BJ Nilsen (SE) & Stephan Mathieu (DE) LIVE | Decks: Hanno Leichtmann

BJ Nilsen is a Swedish sound artist who lives and works in Stockholm. Nilsen began working with experimental music and sound at an early stage. He was influenced by the early tape movements with the pioneers of sonic assault.In 1990, he released his first recordings at the age of 15.


He is focused on the sound of nature and its effect on humans, field recordings and the perception of time and space as experienced through sound, offten electronically treated. He has ollaborated with Chris Watson, Hildur Gudnadottir, Philip Jeck and Stilluppsteypa amongst others.

Stephan Mathieu is a German musician and sound artist whose work is based on digital and analog processing techniques. He works in the fields of digital art and electroacoustics, mainly as a self taught composer and performer of his own music.

For his first computer-based show in Berlin since 2004, Stephan will present Music for Columbia Phonoharp (http://www.bitsteam.de/wp/?page_id=27), played with an electroacoustic setup comprising a 18th century zither and shortwave radio.

Fluid Radio wrote about his recent performance at London’s Cafe Oto: „Music then turned into sound: thick and tridimensional layers washing over the audience, remnants of radio signals muffled underneath rich beds of beating harmonic patterns, giant swells of spectral strings coming in and out of focus. Mathieu positioning and repositioning his e-bows on the phonoharp, as if he was looking to unlock a secret buried centuries ago.“
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The Digital in Berlin Music Salon takes place @ The KissKiss Ballroom and will feature serious forms of quality music from forward-thinking electronic/experimental musicians to folk & singer-songwriters, classical minimalist and drone composers.

The Ballroom is a top floor loft directly above Mauerpark; an exclusive hairdressing salon in the daytime, and at night a relaxed and unassuming space with international events and performances.

More Information: http://www.digitalinberlin.de/bj-nilsen-the-kiss-kiss-ballroom-berlin/
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BJ Nilsen (SE) LIVE (Touch, Ideal, Mego)
Stephan Mathieu (DE) LIVE (Type Records, Die Schachtel, 12k)
Decks: Hanno Leichtmann (DE) (Karaoke Kalk, Mosz, DEKORDER)
File under: Soundscapes, Drone, Ambient, Imaginary Film Scores

Saturday, 04 June 2011 | Doors: 21:00 CET
The Kiss Kiss Ballroom | Wolliner Str.18-19 | 10435 Berlin/Mitte

http://www.thekisskissballroom.de/ | http://www.bitsteam.de/ | http://www.bjnilsen.com/ | http://www.static-music.com/