Unsound celebrates exploratory music from an international network of cities and scenes. These diverse sounds draw from many milieus: experimental, classical, post-classical, techno, improv, and dub. What unites them is a shared sense of aesthetic investigation and appreciation for curious ears.
1:30pm Listening Session: Thomas Köner from Porter Ricks
Thomas Köner, one half of the fabled dub techno duo Porter Ricks, responds to musical cues from his past: from the early years of techno in Berlin to modes of ambient music for the ages to varieties of experimental sounds suited for thought and contemplation. In conversation with Andrew Parks from Self-Titled.
3:00pm Dialogue: Suzanne Ciani and Andy Votel
The pioneering electronic-music artist Suzanne Ciani talks about her history, beginning in the 1970s, with early incarnations of the Buchla synthesizer, television advertising jingles, sounds for pinball and video game design, and other aspects of an early electronic era she helped forge. In conversation with DJ, label head, and performing artist Andy Votel.
4:30pm Panel Discussion: Network Theory—An Introduction and Inquisition for ICAS - A panel explores ICAS (International Cities of Advanced Sound), a network of festivals aligned with Unsound and spread throughout numerous cities around the world. What is the purpose of such a network? What are its perks, challenges, rewards? Unsound organizer Mat Schulz joins visiting festival directors from within the network in an open discussion on the future of festivals in an increasingly interlinked world. Moderated by Andy Battaglia.
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