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Thursday, October 8th - Sustain & ReleaseBios, Pireos 84, Athens
Starts 22:00 | Free Entrance
An immersive, experimental concert evening to kick off the SONOTOPIA program, featuring the veteran of sustainable “mechanical orchestras” in his first appearance in Athens in more than a decade, followed by an intense noise transmission from the European north.
Pierre Bastien - Live
Pierre Bastien builds his own machineries, at the cross between music and visual art that blends live trumpet sounds with screen projections of on-site, mechanical sound sculptures in a very poetic way. His work is described as “a timeless sounding orchestra, both futuristic and slightly dada, conjuring ancient traditions in its surprisingly sensuous music.”
Bastien has been called a “mad musical scientist with a celebrity following” by The Guardian. Collaborating in the past with filmmaker Pierrick Sorin, fashion designer Issey Miyake, singer and composer Robert Wyatt and Aphex Twin (who released three of his albums on his label Rephlex) to name a few, he is one of the most influential experimental musicians working in the field. In 1986 he formed his own self made one man orchestra, Mecanium and made over 30 records over the years.
https://pierrebastien.bandcamp.com/
Ivanol - Live
Ivanol is following the trends of anti-music. The noise soundscapes do not use melody, harmony or tempo. Subtle sounds of crackles meet brutal attacks of fuzzed bassy noise. The performance is improvised – you never know what you get. Ivanol is based in Copenhagen and is loosely connected to the noise scene around Mayhem and Supernoise. The performance at Supernoise X in 2025 will be released in the fall of 2026.
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SONOTOPIA - The Soundtrack to Bautopia Festival
This years’ seventh edition of ECHN’s annual BAUTOPIA event is the largest to date. It is a culture and creativity festival in the true sense of the word, with numerous programs across different venues, including exhibitions, guided tours, book launches and special activities. It is only logical that it also presents its own music programming, across the venues Bios, Romantso, Latraac and Plex.
Learn more about BAUTOPIA:
https://bautopia.creativehubs.net/
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BIOS exploring urban culture, Πειραιώς 84, 104 35 Αθήνα, Ελλάδα, Athens, Greece
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