Nachtstrom 115

«Nachtstrom» is an electrifying exploration of sound, beginning at sunset at the earliest, and showcases a wide variety of electronic music on stage: live electronics meet acousmatic soundscapes, audiovisual performances meet improvisations, and more.

Maria Chávez, born in Lima and now living in New York City, is a sound artist and DJ, best known for her work as an abstract turntablist. Chance, good fortune and failure run as central themes through her work, which ranges from improvised performances and sound and marble sculptures to visual art, book objects and multi-channel installations.

Her artistic practice is rooted in «Deep Listening», a form of embodied listening developed by her mentor, Pauline Oliveros. A distinctive feature of her performances is the rare «RAKE Double Needle»: two needles make it possible to play different parts of a record simultaneously. Chávez combines this technique with fragments of broken records to create sound experiences in which the unpredictable becomes an artistic principle.
Her work has been presented internationally at events including the Rewire Festival, Counterflows Festival and Donaueschingen Festival, as well as at MoMA PS1, the Getty, documenta 14 and the Judd Foundation. Her book «Of Technique: Chance Procedures on Turntable», published in 2012, is regarded as an important reference text on experimental turntablism.

With

Maria Chávez (Soundart/DJ/Turntable)

Info

The «Nachtstrom» concerts are organised by the Elektronisches Studio Basel, which is part of the FHNW School of Music.

Duration

90 minutes, no break

Prices

CHF 15.-/10.-/5.- (frei wählbar an der Abendkasse oder im Vorverkauf)
Freier Eintritt für Studierende der Hochschule für Musik FHNW und des Musikwissenschaftlichen Seminars der Universität Basel

Links

→ www.mariachavez.org
→ www.musik-akademie.ch