Tag: send + receive

by Daniel Emberg

Last fall, a Winnipeg artist named Doreen Girard and a Montreal colleague named Kier-La Janisse got to chatting. They were discussing the work of Daphne Oram, an electronic musician probably best known as a co-founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Inspired by Oram’s idea of harmonic frequencies as a portal to telepathic communication, Girard and Janisse found their way to Electronic Voice Phenomenon, an obscure paranormal occurrence that seized the imaginations of such luminaries as Edison, Marconi, and Tesla. Girard and Janisse each rounded up five women from their respective cities to create installations exploring EVP, and they call the program Voices From Beyond. It recently debuted at this year’s Film Pop, and will now be presented at various venues around downtown Winnipeg throughout the send + receive festival. Winnipeg is represented by Irene Bindi, Doreen Girard, Andrea Roberts, Leslie Supnet, and Gwen Trutnau. Montreal participants are Elisabeth Belliveau, Kara Blake, Ruby Kato-Attwood, Erin Sexton, and Malene Szlam. Check the send + receive website for details on the wheres and the whens associated with all those whos. Stylus had a great exchange with the aforementioned Girard about the EVP Project, and you get to read it as soon as your eyes get past this part! Continue reading “send + receive v15 :: EVP Project”

 

by Daniel Emberg

The Sons of God, together since 1988, have a near-mythical reputation in the outsider art world. The enigmatic Swedish duo have always been interested in challenging both themselves and their audiences with wide-ranging, unpredictable, interdisciplinary art. There is a unique chance to catch the Sons of God in Winnipeg, as theirs will surely be one of the standout shows at the send + receive festival, which has them on a bill this Friday, October 11, that also includes Tony Conrad, Greenhouse, and the EVP Project. One of the members, Leif Elggren, was kind enough to give Stylus some idea of what he and Kent Tankred have in store for us. Continue reading “send + receive v15 :: The Sons of God”

 

by Daniel Emberg

Winnipeg’s own Curran Faris has been active as Greenhouse since 2009, using guitar as the source of minimal yet engaging electronic drone soundscapes not typically associated with the instrument. He has released Greenhouse albums on Reverb Worship and Prairie Fire Tapes, and will be performing as part of the send + receive festival on Friday, October 11—sharing a bill with Tony Conrad, the Sons of God, and the EVP Project. As made evident in this e-mail exchange with Stylus, the festival has long been dear to Faris, and he is extremely excited to be playing it this year!  Continue reading “send + receive v15 :: Greenhouse”

Starting today, send + receive is hosting a number of experimental and “out there” film screenings, art installations, and musical performances throughout the week.
To kick it off, Winnipeg’s favourite circut-bender Clint Enns has a video playing at Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg. It’s titled Prepare to Qualify, named after the banner that flies across the screen in Pole Position, the Atari game which Enns bent to make rhythmic pulses, nauseating squelches, and cathartic drones.

We asked him to choose a video that’s inspired him and why. Here’s what he said>>>

Chapters 1-12 of R. Kelly’s Trapped In The Closet Synced and Played Simultaneously (2006) by Michael Bell-Smith.  A playful reinterpretation of a pop culture classic.

Chapters 1-12 of R. Kelly’s Trapped In The Closet Synced and Played Simultaneously (2006) by Michael Bell-Smith. Courtesy EAI. from Why + Wherefore on Vimeo.

If you can handle that, or better yet, if you dig it, you’d best check out Prepare to Qualify which runs until this Friday. send + receive is running all week long, and again, it is not to be missed. Mind alterations await you!