artists from New Zealand and around the world.
International artists include the meccano-robot-orchestra builder, Pierre Bastien (France); sonic extremist Francisco López (Spain); a multi-national trio of cutting-edge guitarists featuring Alan Licht (USA), Tetuzi Akiyama (Japan) and Oren Ambarchi (Australia); veteran free-sax player Kris Wanders (Netherlands/Australia); spooky soundscapist Lawrence English (Australia); pianist Anthony Pateras (Australia) and contrabass recordist Natasha Anderson (Australia).
Heading the local line-up will be an extremely rare North Island appearance from legendary noise-trio, The Dead C , who have just returned from headlining the Le Weekend Festival in Scotland. Also back in New Zealand and playing at Alt.Music.3 are Dean Roberts and Rosy Parlane, who have each spent several very successful years abroad working with international artists and labels. One of New Zealand's most respected researchers and performers of traditional Maori music and instruments, Richard Nunns, will be collaborating with other festival guests and many more performers from throughout New Zealand are also being scheduled to appear.
The Festival will open on Friday 2 July 2004, with the final performance on the 12 July. Venues will include gallery spaces, club venues, pubs, sound studios and public spaces.
The 3rd ARTSPACE International Festival of Experimental Music has been curated in conjunction with the Audio Foundation, a newly established collective of some of New Zealand¹s leading sound artists and musicians. The experimental music community is grateful for the support Creative New Zealand have shown this Festival.
Alt.Music.3 Schedule
FRI JULY 2
| - AAG Auditorium: Bruce Russell & Lawrence English lecture 12pm/Free | |
| - Kings Arms: * Dead C, Alan Licht (solo), Tetuzi Akiyama (solo), Lawrence English, DJ Jon Bywater 9pm/$12 | |
| - Verona: Festival club DJ with Eve. |
SAT JULY 3
| - AAG Auditorium: Anthony Pateras & Michael Morley lecture 2pm/Free | |
| - AAG Auditorium: Anthony Pateras, Oren Ambarchi, Natasha Anderson, * Richard Nunns 8pm/$8 | |
| - Festival club with Alt.Music.3 DJs after gigs. |
SUN JULY 4
| - New Gallery: Richard Francis and Empirical 3pm/Free | |
| - Silo Theatre: Akiyama/Ambarchi/Licht, Kris Wanders, * Bruce Russell, * Infinitesimal 7pm/$8 |
MON JULY 5
| - Odeon Lounge: *Vitimin S 'Guerrilla Night' with visiting guests 8pm/$5 |
TUES JULY 6
| - Seventysix: *FWD with DJ Topnotch, DJ Cyg, Atomik. Force Field Research 8pm/Free |
THURS JULY 8
| - 4:20 Bar: Artspace Dutch Film Show opening party w/ * Coco Solid, * James Duncan, * DJ Moodswing, * DJ Um 8pm/Free |
FRI JULY 9
| - Aotea Square: * 10 Acre Bloc and * Pumice 6pm/Free | |
| - Verona: Festival club with Alt.Music.3 DJs. |
SAT JULY 10
| - ARTSPACE: Pierre Bastien, * SC Cumuna, * Audible3 8pm/$8 | |
| - Verona: Festival club DJ with Eve. |
SUN JULY 11
| - SCAPA: Francisco Lopez, * Rosy Parlane, * Charlotte90, Tim Coster 7pm/$12 | |
| - Verona: Festival club with Alt.Music.3 DJs after gigs. |
MON JULY 12
| - Odeon: *Vitamin S with visiting guests 8pm/$Donation |
door sales only, limited capacity.
* = local artists
Other collaborations between artists will inevitably happen
Please keep checking this website for any changes to the programme.
VENUES:| ARTSPACE ODEON LOUNGE KINGS ARMS SILO THEATRE NEW GALLERY AAG AUDITORIUM 420 SEVENTYSIX SCAPA VERONA | 300 KARANGAHAPE RD 3 MT EDEN RD 59 FRANCE ST NEWTON LOWER GREYS AVE CNR WELLESLEY & LORNE ST CNR WELLESLEY & AUDITORIUM KITCHENER ST 373 KARANGAHAPE RD 76 PITT ST KENNETH MYERS CENTRE 74 SHORTLAND ST 169 KARANGAHAPE RD |