CDM contributors Liz McLean-Knight and Michael Una will be presenting at Dorkbot Chicago this month, which falls on Wednesday, November 28th.As always, it will take place at the excellent Deadtech, 3321 W. Fullerton Ave. in Chicago.
Here’s what you’ll see:
A self-proclaimed “multi-hyphenate,” Liz McLean Knight–the sole woman behind Quantazelle–is thoroughly immersed in technology, fashion, music, and the often-surprising overlaps between. She will be demonstrating and discussing the art of “micro-sampling” and other swell digital music production techniques. Once she gets going, this whole thing might turn into a dance party.
Michael Una, an audiovisual artist whose work “investigates how vibrating waves of energy and human consciousness interact” will present simple-but-effective techniques for controlling audio software and hardware with inexpensive, commonly found devices like QWERTY Keyboards, video game joysticks, and bicycles.
In addition to the knowledge we’ll be droppin’, beer and pizza will be served. W3rd.
“With its multi-layered commingling of clanking beats and melancholy themes, [Cepia’s Dowry album] follows in the mechanical footsteps of Autechre [and] Funkstorung, … [and] the title track, where stately melodies stubbornly bleed through entangling tendrils of squawks, whirrs, and clicks, is the real stunner. A strong debut from Mr. Miller, ” gushes Textura magazine. Basking in the live-generated sounds of Cepia in Sonotheque’s top-notch Funktion One sound system will truly be a spine-tingling, moving experience.
We’re honored to have DJ Warp, AKA Brian Keigher as a fitting complement to Cepia. As one of Chicago’s premiere electronic music DJs he’s shared the bill with a veritable who’s-who of contemporary artists like Autechre, Luke Vibert, DR Alex Paterson (of The Orb), DJ Spooky, Prefuse 73, Jack Dangers (of Meat Beat Manifesto), Richard Devine, Scanner, and John Tejada.
- Tuesday, November 13th at Sonotheque
- 1444 W. Chicago Ave.
- $5
- 21+
- 9pm to 2am
Cepia (Minneapolis) supports his new album Natura Morta on Ghostly International, artfully combining an finely-tuned orchestra of clicks and whirrs with majestic melodies, and Chicago’s own DJ Warp provides corresponding support with a set of IDM, abstract electronica and ambient. Residents Emulsion and Liz Revision DJ IDM, ambient electro and glitchy techno throughout the night.
