electroacoustic

Composer Pauline Oliveros is a maverick in the field of electronic music. Oliveros' first instrument was the accordion; as a teenager in Texas she played in a 100-piece accordion group that appeared at the rodeo. In 1949 she entered the University of Houston, but in 1952 transferred to San Francisco State College. Oliveros studied music privately with Robert Erickson and began to associate with a loose confederation of like-minded composers; Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Morton Subotnick among them.

MARTIN MESSIER IS A COMPOSER, PERFORMER AND VIDEOMAKER. IF SOUND STANDS AS THE DRIVING FORCE OF HIS WORK, MESSIER ALSO QUICKLY TOOK AN INTEREST IN THE CLASH BETWEEN ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC AND OTHER ART FORMS AS WELL AS IN ARTISTIC COLLABORATION. THAT WAY, IT IS THROUGH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOUND AND MATERIAL (OBJECTS OR BODIES) THAT MESSIER’S WORK TAKE SHAPE. MESSIER CONSTANTLY REDEFINE THE FRONTIERS OF CONCRETE MUSIC BY CREATING SOUNDS WITH EVERYDAY LIFE OBJECTS, SUCH AS ALARM CLOCKS, PENS, SELF-CONCEIVED MACHINES AND SEWING MACHINES.

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Precursor in the electronic scene, Roger Rotor practices his talent in various bands and collaborations.
His eponym project, between techno and industrial, evolves to a more and more rhythmic, repetitive, straight and definitely dance-floor music. Roger Rotor's official website: http://www.roger-rotor.ch

There are two different artists under the name Minamo: An electro-acoustic rock group and a Free Jazz/Classical Duo. 1. In 1999, the electro-acoustic group Minamo was formed by Keiichi Sugimoto and Tetsuro Yasunaga. In 2000, minamo's self-released CD-R "wakka" was reissued by the New York label Quakebasket. This release was selected by Matmos as one of best sounds in 2001 in The Wire magazine.
In 2001 two new members joined, Yuiichiro Iwashita (guitar) and Namiko Sasamoto (sax, organ), to make the band a quartet. In 2002, first CD album ".kgs" has released by the Tokyo label 360 records.