~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brico018 Carrie Gates, Marink Jareb & Esther B Vinyl Interventions Trio Live at Ecube 1-One 28'02" 2-Two 21'15" 3-Three 9'30" 4-Four 4'26" total time - 63'13" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ technical_info Recorded Live at Ecube Gallery in Montreal, October 2003. Cover art by Carrie Gates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ label_statement Cuts, scrapes, slices and dices - no, it's not the new SuperChopper Fantasy Knife, but the ultra-freaky turntablism techniques of the Vinyl Interventions Trio: Carrie Gates, Marinko Jareb, and Esther Bourdages! Using homemade record needles, toy turntables, contact microphones, pop 45's, a sweet collection of rare experimental vinyl, mad skills, and an appetite for destruction, the Vinyl Interventions Trio created a stunning work of performative deconstructive turntablism.This album is from a very lively live set at artist-space Ecube in Montreal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ artist_statement This is a live set from the Vinyl Interventions Trio: Esther Bourdages, Marinko Jareb, and Carrie Gates. Live at Ecube, Montréal, this album documents the six-turntable cut-up that flipped it squiggly-style for a very live crowd. Using homemade microphones, sliced + diced records, kiddy turntables, oddity vinyl classics all switched up, this was also a very visual and performative event. See ultra-fun photographs at www.vinylinterventions.com, mp3s, turntablism links, ++ ... -Carrie Gates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ artist_bio Carrie_Gates ____________ Carrie Gates is a Saskatoon-based artist who has been working with turntablism, radio, experimental music, performance art, video, and event coordination for the last decade, while promoting artist-run culture, collaborative projects, and translocal community building through her performances, octopus networking, research activities, and advocacy for DIY culture. Active in the vibrant mid-90’s rave scene onwards, she is known in some circles as Lady Gates for her unique pproaches to DJing and performance. Vinyl Interventions is the collaborative project of Carrie Gates with Esther Bourdages (Montreal) and Marinko Jareb (St. Catherines/Toronto), where the vinyl record is explored through experimental turntablism, live performances, sculptural interventions, research, presentations, and public workshops. Presently working at the Human Computer Interaction Lab at the University of Saskatchewan as a Research Assistant, she is exploring awareness mechanisms of nightclub environments between crowds and DJs. Carrie is also investigating interactive sound installations for outdoor electronic music events, and is planning two exciting projects for the 10th annual "Connect" festival this year (Regina). Other professional research activities have led her to working with diverse groups such as Soil (Regina), BlackFlash Magazine (Saskatoon), the Kenderdine Art Gallery (Saskatoon), and Autism Treatment Services (Snoezelen sensory therapy) (Saskatoon). Gates is nearly completed her Art History degree at the University of Saskatchewan, focussing on the discourse of technology and sensual awareness, net.art, and theoretical problems in performance with electronic media. During her studies at the UofS, Gates has received several academic awards. Selected recent programming activities, projects, and DJing and VJing performances include: Neutral Ground's "re:mote" Sound Symposium (webcast presentation, Regina/NewZealand, 2005), paved Art + New Media’s “Revenge of the Nerds v.5: Nintendisco” (co-programming, VJing, 2005), W.K.P.Kennedy Gallery’s “Phantom Power” (co-programming, DJing, workshop facilitation, North Bay, 2004), “[R][R][F] SoundLab Channel - INFLICT” (audio project, Cologne, Germany, 2004), Ecube's “microphone in a storm of noise” (Vinyl Interventions performance, field recordings event, Montreal, 2003 and 2004), “Connect” (DJing, 1995-2004 annually), paved Art + New Media's "Audiomobile Artist-Run Limousine" with Matt Smith (co-programming, 2004), “Intersect” (DJing, VJing, Kananaskis, 2003), Snelgrove Gallery's “Listening to...onkyo meditations on electroacoustic mediations” (live solo improv, Saskatoon, 2003), and paved Art + New Media’s “Digidome” festival (co-programming, DJing, video screening, workshop facilitation, 2002), and Common Weal’s “Prairie Echo Sound Symposium” (workshop faciltation, Regina, 2002). Currently serving Saskatoon’s paved Art + New Media artist-run centre on their Programming Advisory Team, she is also the President of the Board of Directors. Carrie is a trekkie with an interest in transporter technology and Holodecks. Marinko_Jareb _____________ DJ Machine, self described "international player and master of rocking big systems" is known for his unique way of mixing deep techno, sexy electro, dirty house and cheesy classics. Machine's style can be described as raw, dirty and hands on; a lot like kinky sex. As much as Machine enjoys running both gay and straight dance floors, he's also into experimenting with sound and noise at art events DJ Machine, a.k.a. Stinky Marinky the Croatian Sensation, has been working with sound and music for the better part of his life. Playing music that incorporates underground chic with pop sensibilities, he has earned a reputation as a crowd pleaser, playing for the ladies giving it hard and deep yet elegant. He has released vinyl for his own Porno House label, based in Niagara Falls, Canada, and Mono Records, based in Helsinki, Finland. He is currently recording music for Abflug Records, Helsinki based audio and video label, as well as The Polka Dot EP ($t.Ca$hrine$ $ound$) for his own ghetto$Y$TEM imprint, both to be released in Fall 2004. Heavily involved in the arts scene in his home town, Machine is an active member of Suitcase in Point Theatre Troupe (www.suitcaseinpoint.com) and the Niagara Artists' Company (www.nac.org) which is also the permanent home to his custom built and constantly evolving Jamaican style sound system the "ghetto $Y$TEM". Always one to share his knowledge and secrets, Machine along with friend DJ Dragon teach young people about the art of the DJ at the YMCA and high school music classes with their hands on seminar Turntablist Tutorial. He has released vinyl for his own Porno House label, based in Niagara Falls, Canada, and Mono Records, based in Helsinki, Finland. He is currently recording music for Abflug Records, Helsinki based audio and video label, as well as The Polka Dot EP ($t.Ca$hrine$ $ound$) for his own ghetto$Y$TEM imprint, both to be released in Fall 2004. Machine is a member of Vinyl Interventions, a trio of performance based audio artists who work on experimental music and art installations involving vinyl records. In terms of event promotion, Machine organizes events under the moniker POP COM, focusing his energy on Toronto area events. He has also worked closely with other events promoters, particularly Promise, Harvest Festival (www.harvestfestival.org) and Om Festival (www.omfestival.ca). Machine has performed all over Canada, the US and Europe, on radio, t.v., the net, at clubs, fine dining establishments and lounges, outdoor festivals, concerts and art galleries. At the moment, he is working with a number of Niagara area wineries on a series of events called vine-L which combine fine dining, wine, electronic dance music and video art in outdoor rural winery events. Machine also works with aerobics instructor Sandra Alvarez of the YMCA and Fulton Fitness, creating custom music mixes for strength training and aerobics spin classes. Since the age of 15, Machine has held countless residencies and has been voted the best DJ in Niagara for three consecutive years by local media. Marinko has also built a reputation as a journalist / writer (worked as music editor in Pulse Niagara Magazine for many years and runs E$$ $EE PRE$$), collage artist and dabbles as a video artist. Machine is also attending Brock University on a part time basis where he is working towards an Honours Bachelor of Communications in Popular Culture. He currently splits his time between his home studio in Niagara and Toronto - where he continues to create art and perform on a regular basis. For more information, demos or to book an event, contact: Marinko Jareb - (905) 937-3021 - machine@niagara.com - www.ghettosystem.com Esther_B ________ Esther B. (aka Esther Bourdages) is an art historian, photographer, and sonic explorer based in Montreal. She is the author of many articles and critical commentaries on contermporary art. She holds a Masters in Art History from the Université de Montréal. She focusses on new forms of sculpture within an expanded field, and more recently, multimedia and web art. She is also involved with some artist-run centers in Montreal. In 2001, she helped create the art association Ecube, located in the old Griffintown neighbourhood in Montreal, where, since 2003, she has curated a series of noize music events called "A Microphone in a Storm of Noize". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BricoLodge is a net.label for eclectic techno, playful composition and complex experimentation that emerged from artistic and cultural exchanges between the site directors, Carrie Gates and Jon Vaughn and other artists from across Canada and the world since the turn of the 21st Century. http://www.notype.com/bricolodge/ bricolodge@gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~