Original Cultures Bologna pilot - audio documentary pt1

Original Cultures Bologna 09 – Audio documentary 1

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In the first week of June 2009, Original Cultures held its first even in Bologna. Over the course of the week 6 artists from the UK, Italy and Japan, and the fields of music and visual arts, were brought together under one roof (well technically many roofs) to create art, exchange and learn via workshops, seminars and more. The idea was simple: to create and facilitate cultural exchange between Japan and Europe through the medium of modern performing arts.

The results of all this work were showcased in a final event on the evening of the last day. Over 2 hours the 3 musicians performed the music they’d spent the previous 3 days creating while the visual artists showcased the artwork they’d created to go alongside it, a combination of animation and a modern take on chinese shadows.

Everything that was done was documented, and finally after a few months wait we’re able to start divulging more of what happened, starting with an audio documentary of the music workshops and showcase.

This audio documentary will be in two parts, and you can see a full schedule of what you will get and when below. Following this audio documentary we’ll have a video documentary to accompany it which will give more insight into the showcase and visual arts work done during the week. This video documentary will be online by the end of september.

Original Cultures Bologna pilot: audio and video documentary schedule

26/08/09 – Audio documentary pt1 (streams)
02/09/09 – Audio documentary pt2 (streams)
03/09/09 – Audio documentary podcasts pt1
09/09/09 – Audio documentary podcasts pt2
Late september – Video documentary pts 1 and 2 (stream and podcast)

The audio and video documentaries are the second part of our online documentation, with the first part consisting of short video edits, photos and blogs of what happened during the week. You can find a round up of all these below.

Original Cultures Bologna pilot: online documentation

Photos
Short video edits of what happened each day
Behind the scenes videos
Artist, editor and organisers blogs
Audio documentary (you’re viewing it!)

In addition to all this, you will also find audio from the documentary available for stream and download on our media partner sites including Samurai FM and Rhythm Incursions.

Original Cultures Bologna pilot – Audio Documentary pt 1

All the audio you’re about to hear was recorded during the music workshops and seminars held between the 3rd and 6th of June 2009. A majority of the music you’ll hear was recorded at various stages of progress and development. None of it has been mastered and a lot of it is ‘rough’ demo versions and ideas, some even in a state of evolution.

In part 2 of the documentary you’ll be able to hear the finished pieces as they were played live, allowing you to see (or more accurately hear) the musical evolution and the creative process that took place during the workshops between the 3 musicians. As a note, all three of them had never met before and didn’t actually speak the same languages. In the end, music turned out to be their common language and allowed them to create art despite geographical, linguistical and cultural boundaries.

For more information on each artist please visit their respective bio pages: 2tall / Om Unit (UK), Tatsuki (JP), Tayone (IT).

Om Unit x Tatsuki x Tayone – Bologna music workshops rehearsals (artists mix)
Recording of a short rehearsal session on day 3 of the music workshops. Featuring about half of the tracks performed in the final showcase, including transitions.

Om Unit x Tatsuki x Tayone – Bologna music workshops (edit mix)
Short mix of edits from all 3 days of the music workshops, featuring tracks in rough/demo format, quotes and more.

Om Unit x Tatsuki x Tayone – Music workshops day 3
Track written during the music workshops. Demo version.

Om Unit x Tatsuki x Tayone – Ragu (rough workshop version)
Track written during the music workshops. Demo version.

Om Unit x Tatsuki x Tayone ft. Bruno Briscik – Ragu (live version)
As a bonus here’s a live version of the previous track featuring Bruno Briscik on cello bass. Mastered.

Bologna seminar
Conducted on the evening of the third day at the Modo Infoshop, Bologna. Featuring Original Cultures organisers, musicians, visual artists and editors. Audio in English and Italian.

Musicians interview
Conducted on the afternoon of the last day following the workshops. Audio in English and Italian.

You can also listen to the entire documentary via the following Soundcloud set:

Stay tuned for part 2 featuring audio from the final showcase, mixes and solo tracks. Podcast of the workshop mixes will be made available next week.

This entry was posted on 05:14 AM at 05:14 AM. Filed under Documentaries, Latest News and tagged 2tall, audio, Bologna 2009, Documentaries, Om Unit, Tatsuki, Tayone.