programme

PHILIPPE FAUJAS (F)

Systeme Sonore XI

A sonographic installation

This edition of Lem opens with an installation by this outstanding French artist whose work originally unfolded in the realm of visual arts-he also has a degree in cinematography- and later, from 1990 onwards, developed in the field of sonic creativity. He has worked with Masaki Iwana, butöh dancer, and has presented his Sonic System  in various venues, such as Dublin's Modern Art Museum or Hamburg's Stubniz. Systeme Sonore XI consists in eleven sonographies (sounds displayed in an exhibitory manner -as if they were paintings or photographs). Faujas stresses the fact that his work doesn't belong to the realm music nor to that of audio-art.

Catalogue:

Hommage  à Joseph Part I
Voices Of The West
Untitled 03
Hommage à Joseph Part II
What If It Never Stops.
Un Sursaut Dans La Voix
Une Autre Fois,... Peut- �tre.
Untitled 02
Inside The Machine
Variation Sur Un Th�me Chinois
Untitled 01

Displayed from October the 4th (opening at 8 pm) to the 24th at the
Gracia District Headquarters' Yard, plaça de Rius i Taulet, 2.

CARL STONE (USA)

Currently considered as one of the most prominent figures in American composition, his career unfolds between San Francisco and Japan. His studies in composition with Morton Subotnick and James Tenney led him to exclusively concentrate from 1972 onwards on electronic music; subsequently spread over various continents, the development of his music finally led him -instancing his increasing interest in the Far East- to collaborations with Yuji Takahashi, Kazue Sawai, Michiko Akao and Otomo Yoshihide among others. He has also collaborated with Stelarc and Z'ev. Credited with numerous prizes and commissions in different countries, the music of Carl Stone embodies an extraordinary sensibility, featuring continuous planes which at times evoke or present soundscapes occasionally displayed in spirals of unexpected abstraction. A global keystone to the new music Stone is an imprescindible, popular and advanced artist whose records have been released by a wide range of labels from all over the world.

"Participation of Carl Stone has been made possible in part through support from The Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions, a public private partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. Department of State, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Rockefeller Foundation, with additional support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and administered by Arts International."

October the 4th, 9 pm.
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaça de Rius i Taulet, 2.

CHRISTIAN WOLFARTH (CH)

Diploma in Cookery in the 70s, distinguished pupil of Billy Brooks at Bern's Swiss Jazz School and of Pierre Favre at the Lucerne's conservatory in later decades, Wolfarth is one of those rare instances in which a musician brings together sensibility and technique to an equal extent and one who has deepened in the expressive possibilities of percussion, taking it to seldom frequented dimensions. At times his explorations are hypnotic, deep, and rather physical and, on other occasions, rational and mathematical. His work has often featured collaborations with dancers. In his discography the names of such privileged partners as Hans Koch, Evan Parker, Paul Lovens, Albert Mangelsdorff, Alex von Schlippenbach or Günter Müller stand out.

October the 5th; 9 pm.
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaça de Rius i Taulet, 2.

COLECTIVO HISPANO-SUIZA (E-CH)

Born out of an encounter of musicians and visual artists centred on experimentation with sonic space -held on April 2000- this fortunate dual nationality collective -consolidated around Jesús Turiño (bass, loops), Jan C. Schacher (digital sound, max/msp) and Pelayo F. Arrizabalaga (turntables/wind instruments)- aims to create a dense and energetic music in the line of the most audacious European improvisers. In their music, processed acoustic instruments, lo-fi elements and digital sound sources are organically combined in vast, continuously morphing pieces which often bring back names such as Can or Faust and yet inevitably refer us to the very present.

October the 5th, 10 pm.
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaza de Rius i Taulet, 2

ELI GRAS (BCN)

Founder member of the legendary Obmuz (together with Alain Wergifosse and Quicu Samsó), Gras (bass, prepared guitars, toys, invented instruments and other artifacts) is an artist with a nurtured personal language and a vast background stretching from Greek music and funk, through pop and minimalism, to the broad universe of improvisation, which she uses to articulate a discourse of essential experiences (or, as she likes to put it, animism in relation to sound objects). A world which is also successfully portrayed both in her video graphic and literary works.

October the 5th; 11 pm.
Cafe del Sol, Plaça del Sol, 16
 

BARCELONA'S MUNICIPAL BAND

Once again, the collaboration between Barcelona's Municipal Band and LEM will provide some of the most inspiring moments of the festival. This annual project, held for three consecutive years, will on this occasion feature four different composers  As in previous instances, the nourishing encounter between the powerful wind section of the band and the imagination of these tremendously original musicians will surely cause sparks to fly. Besides, this event will be displayed for first time in the comfort of l'Espai, away from the cold damp Autumn air.

KOJI ASANO (J)

"Fairies In The Wardrobe"   (premiere)

This artist is mainly known in our country in his electronic facet, which this year reached a climax with the release of his excellent quadruple CD The Last Shade of Evening Falls  and the subsequent Quoted Landscape  (Solstice Records). However, the activity of Asano as a composer already had a fruitful relationship with chamber music in the "Megapoles" project by Bruno Letort, which was premiered in Paris by the Smith Quartet in 1999. On this occasion Koji's work will be scored for 60 instruments: disquieting atmospheres and eastern wisdom for Symphonic Band.

October the 6th, 10 pm.
L'Espai, Travessera de Gràcia, 63

PASCAL COMELADE (F)

"L'argot du bruit"

In spite of his reputation as a toys' musician, in the past Comelade never hesitated to compose for ensembles using such instruments nor to carry out adaptations of  Rhythm & Blues classics played in fanfare-like fashion with astounding energy. This facet of the composer reached its peak on May the 1st with the premiere -held in Ceret by eight ensembles (150 musicians)- of L'argot du bruit . This is the very piece that the Municipal Band will be performing in this 2001 Encounter: a new opportunity to meet the world of this creator of lucid dreams in a medium yet unknown to our city and featuring the collaboration of Jakob Draminsky.

October the 6th, 10 pm.
L'Espai, Travessera de Gràcia, 63

PELAYO ARRIZABALAGA, Laredo

" Pieza giratoria " (for symphonic band, electronics and turntable (premiere)
1st movement: El Antra
2nd movement: Máquina
3rd movement: Mesa que gira

For some years now, this tireless sonic agitator has been working in the Swiss electronic scene without, on doing so, parting with his wind instruments. Founder member of Clonicos, he is currently involved in FMOL Trio, an ensemble to which he contributes with a large dose of his inventiveness. Improviser, composer of great sensibility, tireless collaborator in countless projects, he recently composed for countertenor Luis Alves da Silva and had his symphonic work premiered by the Zug's Kadetten Orchester.

October the 6th, 10 pm.
L'Espai, Travessera de Gràcia, 63
 

JOAN SAURA (BCN)

Although Saura is best known in Barcelona as an improviser and sampler player through his activity with the Trio Local, the wide scope of his solo projects, innumerable collaborations, works as composer for both dance projects and film soundtracks embodies a rich and astonishing range. The opportunity of attending the premiere of one of his compositions for Symphonic band constitutes without a doubt yet another attraction for this night of wind and brass.

October the 6th, 10 pm.
L'Espai, Travessera de Gràcia, 63
 
 

UN CADDIE RENVERSÉ DANS L'HERBE (BCN)

One of the various names behind which Dídac P. Lagarriga hides; one of the few Barcelonian artists who has repeatedly managed to cross over discographic boundaries and toured the American continent (notably, his collaboration with poet Edwin Torres), by means of a casual encounter between dada and electronics usually set within a "lounge" atmosphere. Founder of the interesting and forerunner Minim label, he is in charge of the first djeing session of the Festival.

October the 6th, 12 pm.
Mi Bar, Guilleries, 6
 

BELMONDE (Valencia)

Just over two years separate the birth of this project by David Cobas (Vigo, 1975) and Borja Flames (Valencia, 1975) from the excellent results of the recordings released by the group on a promotional basis. Their five year experience -both in composition and live performance- enabled them to create their own Mediterranean scented, soundtrack-like musical language. Their intimate and exquisite world, featuring the collaboration of other musicians, will be presented live. A novelty to be tasted without hesitation.

October the 18th, 10 pm.
Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius, Travessia de Sant Antoni, 6-8.

STEFAN VINCKEVLEUGEL (B)

His enigmatic, independent talent doesn't seem to fit in any trend. Defying classification, torn between traditional music and an extremely subtle use of technology, this poet -who's been compared to Brel- uses Flemish language to create a tragicomic universe; a realm full of surrealistic miniatures often lost in a world of love and pain consisting in songs, poems and instrumental passages among which his soul struggles. His books, records or dramatized live performances are yet unknown in Barcelona: a unique opportunity to meet and enjoy the work by this artist.

October the 18th, 11 p.m.
Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius, Travessia de Sant Antoni, 6-8

CYRIL LEFEBVRE - JOSEPH RACAILLE - JEAN PIERRE ARNOUX (F)

The incredible Cyril Lefebvre (does someone remember the excellent concerts given by this one-man band in the 80's?) comes to Barcelona along with Joseph Racaille, one of the most sensitive and interesting musicians from the neighbouring country (remember ZNR, together with Hector Zazou?) and Jean-Pierre Arnoux on drums. Members of Paris' Ukelele Club since 1982, this luxurious trio -well versed in traditional Hawaian chants, exotic songs and melodies both popular and wise, sorcerers of popular and traditional music- will offer us a long expected concert. Welcome to the legend.

October the 19th, 10 pm.
Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius, Travessia de Sant Antoni, 6-8

RYO CO.  (J)

Born in the tropical rain forest some 61 years ago, daughter of mummy Melange, the tiny Ryo Co. didn't receive an ordinary education. She developed an interest in sound during her sampling adventures among her forest friends. Five years ago she offered her musicianship to the great smoke and after a tour round the karaoke scene, she became a sound engineer. Such is the start of Ryo Co's biography, one of the freshest and most interesting proposals from electronic London endorsed by the best venues and by Exposure Magazine, with whom she produces -along with her Melange label-endless activities -both live performances and sessions. A not-to-be-missed discovery.

October the 19th, 11pm.
Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius, Travessia de Sant Antoni, 6-8

GAMES ADDICTION (Guadalajara)

On how someone found himself in charge of a local radio program in 1996, combined the experience of vinyl with appropriation, playstation sound debris and state-of-the-art software to -four years later- end up formulating this total manipulation project in which lo-fi  and hi-fi  relate to each other through the philosophy of trial and error.

October the 20th, 9 pm.
Cafè del Sol, Plaça del Sol, 16

XMARX (BCN)

Be ready for a suburban session: provocative, demystifying and as full of contrasts as always, a session by this genre manipulator capable of the subtlest irony and yet "atmospheric sorcerer" of cultivated surprise and Gothic minimalism.

October the 20th, 11 pm.
Mi Bar, Guilleries, 6

DISKONO (GB)
Iconoclast stances, homemade electronic underground with large doses of irony by way of presentation of these young multidisciplinary collective. Their "Physical Remix"  questions a wide range of topics; from traditional means of reproducing, composing and displaying musical discourses to the model of the artist as a lonely genius. Their installation-concert ranges from appropriationism to terrorist-like vinyl manipulations. The wide list of national/international artists featured in their remixes of "Wow"  endorses the result.

October the 26th, 10 pm
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaça de Rius i Taulet 2.

MANEL PUGES (BCN)
Here we have one of those key characters, often obscure, that to a large extent support Barcelona's creative scene. Drummer and guitarist of damned, absurd or prophetic bands in the late 70s, he drifted during the 90s towards electronics with the Mohochemie project and subsequently developed his solo activities and collaborations with Enric Casasses and painter Stella Hagemann. The drifting, heavy atmospheres by Pugés-Ulf Yong, display a not to be missed personal and magical sonic universe.

October the 26th, 11 pm
Cafè del Sol, Plaça del Sol, 16

STEVE BUCHANAN (USA)

Inventor of "dental floss" , by which electric guitars sound "as if a flying saucer squadron were bombing the earth" and of "balance" -a system which enables a single alto sax to sound as if it were a hundred saxes, is one of the most intelligent and witty soloists that the New York scene produced in the eighties. The list of his collaborations includes names such as Derek Bailey, Tom Cora, Zeena Parkins, Fred Frith or Bill Laswell. This multi-instrumentalist and outstanding dancer is a real luxury for this year's programe.

October the 27th, 9 pm
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaza de Rius i Taulet 2.

MEI (Valencia)
A project led by Joan Martinez Amenedo pointing in different directions: electronic music stances, video and image creation and performance. During the different stages of its creative evolution Mei has been through the Observatori festival, Centro Reina Sofia, encounters with VJeis, mythical concerts series and venues, such as Radar... The work of someone capable of turning Bach into plunderphonics;  yet to be seen in Barcelona.

October the 27th, 10 pm
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Yard, plaza de Rius i Taulet 2.

ARSONAL SYSTEM (BCN)

The center for the diffusion of sonic arts, Arsonal, is connected with over a hundred record labels from all over the world specialized in sonic art, radio art, soundscapes, electronic music... His director, Ferran Cuadras, steers the wheel and puts forward a truly unique journey for the ears.

October the 27th, 11 pm
Mi Bar, Guilleries, 6

ROVA SAXOPHONE QUARTET (USA)

Since the foundation of this seminal ensemble in the Bay of San Francisco in 1977 thirty world tours have served to stir the general acclaim and appreciation of audiences. Originally started as post-bop free-jazz this project has settled into an splendid musical territory: a cosmic meeting point gathering all the current music trends; a saxophone quartet which may sound like a jazz orchestra, a string ensemble or an African drum choir... Their current line up -Bruce Ackley, soprano sax, Steve Adams, alto sax, Jon Raskin, baritone sax, Larry Ochs, tenor sax- has collaborated with some of the most relevant musicians on the international scene. The wide range of events to which Rova has been invited spreads from Kassel's Documenta  to the 30th aniversary of Coltrane's Ascension  in San Francisco... a true lesson on freedom and openness in the approach to music.

A concert co-produced with the Festival de Músiques Contemporànies de Barcelona, Improvisa Festival and Ressons.

November the 8th, 10 pm
L'Espai, Travessera de Gràcia, 63

LÊ QUAN NINH - MARTINE ALTENBURGER - NUNO REBELO - VALÈRIE MÉTIVIER - MARÍA MUÑOZ - PEP RAMIS (F/P/BCN)

Such an encounter can't be summed up in so little a space: three musicians of the stature of percussion genius Lê Quan Ninh, experienced cellist Martine Altenburger and surprising guitarist Nuno Rebelo in a collaboration with three extremely interesting choreographers: the French Valèrie Métivier and the Catalonian Pep Ramis and María Muñoz (founder members of the Mal Pelo  company). It is probable that many previously unheard of things will take place at L'Espai's stage.

Concert co-produced with the Improvisa Festival

November the 9th, 10 pm
L'Espai, Travessera de Gràcia, 63

FEEDBUG (BCN)

Solo project by Alex Alarcón, a guitarist who shifted from processing the instrument's sound to developing an interest in the actual processors themselves. From here he moved to FM digital synthesis and to the creation of structures from out-of-order sound sources. This manipulator, whose background spreads from 70's German experimental music to "microscopic-sound", defends the instantaneousness of live performance and rejects the use of computers.

November the 9th, 11pm
Cafè del Sol, Plaça del Sol 16

TRIO LOCAL - CONSTANZA BRNCIC (BCN)

This laboratory for contemporary improvisation constituted by Agustí Fernández (piano), Joan Saura (sampler) and Liba Villavecchia (tenor and soprano saxes) on March 1988, runs parallel to their individual activities abroad. Their background both as instrumentalists and composers includes a long list of collaborations -often, as the one staged tonight with dancer-choreographer Constanza Brncic, within the realm of dance.

Concert co-produced with Improvisa Festival

November the 10th, 10 pm
L'Espai, Travessera de Gràcia 63

THE REMEDY (AXEL DÖRNER - SEBASTIAN GRAMSS - MICHAEL GRIENER - MATTHIAS SCHUBERT) (G)

Axel Dörner is one of the most interesting trumpet players from the current German improvisation scene. Of a recent vocation, this pupil of Malte Burba has worked with Bruno Leight, Sven Ake Johanson, Andrea Neuman, Klaus Wagner, as well as in different ensembles -featuring a wide range of musicians- such as The Streetfighters Quartet or The Remedy, his new project.

concert co-produced with Improvisa Festival

November the 10, 11pm
L'Espai, Travessera de Gràcia, 63

MGLON (A Coruña)

A mix between Galicia, Catalonia and Belgium: from their stay in the North of the peninsula a certain low-quality punk-scientific strive as well as a keenness for strings; from their Catalonian wanderings, large doses of electronics and a biasing towards experimentation; from their Belgian foray, the birth of their current project, "the unreal-time compositions", sequences of samples constructed from cut-up  and object-trouvé , images and a subtle sense of humour. With: Dr. Xavier Bofill & Dr. Andrés Noarde

November the 10th, 10 pm
Cafè del Sol, Plaça del Sol, 16

TRIO DE IMPROVISACION (ARG)

Gabriel Paiuk is one of the most restless musicians from the current Argentinian scene. His background covers jazz, improvisation, sound-track or micro composition, music for dance and theatre projects... On this group he works together with Luis Conde (sax) -an improviser and researcher on Latin-American folk music- and Diego Chamy- a percussionist with a vast experience on the same above mentioned fields.

November the 11th, 10 pm
L'Espai, Travessera de Grˆcia 63

DEREK BAILEY - HISAKO HORIKAWA (GB/J)

The outstanding career of Bailey, one of the most veteran researchers on free improvisation, can't be rightly summed up in so few lines: we are dealing with a creator who has transformed the quest for expressive freedom into a banner under which some of the most relevant contemporary musicians have sheltered. Aside from drawing a huge amount of resources from the guitar he has founded a truly universal school. Founder member - together with Min Tanaka- and leading dancer of the Body Weather Laboratory, Japanese dancer Hisako Horikawa is one of the most relevant figures of Butoh dance. A dance which connects her with the source of time, communicating by means of her body's memory through a fascinating experience.

Concert co-produced with Improvisa Festival

November the 11th, 11 pm
L'Espai, Travessera de Gràcia, 63

THE WALTER THOMPSON ORQUESTRA (USA)

This is the third consecutive year that the creator of sound painting  visits Barcelona. His concerts captivated those who were lucky enough to attend them. The Walter Thomson Orchestra will once again be formed by local musicians taking part in a workshop previous to the concert. Sound Painting : a language consisting in some 700 gestures to conduct collective improvisations: a luxury endorsed by the international renown of this extraordinary creator... one of the most awaited concerts of LEM 2001. With:

Agustí Martínez: clarinet
Guillermo Madrigal: turntablist
Josep Lluís Redondo: electric guitar
Josep Maria Balanyà: percussion
Liba Villavecchia: saxo
Manel Ortega: double bass
Miquel Simó: electric bass
Oriol Vilella: synth guitar
Pau Torres: sampler

Workshop and concert realized in collaboration with the Associació Catalana de Compositors and the Societat General d'Autors-Fundació Autor.

November the 16th, 9 pm
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaça de Rius i Taulet 2

NAD SPIRO (San Sebastian)

Rosa Arruti's new alias (Psicópatas del Norte, Tendre Tembles, Mohochemie) had a brilliant takeoff with the "Nad Spiro vs. Enemigos de Helix " CD released by Geometric and produced in New York by Victor Sol. Secret music of limbo-ish guitars nurtured by means of voices, samples, synthesizers... Sci-fi music, encoded messages, experimentation... An excellent composer yet probably better known in Berlin than in Barcelona; cities in which she alternatively lives.

November 16th, 10 pm
Gracia District Headquarters' Yard, plaça de Rius i Taulet 2.

THE WALTER THOMPSON VOICES ORQUESTRA (USA)

As a system Sound painting  isn't merely conceived to conduct musicians but also dancers, poets, performers... in this second concert, Thomson will be conducting an orchestra of poets and other city voices. Be in for a suggestive, utterly new experience to Barcelona. With:

Gerard Altaió
Francesc Bombí
Io Casino
Eduard Escoffet
Abel Figueras
Dave Gillis
Tanja Grass
Carles Hac Mor
Elsa Moreno
Tirso Orive
Mariona Sagarra
Arnau Vilardebò
Ester Xargay
David Ymbernon
Nico Roig
Gustavo Vega
Andrés García

Workshop and concert realized in collaboration with Propost

November the 17th, 10pm
Gracia Disctrict Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaça de Rius i Taulet 2

DEXTER WARD (Pamplona)

Named after one of the most disturbing characters by H.P Lovecraft, the project by Inés Gurbindo and Aitor Berraondo swap the anonymity of local rehearsal facilities for a powerful appeal for promoters and specialized press. Imaginary soundtracks, irony tinged musical references and a sonic palette both vast and suggestive; Something to check out. Featuring live collaboration by Germán (Horthy) Ormaechea and Antonio Monge.

November the 17th, 11pm
Gracia District Headquarters' Yard, plaça de Rius i Taulet 2.

SATIENIANA GRACIENCIA (BCN)

Conceived by composer, conductor and musicologist  Domènec González de la Rubia and realized with the support of Diapason chamber ensemble and actors Jordi Vidal and Mercè Martínez, this morning session features enough interesting motives for us not to stay at home but rather -as Satie himself would- go for a stroll on a beautiful wintry Sunday morning (don't forget the umbrella!) An orchestration of one of the most striking pieces by this French composer: the series of miniatures "Sports et Divertissements",  the premiere of some other such compositions by la Rubia and their theatrical staging (according to the original illustrations by Charles Martin, for whom Satie composed the piece, which will be projected during the performance). The production includes original writings by Satie, some of which are yet unpublished.

Flauta Travessera: Mercé Miró
Clarinet Sib:  Mateu Ferrer
Saxo Tenor: Victor Bejar
Violí: Pedro Burzako
Violoncel: Teresa Valls
Piano: Helena Igual
Direcció musical:  Doménec González de la Rubia
Actors:
Jordi Vidal
Mercé Martínez

premiere

November the 18th, 12 noon.
Gracia Disctrict Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaça de Rius i Taulet 2

VITOR JOAQUIM (P)

Trained as an actor, he was awarded the 1st prize in acting direction for his film "Subversao" . He subsequently became increasingly interested in digital synthesis. Also a founder member -together with Emídio Buchinho-  of group Clã in which he combines music, mimics and slide projection. Later on he composed music for cinema, dance and theatre as well as for Lisbon's Expo . He was awarded the 1st Prize of the Portuguese Sociedad de Autores  and released  his first CD: "Tales From Chaos" , first part of the "Blues Trilogy"  under the name Free Field. Considered as one of the best Portuguese experimental records of all time, it features the collaboration of Carlos Z'ngaro and Nuno Rebelo among others.

November the 22nd, 9 pm.
Oniria, Milà i Fontanals, 35

CORNUCOPIA (PR)

This electronic project by Jorge Castro and Claudio Chea has progressively expanded -from 1996- across borders until finally achieving a powerful worldwide following. This magic and hypnotic music, which has captivated European audiences, is released by their own ecodiscos  label/headquarters. Aside from being one of the stages of their first tour round the continent, LEM will provide an opportunity to fully enjoy a project which displays an interesting and immersive audio-visual experience. Cornucopia's discography comprises twelve CDs -which, as often is the case, are completely unknown to us- as well as countless international collaborations. One of the most looked forward surprises of the Festival.

Concert co-produced with Festival Observatori (Valencia).

November 22nd, 10 pm
Oniria, Milà i Fontanals, 35

PASHUPATINATH (BCN)

Pashupatinath: Pashupatinath's temple. All the way from the shore of the river Bagmati a mystic, transcendent techno, Hollywood's masala, psychedelic dub, Asian Underground and synthetic incense music session lead by the creator of Radio PICA program; true catalogue of spiritual electronics in the 90's.

November the 22nd, 11 pm
Mi Bar, Guilleries 6

KEPA LANDA (Arizcun)

Cuenca's artistic charm is only paralleled by the appeal of its outstanding landscape. In spite of hosting one of the world's abstract painting sanctuaries, the activities developed in the realm of sound have turned this city into an indispensable sonic reference, as evidenced by the essential CD publication RAS   (Sonic Art Review) co-founded by Kepa Landa, Javier Ariza and Jose Antonio Sarmiento and released by the Fine Arts Faculty. Landa, a theoretician and sound artist, will give a lecture sketching a panorama of the sound creativity developed at Cuenca's Fine Arts Faculty sound laboratory.

November the 23rd, 8 pm
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaça de Rius i Taulet 2

JULIO SANZ VAZQUEZ (Cuenca)

From the other sonic source of the city -the Gabinete de Musica Electroacústica de Cuenca (Cuenca's Board for Electroacoustic Music) Sanz Vazquez displays an intense artistic and organizational activity: for instance, by means of the Ruido Organizado  program, which has been on the air from 1990 in Radio Kolor -belonging to Red 2000 TV broadcasting corporation- or through his teaching and theoretical activities (book Cuenca: 20 años en la historia de la Musica Electroacústica ; CDrom "Recursos Musicales Conquenses "...). Aside from winning various prizes, his works have been performed in 17 countries and featured in 5 CDs. The piece that he will be presenting comes in a video-installation format and is called "Espacios Sonográficos Conquenses". It includes the literary collaboration of Alejandro Dolz and the paintings of Mª Jose Sanz Vazquez.

November the 23rd, 9 pm
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaça de Rius i Taulet 2

BRAVIDO (Cuenca)
By way of closing act to this monographic night, one of the most recent products from the Jose Antonio Sarmiento factory: Francisco Jose Bermejo, Cristina Paniagua and Javier Alvarez, a snapshot ("Transpose [SNSD] Acid" CD) displaying an astonishing result: popular? electronic music, sound art?: energy, restrained at times, overflowing on other passages, rhythmic textures, trickless intensity. One of the most elegant and up-to-date ruidist exercises; free, shocking and full of nuances.

November the 23, 10 pm
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaça de Rius i Taulet 2

PABLO RECHE (ARG)

Devoted to Argentinian electronics this monographic night opens with the music of Pablo Reche, a personal laboratory exploring the multiple levels of the electronic domain: an emotional level in which textures and silences function as links connecting to the listener's intimacy; another one consisting in the articulation/disarticulation of noise as a living, morphing element and a more dynamic and surprising level on which a true compositional talent may be traced. In the work of this young musician electronics take on a textural streak akin to more physical types of music and yet diving into wholly unexplored spiritual universes.

November the 24th, 9 pm
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaça de Rius i Taulet 2

JORGE HARO (ARG)

As a result from his multifaceted activity, Jorge Haro's biography is full of musical experiences in every discipline: cinema, television, multimedia environments, visual arts, photography... Besides, he is one of the founder members of Fin del Mundo, a website exclusively dedicated to the dissemination of net-art. His sound-centred activity comprises the design of acousmatic concerts and production of records on a vast range of areas: textural, electronic ambience, perversely discrete rhythms, polysemic music displaying new subsequent listenings .... all of it tinged with melancholic elegance; a trademark that can be savoured in all the works by this artist.

November the 24th, 10 pm
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaça de Rius i Taulet 2

FEDE MONTI (ARG)

During the nine years that he spent as a resident DJ in the best clubs of Ciudad de La Plata, Federico Monti exerted a seminal influence on the musical scene of his country as well as conceiving the Burning Group, a historic dj's assembly responsible for some of the best raves. His shift from rhythmic techno to more open experimentation is somehow connected to the fact of having met Pablo Reche, with whom he has recently recorded.

November the 24th, 11pm
Mi Bar, Guilleries 6

LAPTOPLESS URQUESTRA (BCN)

Conceived as an exclusively live sonic situation, displaying variable durations and feedback intensities, this ensemble -the amount of members also being variable- created by Alain Wergifosse, Elisabet Gras, Ferran Fages, Francesc Díaz-Melis, Jesús Brotons, Miquel Ibáñez y Rosa Arruti turns out to be a true summary of the different sonic strategies that have existed in Barcelona during the last five years, putting forward instantaneous electronic improvisation as a party of shifting protagonism and multiple resources among which the listener may wander, enter, leave or come in again. Lightly seasoned with Barcelonian sense of humour, as may be noticed in the ensemble's name. With:

ALAIN WERGIFOSSE - ALBERT GIMENEZ - ALFREDO COSTA MONTEIRO - ELISABET GRAS - FERRAN FAGES - FRANCESC DIAZ i MELIS - IGOR DANIEL - JAKOB DRAMINSKY - JESUS BROTONS - JORGE C. PORTER - RUTH BARBERAN

November the 30th, 9pm
Gracia District Headquarters' Assembly Hall, plaça de Rius i Taulet 2

PHIL LINK (Terrassa)

Friday night's closing act features a double monographic session dedicated to Terrassa's Exotica Club collective. First, a project by Phil Link -"Riots or the unconsciousness of stress" -  electronically reflecting on the point in which spontaneity meets haste in order to produce creative tools. Synthesizer, turntables, CD's and computer for a project in which the end is never determined by previous expectations.

November the 30th, 10pm
Cafè del Sol, Plaça del Sol 16

BANDING (Sabadell)

Parabolic's alter ego presents his new "Faktoría" project. Also known as T.I.K, distances himself from the elaborated and obscure music of his latest CD -"Post "-  in order to display a more minimalist facet and escape from the strict claws of the computer, exploring simpler yet more versatile machines. For those who enjoyed the concert given by Parabolic on LEM 2000, an opportunity to see the "other side". For Exotica Club fans, a likely chance to see both musicians joining forces by way of an end.

November the 30th, 11 pm
Cafè del Sol, Plaça del Sol 16

ELECTROCUGAT (Zaragoza/BCN)

Just a few months after the release of "Visconti con Hielo"  and those expecting new things to come out from Spanish pop are already on their guard, making Electrocugat the talk of the town without even having heard them. We though it a must to finish the Festival with the hedonism and casualness of these hardly introspective, extremely glamorous trio. A refreshing lounge -and yet much more than that-, samplers which do not only stand for orchestras and Paula Mori's voice. Enjoy the party.

Festival's Closing Party

December the 1st, 10 pm
Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius, Travessia de Sant Antoni, 6-8
ATUN (Ayora)

Tuna, without Olives this time, the turntables ' man and many other things in Babel Agatha -this year's resident group at Gracia Territori Sonor- will bring the closing act of the Festival to an end. For those who weren't able to listen to them at Sonar and those joining us in the farewell to LEM 2001.

Closing act of the Festival

December the 1st, 12 midnight
Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius, Travessia de Sant Antoni, 6-8