Future Ethnic Lab

Electronica / Experimental / Alternative

Europasian station Bangkok

Netlabel

Concept and Open Ressources

Future Ethnic Comparative Research Lab is based on two key words : "transfer and mutation". it s transfering the ancestral ethnic sources and traditional knowledges in our time and technolgic evolution.
" It is a step to confront art, technology and ethnic musical heritage."

Tools

Ethnocomputing is the study of the interactions between computing and culture. It is carried out through theoretical analysis, empirical investigation, and design implementation. It includes research on the impact of computing on society, as well as the reverse: how cultural, historical, personal, and societal origins and surroundings cause and affect the innovation, development, diffusion, maintenance, and appropriation of computational artifacts or ideas. From the ethnocomputing perspective, no computational technology is culturally "neutral," and no cultural practice is a computational void. Instead of considering culture to be a hindrance for software engineering, culture should be seen as a resource for innovation and design.

Note :

http://www.future-ethnic-lab.org/ netlabel is underconstruction !!! (under CreativeCommons licence)

FUTURE ETHNIC LAB production released

2006

+++ (RM) RIYAZ MASTER machine readable data made in India / part 001
based on musical electronic machines made in India
First Future Ethnic Comparative Research album released in partnership with Thisco label (Portugal).

http://www.thisco.net/

Album produced by Sigmoon, 2006
masterized by C-drik.

Featuring :

Negative Stencil vs. Sylvatica / Num Num
Servovalve / Largagroove
Supermatik / Somehow
Sigmoon / Gate 101
Wild Shores / Ring paradox
Mimetic & Data Senses / Shaping
C-drik / L´hiver
Negative Stencil vs. Safatly / Lita
Emgine / Une tasse de café?
Dr.Dilip & Rico Bass / Systhem
DEF / k.a.r.m
TNO / Eyeless in Taksim
Black Sifichi / The Next Room

2007
CLIP ART VIDEO 45 min

"RIYAZ MASTER PROJECT" is an experimental non narrative road movie filmed in India by Umabeecroft + original electronic music composed by Sigmoon with some low tech indian electronic musical machines & cinematic sounds +spoken words by Kenji Siratori (japanese cyberpunk writer). This video approaches an abstract and futuristic vision of the complex matrix called indian nation. Our former research around the old industrial landscapes and the fertile and dirty environments along the Ganga river led us to imagine the possibilities of the development of a future India, inspired by the local cultural, economic and spiritual context that we discovered on our voyage ...

Riyaz Master Project trailer released by Umabeecroft & soundtrack / composed sigmoon with spoken words by Kenji Siratori

http://www.umabeecroft.org/

http://www.kenjisiratori.com/

http://www.riyaz-master.blogspot.com/

http://www.myspace.com/umabeecroft/

UPCOMING 2008

+++ RIYAZ MASTER PROJECT soundtrack "extended remix" composed by Sigmoon with spoken words by Kenji Siratori
Masterized by Luís van Seixas : Thisco/Sci Fi Industries

+++ (GAS) GAME ALONE SYNTHESIS / Software Gamelan Data Based / part 002
new compilation based on Gamelan mecanique software made by servovalve for la cite de la musique / subject gamelan ochestra
Album produced by Sigmoon, 2008
- masterized by Mimetic

"infinite lullaby" - a WILD SHORES optophonic installation

http://www.virb.com/theinfinitelullaby/

ARTISTS CONFIRMED:

One Man Nation / IndustrialPlatesAndBowls
Wild Shores / Matangi
Alien Vegan Sect / Pesta Krupuk Vegandi Tengah Malam recorded by C-drik
Mimetic Fake / My Gamelan
Kenji Siratori (sigmoon remix) / Game Over
Xabec / The Silent Sunday
Sci Fi Industries / Ancient Earth Spinning Sound
Samuel Jeronimo / Mediatriz
Tsé / Only you - Jamais Lent
Sigmoon / Oxydan 2.5 mgr
Guillaume Gargaud / Nomad
Mathias Delplanque / Gamelan ghost parade
Lyn Nekorimate / eau si chair

NEXT PROJECT :

Future Ethnic LAB part 003 : HOMOTIC / Japanese musical instruments and domotic sound explorations :

Japanese traditional intruments :

Shamisen, Koto, Biwa, Shakuhachi.

Domotic Audio :

This category includes audio switching and distribution. Audio switching determines the selection of an audio source. Audio distribution allows an audio source to be heard in one or more rooms. This feature is often referred to as 'multi-zone' audio.

Home automation (also called domotics) is a field within building automation, specializing in the specific automation requirements of private homes and in the application of automation techniques for the comfort and security of its residents. Although many techniques used in building automation (such as light and climate control, control of doors and window shutters, security and surveillance systems, etc.) are also used in home automation, additional functions in home automation can include the control of multi-media home entertainment systems, automatic plant watering and pet feeding, automatic scenes for dinners and parties, and a more user-friendly control interface.

"La recette des anges" by Lyn Nekorimate

Past Performances

Past show performances : screening and electronic live of Riyaz Master Project *** 3/4th March 2006 at bedsupperclub Bangkok *** 2/3/4th May 2006 at NEW ART MEDIA FESTIVAL 2006 OF Bangkok *** 16th Dec 2006 at Tripostal (Lille 3000 Festival) . *** 21st Dec, 2006 at OPA- Paris. *** 30th MArch 2007, Niu - Barcelona *** June 2007, CincoEchegaray, Málaga *** 29th June 2007, Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa, Musicbox, Lisbon. *** 26th October 2007, Spektropen Festival. Galata Perform, Istanbul. events 2008 : *** 6 th january, berlin : Die REmise,***25th january,Hoerbar cinema/Hamburg, Germany *** March 08: Barcelona Visual Sound Festival *** March 08: BEFF05, The Bangkok Experimental Film Festival

Support Future Ethnic Lab

page underconstruction !!! : you can support future ethnic lab NetLabel soon online : by purchasing the Mantra chanting box Made in India !

New !!! Mantra Box overview / netlabel design - see all 2

External Project and activities

*** VJ IOI / DJ Sigmoon

http://www.loopcentury.com ***EuropasianVisualExpress based in Bangkok 2008 )..realtime visual data projection..(

http://www.virb.com/europasianvisualexpress/ ***Sound of Pitch : " Sound of pitch " is a kiosk metasonic where each protagonist proposes one or more titles... like as many fruits to enjoy in this sound garden epicurean.

http://www.virb.com/soundofpitch/