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Black MIDI: Notes Like Bullets

Black MIDI: Notes Like Bullets

By Raffael Dörig on August 14, 2017

By Raffael Dörig on 14 August 2017 in  STORIES

An average pop song counts around one thousand notes, while a typical Black MIDI track is several millions. Black MIDI composers – called «Blackers» – try to challenge computers, ears, and eyes with enormous numbers of super-short and dense notes.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Belonging, Black Midi, Commodore C64, community, EpeTroll, Game Culture, Gingeas, Japan, Kawaii, Raffael Dörig, Ryan TTC, Seismographic Sounds, Singer Song Writer, Synthesia, Technology, TheSuperMarioBros2, Touhou, Tracker | Leave a response

Lost in Translation – Toiret Status

Lost in Translation – Toiret Status

By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on June 2, 2017

By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 2 June 2017 in  AUDIO

Toiret Status produces rough mixes full of samples, drum-beats, fun effects and field recordings. An experimental interview portrait of this Japanese artist – in Japanese language, but with Google Translator.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged A Portrait Of Series, Experimental, interview, Japan, Sampling, Toiret Status | Leave a response

Queering the Norient

Queering the Norient

By Norient on August 1, 2012

By Norient on 1 August 2012 in  BLOG

In part three of norient’s thematic dossiers we have a look on queer music movements, we listen to musicians who broach the issue of queerness and follow shrill drag-performances.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Azelia Banks, Bitch, Dossier: Queer, Drag, Gender, Japan, New Orleans, Peaches, Plaided, Pussy Riot, Queer, Rap, Russia, Sao Paulo, Sissy Bounce, Sookee, Visual Kei | 1 Response

Dance through the Norient

Dance through the Norient

By Norient on July 18, 2012

By Norient on 18 July 2012 in  BLOG

The next four wednesdays norient presents you a selection of our thematic dossiers. This week we have a look on old and new dance styles from all over the world: from fast Juke-steps from Chicago or copulative daggering to ghanian Azonto-moves.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged „At Night They Dance“, Accra, Alessandro Negrini, Angola, Azonto, Chicago, Colombia, Cumbia, daggering, Dossier dance, dubstep, Finland, Ghana, Girl Walk // All Day, HipHop, Hiplife, Ireland, Japan, juke, kuduro, Mexico, New York, Paradiso, Perreo, Shangaan Electro, Sonideros, Tango, USA | Leave a response

Visual-kei & die Globalisierung der Musik

Visual-kei & die Globalisierung der Musik

By Theresa Beyer (Norient) on May 30, 2012

By Theresa Beyer (Norient) and Michael Spahr (Norient) on 30 May 2012 in  BLOG

Visual Kei ist ein japanische Musikbewegung, die inzwischen auch Europa erobert hat – ein Paradebeispiel für Musikphänomene im Kontext der Globalisierung. Im Interview der Musikethnologe Oliver Seibt.

Posted in BLOG, XFEATURED | Tagged Asia, Death Metal, Europe, Europop, Glam-Rock, Globalisierung, Heavy Metall, Japan, Oliver Seibt, Radio RaBe, Rock, Thementage2012, Tokyo, Visual Kei, Visus, X Japan | 1 Response

Japanische Pop-Inszenierungen

Japanische Pop-Inszenierungen

By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on May 29, 2012

By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient), Simon Grab and Karin Scheidegger on 29 May 2012 in  AUDIO

Japanische Sprechgesänge und Girlie-Melodien interagieren mit knackiger Elektronika, tiefen Bass-Beats und einem Schuss Indie Rock. Das zweite Album von Tim & Puma Mimi.

Posted in AUDIO, XFEATURED | Tagged Christian Fischer, Globale Nischen, Japan, Märklin, Michiko Hanawa, Mouthwatering Records, Seelenluft, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, Switzerland, Tim & Puma Mimi, Zurich | 2 Responses

Elektroakustische Experimente mit Klangschalen

Elektroakustische Experimente mit Klangschalen

By Andreas Glauser on January 18, 2012

By Andreas Glauser and Julia Kaelin on 18 January 2012 in  AUDIO

Die japanische Soundkünstlerin Tomoko Sauvage im Podcast von brainhall.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Electro-Acoustic Music, Emmanuel Rébus, Gilles Aubry, Japan, Klangschalen, Tomoko Sauvage, waterbowls | Leave a response

Musik als multi-dimensionales Phänomen

Musik als multi-dimensionales Phänomen

By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on January 15, 2011

By Thomas Burkhalter (Norient) on 15 January 2011 in  VIDEO

Die sieben Dokumentarfilme am 2. Norient Musikfilm Festival (12.1-15.1.2011) in Bern schauen ganz genau hin: auf die Ver(w)irrungen zwischen Musik, Gesellschaft und Politik. Ein Überblick.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged «Arabesk – Gossensound und Massenpop», «We Don’t Care About Music Anyway...», «Whose is this Song», 2. Norient Musikfilm Festival, 2/5 BZ, Adela Peeva, Arabesk, Balkans, Bulgaria, Cem Kaya, Cho Sung-Hyung, Fokofpolisiekar, Full Metal Village, Halit Aslan, Japan, Muezzin, Pakistan, Politics, Sebastian Brameshuber, Serhat Köksal, South Africa, Taqwacore, Turkey, Wacken | Leave a response

«We Don’t Care About Music Anyway…»

«We Don’t Care About Music Anyway…»

By Paed Conca on January 15, 2011

By Paed Conca on 15 January 2011 in  VIDEO

Samstag 15.1.2011. Japanische Multi-Instrumentalisten, Laptop-Musiker und Free-Jazzer suchen nach Verbindungen zwischen ihren experimentellen Sounds und der japanischen Konsumgesellschaft. Ein Film von Cédric Dupire und Gaspard Kuentz.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged «Step Across the Border», «We Don’t Care About Music Anyway...», 2. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Cédric Dupire, Documentary Film, Gaspard Kuentz, Goth-Trad, Japan, L?K?O?, Noa Garcia-Kisanuki, Noise, Numb, Otomo Yoshihide, Paed Conca, Saidrum, Sakamoto Hiromichi, Takehisa Ken, Yamakawa Fuyuki | 4 Responses

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