We’re in full Oscillationpreparationmode, beneath green canopies: in less than three weeks our yearly sonic buffet kicks off, and we do have some goodies that will put you in the perfect mood: on Thursday our interns Maria Margolina and Emilia Elouardi served the taste platter to the festival at Kiosk Radio, on Sunday they are doing this at our [removed];The last post-residency fruit to be reaped before the festival will be by a performance by Reuben da Rocha, presenting his research on live mixing techniques for multichannel sound environments.
Second Sundays #49 14 April – 17h (doors 16h30) – @Q-O2 – free Oscillation Special
Second Sundays traditional April Festival Special is back! Part tasting plate, part road map, the annual festival special serves up a bounty of tracks from artists participating in this year’s Oscillation Festival. This year lovingly prepared by Q-O2 interns Maria Margolina and Emilia Elouardi and delicately paired with a fine fizz. The festival special is the most thorough way to familiarise yourself with what’s to come. [read more]
Post-residency performance 24 April – 18h – @Q-O2 – free Reuben da Rocha
Following his research on live mixing techniques for multichannel sound environments, Reuben da Rocha will be presenting a short sample-based composition, sharing his take on the dynamic possibilities of non-synchronized sound sources and non-linear listening perspectives, while approaching the concept of installation as a perception mode for live performance. [read more]
Festival 30 April – 5 May – Brussels Oscillation ::: Materia Forma
The 2024 festival Oscillation ::: Materia Forma is a reflection on form, format and performance. Six days of sound celebrations, featuring concerts, (in-situ) performances, talks, round table conversations, a walk, and a series of workshops, hosted by VK Vaartkapoen in Molenbeek, and complemented with outings to [removed] in Anderlecht and the Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Molenbeek church. The complete line-up and breakdown per day is now confirmed, and festival tickets are available here.
Featuring: Ahnjili ZhuParris, Laura Mello, Michiko Ogawa & Lucy Railton, Evicshen, Bojana Cvejić, Gabriel Paiuk, Tim Ingold, Rim Irscheid, Leonie Persyn, Natasha Pirard, Lee Patterson & Pak Yan Lau, Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh, Nina Garcia/Mariachi, Liew Niyomkarn, Enrico Malatesta, Margarida Garcia, Okkyung Lee, Jacqueline Nova, Ana María Romano G., Giulia Rae, Floris Vanhoof, Shamica Ruddock & Hannan Jones, Franziska Windisch, Valentina Vuksic, Ji Youn Kang, Sandar Tun Tun, Jana Rush, Emilie Škrijelj & Tom Malmendier, Nika Son, Tetsuya Umeda, and Jonáš Gruska.
Event 16 May – 19h – free upon registration – @ STUK Leuven Showcase Emerging Sound: Anouk Kellner, Pavel Tchikov, Lawrence McGuire, Kaat Vanhaverbeke
Each year, STUK & Q-O2 present a showcase of new sound art in Belgium. Four promising sound artists were selected and put in the spotlights: Anouk Kellner, Pavel Tchikov, Lawrence McGuire & Kaat Vanhaverbeke. They get residency space, artistic feedback and present their work in a parcours during the Showcase Emerging Sound 2024. Register here for free. [read more]
Book Éliane Radigue – Intermediary Spaces / Espaces intermédiaires – Julia Eckhardt
Éliane Radigue (born 1932 in Paris) is considered one of the most innovative and influential contemporary composers. From her early electronic music through to her acoustic work of the last fifteen years, she unfolds an intensity which is at once subtle and monumental. Through her deep reflections on sound and listening, not only her music but also her working methods have come to shape a widely resonating set of new parameters for working with sound as musical [removed] second extended edition of the book on composer Éliane Radigue adds a new chapter to the otherwise unchanged conversations which made the body of the first edition, published in 2019. The book is available at the Q-O2 workspace and via Les Presses du Réel. More information on the umland website. [read more]