16 Dec 2012
Sound Development City Expedition Book 2012 PUBLICATION
Sound Development City Book

The Sound Development City Expedition Book 2012 has just been published. Sound Development City project, commissioned by Swiss cultural agency Sound Development was a series of residencies in Berlin, London and Zürich in the summer of 2012, during which 11 artists created new work individually and collaboratiely. The project featured a diverse range of practitioners from fields such as visual art, sound art, music, architecture and theatre, as well as workshops and presentations by artists including Sam Auinger, Mediengruppe Bitnik and Steve Goodman and Toby Heys.
Sound Development City Expedition Book 2012
Sound Development, Zürich, Switzerland
3 Dec 2012
121203_zan CURATION / PERFORMANCE
Zan Lyons: Live A/V and Strings
Quayola and Matthias Kispert with Gregor Riddell: Strata Live

D-Fuse are presenting the programme a/vant-garde, a series of live audiovisual performances at Kings Place in London this autumn. The third in the series features violinist, producer and film maker Zan Lyons's show Live A/V and Strings, as well as Quayola's Strata Live with music by Matthias Kispert, with cellist Gregor Riddell. The evening starts with a screening of an extract of the D-Fuse video performance for Steve Reich's Desert Music with the London Symphony Orchestra.
D-Fuse and Live Cinema Foundation present:
a/vant-garde
Kings Place, London, UK
Dec 2012 – Jan 2013
Screens in the Wild RESEARCH / WORKSHOPS
Brief Encounters/Close-Up

As a next instalment of work about everyday life, D-Fuse are working with researchers from the Bartlett School of Architecture and the University of Nottingham. Screens in the Wild is a project incorporating a series of architectural interfaces in East London and Nottingham neighbourhoods, which use broadcast media and interactive technologies to enhance real world connections, add value to the daily experience of the urban environment, foster community participation and ownership of the urban space. In a number of workshops D-Fuse are building a collection of photos and descriptions that show the area from the view of the people who live there.
Screens in the Wild
London/Nottingham, UK
24 – 30 Nov 2012
Multiplicidade RESIDENCY / PERFORMANCE / EXHIBITION
Tektōn | Brief Encounters/By the Meter | Storylines: Rio de Janeiro | Pathways: King's Cross

D-Fuse have been invited to Rio de Janeiro by the Multiplicidade Festival and the British Council to perform our new live cinema piece Tektōn at Oi Futuro. The event also features an exhibition of the D-Fuse pieces Brief Encounters/By the Meter, Topographies: Rio de Janeiro (in progress), and Pathways: King's Cross. In the days leading up to the exhibition, D-Fuse will collect new material for Brief Encounters/By the Meter and start working on Storylines: Rio de Janeiro.
Multiplicidade
Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21 Nov 2012
Material Studies PERFORMANCE
Material Studies Live Audiovisual Mix

The Material Studies group will be creating a live mix from audio and visual materials collected during our anarchic Material Studies improvisation workshops that were held at Sound//Space, SoundFjord's pop-up record store and community hub at V22 Summer Club in London. The performance is part of a Sprawl night at Cafe Oto also featuring Jasmina Maschina and Adam Bohman. More info and tickets here.
Sprawl
Cafe Oto, London, UK
19 Nov 2012
D-Fuse Particle CURATION / PERFORMANCE
D-Fuse: Particle
Stuart Crundwell: Brutal

D-Fuse are presenting the programme a/vant-garde, a series of live audiovisual performances at Kings Place in London this autumn. The second evening features the D-Fuse performance Particle with special guest Mark Beazley from the band Rothko on bass, as well as a live show of D-Fuse founding member Stuart Crundwell's piece Brutal. The evening will start with a screening of the D-Fuse film Brilliant City.
D-Fuse and Live Cinema Foundation present:
a/vant-garde
Kings Place, London, UK
3 Nov 2012
Material Studies WORKSHOP
Material Studies

The Material Studies workshop involves playful exploration of the sounds within matter through improvisation with everyday objects. The project is being developed with Blanca Regina and Andrew Riley. The next workshop will take place at SoundFjord in London, with the material paper and special guest Daichi Yoshikawa.
Material Studies
SoundFjord, London, UK
24 Oct 2012
basic.fm RADIO TRANSMISSION
Material Studies Session 1: Metal (F-Hall)

An extract from the recording of Material Studies Session 1, from 27 May 2012 at V22 Summer Club in London, is being transmitted on basic.fm at 4:51 pm, as part of the 128kbps objects series curated by or-bits. basic.fm is an internet radio project based at Pixel Palace in Newcastle. Participants on the recording: bassik, Josh Baum, Emma de Massi, Ryan Jordan, Matthias Kispert, Thorsten Knaub, Blanca Regina, Andrew Riley. More info here.
128kbps objects
basic.fm, Newcastle, UK
13 Oct 2012
Material Studies WORKSHOP
Material Studies

The Material Studies workshop involves playful exploration of the sounds within matter through improvisation with everyday objects. The project is being developed with Blanca Regina and Andrew Riley. The next workshop will use the material ceramics and will take place at SoundFjord in London.
Material Studies
SoundFjord, London, UK
8 Oct 2012
Max Hattler CURATION / PERFORMANCE
Max Hattler and Mikhail Karikis
D-Fuse and Labmeta: Tekton

D-Fuse are presenting the programme a/vant-garde, a series of live audiovisual performances at Kings Place in London this autumn. The first of the series features a collaboration between experimental animator and media artist Max Hattler and composer Mikhail Karikis, as well as the first ever live performance of the D-Fuse and Labmeta collaboration Cylinder. The D-Fuse project Pathways: King's Cross will be screened at the beginning of the evening.
D-Fuse and Live Cinema Foundation present:
a/vant-garde
Kings Place, London, UK
4 – 8 Oct 2012
Inverted Worlds TALK / PERFORMANCE
Discontent

I will be presenting a talk and performance about the sound of protest at the conference Inverted Worlds: Congress on Cultural Motion in the Arab Region at the Orient Institut Beirut, Lebanon, on 5th October. The presentation will be followed by a short performance of "Discontent", a new audio piece made from recordings of protests collected during more than 10 years.
Inverted Worlds: Congress on Cultural Motion in the Arab Region
Orient Institut Beirut, Lebanon
Oct – Dec 2012
BA Sound Art and Design LECTURE SERIES
A Sense of Place

As for the past 7 years, I am delivering a 9-week lecture series titled A Sense of Place to BA Sound Art and Design students at London College of Communication/University of the Arts London. The module introduces students to concepts, working strategies, and artist work relating to sound and the environment.
BA Sound Art and Design
London College of Communication/University of the Arts, London, UK
1 Oct 2012
Reflections on Process in Sound TEXT
Audio-Vision in Realtime: Evaluating the Working Process of D-Fuse

An article about the working process of D-Fuse will be published in the online magazine Reflections on Process in Sound by Iris Garrelfs.
Reflections on Process in Sound
London, UK
26 – 29 Sep 2012
Sound Development City RESIDENCY
Sound Development City

D-Fuse will be visiting Zürich for a short residency for the Sound Development City project, commissioned by Swiss cultural agency Sound Development. The project features a diverse range of practitioners from fields such as visual art, sound art, music, architecture and theatre, as well as workshops and presentations by artists including Sam Auinger, Mediengruppe Bitnik and Steve Goodman and Toby Heys.
Sound Development City
Zürich, Switzerland
7 Sep 2012
Hackney Film Festival PERFORMANCE
Banquet

My live cinema performance Banquet, a collaboration with Blanca Regina, will be showing at the opening night of the Hackney Film Festival at New Empowering Church, London, UK. The evening also features performances by Scanner and The Light Surgeons, among others.
Hackney Film Festival
New Empowering Church, London, UK
5 – 8 Sep 2012
Sound Development City RESIDENCY
Sound Development City

D-Fuse will be part of the London residency for the Sound Development City project, commissioned by Swiss cultural agency Sound Development. The project features a diverse range of practitioners from fields such as visual art, sound art, music, architecture and theatre, as well as workshops and presentations by artists including Sam Auinger, Mediengruppe Bitnik and Steve Goodman and Toby Heys. Work created during the residency will be presented on 8 September at The White Building and at performancespace.
Sound Development City
London, UK
15 – 18 Aug 2012
Sound Development City RESIDENCY
Sound Development City

D-Fuse will be visiting Berlin for a short residency for the Sound Development City project, commissioned by Swiss cultural agency Sound Development. The project features a diverse range of practitioners from fields such as visual art, sound art, music, architecture and theatre, as well as workshops and presentations by artists including Sam Auinger, Mediengruppe Bitnik and Steve Goodman and Toby Heys. Work produced during the residency will be presented at The Wye on 18 August from 7pm.
Sound Development City
Berlin, Germany
14 Aug 2012
SignalVoid RELEASE
Antiwar | Caffeine | Shanghai Noon

3 tracks based on recording 'mistakes' have been included on the compilation SignalVoid by Jack Chuter from ATTN Magazine. SignalVoid consists of 263 1-minute tracks, can be downloaded for free here (MP3) or here (FLAC), and memory sticks can be bought here.
SignalVoid
ATTN Magazine, London, UK
27 Jul 2012
Nolympic Re/opening PERFORMANCE
Nolympic Re/opening

Matthias Kispert is remixing the sound of the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics live with Blanca Regina at Cul de Sac Gallery, London. The remix will be streamed live from the gallery website, so audiences can listen to the remix while watching the ceremony at home.
Nolympic Opening
Cul de Sac Gallery, London, UK
30 Jun 2012
RadiaLx RADIO TRANSMISSION
Brief Encounters/Life in Edits

Matthias Kispert's audio documentary Brief Encounters/Life in Edits, about Brick Lane in the East End of London, will be transmitted for late night listeners as part of the RadiaLx Radio Art Festival in Lisbon on 88.4 FM 30 on Jun at 2:38am. Listen to the online stream here.
RadiaLx Radio Art Festival
Lisbon, Portugal
26 – 27 May 2012
Material Studies WORKSHOP
Material Studies

The first two in a series of Material Studies workshops, with involve a playful exploration of the sounds within matter through improvisation with everyday objects. The project is being developed with Blanca Regina and Andrew Riley, and the workshops are held at SoundFjord's Sound//Space at V22 Summer Club, London, UK. 26 May is an introductory workshop using any material, and 27 May focuses on the sounds of metal, with guest Ryan Jordan. Book tickets here.
SoundFjord Sound//Space
V22 Summer Club, London, UK
1 May 2012
gruen_100_sm2 RELEASE
Anarchy in the UK

My recording Anarchy in the UK, of a riot in London in 2001, has been released on Gruenrekorder's compilation Somewhere on the Edge, which marks the 100th release of the label. Consisting of 47 tracks with a total duration of over 531 minutes, Somewhere on the Edge is a collection of pieces on political, cultural, ecological or scientific themes and can be downloaded here.
Somewhere on the Edge // Download Compilation
Gruenrekorder, Germany
11 Apr 2012
Störung: Sound + Visual Art RELEASE
Gradualism

The D-Fuse audio-visual track Gradualism has been released on the Barcelona-based Störung label. The DVD+book package Störung: Sound + Visual Art also contains pieces by Paul Prudence + Francisco López, and Kim Cascone.
Störung: Sound + Visual Art // DVD + Book
Störung, Barcelona, Spain
19 Mar – 8 May 2012
Strata #4 INSTALLATION
Strata #4 / Topologies

The Quayola installations Strata #4 and Topologies, with sound by Matthias Kispert, are showing at the first Quayola solo exhibition at Young Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.
Quayola Solo Exhibition
Young Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
16 – 18 Mar 2012
Creators Project INSTALLATION
Strata #4

The Quayola installation Strata #4, with sound by Matthias Kispert, is showing at the Creators Project, Fort Mason, San Francisco, USA.
The Creators Project
Fort Mason, San Francisco, USA
8 – 12 Feb 2012
Musion Academy NOMINATION
Tektōn

D-Fuse's new piece Tektōn, with music by Matthias Kispert and Brun Brown (Swayzak) has been nominated for the music category of the Musion Academy Media Awards. The MAMAs will be presented at Kinetica Art Fair, Ambica P3, London.
Musion Academy Media Awards
Kinetica Art Fair, London, UK
27 Jan 2012
RedSonic PERFORMANCE
Latitude / Particle

D-Fuse double bill: Latitude and Particle live at RedSonic Festival at the Red Gallery, 3 Rivington Street in London. A Guy Called Gerald will perform later the same evening. Other performers at the 11-day festival include Michel Chion and David Toop.
RedSonic Festival
Red Gallery, London, UK