Kangding Ray (DE) , Geometer , Takeda Yukihiro (JP)

— KANGDING RAY [ RASTER NOTON ] BERLIN

Kangding Ray 即是 David Letellier。 一位聲響藝術家。1978年出生於法國，目前於柏林為家。

Kangding Ray 的聲響反映了他廣泛的音樂背景，

並且以一種特別的方式合併了節奏與獨特氛圍的反差組合創作。他微妙地結合機器與真實樂器的精湛節拍：整合聲響、失真音律、重低音、人聲和現場錄音，運用深沈紋理與科技旋律做為混合。他的作品暗示著當代極簡美學更多延伸的可能性，現場運用忽遠忽近的聲響穿梭來往，點到即止的鼓，一針見血的弦，輕重適度的琴，冰冷的數位訊號瞬間活化。

Kangding Ray的音樂與影像結合必須十分講究，使用巨大投射影像與沈重節拍結合，畫面線條、區塊的組合與拆解對應聲響的高低起伏，同時以一種抽象方式來表現我們這個現代社會的黑暗狀態。

同為德國最重要廠牌Raster-Noton的Kangding ray，與Alva Noto、坂本龍一及日本極微派前衛電子聲音藝術家池田亮司永遠走在聲響實驗的尖端。

專輯OR http://goo.gl/ZZwHG
單曲 http://goo.gl/Qhd8E
專訪 http://goo.gl/IhsZH
現場 http://goo.gl/fr4Tg

— GEOMETER / LOS ANGELES

Geometer 也就是 Kyle Kaplan。 他來自於洛杉磯。 在早期，他是專注於古典音樂的，但是銳舞文化、Autechre的音樂、編曲軟體及天然迷幻藥物使他的興趣轉化到發展性寬廣的電子音樂上。他經常用 Sasha Borodin 這個別名在蒙特婁、紐約、洛杉磯和波士頓各大城市都有演出。Geometer 之前的表演通常在音樂和影像的整合運用了定製的軟體，但是目前他完全使用音頻硬體演出，更加提升達到無筆電的透明度和簡化。他的聲音是一連串的機器夢想 - 拼圖的節奏、並列的樣式、空間的開啓與關閉。

試聽 http://goo.gl/ce90x
現場 http://goo.gl/Fn07p

— TAKEDA YUKIHIRO | TOKYO

試聽 http://goo.gl/4tBQc
現場 http://goo.gl/SMr9Z

— KANGDING RAY [ RASTER NOTON ] BERLIN
Kangding ray's music reflects his wide musical background, and a particular way of merging beats and atmospheric soundscapes into slowly evolving compositions.
KR combines machines with « real instruments » in a subtle and rythmic suite, integrating noises, walls of distortion, massive bass lines, voices and field recordings, blending techno grooves with dark textures, always on the edge between experimental music and club culture.

— GEOMETER / LOS ANGELES
"geometer is kyle kaplan. he was heavily involved in classical music in earlier years, but exposure to rave culture, autechre, composition software, and entheogens redirected his interest to the vast creative possiblities of electronic tools. often under the moniker of sasha borodin, geometer has played shows in montreal, new york, los angeles and boston. his performances previously utilized custom built software for an integration between music and video, but presently he performs solely with audio hardware, preferring the transparency and streamlined approach of a laptopless performance. he is originally from los angeles, and has lived in taipei since october of 2011. his sounds are images of machine dreams - jigsawed rhythms, juxtaposed patterns, spaces opening and closing."