slow presents: International Laptop Battle

matthew slow · Post by **matthew slow** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:10 am

We're doing this thing at The Marquee on Monday 18th July. Three obscure yet exciting artists from Hamburg in the Germany are coming to take on Norwich's indietronic vanguard in an audio-visual punch-up.

All this for only three pounds - we're practically giving it away!

the visitors:
incite/ - a Hamburg-based audio-visual duo. They play bone-dry minimal electronics, fragmented slomo grooves and abstract rhythmic arrangements synced with abstract videos. The tracks sound very much loop based though no two bars are alike.

GradCom - the music of GradCom acts similar to an acoustic microscope: fragments of acoustic sources, be it instruments or any other vibrating object, are stretched and distorted, low frequency drones raise up to a physically menacing substance.

Axiomatic Integration - experimental electronics. Melodic parts evolve out of noisy elements, pictures are broken by abstract forms, grainy sounds are combined with clear ones, organic structures transform into concrete objects, calm intros step up into aggressive sequences.

the locals:
Hoofus - the poster boy of Norwich Indietronics. Hasn't played for Slow for a long time, but has now forgiven us for this lapse in our booking policy.

Canadia - mistaking lack of rehearsal for experimentation, this duo (it's usually a duo) really are wasting everybody's time. For this show they have teamed up with visual manipulator Steve's Evil Twin, so at least you'll have some pretty pictures to look at while you're trying to block the noise out.

jonny jj winter · Post by **jonny jj winter** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:24 pm

can't come.
i'm in hamburg then.

setwin · Post by **setwin** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:39 pm

oh the irony

matthew slow · Post by **matthew slow** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:29 pm

it's this monday people!

(also watch out for secret appearances by GradCom, AI and Slow DJ team this weekend at a secret recording studio location in the Trowse. we could tell you where but then we'd have to kill you)

ask those in the know - they know you know.

setwin · Post by **setwin** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:42 pm

can't wait

james · Post by **james** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:36 am

This was good fun, thanks to Slow for putting it together.
I thought it was great how his whole live set was improvised and put together using balloons, and the visuals over the whole show were really fitting for the style of beat.