Tuesday 7 November 2023, 7.30pm
Barcelona label and publishing house Paralaxe Editions returns to Cafe OTO for a night of ambient pop explorations, leftfield jazz excursions, avant-garde percussion and celestial textures. Headlined by Ulla, the evening will also feature live performances by engineer/composer Rupert Clervaux and Paralaxe founder Dania, while Not Waving will DJ between sets.
Ulla (Ulla Straus) is an artist currently based in Berlin. Her algorithmic textures jolt and oscillate between detailed ambient and jazzy electronic — to offer only a few descriptors. She has released music on an array of labels such as Quiet Time, Experiences Ltd, West Mineral Ltd, Motion Ward, Longform Editions and her most recent record Foam on 3XL. Straus has become an essential part of the ambient avant-garde thanks to her compositions around electroacoustics and experimental jazz.
An architect of textured, neo-ambient soundscapes, Dania explores both sound and identity, focusing specifically on how the latter has fractured in a post-colonial world. Born in Baghdad, raised in Tasmania and now based in Barcelona, she moves between cultures and continents, her amorphous creative vision directly tied to her transient existence.
The founder of experimental platform Paralaxe Editions, Dania divides her time between Spain and the remote corners of Australia, where she works as an emergency doctor. Her musical practice, however, is preoccupied with harmonics and tonality, weaving together manipulated vocal fragments, processed field recordings and meditative atmospheres.
She has released on Geographic North, Ecstatic, Superpang, OOH sounds and on Longform Editions.
http://www.daniashihab.com
https://www.instagram.com/dania_paralaxe/
Rupert Clervaux is an experimental musician, writer, audio engineer and DJ, based in Mallorca and London. He was a founder member of Sian Alice Group (2007-2012), and since then has collaborated on numerous projects with, amongst others, Beatrice Dillon, Ben Vince, Zoë Mc Pherson, Spring Heel Jack, About Group and the Radiophonic Workshop.
As a solo artist, Rupert released ‘After Masterpieces’ in May 2019––his first solo-LP, and also the first LP to be released on the influential electronic label AD93. The record is a collection of six poems set to music, and features two collaborations with American experimental artist and singer Anna Homler. And since 2017 he has created four instasmlments of his ‘Zibaldone of CVX’ series––a project which sets audio excerpts of existing poetic texts, philisophical discourse and critical thought within a wide array of music production techniques––the most recent of which was released in February this year.
Extensive international touring and live performances in support of these projects have seen Rupert appear at All Tomorrow’s Parties (UK/USA), MONA FOMA in Tasmania, Rewire Festival in The Hague, Urvakan Festival in Yerevan, Brusfest in Moscow, SXSW, and London's Southbank Centre and Cafe Oto to name a few. His diverse and thematic DJ mixes can be heard on his regular LYL Radio slot, and his mix and mastering credits over the past decade include releases by a wealth of acclaimed experimental, electronic and improvisational artists.
Not Waving is the moniker of London based Italian musician Alessio Natalizia, known for his bold and immersive soundscapes that blend electronic, experimental, and ambient elements.
He is a NTS Radio resident DJ and the owner of Ecstatic Recordings, the London based record label formed in 2013.
With a deep-rooted love for exploratory sonic journeys, Not Waving's music can be described as a sonic kaleidoscope, filled with intricate layers, unexpected twists, and a constant search for new avenues of sonic expression.
https://notwavingmusic.bandcamp.com
