FYI: LONDON HEADPHONES FESTIVAL 2004 [also in streaming]

[jacopo]

Hi there!

here's what I just got form AMP's mailing|list


ciaociao
jacopi|!

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Oggetto: a.m.p.studio gig....and Amp live
Inviato: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 12:36:27 +0100

Richard [A.M.P.] is playing a solo performance as a.m.p.studio, tomorrow 17th July
as part of the 2nd London headphone festival.

LONDON HEADPHONES FESTIVAL 2004
placard: headphone concerts for headphone people
state51 extension #3

14 hours, 39 acts.
listen. don't listen.

17 July, state51 factory, 12pm-2am

The London Headphones Festival returns... 14 hours of headphones-only
performances from the cream of UK underground electronica and beyond.
Last year over 500 people packed into the state51 factory space to
experience a day of headphonics. Think of a festival in reverse. Forget
about background chatter: for once, it's a chance for some focused
listening. All performances are heard only through headphones, artists play
20 minute sets and the whole
thing is streamed to listening rooms around the world. To 'open a placard' -
invite people to gather and listen to the event, it is not available as any
radio stream. You are encouraged if outside London (and beyond) to create
your own Placard and connect to the Global Placard. For any information on
how to set-up a 'listening placard', contact PLACARD HQ at placard@slab.org

Lining up in the state51 warheouse space are 2004 Ars Electronica-winners
Janek Schaefer and Leafcutter John, alongside Main, David Toop & Max
Eastley, dDamage, Hot Chip, Holkham, Antenna Farm, Noun, John Chantler, Adem
Ilhan/8 Hours, Paul Hood, Cylens, Discom, The Sound Of Squaljax &
Farbulous, Jonathan Coleclough, sAnso-xtro, eg0 + e/n, Heller, Dallas
Simpson vs Viv Corringham, Michael Rodgers vs Romuald Wadych, Nada, Nebogeo,
Table, Claire Hope, 87 Central, CK Dexter Haven, Fisk Industries, Dual vs
Murmer, A.M.P. Studio, Duncan Whitley, Smack Miranda, Karina ESP, Ed Bennett
vs Cormac Heron, Yellow6, Rashamon, Same Actor, Pez Orchestra, Recon vs
Thorsten Sideb0ard, Emanuela De Angelis, Cedric Pin.

Also on display will be video, photography and installation work by
Steinbrüchel/Brusca, Semiconductor Films, Dual, Jayrope, Gr., iMax and
others tbc.



when: 17 July, 12pm-2am
where: state51 factory, 8-10 Rhoda St, e2 7ef
what: headphone performances, films and video, bar, food, merchandise
how: free entry
remember: bring your own headphones!

max@slab.org
http://state51.org/placard

Praise for last year's festival:
'massively straight-faced' The Guardian
'one of the highlights of a long hot summer' The Wire
placard: headphone concerts for headphone people

The London Headphones Festival is part of the 7th global placard conspiracy,
a three-month, non-stop, self-organising festival of headphones listening
taking place across the globe and streamed online.

somewhere>anywhere
http://placard95.dokidoki.fr
http://placard7.ath.cx

[physical]
there will be 100 slots available for people to plug-in to your set and who
will be following the order of performances from the screen.
They provide their own headphones and connect to any empty slot.

[virtual]
there will be other 'placard listening rooms' around the world connected to
the London placard. You will therefore have virtual audiences listening to
the sets (Pais, New York, and others to be confirmed)

more at http://placard7.ath.cx/pub/about

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[pbirkett]

This seems strange to me. Dont get me wrong, I like listening to headphones, but going to a concert type thing and sitting there just listening... I dunno, just seems really weird to me.

 

[raymondlin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbirkett This seems strange to me. Dont get me wrong, I like listening to headphones, but going to a concert type thing and sitting there just listening... I dunno, just seems really weird to me.

same here, I want the massive speakers, i want the bass, i want the crowd, I want girls sitting of guy shoulders, i want people do crowd surf, I want the screaming, I want whistles.

Headphones and sitting down???? It aren't got nothing on Glastonbury.

 

[jacopo]

yes it's weird
and would deserve a try

 

[bangraman]

Seems intriguing... thanks for the heads up. I might go down there with a suitcase

Wonder if they have mains points for the SRM-007t?

 

[damitamit]

that sounds cool. very different.

i would go. if i wasnt working!