Ikue Mori/Zeena Parkins
Friday, October 28 - 8pm
at Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex
2201 Preston (at Hutchins)
$13 general
$10 students
tickets available at the door
everyone under 18 gets in for free
Ikue Mori (New York) - electronics, computer, drum machines, live
video Zeena Parkins (New York) - electric and acoustic harp,
glockenspiel, electronics
Individually, these two possess endless and fascinating resources for
innovation, imagination, and maverick creativity. Both have created
bodies of work of such intricate originality that musical genres are
obliterated and points of reference are impossible to identify.
Together, Ikue Mori and Zeena Parkins form one of the most gorgeously
stimulating collaborations in recent memory.
In the early 1980's, Ikue Mori came into prominence as drummer and
founder of the seminal No Wave band DNA, a group that altered the
face of rock music forever. In the mid 1980's, she became the
innovator of a shockingly original use of drum machines in improvised
music, and an im****tant presence on the New York Downtown scene. In
2000, she continued to work on the cutting edge of electronic music,
using the laptop computer to expand on her signature sound. A composer
and improvisor, Mori's collaborators read like a roll call of strong
and independent musical minds. Among many others, they include: Susie
Ibarra, Kim Gordon, Jim O'Rourke, John Zorn, Mike Patton, and Dave
Douglas.
Zeena Parkins is well known as the foremost pioneer of the electric
harp and the extended language of the acoustic harp. Her virtuosic
technique is expanded with the inventive use of unusual playing
techniques, preparations, and layers of digital and analog
processing. Parkins' unique vision blurs boundaries between
improvisation and composition, acoustic and electric, digital and
analog, and processed and concrete sounds. An artist of incredible
range, Parkins has worked with an amazingly diverse group of
musicians including: Thurston Moore, Pauline Oliveros, Bjork, Yoko
Ono, John Zorn, and Fred Frith.
For more information on Ikue Mori, go to http://www.ikuemori.com
For
more information on Zeena Parkins, go to http://www.zeenaparkins.com
Ikue Mori/Zeena Parkins
Friday, October 28
8pm
at Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex
2201 Preston (at Hutchins)
$13 general
$10 students
tickets available at the door
everyone under 18 gets in for free
co-sponsored by KTRU Houston
For information,
call 713-928-5653
or go to http://www.pofinc.org/houston
About DLI Houston
The Deep Listening Institute Houston (DLI Houston) was established in
2000 to present the best of international contem****ary music and to
sup****t the exploration of new methods in arts education. DLI Houston
presents concerts by premiere artists in the world of
creative music. DLI Houston artists work directly with young people
from Houston's public schools, community centers, and homeless
shelters. DLI Houston's educational work helps to nurture a new
generation of artists and inspire tomorrow's creative thinkers. Last
year, DLI Houston served over 1000 young people in Houston
through its programs.
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