KONZERT Aug 25

Concert and record release party with Chris Dreier and Tim Löhde (MK/CT) at Groelle, Düsseldorf.
Fr, Aug 25 at 19.00. Platanenstr. 11 in Düsseldorf- Flingern. Solo exhibition 450 Volt (see below) ends on Aug 26.
Image: Julia Zinnbauer

RECORD RELEASE

MK/CT VINYL RECORD OUT NOW!

MK/CT is the duo of Chris Dreier and Tim Löhde.

Spree is the main river that flows through Berlin. It is not often that it is cold enough for the river to freeze over but a few years ago, the ice lay solid. Chris Dreier recorded the sounds of the ice, the cracking and popping as the temperature changed, and sent the recordings to Tim Löhde. Löhde responded, and that was the beginning of the musical correspondence that defines MK/CT. Since then, Dreier and Löhde have sent sounds to each other — field recordings, voices, recordings of synthesizers and pianos — with the intent of composing incrementally. Adding, removing and transforming with each receipt and return. Back and forth, until a finished piece emerges.

Vinyl LP / Digital. FB031. Available on Bandcamp:
https://fangbomb.bandcamp.com/album/mk-ct

Rest and Relaxation

O.J.A.I.’s July broadcast is all about relaxation. Join us for an hour of calming music and instructions and forget about all your worries.
Transmission on Monday, July 10 at 20.00 on Cashmere Radio Berlin.
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450 VOLT

Soloshow at Groelle, Düsseldorf. Some new works, some older ones.
Sat, July 8 2023, opening from 17.00 – 22.00
Concert + record release party (Chris Dreier/Tim Löhde) on Aug 24 or 25!
Platanenstrasse 11, 40233 Düsseldorf (July 9 – Aug 26)

Image:Chris Dreier, Warta II, pinhole image, infrared

Paris Calling

As representatives of the Centre Wallonie de Bruxelles O.J.A.I.performs at the Nuit Blanche in Paris on Sat, June 3, 21.00.
The performance „No Hard Shoulder“ takes place at Le Sample, a project space next to the peripherique motorway in Bagnolet.

BEFORE Paris O.J.A.I performs at De Garage in Mechelen in the context of „The Seduction of the Bureaucrat“. Sun, May 28 at 15.00.

Groupshow with Apparatus 22, Jan Banning, Deborah Bowmann, AA Bronson, Tiago Duarte, Anna Bella Geiger, Sarah Hendrickx, LAb[au], Ariane Loze, Wesley Meuris, Office for Joint Administrative Intelligence, Vijai Patchineelam, Lieven Segers, Pilvi Takala, Axel van der Kraan, Herman Van Ingelgem, Philippe Van Wolputte en Vermeir & Heiremans until June 4 2023.

AI SPECIAL

In our May broadcast we explore representations of Articial Intelligence in music. Our selection of tracks, sound and archive material showcases the various ways AI has captured the imagination of musicians through the decades. The playlist includes a.o. an AI-assisted and inspired composition by Andrew Black, upbeat, disgruntled and even malevolent robots, a robot child, robot disco, machines as pleasure-givers and even lovers and HAL’s sad voice.

Mon, May 8 at 19.00 (18.00 local time) on Dublin Digital Radio, May 15 at 20.00 at Cashmere Radio Berlin.
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Food Special

This month the O.J.A.I. has to resort to food in musical form due to self-imposed dietary restrictions. So, for our April food show we put together a playlist with music and some archive material related to eating and purchasing food. Starting in a supermarket we put together an imaginary audible six-course meal including meat, fish, veg, cheese, cake and fruit. And not to forget vegetarians, cannibals and insects.

Easter Monday 19.00 (18.00 local time) at Dublin Digital Radio and Mon, April 17 on Cashmere Radio Berlin at 20.00

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Image: Chris Dreier

Gabi Remembrance Special

O.J.A.I.’s march broadcast marks the third anniversary of Gabi Delgado’s death in 2020. In his role as a O.J.A.I. Retroactive Member we remember him for his pioneering musical experimentation and subversion and criticality in a musical context. The retrospective includes the history of his band DAF he co-founded, some ultra-fandom contributions as well as recollections of personal encounters by Merle Vorwald, Alex Pfeiffenberger and Padraic E.Moore.

Mon, March 14 at Dublin Digital Radio and Mo, March 20 in Cashmere Radio Berlin.

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