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Event
Matthew Collings / theapplesofenergy
We are proud to present an evening with two of the finest musicians in Scotland in one of the best new venues the city has to offer, the Glad Café.
Matthew Collings
http://cargocollective.com/mcollingsmusic
Tiny delicate moments of intimacy and all-consuming noise; the music of composer and sound artist Matthew Collings is textural, melodic and often sonically overwhelming.
Combining the structures of minimal composition with avant-garde guitar music, Collings uses the amplifier as an instrument and the guitar as a control device for digital processes. Using numbers of 'prepared amplifiers', he coaxes unique sounds by placing bells, rice and wood directly onto the speaker cone and manipulating the physical vibrations with his fingers, producing a highly visual and physical performance.
Collings has already found considerable praise from the international community for his previous releases under the curious moniker Sketches for Albinos, releasing three full lengths albums in the US, UK and Japan.
Prior to this he was based in Iceland, working with respected artists and producers on the Bedroom Community Label, notably composer Ben Frost, who produced his forthcoming debut 'Splintered Instruments'.
His work for films includes a specially commissioned live score for Dziga Vertov's 1929 silent classic, 'The Man with the Movie Camera' for the Reykjavik Design Festival (2010) and an invitation to work on 'The Invisibles' (2010), a commission from Amnesty International with Ben Frost, featuring Gael Garcia Bernal. His score for Hákon Palssons film 'Guilt' was recently performed at the opening of the Glasgow Short Film Festival.
His work has also featured in Installations at Glasgow City Halls (2011), Dundee Neon Digital Arts Festival (2010, UK), Burning Man Festival (2010, USA), Chattanooga Gallery of Contemporary Art (2010, USA), Icelandic Academy of Arts (Iceland, 2009) and Manipulate Festival (UK, 2011).
He has performed alongside many respected artists in his field, including Tim Hecker, Ben Frost, Chris Corsano, Nico Muhly and Jasper TX.
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"Collings' hit the ground running approach lends weight, purpose and propulsion to his still controlled display of mood-led widescreen sound-shards. At times the electronic stabs gallop along like a po-mo spaghetti western, at others, synthesised zithers and horns come on like a deconstructed noir as played by Godspeed You! Black Emperor." - THE LIST
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theapplesofenergy
http://facebook.com/theapplesofenergy
Steven Gribbin has been performing as theapplesofenergy since 2007 / recording since 2004. In November 2011 we proudly released both his and our debut album and it is a very beautiful thing indeed. His live performances are now entirely improvised and involve many instruments / tape machines / layers / techniques / emotions.
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LocationGlad Café
1006a Pollockshaws Road, Shawlands.
Glasgow G41 2HG
United Kingdom
Categories
| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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