From 11th until 15th November 2013, the second international LofiDogma round will take place in Hamburg. The following five bands will record one song each at the Clouds Hill Recordings studio, following the LofiDogma manifesto:
Starting at the end of November, one recorded song every two weeks is going to be released on the LofiDogma website and on Facebook.
Last week Jurczok 1001 and Gabriel Bachmann went to Patrik Schwitter`s Sunhill Studio once again. They mastered the tracks for their upcoming EP and came back quite excited.
If you are looking for somebody who has dedicated heart and soul to music and is always seeking for creative solutions, Patrik Schwitter is just the right man.
Jurczok 1001 is being supported by the Nia Schmidheiny Foundation.
Last week The Weyers launched the video clip to «Julia», the second single from their new album «Within». Meet them live in concert around Switzerland. Rock on…
The Weyers are being supported by the Nia Schmidheiny Foundation.
After her last album «Jewel», Dechen Shak-Dagsay now works together with her producer Helge van Dyk on the new album «L’Héritage», which should be out in 2014. With it, Dechen aims at making old Tibetan pieces of wisdom accessible to 21st century people, with help from modern music composition. Dechen knows the Western as well as the Tibetan world – her father is the Tibetan cleric Dagsay Rinpoche who manages the monastery Chokri in Tibet. There, Dechen and her family also work on several social projects.
For the new album, Dechen and her producer work together with well-known musicians like Leland Sklar, Martin Tillman, Satnam Ramgotra, Rhani Krjia, Neil Wilkinson and Hank Sizzoe (picture above on the left).
Dechen Shak-Dagsay is being supported by the Nia Schmidheiny Foundation.
This evening, the Sound Development City 2013 expedition reaches its culmination with the final presentation in Marseille. The event features sound installations, audiovisual performances and interactive sould walks, created by the expedition’s artists. The final presentation takes place at La Friche Belle de Mai from 7 until 10 pm - here you can find out more.
Yesterday evening, Sandra Lang and Ana Bigotte Vieira presented the documentary «Bab Septa» (2008), a film by Portugese film makers Pedro Pinho and Frederico Lobo on the topic of migration and the European borders. The film and the discussion after the screening illustrated the link between the history of colonial expeditions and the economic impact of today’s migratory movements. Lang and Vieira believe that these issues have a resonance in France with its ambiguous relation to North Africa and especially in Marseille with its port and constant fluctuation of goods and people.
Stay tuned to the Sound Development City 2013 expedition’s aftermath on the project website as well as on Facebook.
The Sound Development City 2013 expedition has now reached Marseille. After an intense working week in Lisbon, the expedition participants departed individually, exploring various routes and means of transportation from Lisbon to Marseille. The projects have been coming to life, and all participating artists have been working on adjusting their concepts to the given framework.
Malose Malahlela documented the road trip on board of the Sound Development City Radio Bus cinematically. The first part of «Space Cadets 2013», covering their drive from Lisbon to Madrid and Barcelona, is already online – the rest of the trip will be uploaded soon.
The sixth Sound Development City Radio Transmission was the first transmission from Marseille, featuring Austrian sound artist and musician Wolfgang Dorninger. His project «text2field-recordings» is based on field recordings gathered by workshop participants and himself during the expedition, focussing on nature and technology. The recordings will be gathered in «Sound Containers», unveiling the sound patterns and –systems of the two cities.
Stay tuned to the Sound Development City expedition’s progress in Marseille on the logbook website and on Facebook.
The new album from The Weyers, «Within», is finally finished. The two brothers recorded their songs in collaboration with the internationally acclaimed Swiss producer Roli Mosimann. Here you can have a listen.
The record release party will take place at Kinski Club (Zurich) on 11th October 2013. Tickets are now on sale.
The Weyers are being supported by the Nia Schmidheiny Foundation.