19:00 Doors 20:00 Live set of “L’Makina” (2024) by Gilles Aubry 21:00 Electroacoustic work “Toubkal” (1972) and “Sultane” (1973) by Ahmed Essyad
L’Makina (2024) by Gilles Aubry Gilles Aubry’s composition L’Makina is a haunting soundscape that combines AI-generated sound textures with modular synths. Structured in two parts, the piece explores the spectral possibilites of a virtual sound model developed using a machine learning algorithm, in collaboraton with Moroccan musicians Ali Faiq and Idr Basrou. The title, L’Makina, references a 1930s song about the phonograph by Amazigh musician L’Haj Belaid. In the original song, Belaid marvels at the machine’s ability to replicate human speech with uncanny precision, prompting the poet to question whether he should continue composing verses. This reflection resonates with current debates surrounding artifcial intelligence and the interplay between humans and machines. In live performances, Aubry improvises on a quadraphonic sound system, integrating modular synths with elements from the recorded work.
Gilles Aubry is a Swiss musician and sound artist based in Berlin. He creates experimental compositions that combine field recordings, electronic manipulations, and feedback processes. Aubry has released several records both under his own name and with the noise collective MONNO. As a sound artist, his work spans film, installation, radio, and performance.
He has toured and exhibited internationally including Sea Art Festival Busan (2023), Rewire Festival The Hague (2023), Norient Festival Bern (2023), Clark House Mumbai (2016), FMAC Geneva (2016), MAGA Museum Gallarate (2015), Kunstmuseum Lucerne (2015), Khoj Art Center New Delhi (2015),Tsonami festival Valparaiso 2014, Savvy Contemporary Berlin (2014), Friedmann Gallery New York (2014), Marrakech Biennale 2014, LEAP art space Berlin (2013), HeK Basel (2013), House of World Cultures (HKW) Berlin (2012), Kontraste Festival Krems (2011), MACBA Barcelona (2010), and is also a musician in the experimental noise band Monno.
KulturRaum Zwingli-Kirche Rudolfstraße 14 10245 Berlin
15 May: RECORD RELEASE EVENT for Gilles Aubry – L’Makina (LP)
19:00 Doors
20:00 Live set of “L’Makina” (2024) by Gilles Aubry
21:00 Electroacoustic work “Toubkal” (1972) and “Sultane” (1973) by Ahmed Essyad
L’Makina (2024) by Gilles Aubry
Gilles Aubry’s composition L’Makina is a haunting soundscape that combines AI-generated sound textures with modular synths. Structured in two parts, the piece explores the spectral possibilites of a virtual sound model developed using a machine learning algorithm, in collaboraton with Moroccan musicians Ali Faiq and Idr Basrou. The title, L’Makina, references a 1930s song about the phonograph by Amazigh musician L’Haj Belaid. In the original song, Belaid marvels at the machine’s ability to replicate human speech with uncanny precision, prompting the poet to question whether he should continue composing verses. This reflection resonates with current debates surrounding artifcial intelligence and the interplay between humans and machines. In live performances, Aubry improvises on a quadraphonic sound system, integrating modular synths with elements from the recorded work.
Gilles Aubry is a Swiss musician and sound artist based in Berlin. He creates experimental compositions that combine field recordings, electronic manipulations, and feedback processes. Aubry has released several records both under his own name and with the noise collective MONNO. As a sound artist, his work spans film, installation, radio, and performance.
He has toured and exhibited internationally including Sea Art Festival Busan (2023), Rewire Festival The Hague (2023), Norient Festival Bern (2023), Clark House Mumbai (2016), FMAC Geneva (2016), MAGA Museum Gallarate (2015), Kunstmuseum Lucerne (2015), Khoj Art Center New Delhi (2015),Tsonami festival Valparaiso 2014, Savvy Contemporary Berlin (2014), Friedmann Gallery New York (2014), Marrakech Biennale 2014, LEAP art space Berlin (2013), HeK Basel (2013), House of World Cultures (HKW) Berlin (2012), Kontraste Festival Krems (2011), MACBA Barcelona (2010), and is also a musician in the experimental noise band Monno.
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