Research Project(s)

Research Material

2006-11-01T01:19:00.000-08:00

Some important people:

Yan Jun ( "Sound artist, improviser. A well-known music critic, poet and driving force of China's indie music and sub-culture scene for years, Yan was born in Lanzhou in 1973, now lives and works in Beijing. He holds B.A. degree in Chinese Language & Literature. Yan runs the new music labels Sub Jam and Kwanyin Records, as well as Waterland Kwanyin and One Plus, two weekly events of experimental / improv music and sound art. " From GNO)

CHIANG Liwei (wei) (Taiwan Sound artist)

FM3 (currently one of the imporant artist collabration)

Lawrence R.Y. LI (the founder of GNO blog, the important bridge with international sound art scene)

Dajuin Yao (He maybe is one of the imporatant person that encourage Chinese sound artisit to show up, he helped to establish China Sound Unit. And he often lectures in Taiwan and China)

Torturing Nurse (one of the most productive noise/improvisation group with a great amount of works in recent years)

Some imporant events:

MusicAcoustica ( a academic conference that held in Beijing. Artisti howing their works and presentation, theseis)

2PI festival (a show that is organised by 2PI record, which we can find some most active artist )

Awakening Battersea (a event that held in UK, Chinese sound artist involved in the project, producing sound track for the event.)

Waterland Kwanyin (a regular event which is held by Yan Jun, which is offer a showcase for some independent sound artisit for showing their work here is the intorduction of this event:
水陆观音：
一个有关声音、音乐、艺术和环境的系列交流活动。
每周二晚上，免费入场，室内演出，室外赋闲。
北京第一个和惟一的向实验/即兴音乐家、艺术家开放的交流平台。包容来自不同背景的表演者，鼓励自由即兴和实验探索，力图促成更多的合作，激发表演者和观众的想象力，并混淆他们之间的区别。它延续观音唱片的宗旨——追求精神性的实验音乐和影像，追求表演和环境的沟通统一，探讨、促进新音乐的生态环境。
除了常规演出之外，还提供workshop、影像放映和艺术讲座。
观：可观看的影像、建筑、环境、表情；
音：被感知的声音、音乐、语言、信息。
由观音唱片/Sub Jam主办

曾经出现在水陆观音舞台上的名字：
718、武权、武子以、王凡、颜峻、张荐、丰江舟、小河、柿子、孙玮（THX）、健崔、杨韬、铁观音、背信弃义的双鱼座人、Szkieve、姚斌、八股歌、美之瓜、虎子、欧宁 + 曹斐、Mogauwane Mahloele、老赵、郭龙、李铁桥、曾勇（21g工作组）、Melvin Gibbs、金闪、小四、王长存、fm3、崔健、Huoratron（Aku Raski）、earweego、Jackson Garland、White、Staalplaat Soundsystem、巫娜（暮良文王）、王磊、Nara、iloop、朱剑辉、刘小宁、孬、糖、铁子以、Dead J、DJ OK、ME:MO、SUN dawei、Randomk(e)、DDV（from club moral）、DJ OK、伊力奇（杭盖）、周日升、Eugene Martynec、A Train Wreck for My Comrades、谢天笑、2J、tatsuya nakatani（中谷达也） + audrey chen（陈皓伊）、Frédéric Blin + Aymeric de Tapol、Pink Twins、kristian、NASA、田鹏、守望、沈静（挂在盒子上）、麻沸散、阿米巴、郭大刚（舌头，沐耳）、carlos djanuno dabo、zbigniew karkowski、李劲松（dickson dee）、fannullone……

waterland kwanyin
----sound, music, environment, workshop

kwanyin is name of a popular buddha in china, kwan(guan2) means view, observe, watch, etc. yin(yin1) means music, sound, sonic existence, information, etc.
it's the only and first open plate for experimental, improvised musicians/artists who live or transiently in beijing. as the idea from kwanyin records, it offers opportunities for artists from different background who now (or in the future) be into free music, i.e. abstract and spiritual sound, field recording mix, noise, as well visual art, body performance, etc.
also combined with film screenning, lecture, workshop and special party.
every tuesday, free entrance.

it's a kwanyin record/sub jam production

who was played here:
718, wu quan, wu ziyi, wang fan, yan jun, zhang jian, feng jiangzhou, xiao he, shi zi, sun wei(THX), jian cui, yang tao, tie guanyin, Perfidious Pisces, Szkieve, yao bin, 8gg, mei zhi gua, HZ, ou ning + cao fei, Mogauwane Mahloele, christiaan virant, guo long, li tieqiao, zeng yong, zeng yong(21g), Melvin Gibbs, jin shan, sic, wang changcun, fm3, cui jian, Huoratron（Aku Raski）, earweego, Jackson Garland, White, Staalplaat Soundsystem, wu na (from mu liang wen wang), wang lei, Nara, iloop, double fish, liu xiaoning, nao, tang, tie ziyi duo, Dead J, DJ OK,me:mo, SUN dawei, Randomk(e), DDV（from club moral）, yi liqi (from hanggai), zhou risheng, Eugene Martynec, A Train Wreck for My Comrades, Xie Tianxiao, 2J, tatsuya nakatani + audrey chen, Frédéric Blin + Aymeric de Tapol, Pink Twins, kristian, NASA, tian peng, jeff zhang, shen jing (from HOTB), ma fei san, amoeba, guo dagang(from tongue, muer), carlos djanuno dabo, zbigniew karkowski, li chin sung (aka dickson dee), fannullone...")

Radio:

http://www.sinologic.com/newmusic/ (this is a site which is founded by Dajuin Yao that contain radio programme and very detail analysis and talks about the avant-grade music, it is very influencing site among Taiwan)

Magazine:

China: the sonic avant garde

reference Materials

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Polish Sound art in China (Recent event, Some Polish Sound artistperformed in Chinam somehow more and more Sound artist or group cometo China under the organisation of Chinese Curator)

FM3 related website (FM3 is now regarded as one of important soundgroup in China, they are now touring in Europe. One of the interestingporduct of them is Buddha Machine, it seems like a toy or kind ofbuddha speaker when we get from temple.)

What is sound art?

sub jam, one of the important chinese record label. The head is YanJun. They often organise some show for artist performace.

A news about chinese sound artists toring in Europe

Get it louder, a exhibition in China, containing some performances ofsound artist, sound is of the exhibition featured other than designetc......

Yan Jun, one of the sound artists in China.

Electronic Music and Sonic art (24 pages Essay)

Insitute of Sound, Authority in UK is planning to have a bigexhibition in Battersea. It will be held in a old factory. Some Soundartist in charged with the sound work of enterence

HK based record label, featuring our lovely french tutor in SCM, Cedric.

A brief history of Chinese New Music written by Yan Jun

WIRE magazine article " China: the Sonic Avant Garde"

Sound Beijing Festival

Electronic music in China, a history of early Chinese Electronic musicdevelopment

2pi Festival, a sound art festival

Ronz, a sound artist in China, Playing some harsh nosie like Merzbow

SM4143 // SONIC ARTS AND THE HISTORY OF SOUND AND NOISES. (many references for checking out in the course reference......)

Here are some website:

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http://www.chinesenewear.com/gno/
http://www.myspace.com/yanjunyanjun

http://www.chinesenewear.com/

http://www.myspace.com/fathmount

http://www.myspace.com/dicksondee

http://www.myspace.com/newfairfieldparksandrecreation

http://www.myspace.com/wuquan

http://www.post-concrete.com/005/index.html

http://blog.recorderz.org/

http://www.moneme.com/

Very General Idea of Research Project: Chinese Sonic Art

2006-09-12T07:55:00.000-07:00

Maybe the discussion start from the growing attention of international experimental music sence. The map of Chinese sonic art or sonic experiment in recent years made an remarkable step of the Chinese scene. We can see some of the artist start to go overseas for touring and participating in various exhibition or projects. Fm3, one of the famous duo, they gained westen music critics' attention and the attention about Chinese sonic art. Also, Wong Changcun (王長存) released his record by Subrosa, one of the well-known and well-respected record label. Also, noise group Torturing Nurse use their endless energy to produce tones of work of these years. As we can see, the map is going bigger and bigger.

In this research, we are going in deep for the chinese sonic scene, studying some of the artist works, interviewing artists (if it is possible) and try to draw the blue print (the influence, the origin) of the chinese sonic experiment and its culture.

Questions:

1. firstly, we have to define what is sonic art?

2. is there any difference between westen style of sonic art?

3. What are those chinese doing? installation? Performance?

This is still very genral thoughts. Hope it has more discussion for some issues.

Very General Ideas of Research Project: Players, Rules and Games

2006-09-12T06:35:00.000-07:00

Game reflects the world. In the game world, it has its own discipline to maintain balance, stability and the system of the world. Players have to obey the rules when they are playing game, just like they have to obey the law that is imposed by governemnt. Rules of the game seems are the same with the law of the real world. However, is it totally true?

Rules is existed when we play game. We have to follow the rules, learning how to obey the rules and make sure that we are not cheat the game or violate the rules. However, when we play, are we really need to follow the original rules that is imposed or created by someone? In some situation like playing UNO, Ma Jong etc, we have different kind of versions and interpretation of rules of the games. Rules can be re-interpreted, re-defined and created based on the structure of the game by the players themselves.

In this research project, we are going in deep of the issue on the relationship between rules, players and game.

For this project, There are few question I going to ask myself:

1. How do we created or re-define the rules of the game?

2. Rules are not static but dynamic in status, what's the reason behind the status if it is true?

3. is it relate to any cultural issue ?

4. what kind of game do I need to research?

5. experiment with some games?

6. including virtual games?

There are some more question and areas to explore.......