Pridružite nam se na radionici Johna Richardsa – Dirty Electronics koja istražuje koncept kritičke sinteze zvuka kroz izradu DIY verzije MORE ROAR!-a, digitalnog sintisajzera izgrađenog pomoću sićušnog mikroprocesora. Radionica se odvija u ponedjeljak, 26. svibnja 2025. od 18:00 sati u Radioni.
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Sintisajzer MORE ROAR! je entropičan uređaj. Što ga više svirate, to se njegovi zvukovi više degradiraju i preslažuju. Svako ponovno pokretanje, drugačija je stopa degradacije. ‘Sirovi’ zvuk pretvoren u buku i tišinu. Može se smatrati ‘idio-sintezom’, digitalnom sintezom zvuka na razini sličnoj materijalu koja se fokusira na idiosinkrazije i ograničenja određenog čipa.
Ovje pokrivamo i neke istaknute teme koje uključuju potrošačku kulturu, širenje značajki, preopterećenje informacijama, višak i otpad, otpad na razini materijala i resursa. Buka i nered te tehnološko i samoodređenje također su remixirani.
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MORE ROAR! Synth nastaje kao suradnja s inženjerkom i aktivisticom Agnes Cameron.
Izgradite sirovi zvuk…
Drvo, čavli, mikrokontroler
Lem, žica, komponente
Dodir, valna tablica, buka
Prijaviti se možete do nedjelje, 25. svibnja 2025. točno u ponoć na poveznici: https://forms.gle/DvJZNp9nNGoKyfVt5
Kotizacija iznosi 20 EURA i svoj synth nosite kući.
Nakon potvrde o osiguranom mjestu na radionici, plaćanje iste obavljate na sljedeći način:
– općom uplatnicom ili e-bankarstvom
– pod platitelj upišite svoje podatke (ime, prezime i adresu)
– pod primatelj upišite Udruga za razvoj ‘uradi sam’ kulture – Radiona, Kozjačka 41, 10 090 Zagreb, na račun: IBAN: HR2123600001102369684
– opis plaćanja: uvijek navedite naziv radionice (Radionica MORE ROAR!)
– kopiju uplatnice donosite prvi dan radionice i predajete voditelju radionice ili šaljete na e-mail: edu.radiona.org@gmail.com
– GOTOVINU NE PRIMAMO
John Richards najpoznatiji je po svom radu kao Dirty Electronics bavi se izvođenjem elektroničke glazbe za velike grupe i izdradom DIY elektronike. To je uglavnom fluidna, živa praksa povezana s idejama radionica/instalacija i performansa/instalacije. Kao Dirty Electronics, stvarao je zvučne uređaje za razne umjetničke organizacije i festivale, a najznačajniji je sintesajzer za Mute Records. Njegov rad pomiče granice između glazbe, performansa, elektronike i grafičkog dizajna te kao transdisciplinaran umjetnik s društveno-političkom dimenzijom. Također, napisao je brojne tekstove o DIY praksama, izvedbi elektroničke glazbe i materijalnim pristupima u odnosu na zvučnu umjetnost (eng. sound art).
Surađivao je i nastupao s Merzbowom, Pauline Oliveros, Howardom Skemptonom (osnivačem Scratch Orchestra), Gabrielom Prokofjevim, Annom Meredith, Nicholasom Bullenom, Kantom Horiom, Tetsuyom Umedom i Yanom Junom. Ostale značajne suradnje uključuju rad s Rolfom Gehlhaarom (izvorna Stockhausenova grupa), Chrisom Carterom iz Throbbing Gristlea, Keithom Roweom, Anat Ben-Davidom, Makotom Nomurom, Stuom Smithom (ASMO), Dushumeom (Amit D Patel), Maxom Wainwrightom, Timom Shawom i Afrorackom (Brian Bamanya). Godine 2023. objavio je album s Oliverom Torrom za Mille Plateuax. Također je blisko surađivao s ilustratoricom Natalie Kay-Thatcher i filmskim redateljem Johanom Ožvoldom (The Sound is Innocent).
Podržali:
Ministarstvo kulture i medija Republike Hrvatske
Grad Zagreb
Zaklada Kultura nova
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Dirty Electronics: MORE ROAR! Synth – workshop
Join us for a workshop by John Richards – Dirty Electronics which explores the concept of critical sound synthesis through building a DIY version of MORE ROAR!, a digital synthesizer built using a tiny microprocessor. The workshop takes place on Monday, May 26, 2025 from 18:00 at Radiona.
The synth is entropic. The more you play it, the more its sounds degrade, become re-ordered. Every restart, a different rate of degradation. ‘Raw’ sound weathered into noise and silence. It can be thought of as ‘idio-synthesis’, digital sound synthesis at a material-like level that focuses on the idiosyncrasies and limits of a specific chip.
Some themes highlighted include consumer culture, feature creep, information overload, and excess and waste, waste at a material and resource level. Noise and disorder and technological- and self-determinism are also in the mix.
MORE ROAR! a collaboration with engineer and activist Agnes Cameron.
Build raw sound …
Wood, nails, microcontroller
Solder, wire, components
Touch, wavetable, noise
You can register until Sunday, May 25, 2025 at midnight at the link: https://forms.gle/DvJZNp9nNGoKyfVt5
The registration fee is 20 EURO and you take your synth home.
After confirming your place at the workshop, you can pay for it in the following way:
– by general payment slip or e-banking
– under the payer, enter your details (name, surname and address)
– under the recipient, enter the Association for the Development of DIY Culture – Radiona, Kozjačka 41, 10 090 Zagreb, to the account: IBAN: HR2123600001102369684
– payment description: always state the name of the workshop (Monochord More ROAR!)
– bring a copy of the payment slip on the first day of the workshop and hand it over to the workshop leader or send it to: edu.radiona.org@gmail.com
– WE DO NOT ACCEPT CASH
Bio
John Richards is best known for his work as Dirty Electronics that is concerned with the performance of large-group electronic music and DIY electronics. It is mainly a fluid, live practice associated with the ideas of workshop-installation and performance-installation. As Dirty Electronics, he has created sound devices for various arts organisations and festivals, most notably Mute Records. His work pushes the boundaries between music, performance art, electronics, and graphic design and is transdisciplinary as well as having a socio-political dimension. He has also written numerous texts on DIY practices, performance of electronic music, and material approaches in relation to sound art.
Support:
Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia
City of Zagreb
Kultura Nova Foundation