During opening session of Dorkbot Rio a team of deconstructionalists have performed once again. This time a ‘Fusca’ (popular Beetle or Volkswagen) produced in 1968 was carved down on 24th May 2008, 40 years after it was produced and 40 years after counterculture and those revolutionary days which are so much evoked in the Brazilian media today, due to older rich people remembering them as the ‘days when they were driving Beetles with the flowers in their hair’.

Dorkbot Rio was hosted by Circo Voador, famous club in the heart of Rio da Janeiro. Production unit were: Bruno Tarin, Bruno Vianna, Giuliano Bonorandi and Kruno Jost. Thousands of thanx to many others that helped and worked with us making video or photographic documentation we can all enjoy now. Thanx again to all people that came for the event and joined in at the end in the manner that I have encountered only with people from Brasil.

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Dorkbot-RJ Zero from bruno tarin on Vimeo.

In concept of Free Web Poetry ‘Free’ refers to freedom of expression, connecting meanings and way of reading structured poem, ‘Web’ refers to online but also web-like structure, and ‘Poetry’ is from the Greek “ποίησις“, poiesis, a ‘making’ or ‘creating’.

FWP could be intriguing for writers and artists who like to make complex structures and use almost random writing. It is used by the creator for making cut-up / haiku poems, giving them also interactivity - poems change as reader clicks nodes of the poem.

How to use: download and install xebece (software developed by Roman Kennke). Write a short sentence or a word in each node, make connection to next node and keep on writing. Play with the structure and new meaning will arise.

Download short video (5 Mb) in ogg theora codec of FWP ‘Poštovani konj’ (’Respected Horse’ for now in Croatian, soon some English ones too).

 FWP: Download

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Deconstructing a car in amphitheater lookalike back yard was a successful step towards a participative mode in performing with young people. DK:07:DU performance was joined by two young and enthusiastic car destructionists in Dubrovnik. ZB introduced a new element in a performance - fire. Cheesy idea, but it was not planed. It was as natural as this performance is.

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Theramin session, radio hacking session, joined work, theramin audio installations, live acts and performances and cellular automata music presentation (more than installation) could be seen at opening in Kunsarkaden gallery on Saturday 24th of November 2007.

“An annual mini a=v FESTIVAL features workshops, live sound-visual acts, improvisational concerts/performances, audience-interactive installations and other live and non-passive forms of audio-visual uncommercial communication. It aims to present and promote independent artistic developments and encourage experimental *do it yourself* activities.”

Many hands joining together to create chaos out of, sometimes too structured, north-west-European culture, de-constructing old radios and constructing improvisational sound sessions (concerts) for large number of culture consumers in rich spoiled west. Human Theramin antenna was controlled by visitors joining hands - the first art gallery opening where I have had the pleasure to see something similar.

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New release on GentleJunk co. NetLabel

Munich Radio Hacking Orchestra aka circuit bending workshop participant’s concert was recorded and relesed on GentleJunk Netlabel.
Circuit-bending / radio-hacking workshop participants and performers are: Daniel Door/de, Guenther Gessert/at, Heike Siegert/de, Jordi Sanchez Puig/es, Judith Egger/de, Jakob Doering/de, Kruno Jost/hr, Michael Kurz/de, Martin Krejci/de, Natalia Borissova/ru de, Anna Sobczak/pl de.
Workshop leaders: Sarah Washington/uk de, Knut Aufermann/ de.
Edite by Kruno Jošt, published on GentleJunk co. NetLabel November 2007.

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 Munich Radio Hacking Orchestra live at Kunsarkaden: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Impromondays crew performing on No Jazz festival in Zagreb, ITD, Student Center 05.11.2007.
Vid Jeraj - tenor sax
D.P.Pajic - El.guitar, fx., percussions;
Kruno Jost - El.guitar, fx., laptop;
Anna Ghallo - vocal;
Višeslav Labosh - turntable, sound generator, effects.
Released on GentleJunk NetLabel November 2007.
Running time: 42 min

Photolog >>

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 ImpromondaysNoJazz-AsItWasItIsNoCut - 64 kb: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Third I “Live at Third I Theatre (Collaboration with Oyed)” is a release that was first released on Polish netlabel Kaos ex Machina. GentleJunk NetLabel is re-releasing it as a reference to netlabel culture where artist reservs the rights on its material, not the label. (Check for licencing on the download page)

From Third I Myspace:
‘THIRD I started by the end of 2005. It brings you industrial, dark ambient, (harsh) noise, dark electro, experimental, ambiental, drone, low-fi sounds… We are constantly working on our new stuff and we have few demos waiting to be released.’

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Together with other 999 people GentleJunk co. covers famous CinCin Man song.

PRODUCE A DETERRITORIALIZED REFRAIN AS THE FINAL END OF MUSIC, RELEASE IT IN THE COSMOS…” (a thousand plateaus)

 

 CinCinGentleJunkMan: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Co-creation ::: ARK ::: NBP

Presentation of Cellular automata as a tool for organic / automatic / generative / evolutive computer music in Kunstraum Walcheturm during DORKBOT SWISS has been a complete success. Much has been discussed, many question raised and overall atmosphere full of organic and organizational interferences.

Presentation ‘Digitalorganica’ was held on Friday 28/09/2007 at 21 h and will most definitely stay in history as first topless DORKBOTSWIS. Anna’s project ‘Suck my tits’ went with much admiration and references.

Karel Kulhavy had presented VGA lamp, twibright optar, excite, projects that will stay in our memory as a pillar stones for bright new ideas and reciprocal effectiveness in modern data storage, energy efficiency and recycling.

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