Hypnagogic Riddle

SAT

04.11.23

18:30

ZiMMT e.V.

SOLARIS

3D DJ SET

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DJ YumYum

3D HYBRID SET

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Rian Treanor

3D LIVE SET

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The first evening of the Riddle series will be

a double event, taking place firstly at ZiMMT, with its extraordinary 3D sound system installation, and later at Leipzig’s beloved strange-music-lover’s bar Pracht. At ZiMMT, musical puzzlement shall be created with a concert night focused on enigmatic electronic music and spatial sound design. First, SOLARIS and DJ YumYum of the Riddle DJ-team will premiere on spatial sound performance with hybrid-DJ-sets each.

Then Rian Treanor (UK) will perform a live set on the 3D sound system. The artist, at the intersection of club culture, experimental art and computer music, has left a lasting impression with bass-heavy, high-definition sound design on releases on Planet Mu, Nyege Nyege Tapes and the Warp-Sublabel Arcola. Using the Max/MSP programming language, he develops bespoke software to explore advanced rhythmic techniques and algorithmic processes, and build devices that enable spontaneous pattern modulation.

Entry to ZiMMT e.V. and Pracht e.V. is restricted to members only. You can apply for a one-day membership for both venues easily and free of charge on site.

SAT

04.11.23

22:00

Pracht e.V.

Lydia Marx

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Leni Pohl

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Helene Schirch

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and Juri Groß

HYBRID SET

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LetKidBe

TAPE SET

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Stanley Schmidt

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b2b

Shane Lizard

DJ SET

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After the concert, we will move to cozy Pracht to experience a sonic

performance by Lydia Marx, Leni Pohl, Helene Schirch and Juri Groß. They have been organizing and taking part in music and sound art events from readings, performances and online radio shows to djing and hosting parties at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig (HGB). At Pracht they will invite you to a 2h hybrid set consisting of text and music responding to the theme of Hypnagogic Riddle.

The evening is rounded off by Letkidbe — certainly one of the well-known tape collectors and selectors Leipzig’s club bubble has to offer. She chooses the analog medium of cassettes to celebrate B-side hits, forgotten and distant sounds, and share the warmth of lo-fi. Drifting-off into your wildest dreams will be guaranteed!

Stanley Schmidt and Shane Lizard will close the night with a unique DJ set that delves into the sounds we often encounter but overlook in our daily lives. Join them on a sonic journey that explores subtle ambient textures, creating an immersive experience that bridges the gap between wakefulness and sleep.

WORKSHOP

SUN

05.11.23

17:00

Pracht e.V.

with Rian Treanor

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Inter-symmetric works – Music Software to Enable Real-Time Remote Collaboration

Please sign-up for the workshop hello@riddle.fyi Workshop fee costs 5 € per person. No prior experience is required to participate.

Rian Treanor will be conducting a 2-hour workshop at Pracht. The workshop will revolve around Rian’s recent

project called “Inter-symmetric works”. It’s a series of new works that delves into the musical possibilities of remote participation, with a focus on exploratory forms of networked interaction between audiences and collaborators. He will examine computer patterns, electronic rhythms and unusual digital sounds with the attendees, using Max/ MSP, algorithmic music, percussion synthesis and interfaces designed for group performance.

The aim is to build a multiplayer music system for group participation using accessible devices that anyone can pick up and play.

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THU

16.11.23

19:30

UT Connewitz

Tinkah

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Bendik Giske

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Hinako Omori

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SOLARIS

DJ-SET

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DJ YumYum

DJ-SET

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Stanley Schmidt

DJ-SET

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In this second concert night of the Riddle series, in warm collaboration with Transcentury Update-Festival, we will gather at UT Connewitz to hear musical performances of three exceptional acts. Tinkah will start with a live set focused, inter alia, on his latest release on Local Knowledge. He is an artist that continuously longs for serious and emotional electronic music with a great love of detail and his live set combines cinematic, futuristic soundscapes with bass heavy, high-definition sound design and lots of soul.

For Hinako Omori, synthesizers are a portal to the subconscious: "Synthesizers really respond to how you feel," says the London-based artist, producer and composer. Omori has quickly become one of the UK's most compelling breakthrough musicians, blurring the lines between classical, electronic, and ambient music. Her latest album, "A Journey..." is a concept album inspired by the ancient Japanese ritual of forest bathing. Lush textures meet therapeutic frequencies and drone sounds, led by Omori's gentle, seemingly fragile voice.

Bendik Giske (NO/DE) is an artist and saxophonist whose expressive use of physicality, vulnerability and endurance have already won him much critical acclaim. You can hear all of this in his debut album Surrender, released at the start of 2019 on Smalltown Supersound, which can be described as Giske stripped to the core: no overdubs, looping, or effects. Just his body, breath, the saxophone and a resonant physical space, plus lots of microphones.

The Riddle DJ-Team (SOLARIS, DJ YumYum, Stanley Schmidt) will spin their favorite experimental and ambient tracks in between the performances. UT Connewitz as venue for the evening, with its enigmatic charm, complements the aesthetics of the musical performances very well.

Tickets are available in presale, find them here.

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FRI

08.12.23

23:00

UT Connewitz

lloydfears

LIVE

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Mor Elian

DJ-SET

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Esther

DJ-SET

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SOLARIS

DJ-SET

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DJ YumYum

DJ-SET

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Stanley Schmidt

DJ-SET

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Shane Lizard

DJ-SET

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In this last, more club-focused event of the Riddle series we will be at one of Leipzig’s underground gems, the club Neue Welle. Framed with opening and closing by the intrepid musical explorers of the Riddle DJ-Team: SOLARIS, Stanley Schmidt, Shane Lizard und DJ YumYum, we will experience a live set of experimental underground producer and rapper llyodfears with his haunting musical poetry.

Then, we’re delighted to welcome the versatile DJ, producer and label boss of Fever AM: Mor Elian. Elian’s music could be characterized as forward thinking and percussion-based, often favoring broken rhythms to straight four to the floor beats. Whilst more recently Elian released a 50 min piece under the moniker ‘Alloy Sea’, heading in an experimental-ambient direction featuring her own vocals for the first time, we’re sure she will present her take on contemporary club sounds at Neue Welle.

Then, Esther will take over with her unique interpretation of bassmusic. A self-taught producer obsessed with furious, complex rhythms, Esther plays with the sub-genres between club music and film music, bending the lines of the stylistic exercise. She expresses the need to mix new styles, sweeping away boundaries with organic, hard-hitting productions.

The Riddle-crew will round the night off with their demanding, yet slick style.

Tickets are available in presale, find them here.

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