Re: [microsound] paris

[·e·v·a*r·e·v·o·x· <eva-revox@xxxxxxx>]

hey neil,

if you're around, you should pass by WAVE recordshop where i'm currently
working (but only once or twice a week). There's a few independent stores
worth visiting such as BIMBO TOWER, L'OEIL DU SILENCE or KATAPULT. There's
not that many interesting venues - sadly the Batofar is about to close - ,
but there's more and more small art spaces, which allow curious people to
see small concerts, performances or installations. It seems like there's
more and more interest towards electronic music in the realm of contemporar=
y
art, giving more and more grants to music related projects - sometimes a
little overhyped and fake, cause most of the mundane art world has no clue
of what underground is about, but is at last half-opening its doors -  and
we don't wanna "spit in the soup", do we ??
Herv=E9 owns a very fine label, as great others like Deco and Evenement.
Keep in mind those names:  SOGAR, FABRIQUE DE COULEURS, DISCOM, TEAMTENDO,
PORT RADIUM, VICNET, EXCH POP TRUE, GEL:, KAP BAMBINO, GROUP_GRIS, BEFFROI,
VS_PRICE, B.I.A.S., MY JAZZY CHILD, ERICH ZAHN, DDAMAGE, ORGAN, NOAK KATOI,
O.LAMM, HYPO, FEADZ, VLAD, OCTET, ENSEMBLE, CRASH NORMAL, ELECTRONICAT,
ULTRA MILKMAIDS, BATTERY OPERATED, TARLOSE, CEDRIC PIGOT, VINCENT EPPLAY...
they're  all part (well,some way or another, even if they sound totally
different, which means  you can't really pack them in tha same lucky bag) o=
f
an expanding scene w/ plenty of interesting newcomers - it builds up slowly
but surely, and it seems more and more open-minded and interconnected, from
the most fucked-up experimental noise to the sweet and sour digipop, withou=
t
neglecting so-called IDM and concrete music (as the important output of
METAMKINE in grenoble). i think it's very positive to make that kind of
correlation - working with people out of contemporary dance, performance or
conceptual art, perverted (beautified?) w/ a healthy dose of punkish
spontaneity.=20
[Maybe we  just need more artists and less ART, as well as a more creative
use of technology rather than technology for the sake of it.
Not a statement, just a personal opinion...]
There's a huge techno/breakcore related scene as well, for the best and
(more often) the worst. I bet too there's quite a few unknown
electro-acoustic composers lying in the dark somewhere, slapping themselves
every morning w/ some old recording of Boulez.
As a resume, i think you should just meet the right people to introduce you
to that small world, that doesn't need to mention Deleuze every 2 seconds t=
o
make great music.
check as well that amazing festival for headphones taking place in a
parisian flat every summer: http://placard5.dokidoki.fr/

what else can i say ??? well...welcome !!!

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julien // eva revox

le 25/11/02 2:24, neil@xxxxxxxxxxxx =E0 neil@xxxxxxxxxxxx a =E9crit=A0:

> On Sun, 24 Nov 2002, listinfo wrote:
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>> hi neil,
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>> the response of bastien is not really actual and pertinent i think it's
>> because he don't live in paris .
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> this is what I thought I dint take it seriously so no need to worry
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>> about the scene there's a pretty big avant pop electronic music with act=
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>> suspension/clapping music, i create a label last year called List
>> http://www.list-en.com, who's just released Sogar "stengel" cd and will
>> release the Mou, Lips ! "peanuts..." in january .
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> cool this is good to hear since Im a music maker, its always important fo=
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> there to be local label support for local music.
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>> the venues is another thing, the batofar will be closed in late december=
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>> beaubourg or fondation cartier are not really music oriented places,
>> concerts are more ponctual .
>> there's some gallery where you can make concerts like the purple institu=
te
>> or console from time to time .
>> i really hope that le palais de tokyo will remake concerts ( they stop f=
or
>> security problem or i think because of the politics of the new governmen=
t
>> who don't care a lot about this kind of culture).
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> thats to bad as I like to play out often and I equally like to put on
> shows... looks like I would have to make friends with people in teh art
> galleries... is the who run the purple institute originally candians?
> there was this interesting gallery/artist co-op in toronto canada 10 year=
s
> ago or maybe longer by that same name and the people who ran it
> disappeared. I wounder if this is people who I know.
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>> yes, life is expensive in paris but less than in new york or london for =
sure
>> .
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> this is good to hear, I heard that its cheaper then london whicb is good
> to hear. Im living in Montreal right now and life is very cheap so this i=
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> all part of my dission making process...
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>> the national front is a cancer for france but i think this is one we can
>> kill, a big majority of french are totally opposed to them and more in p=
aris
>> than in the rest of france, excuse me but i don't think that georges.w.b=
ush
>> is a lot better than le pen who is not president or even in the french
>> parliament !
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> this is true but Im not american, I live in canada and find both le pen
> and bush to be sad excuses for political leaders... as for the NF at elas=
t
> your telling me that there is oposition to this cancer... as being of
> jewish background does not play very favorbly in the eyes of NF members..
> ;)
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>> for a 20 m3 in the center of paris, you will pay 450-500 euros ( 1 dolla=
r is
>> around  0,80 euro now), you can't be payed under 900 euros a month, a co=
ffe
>> is around 2 euros etc...
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> how much is transportation, like a monthly metro pass or bus pass?
> is there places to live that are in waling distence from the center of
> paris that are not to costly?
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>> there's a good social system too .
>> it depends on what you expect in france but you can live well with 1400-=
1500
>> euros .
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> 1500 euros is living well meaning what exactly?
> does that mean, this pays my rent and expensis and I never have money to
> do any thing or does 1500 a month mean I can do things, go to a gig,
> dinner or buy a cd every so often?
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> thanks for the info
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> neil
> aka naw
> www.noisefactroyrecords.com
> www.pieheadrecords.com
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>> best wishes
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>> herv=E9 / List
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