Original Cultures Remixed vol 1 – update and full line-up

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Following our earlier announcement about the Original Cultures Remixed volume 1 project, we can now give you a full upate on proceeding as well as a confirmed line-up.

The remix project is a fairly straight forward activity which takes place following each Original Cultures event, primarily over the internet. Once an event is finished we select elements of the works created by the artists during this event and pass these onto new artists to create remixes. The new artists are chosen by both the organisers and the artists involved in the event, with each country (UK, Italy and Japan) and art strand represented by a new artist and remix.

The remixes themselves currently follow one of three formats:
- audio remixes ie. elements of audio created during an event are given to an artist to create an audio remix/track
- video remixes/soundtracking ie. video footage from the event or videos created during an event are given to an artist to remix and/or soundtrack
- visual remixes ie. elements of visual art created during an event are given to an artist to use as the basis for a new work, such as painting, fine arts, etc…

For the first remix project we have asked 6 new artists to work on audio remixes and video remixes/soundtracking. The audio remixes will include 3 tracks created from parts 2tall/Om Unit, Tatsuki and Tayone wrote during their music workshops at our Bologna event earlier this year. The video remixes will see 3 artists remix and/or soundtrack the animation Will Barras, Ericailcane and DEM created in Bologna.

The final line up for the first volume of our remix project is as follows:
- Baku, JP – Tokyo-based underground pioneer, famous for his role in shaping the current underground hip hop and turntablist scene in Tokyo, chosen by Tatsuki for an audio remix
- Slugabed, UK – Brighton-based electronic producer, part of a new generation of producers currently making waves worldwide, chosen by 2tall for an audio remix
- Deda, IT – Legendary Italian producer and arranger with a long standing reputation in the Italian hip hop scene chosen by Tayone for an audio remix
- Memory9, IT – London and Milan-based electronic producer, connecting the dots between dub, electronic music and hip hop, chosen by the organisers to soundtrack the animation
- Mistah Klevvah, UK – London-based producer, formerly part of the groundbreaking Various Production outfit and now working under a new solo name, chosen by the organisers to soundtrack the animation
- Gorgonn, JP – London-based Japanese producer behind Doqqebi Q, currently working on other projects with Japanese and European artists, chosen by the organisers to soundtrack the animation

We are planning to hold an online showcase of the remixes in early February ahead of our Original Cultures London ’10 event. We will also feature the works during the London event. Full details to be announced shortly. Stay tuned

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