C.H.O.P.P.A. Transit series SINGAPORE

Hi All,
Just a heads up!
Please pass this on to any party who might be interested...

Hope to see you there!
Best,Brian

P.S. Some Myspace Music Links:

lemur:

http://www.myspace.com/quartetlemur

Iron Egg:

http://www.myspace.com/ironegg

Dixon Dee:

http://www.myspace.com/dicksondee


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C.H.O.P.P.A and 139 Creative Production Presents:

+3DB

C.H.O.P.P.A. Transit series is pleased to present a showcase of Norwegian record label + 3dB. Celebrating their first four releases, +3DB brings three of their acts; Lemur, Baktruppen and Rehab to Asia for the first time. They will be joined by Singapore based electro-acoustic improvisation group Iron
Egg and electronic musician Dickson Dee from Hong Kong.

+3dB presents new and unheard music with quality and originality as its only condition. The artists work range from the conceptual through experimental, acoustic and electronic. A full evening of +3dB artist is a guarantee for intense contrast and sonic pleasure.

The tour has been made possible by the Norwegian Ministry of Foriegn Affairs

Date: Wed, 12th Nov 2008
Time: 8.30pm
Venue: Night and Day, 139 Selegie Road
Phone: 6884 5523
http://www.nightandday.sg/
Entrance fee: $20

Featured Artists:

LEMUR

Bjbrnar Habbestad (flutes), Hildsofie (french horn), Lene Granager (cello),Michael Duch (double bass)

All-acoustic, improvised music from Norways new all-star quartet. The four players have played and recorded with an almost endless list of international musicians ranging from Fred Frith, Otomo Yoshihide, Mats Gustavson, Peter Brötzman, Jaap Blonk, Mark Wastell, Matin, Evan Parker and others. Expect tight ensemble performance and sonic super control.

BAKTRUPPEN

John Hegre , Bjørnar Habbestad

Baktruppen is a group of artists, musicians and poets who have toured the world with their unique and spectacular shows for over 20 years. In their new constellation as a Light Metal Band, the viking daoists of europunk performance will play their new show about the global financial crisis.


REHAB

This brand new duo presents high-volume, high action instrumental noise performed on flutes and guitars! John Hegre of Jazzkammer fame and Bjørnar Habbestad from N-Collective produce their own peculiar take on the art of noise. File under extreme everything.

IRON EGG

Iron Egg is an electro-acoustic audio/visual improvisation group based in Singapore featuring Darren Moore (laptop/percussion), Tim O'Dwyer (saxophone) and Brian O'Reilly (bass/electronics/moving images).
The group combines acoustic free improvisation and extended instrumental techniques with live electronics to create a broad range of sonic textures.