James Hoff & Ben Kudler, Radical Democracy
Makoto Oshiro, solo electronics
Thu Oct 9 | Doors 20:00 | Start 20:30
KM28, Karl-Marx-Straße 28, Berlin
The duo of James Hoff and Ben Kudler, under the name Radical Democracy, create live audiovisual works that incorporate hacking in real time. They are currently presenting a new work using hacked security cameras located throughout the world, mining their content for live visuals and sound. Accompanying this, they use the geocoordinates of the cameras to control oscillators and sample banks to soundtrack the visual experience, interlocking the visual and audio through GPS and data hacks. All hacking is done in real time and the works are entirely improvisational, depending on where the cameras are cracked.
Although Makoto Oshiro's primary medium is sound, he also combines other elements, including light, electricity, and the movement of objects. In live performances, he uses self-made tools and instruments that are based on electronic devices, everyday materials, and junk. His installation work handles sound as a physical and auditory phenomenon and focuses on characteristics such as vibration and interference. He is also a member of the live installation/performance group The Great △(夏の大△) with Takahiro Kawaguchi and Satoshi Yashiro and runs the label Basic Function.
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