[spectre] NU-SUBSTANCE 2007 - electronic music & media arts gathering >> Bandung - Indonesia

[Gustaff Harriman]

NU-SUBSTANCE 2007 - electronic music & media arts
gathering

The first regular program that is dedicated to
encourage the development of electronic music and
media arts practice in Bandung – Indonesia. Initiated
by Bandung Center for New Media Arts/Common Room
Networks Foundation in collaboration with NexxG, this
program is also being supported by CCF Bandung. For
the first series of NU-SUBSTANCE 2007, this particular
program presents experimental instrument exhibition,
workshop (electronic music, video jockey & open source
music/sound recording); as well as electronic music
concert that will be participated by media artist,
musician, scientist and open for public participation.

Program Schedule:
Friday, 23th February 2007
Experimental Instrument Exhibition
Venue: Common Room, Jl. Kyai Gede Utama No. 8
Date: 23 Februari s/d 9 March 2007
Opening: 23 Februari 2007, at 15.00 PM
Presenting: Hendy Hertiasa aka Party Maker Inc., NRZ,
Elang EBY. dan Evan (Storn)
Special Appearance: ADEMUS

Saturday, 24 February 2007
Workshop Program (electronic music, video jockey &
open source music/sound recording)
Venue: Common Room, Jl. Kyai Gede Utama No. 8 
Time: 14.00 - 18.00 PM
Presenting: Deena (Homogenic), Niang aka Chain Smoking
Bastard (Biosampler/UVG) and Andi Sugandi (Bandung
Linux Club)
Participation Fee: Rp. 50.000,-/person
Special Appearance: XONAD

Monday, 25 February 2007
Electronic Music Concert
Venue: Auditorium CCF, Jl. Purnawarman No. 32
Time: 19.00 - 22.30 PM 
Presenting: Souldelay, Ape on the Roof, Biosampler &
Homogenic

Artist Profile

ADEMUS (b. 1974)
de MUSLIM : Ade Muslim’s long standing DJ Ademus,
active for over ten years and known to cultivate a
healthy obsession with electronic music. Architect and
director of the famous essential clothing brand “EAT”.
The man behind 347/EAT, Ripple magazine, Spills
records, Ex:stence the independent system and movement
in Bandung, since 1996. Imposes his octopus-like
musical tastes on the turntables, making him one of
the most eclectic dj's in Bandung. Next to electronics
like minimal, electro, house, techno, braindance,
industrial, rock, (free)jazz, postrock, ambient,
ragga, dub, reggae, psychedelica, noise, drones,
psychfolk, postpunk, free rock grime and many other
(mutant) genres.

Xonad (b. 1974)
Known as the bad boys in the local d’n’b scene in
Bandung, Xonad started his career in local music scene
with POC, were he played punk with Anggareza and
Koseng in 1994. Later on, he formed an experimental
band called Adalah Mati in 1997 and continuing his
passion in music with Bahamas in year 2003. He also
often involves in some multimedia performance project
together with Biosampler and also known as the member
of Cerahati, local production house that are known for
its cutting edge music videos. Up until now Xonad is
known as a DJ that played heavy d’n’b music with
extreme speed, raw distortion and experimental noise. 

URL: 
http://www.myspace.com/xonad  
http://xonad.multiply.com/music

Souldelay
This band was formed in year 2005 as a result from an
on going experimentation made by its personnel. After
several research and experimentation, they decided to
plays in trio format involving Indra (beat keeper,
sound designer), Gigi (Glitch, Vocal) and Bueno
(analog bass). Their music heavily resemblance some
influence from Tahiti 80, Telefon tel aviv, Apparat,
N.E.R.D, In flames, Manitoba, LO-FI FnK, M83, B.
Fleischmann, Milosh, Helios, Boards of Canada, Alva
Noto and many more.

URL:	
http://myspace.com/souldelayer

Ape on the Roof 
Ape on the Roof was started as collaborative project
from Utari Syaukat and Aghi Naratama when they studied
at Seattle. Their music explores acoustic and
electronic sound, accompanied by Tari’s voice who
often wrote lyrics that plays with imaginary symbol
and irony; besides her personal criticism on daily
Jakarta’s urban surroundings. Their first self-titled
album (Ape on the Roof, 2003), gain some positive
response from music fans in Seattle. After they reside
in Jakarta, they continue the collaborative project.
This time they involve more talents from Jakarta’s
music scene, started from DJ OREO a.k.a AGE (The
Jonis), Iman (LAIN, ZEKE & THE POPO), Bemby Gusti
(LAIN, SORE), Lens (THE MISKINS), Fe (ex JINGGA),
Batman (Goodnite Electric), Agrikulture (DJ ANTON, DJ
HOGI), and Junko (HERDY, DJ WINKY).

Biosampler
The year 2000 was the early stage of collaborative
meeting from a group of people with similar concern
and interests. An intense gathering in a house that
located in a dense suburban area in Bandung has
emerging into a so-called ‘collective attitude’, which
is regarded as an act of self indulgement through a
creative process. Each member of this collective often
use computer technology, creating piles of works in
some digitalized format of sounds, music, images,
animations, films, etc. From personal activities, it
then has expanded into a collective act to form
artistic composition through the creating sensation of
sounds, light, and space; which is done spontaneously
and sometimes with diverse goal and objective. Some
surprising results often happen from their freedom to
act and create, as well as dialogues and intervention.
What they did has been growing from a daily attitude
into an art performance. For NU SUBSTANCE 2007 they
play in trio, involving Chain Smoking Bastard, Party
Maker Inc. and Dante von Kelly.

URL:
http://projektheterologia.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/biosampler/

Homogenic
Homogenic is a three-piece electronic band from
Bandung – Indonesia. They have released two full
albums. The first one is called Epic Symphony,
released back in 2004. The second one is called Echoes
of the Universe, released back in 2006. Their music is
influenced by the magic of electronic music such as
Mum, Bjork (this is where they got their name), and
Portishead. The most interesting thing from
Homogenic’s music is the perfect match between the
angelic sound comes from their vocalist and
light-electronic elements from their programmers.
Homogenic is songwriter, keyboardist, and programmer
Dina Dellyana, singer Risa Saraswati, and programmer
Grahadea Kusuf. 
URL:	
www.homogenicworld.com 
www.myspace.com/homogenic

Niang aka Chain Smoking Bastard (b. 1975)
Niang is known as multimedia experimentalist that
initiated Biosampler together with Sulasmoro, Xonad,
Pumpung/Punjung, David Stress, Domekide, Gustaff H.
Iskandar, ROIM, Iweng, Hendy Hertiasa and other
friends. One of his personal project is Jaeger Boy
Transistor, an electronic rock music experimentation
that also involving Gustaff H. Iskandar (media artist
& researcher), Egga (graphic designer, media artist &
DJ), Dandy aka Achong (graphic designer and vocalist
of Teenage Death Star) and Hendra (electronic music
producer and former initiator of Rock ‘n’ Roll Mafia).
Besides working on some of his own project, Niang also
work as a VJ and part of United Visual Guerilla (UVG)
and often plays in Bandung, Jakarta and Singapore.

URL:
http://www.diskomport.multiply.com

Gustaff H. Iskandar aka Dante von Kelly (b. 1974)
Gustaff H. Iskandar, graduated in 1999 from Fine Arts
Department, Bandung Institute of Technology. Starting
from 1999, Gustaff entered art management scene,
wrote, participated in some visual art exhibitions and
organized publishing of Trolley Magazine for some
years. By the end of 2001, along with R.E. Hartanto
and T. Reza Ismail, he founded Bandung Center for New
Media Arts, an organization that are focusing on the
development of media art & multidisciplinary artistic
practice in Indonesia. Having partnership with his
wife, Reina Wulansari, and other colleagues, Gustaff
is working on his art, working for the organization,
curates exhibition, write and speak on discussions and
symposiums. In year 2003 he developed Common Room
Networks Foundation (http://www.commonroom.info), an
artist initiative space that are co-organized together
by Bandung Center for New Media Arts & Tobucil.
Gustaff currently lives and works in Bandung -
Indonesia. Selected project and exhibition consist:
International Symposium for Electronic Arts/ ISEA2004
(Helsinki – FI, 2004); Place, Ground & Practice
(Auckland – NZ, 2005) and Futuresonic Festival 2006,
(Manchester – UK, 2006).

URL
http://www.projektheterologia.wordpress.com
http://www.heterologia.multiply.com

Elang EBY. (b. 1981)
After discontinuing his study at Law Faculty Unisba,
Elang decided to follow his path in music. For quite
sometime, Elang has interested to explore sound by
using analog and digital equipment. To fulfill his
passion, he formed Tragicomedy (1999-2001), Poliester
Embassy (2002 – now) and Alphawaves (2006 – now). He
also often works together with Evan (Storn),
instrument designer and hardware builder for analog
and digital instrument. One of his works is modified
theremin, which is basically being developep after
original theremin that was made in year 1919 by Leon
Theremin (1896-1993). If the original theremin uses
radio signal as its proximity sensor, the new version
were equipped with modern chip so it can reach higher
frequency. This modified theremin allows us to explore
shine wave, which are similar to violin sound. Not
only that, it can also produce pulse wave for lower
pitch.   

Hendy Hertiasa aka Party Maker Inc. (b. 1970) and NRZ
(b. 1979)
Hendy Hertiasa aka Party Maker Inc. were known as
graphic designer besides works as a lecture at Visual
Communication Design, FSRD – ITB. Up until now, he
often involves himself in some collaborative project
with Biosampler, a multimedia performance group that
was being established in year 2000. During that
period, he initiated a collaborative project with
Nurus Syaifullah aka NRZ (b. 1979) who receive a
degree in year 2003 from Physics Department at ITB.
Together, they started to applied experimentation on
sensor technology, particularly on ultrasonic sensor.
The first prototype that was made by NRZ are being
used for the first time by Hendy during Insomnia48, a
visual arts project that was held at the Old
Parliament House (Singapore, 2004). He perform
together with Biosampler under the project called
no_placia, which also involves Sulasmoro, Ademus,
Gustaff H. Iskandar, Chain Smoking Bastard and KRSGT.

**This program is being initiated by Common Room
Networks Foundation, NexxG and CCF Bandung. More
information please contact: Nunung at 022-70800620

Common Room Network Foundation
Jl. Kyai Gede Utama No. 8
Bandung – 40132
West Java – Indonesia
PH. 022-70800620
Fax. 022-2503404
URL: 
http://www.commonroom.info
http://www.projektheterologia.wordpress.com


 
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