{"id":5460,"date":"2020-12-18T18:25:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T16:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/?p=5460"},"modified":"2022-11-10T11:33:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T09:33:27","slug":"mex-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/?p=5460","title":{"rendered":"mex 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"686\" height=\"681\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mex2020-webcovermex.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5463\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mex2020-webcovermex.jpg 686w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mex2020-webcovermex-300x298.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mex2020-webcovermex-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MC \/ CD \/ DL &#8211; Release: Freitag, 1. Januar 2021<\/strong><br \/><strong>LP &#8211; Release: Freitag, 5. Februar 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dieses Jahr konnten wir keinen einzigen Konzertabend im mex-Keller erleben. Aber ein ganzes Jahr komplett ohne mex?? Das geht ja nun auch nicht! Daher haben wir uns entschlossen, einen Sampler mit exklusiven Aufnahmen von unseren G\u00e4sten zu ver\u00f6ffentlichen. Im Sommer gingen wir also alle in Planung und nun ist es bei dem Label Ana Ott erschienen:<br \/>Nun k\u00f6nnt Ihr Euch eine eigene Portion mex-Musik besorgen &#8211; Vinyl, Kassette, CD und der Download stehen euch zur Verf\u00fcgung&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die K\u00fcnstler*innen, die auf diesem Sampler pr\u00e4sentiert werden, wurden von Achim Zepezauer eingeladen und haben live f\u00fcr das mex Publikum zwischen 2013 und 2019 performed. Aufgrund der globalen Pandemie konnte mex kein einziges Konzert im Jahr 2020 organisieren, daher entschied man sich, diese spezielle Produktion auf Vinyl, Kassette, CD und als Download in Kooperation mit dem Label <a href=\"http:\/\/anaott.de\">Ana Ott<\/a> zu ver\u00f6ffentlichen. Erh\u00e4ltlich bei <a href=\"https:\/\/anaott.bandcamp.com\/album\/mex-2020-2\">Bandcamp<\/a> oder im <a href=\"http:\/\/kuenstlerhaus-dortmund.de\">K\u00fcnstlerhaus Dortmund<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Beteiligte K\u00fcnstlerInnen:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jasmine Guffond<br \/>John Bischoff<br \/>Ragnhild May<br \/>Svarte Greiner<br \/>Claus van Bebber<\/strong><br \/><strong>Krachkisten Orchester<br \/>Tina Tonagel<\/strong><br \/><strong>Achim Zepezauer<br \/>Seiji Morimoto<br \/>David Toop<br \/>Phill Niblock<\/strong> (not on LP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/JasmineGuffond_Live2019_PhotoByUdo-Siegfriedt-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jasmine Guffond\" class=\"wp-image-5411\" width=\"224\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/JasmineGuffond_Live2019_PhotoByUdo-Siegfriedt-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/JasmineGuffond_Live2019_PhotoByUdo-Siegfriedt-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jasmine Guffond (by Udo Siegfried)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;SURROGATE CALCULUS&#8220;: Jasmine Guffond<\/strong> arbeitet an der Schnittstelle von sozialen, politischen und technischen Infrastrukturen. Ihre Musik setzt sich mit heutigen politischen Fragen auseinander, indem sie Daten zu Klang umrechnet. Durch Sonifikation von Gesichtserkennungs-Algorithmen, Globalen Netzwerken oder Internet Tracking hinterfragt sie die Bedeutung f\u00fcr uns, wenn pers\u00f6nliche Gewohnheiten verfolgbar sind und was es f\u00fcr unsere Identit\u00e4ten bedeutet, wenn Verhalten und Menschen auf Datenstr\u00f6me reduziert werden.&nbsp;Ihre Musik ist beeinflu\u00dft von experimenteller Elektronik, Drone, Techno und Avant-Garde.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/jasmineguffond.com\/\">http:\/\/jasmineguffond.com<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/jasmineguffond\">https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/jasmineguffond<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bischoff-2-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"John Bischoff\" class=\"wp-image-5200\" width=\"221\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bischoff-2-253x300.jpg 253w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bischoff-2-768x910.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bischoff-2-864x1024.jpg 864w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bischoff-2-295x350.jpg 295w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bischoff-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Bischoff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;CIRCUIT&#8220;: John Bischoff<\/strong> (b. 1949) ist ein Pionier der Computer-Musik. Er begann fr\u00fch mit seinen Solo-Konstruktionen in Echtzeit-Synthese, sowie der Entwicklung von Computer Network Music. Er ist als Komponist, Performer und Lehrbeauftragter seit \u00fcber 40 Jahren in der experimentellen Musikszene der San Francisco Bay Area aktiv. Gr\u00fcndungsmitglied der League of Automatic Music Composers, der weltweit ersten Computer Network Band. Er ist Professor im Fach Musik am Mills College in Oakland, Kalifornien.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnbischoff.com\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.johnbischoff.com\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ragnhild-May-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5089\" width=\"216\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ragnhild-May-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ragnhild-May-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ragnhild-May-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ragnhild-May-233x350.jpg 233w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ragnhild-May.jpg 1872w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ragnhild May<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;SLOW WAVES \u00d8RESUND&#8220;: Ragnhild May<\/strong> untersucht das Feld von visueller Kunst und Musik. In erster Linie konzentriert sie sich auf Performances und der allgemeinen Struktur von Installationen. Ihre Werke, von denen bereits 2016 ein paar im K\u00fcnstlerhaus ausgestellt wurden, stellen komplexe Kombinationen aus Medien und Materialien dar. Ihr klanglicher Forschungsbereich gilt oft DIY-Orgeln aus Fl\u00f6ten und Pfeifen.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ragnhildmay.com\/\">https:\/\/www.ragnhildmay.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Svarte_Greiner_live_photo_by_Ketil_Hardy-Kopie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5178\" width=\"308\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Svarte_Greiner_live_photo_by_Ketil_Hardy-Kopie.jpg 850w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Svarte_Greiner_live_photo_by_Ketil_Hardy-Kopie-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Svarte_Greiner_live_photo_by_Ketil_Hardy-Kopie-768x511.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Svarte_Greiner_live_photo_by_Ketil_Hardy-Kopie-526x350.jpg 526w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Svarte Greiner (photo by Ketil Hardy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;EXISTENTIAL RAT&#8220;: Svarte Greiner<\/strong>&nbsp;ist das Solo-Projekt des Norwegers Erik K. Skodvin. Seine Musik kann man als ein filmisches Erlebnis beschreiben, in dem die Zeit stehen bleibt; d\u00fcster gemalte Klanglandschaften, die er meist mit Geigenbogen aus der Gitarre holt und durch Effekt-Pedale verarbeitet. Er ist bekannt durch Pr\u00e4gen des Genres Acoustic Doom mit seinem Album \u201eKnive\u201c auf Type Records in 2006.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miasmah.com\/recordings\/svarte_greiner.html\">http:\/\/www.miasmah.com\/recordings\/svarte_greiner.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Claus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5303\" width=\"299\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Claus.jpg 619w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Claus-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Claus van Bebber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;HIMMLISCHES GEL\u00c4CHTER&#8220;:<\/strong> Seit den fr\u00fchen 70er Jahren geh\u00f6rt die Schallplatte zum Instrumentarium des K\u00fcnstlers <strong>Claus van Bebber<\/strong>. Sp\u00e4ter entwickelte er daraus seine sensiblen Schallplattenkonzerte mit 4 bis 10 zum Teil pr\u00e4parierten Abspielger\u00e4ten als Klangerzeuger. Jedoch ist in der Regel der originale Inhalt der Tontr\u00e4ger nicht mehr herauszuh\u00f6ren. Platten werden mit manipulierter Geschwindigkeit gespielt, in Wiederholschleifen gezwungen, mit Klebeband abgeklebt oder in der Endrille gespielt. Der Klang der Schallplatte an sich ist somit die Grundlage f\u00fcr van Bebbers spannende Vinylcollagen.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cvbebber.de\">http:\/\/www.cvbebber.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/krachkisten-orchester.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3935\" width=\"324\" height=\"218\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Krachkisten Orchester<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;2 1\/2 KISTEN BIER&#8220;:<\/strong> Viereckige Kisten, die etwas an Gitarrenverst\u00e4rker im Design von Piet Mondrian erinnern, darunter je zwei Beine, an den Seiten Arme, und oben ragt je ein halber Kopf hervor. Das <strong>Krachkisten Orchester<\/strong> von <strong>Tintin Patrone<\/strong> aus Hamburg besteht aus selbstgebauten Analog-Instrumenten, die gleicherma\u00dfen als Objekt und als Teil intuitiver Performances funktionieren, in denen die Musiker hinter ihren Instrumenten verschwinden, wodurch das Musizieren an sich einen anderen Fokus bekommt. 2009 gegr\u00fcndet, bereist das Ensemble immer mehr Festivals und verwirrt und beeindruckt zunehmend mit facettenreichem Noise.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/tintinpatrone.com\/krachkisten-orchestra.html\">http:\/\/tintinpatrone.com\/krachkisten-orchestra.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_6072.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4779\" width=\"323\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_6072.jpg 610w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_6072-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tina Tonagel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;YELENT\u00c9&#8220;:<\/strong> Der k\u00fcnstlerische Fokus von <strong>Tina Tonagel<\/strong> liegt auf kinetischen Maschinen, Klanginstallationen und unterschiedlichen Projektionen. Momentan arbeitet sie meistens mit Overheadprojektoren, die sie neu erfindet als Echtzeit-Motion-Projektions-Maschinen, indem sie mechanische Konstruktionen daf\u00fcr baut. So oder so eine \u00dcberraschung.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinatonagel.de\">http:\/\/www.tinatonagel.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/achimzepezauer_foto-Andre_Symann.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5468\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/achimzepezauer_foto-Andre_Symann.jpg 639w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/achimzepezauer_foto-Andre_Symann-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Achim Zepezauer (Foto: Andr\u00e9 Symann)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;PLOPPY PHONE&#8220;: Achim Zepezauer<\/strong>&nbsp;kuratiert seit 2015 die mex-Konzerte, gestaltet Plattencover, t\u00f6pfert, macht gelegentlich animierte Kurzfilme und moderiert eine Radiosendung. Er ist seit seiner Kindheit von Musik und Kunst gleicherma\u00dfen beeinflusst. Das Kunststudium brachte ihn der Musik n\u00e4her und seit er als Musiker arbeitet, f\u00fchlt er sich der Kunst verbunden. Daher suchen seine Arbeiten oft deren Schnittstelle und f\u00fchren zu Performances, Konzerten oder Installationen.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuhzunft.com\">https:\/\/www.kuhzunft.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/seiji_morimoto_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5027\" width=\"335\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/seiji_morimoto_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/seiji_morimoto_1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/seiji_morimoto_1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/seiji_morimoto_1-525x350.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiji Morimoto (Photo by Haruka Akagi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;MUSIC FOR GLASSES&#8220;: Seiji Morimoto<\/strong>&nbsp;ist ein in Berlin lebender K\u00fcnstler, der sich mit mit Performances, Installationen und Videos befasst. Morimoto interessiert sich f\u00fcr die unsicheren Erscheinungen zwischen gew\u00f6hnlichen Objekten wie zum Beispiel Wasser und Steinen und dem technischen Medium.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seijimorimoto.com\">http:\/\/www.seijimorimoto.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/toop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5399\" width=\"352\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/toop.jpg 980w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/toop-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/toop-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Toop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;ANIMALS AND I WE HAD DEALINGS TOGETHER&#8220;: David Toop<\/strong>&nbsp;(*1949) entwickelte seit 1970 Techniken, um die Grenzen zwischen Klang, H\u00f6ren, Performance, Musik und Material zu \u00fcberschreiten. Dazu geh\u00f6rten improvisierte Musik, Performances, Schreiben, elektronischer Klang, Feldaufnahmen, Ausstellungskonzeptionen, Klangkunstinstallationen und Oper. Derzeit ist er Professor f\u00fcr Audio Culture und Improvisation am London College of Communication.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Toop\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Toop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/133521103-04212015-blog_pn_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5224\" width=\"348\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/133521103-04212015-blog_pn_4.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/133521103-04212015-blog_pn_4-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/133521103-04212015-blog_pn_4-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phill Niblock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;AORMORI WATER&#8220;: Phill Niblock<\/strong>&nbsp;(*1933) arbeitet seit den 1960ern als Intermedia-K\u00fcnstler mit Musik, Film und Fotographie und geh\u00f6rt zu den originalen Minimalisten aus New York. Bekannt f\u00fcr seine satten, lauten Drones, Niblocks Sound ist voll von mikrotonalen Timbres, die im Performance Raum viele andere T\u00f6ne generieren. Seine Musik und intermedi\u00e4ren Performances wurden auf der ganzen Welt pr\u00e4sentiert, ebenso hat er \u00fcber 1000 Konzerte als Leiter der Foundation Experimental Intermedia kuratiert, die sich f\u00fcr Avantgarde Musik in New York stark macht und eine Zweigstelle in Ghent hat. 2014 wurde Niblock mit dem John Cage Award ausgezeichnet.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.experimentalintermedia.org\/\">www.experimentalintermedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vielen Dank an: Olaf J\u00e4ckel, Christa Marek, Pit Schmieder und alle Mitglieder im K\u00fcnstlerhaus. Sowie allen Mitgliedern von mex und dem Kulturb\u00fcro, allen K\u00fcnstler*Innen, die bei mex aufgetreten sind und allen netten und offenen G\u00e4sten, die zu den Veranstaltungen gekommen sind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Veranstaltet von mex \u2013 intermediale und experimentelle Musikprojekte e.V. Mit freundlicher Unterst\u00fctzung durch das K\u00fcnstlerhaus Dortmund, Pro Jazz e.V. und das Kulturb\u00fcro der Stadt Dortmund. mex wird kuratiert von Achim Zepezauer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Mexappeal\/242992172453544?ref=bookmarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook\/mexappeal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCyUgy8zSPcVFeWV98_GSOYw\">YouTube\/mex<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ENGLISH VERSION: mex2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MC \/ CD \/ DL &#8211; Release: Friday, January 1, 2021<\/strong><br \/><strong>LP &#8211; Release: Friday, February 5, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year we weren&#8217;t able to experience only one evening in our mex-cellar. But a whole year completely without any mex? That&#8217;s impossible. So we decided to produce a sampler with exclusive recordings from our guests of the past years. Beginning in summer we went on planing and now it&#8217;s all done and released by the label Ana Ott:<br \/>You can now get your own portion mex music on vinyl, cassettes, cd and as download&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The artists featured on this sampler were guests within the curation of Achim Zepezauer and performed live for the mex audience between 2013 &amp; 2019. Due to global pandemic conditions mex was unable to host any concerts in 2020 and therefore decided to release this special compilation in cooperation with the label Ana Ott. Available at either <a href=\"https:\/\/anaott.bandcamp.com\/album\/mex-2020-2\">bandcamp<\/a> or the <a href=\"http:\/\/kuenstlerhaus-dortmund.de\">Kuenstlerhaus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\">mexappeal.de<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anaott.de\">anaott.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Participating artists:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jasmine Guffond<br \/>John Bischoff<br \/>Ragnhild May<br \/>Svarte Greiner<br \/>Claus van Bebber<\/strong><br \/><strong>Krachkisten Orchester<br \/>Tina Tonagel<\/strong><br \/><strong>Achim Zepezauer<br \/>Seiji Morimoto<br \/>David Toop<br \/>Phill Niblock<\/strong> (not on LP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/JasmineGuffond_Live2019_PhotoByUdo-Siegfriedt-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jasmine Guffond\" class=\"wp-image-5411\" width=\"223\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/JasmineGuffond_Live2019_PhotoByUdo-Siegfriedt-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/JasmineGuffond_Live2019_PhotoByUdo-Siegfriedt-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jasmine Guffond (by Udo Siegfried)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;SURROGATE CALCULUS&#8220;: Jasmine Guffond<\/strong>&nbsp;is an artist and composer working at the interface of social, political and technical infrastructures. Through the sonification of data she addresses the potential of sound to engage with contemporary political questions. Interested in providing an audible presence for phenomena that lies beyond human perception, via the sonification of facial recognition algorithms, global networks, or internet tracking cookies she questions what it means for our personal habits to be traceable, and for our identities, choices and personalities to be reduced to streams of data. Her music draws upon influences from experimental electronic, drone, techno and avant-garde.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/jasmineguffond.com\/\">jasmineguffond.com<\/a> &nbsp; \/ &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/jasmineguffond\">soundcloud.com\/jasmineguffond<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bischoff-2-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"John Bischoff\" class=\"wp-image-5200\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bischoff-2-253x300.jpg 253w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bischoff-2-768x910.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bischoff-2-864x1024.jpg 864w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bischoff-2-295x350.jpg 295w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bischoff-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Bischoff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;CIRCUIT&#8220;: John Bischoff<\/strong> (b. 1949) is an early pioneer of live computer music. He is known for his solo constructions in real-time synthesis as well as his development of computer network music. He has been active in the experimental music scene in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 40 years as a composer, performer, and teacher. He is a founding member of the League of Automatic Music Composers, the world&#8217;s first computer network band.&nbsp; He is Professor of Music at Mills College in Oakland, California.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnbischoff.com\/index.html\">johnbischoff.com\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ragnhild-May-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5089\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ragnhild-May-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ragnhild-May-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ragnhild-May-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ragnhild-May-233x350.jpg 233w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ragnhild-May.jpg 1872w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ragnhild May<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;SLOW WAVES \u00d8RESUND&#8220;: Ragnhild May<\/strong> explores the field between visual arts and music. She is primarily focused on performance work and overall installation structures. Her pieces, of which some had been shown at the K\u00fcnstlerhaus in 2016, synthesize complex combinations of media and materials. Often her field of investigation in terms of sound are DIY-organs with flutes and pipes.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ragnhildmay.com\/\">ragnhildmay.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Svarte_Greiner_live_photo_by_Ketil_Hardy-Kopie-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5178\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Svarte_Greiner_live_photo_by_Ketil_Hardy-Kopie-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Svarte_Greiner_live_photo_by_Ketil_Hardy-Kopie-768x511.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Svarte_Greiner_live_photo_by_Ketil_Hardy-Kopie-526x350.jpg 526w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Svarte_Greiner_live_photo_by_Ketil_Hardy-Kopie.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Svarte Greiner (photo by Ketil Hardy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;EXISTENTIAL RAT&#8220;: Svarte Greiner<\/strong>&nbsp;is the solo guise of Norwegian Erik K. Skodvin. Working mostly with darkly painted soundscapes through bowed guitar and effect-pedals, his music can be seen as something of a time stopping cinematic experience. He is known for starting the Acoustic Doom genre in 2006 with his album \u201eKnive\u201c on Type Records.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miasmah.com\/recordings\/svarte_greiner.html\">miasmah.com\/recordings\/svarte_greiner.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Claus-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5303\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Claus-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Claus.jpg 619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Claus van Bebber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;HIMMLISCHES GEL\u00c4CHTER&#8220;:<\/strong> Since the early 70ies the record has been part of <strong>Claus van Bebber<\/strong>\u2019s instrumentation. Through the years the artist has developed his sensitive vinyl concerts with 4 to 10 prepared record players as sound source, though normally the original content of the record is rendered unrecognizable. The records are played in manipulated tempi, are forced into loops, are taped or are simply left to play in the run-out groove. The sound of vinyl itself builds the base for van Bebbers\u2018 existing record collages.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cvbebber.de\">cvbebber.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/krachkisten-orchester.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3935\" width=\"290\" height=\"195\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Krachkisten Orchester<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;2 1\/2 KISTEN BIER&#8220;:<\/strong> Quadrangular boxes that remind one of guitar amps designed by Piet Mondrian, with legs beneath, arms at the sides and half a head jutting out on top. With her <strong>Krachkisten Orchestra<\/strong>, Hamburg\u2019s <strong>Tintin Patrone<\/strong> has assembled a curious team manning self-made-analog-instruments that fascinate equally as plastic objects and as part of intuitive performances in which the musicians disappear behind their instruments, giving the playing itself a new focus. Founded in 2009, the ensemble continues to grace more and more festival stages and never fails to impress with their multi-facetted Noise.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/tintinpatrone.com\/krachkisten-orchestra.html\">tintinpatrone.com\/krachkisten-orchestra.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_6072-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4779\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_6072-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_6072.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tina Tonagel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;YELENT\u00c9&#8220;:<\/strong> The artistic focus of the work of&nbsp;<strong>Tina Tonagel<\/strong> lies on kinetic machines, soundinstallations and different kinds of projections. At the moment she mainly works with overhead projectors which she rebuilds into new realtime-motion-projection-machines by using mechanical constructions. A surprise either way.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinatonagel.de\/\">tinatonagel.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/achimzepezauer_foto-Andre_Symann-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5468\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/achimzepezauer_foto-Andre_Symann-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/achimzepezauer_foto-Andre_Symann.jpg 639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Achim Zepezauer (Foto: Andr\u00e9 Symann)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;PLOPPY PHONE&#8220;: Achim Zepezauer<\/strong>&nbsp;curates the mex-concerts since 2015, designs covers for records, does pottery, occasionally produces animated short films and hosts his own radio show. Since his childhood, he is equally influenced by music and art. His studies at the fine arts school got him closer to music, while he felt connected to art, when he started to work as a musician. Therefor his works often seek the intersection of both and lead to performances, concerts or installations<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuhzunft.com\/\">kuhzunft.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/seiji_morimoto_1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5027\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/seiji_morimoto_1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/seiji_morimoto_1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/seiji_morimoto_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/seiji_morimoto_1-525x350.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seiji Morimoto (Photo by Haruka Akagi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;MUSIC FOR GLASSES&#8220;: Seiji Morimoto<\/strong> is a Berlin based artist creating sound performances, installations and videos. He is interested in the uncertain acoustic appearances between usual objects, for example water and stones, and the technical medium..<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seijimorimoto.com\/\">seijimorimoto.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/toop-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5399\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/toop-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/toop-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/toop.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Toop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;ANIMALS AND I WE HAD DEALINGS TOGETHER&#8220;: David Toop<\/strong>&nbsp;(born 1949) has been developing a practice that crosses boundaries of sound, listening, music and materials since 1970. This encompasses improvised music, performance, writing, electronic sound, field recording, exhibition curating, sound art installations and opera. He is currently Professor for Audio Culture and Improvisation at the London College of Communication.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Toop\">en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Toop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/133521103-04212015-blog_pn_4-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5224\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/133521103-04212015-blog_pn_4-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/133521103-04212015-blog_pn_4-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mexappeal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/133521103-04212015-blog_pn_4.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phill Niblock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8222;AORMORI WATER&#8220;: Phill&nbsp;Niblock<\/strong>&nbsp;(*1933) is an intermedia artist using music, film and photography, active since the 1960ies as one of the original New York minimalists. Known for his thick, loud drones of music, Niblock\u2019s signature sound is filled with microtones of instrumental timbres that generate many other tones in the performance space. His music and intermedia performances have been presented around the world, also he&nbsp;has curated more than 1000 concerts as director of Experimental Intermedia, a foundation for avant-garde music based in New York with a branch in Ghent. In 2014 he received the John Cage Award from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.experimentalintermedia.org\/\">experimentalintermedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to: Olaf J\u00e4ckel, Christa Marek, Pit Schmieder and everybody at the K\u00fcnstlerhaus, everybody at mex and the Kulturb\u00fcro, all the artists that performed at mex and all the kind and open people coming out to the concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compiled by Achim Zepezauer<br \/>Mastered by Pablo Paredes<br \/>Artwork by Christa Marek<br \/>Produced by mex e.V.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MC \/ CD \/ DL &#8211; Release: Freitag, 1. Januar 2021<br \/>\nLP &#8211; Release: Freitag, 5. 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