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CSTC X IKLECTIK presents,Phill Niblock (1933-2024): a UK Tribute
2 hours non-stop event featuring music and film by Phill Niblock with live performance by Loré Lixenberg (voice), Rhodri Davies (electric harp), Susan Stenger (flute, electric guitar); An improvisatory set remembering Niblock with Katherine Liberovskaya (live video), Rie Nakajima (self made sound devices), Tim Shaw (electronics).
Wednesday 25th April 2024 | Doors: 6pm - Starts: 6:30pm
Great Hall, Goldsmiths University 8 Lewisham Way, London SE14 6NW
CSTC X IKLECTIK presents 2 nights of live music to pay homage to Phill Niblock, a true visionary whose work transcended boundaries and continues to inspire generations.
Join us on April 25th and 29th at Goldsmiths University in commemorating the life and groundbreaking work of Phill Niblock, the influential New York composer and visual artist whose minimalist creations reshaped the sonic landscape. Niblock, known for his hauntingly beautiful compositions incorporating drones, microtones, and an eclectic array of instruments, passed away in January in Manhattan at the age of 90.
In December 2023, at Goldsmiths, we were in close contact with Phill Niblock and Katherine Liberovskaya to aid with the production of their opera, Hammettlogue, based on the writings of hard-boiled American detective novelist, Dashiell Hammett in view of a premier at Ostrava New Opera Days. The plan was to support the project with video production and a first performance of excerpts of the opera as work-in-progress.
After news of Phill’s death, Atau Tanaka sent his condolences to Katherine, who expressed her desire to continue with the project. This embodied Phill’s spirit to never stop. A work-in-progress performance of a new opera therefore continues – The show must go on! – and has become very organically, the London memorial concert for Phill with a broad community of collaborators, and with it, the presentation of excerpts of his first posthumous work.
Despite having no formal musical training, Niblock rose to prominence as a leading figure in experimental music, founding Experimental Intermedia in the 1970s alongside choreographer Elaine Summers. His loft on Centre Street became a hub for boundary-pushing artists, including luminaries like John Cage and Thurston Moore, who found inspiration in Niblock's immersive performances.
Join us for two evenings of reflection and celebration.
Performers:
Katherine Liberovskaya
Katherine Liberovskaya is a Canadian intermedia artist based in NYC. Involved in experimental video since the 80's, she has produced numerous single-channel video art pieces, video installations and video performances, as well as works in other media, that have been shown around the world. Since 2001 her work predominantly focuses on the intersection of moving image with sound/music in various both ephemeral and fixed forms (projections, installations, performances), notably through collaborations with many composers and sound artists in improvised live video+sound concert situations where her live visuals seek to create improvisatory "music" for the eyes. For over 22 years she collaborated with composer/intermedia artist Phill Niblock on various live, video and installation projects.
https://vimeo.com/91545381
Loré Lixenberg
Alongside her interpretive & improvisation voice practice, Lixenberg's vocal compositional practice has three major features. Firstly, exploring voice & language through birsong (‘BIRD ‘ and ‘THE BIRD STUDIES), secondly, drawing on socially engaged practices ( PRET A CHANTER, THE VOICE PARTY) and thirdly, exploring digital technologies and apps for their operatic dramatic potential creating a new form - the APP-ERA.
www.lorelixenberg.art
Susan Stenger
Susan Stenger is a sound artist whose practice transcends boundaries. An accomplished flautist and specialist in performing the music of John Cage and Phill Niblock, she was also a founder of wall-of-guitars group Band of Susans and all-bass art band Big Bottom. She has collaborated with an eclectic range of artists, including dancer/choreographer Michael Clark, writer Iain Sinclair, scrap-metal percussionist FM Einheit, and visual artists Jesse Jones and Ailbhe Ní Bhriain. Her layered soundtracks and installations embrace forms, patterns and systems from both the natural world and human constructs and have been exhibited internationally in major museums and festivals.
https://www.robertposs.com/susan-stenger
Tim Shaw
Artist Tim Shaw works with sound, light, and communication media to create performances, installations, and site-responsive interventions. His practice spans environmental sound art, media archaeology, walking, and installation making. Previously, Tim has created augmented soundwalks, designed performances for high voltage devices, broadcast radio through trees, listened to network latency, and extracted musical material from rocks. He frequently presents his work at festivals, in forests, caves, warehouses, up mountains, and in museums and art galleries all over the world.
https://tim-shaw.info/
Rhodri Davies
Davies plays harp, bray harp, horsehair harp, electric harp and builds wind, water, ice, dry ice and fire harp installations and has released seven solo albums. Regular groups include: HEN OGLEDD, Cranc, Common Objects and Davies/Butcher. He has worked with the following artists: David Sylvian, Jenny Hval, Derek Bailey, Sofia Jernberg, Lina Lapelyte, Pat Thomas and Simon H. Fell. New solo harp pieces have been composed for him by: Eliane Radigue, Christian Wolff, Carole Finer, Philip Corner, Phill Niblock, Ben Patterson, Alison Knowles, Mieko Shiomi and Yasunao Tone.
https://rhodridavies.bandcamp.com/music
Rie Nakajima
an artist based in London. She creates sounds indoor or outdoor spaces using combination of motorised devices and daily objects. It can be installation or performance. Fusing sculpture and sound, her artistic practice is open to chance and the influence of others. Her first major solo exhibition was held at IKON Gallery in Birmingham in 2018. She has also worked with Museo Vostell Malpartida (Cáceres), Association de Le Cyclop (Milly la Forêt), ShugoArts (Tokyo), Donaueschinger Music Festival (Donaueschinger), and Cafe OTO (London).
www.rienakajima.com
Photo by Katherine Liberovskaya
Sound system powered by IKLECTIK
CSTC, the Centre for Sound Technology & Culture, and IKLECTIK, nonprofit creative organisation supporting experimental sound, art and technology, join forces to create educational events, workshops, lectures and immersive experiences that resonate with audiences and inspire new forms of expression.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Goldsmiths, University of London, Goldsmiths College Students Union, Dixon Road, London, SE14 6, United Kingdom,London, United Kingdom
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