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Oct 30/Nov 1st 2014 – Book/CD launch events in Zurich and Berlin

Really glad to present the newly published book/CD “The Amplification of Souls” at the following two events: October 30, 18h: presentation at OoR, Zurich + concert at Atonal Series (21h), Klubi November 1st, 17h: presentation and concert at Savvy Contemporary, Berlin

Oct 4 to 18 2014 – Gilles Aubry “Amplified Souls” Solo Tour in the US

Following the publication of the book/CD “The Amplification of Souls” on adocs.de, Gilles Aubry will be on a tour in the US in October 2014. Concerts and presentations are planned at the following venues and institutions: 4 Oct Sonic Circuits Festival, Washington DC, US 7 Oct Brown University, Providence, US – Presentation at Ed Osborne […]

New book/CD “The Amplification of Souls” available on adocs.de

Gilles Aubry, “The Amplification of Souls” Book/CD Edited by Gilles Aubry, Kathrin Wildner 2014 adocs publishing, Hamburg/Germany, metroZones ISBN: 978-3-943253-09-2 www.adocs.de In this publication, Gilles Aubry presents elements from his sonic research within Christian charismatic churches in Kinshasa, DRC. He explores the noise aesthetics of religious sound practices involving audio amplification, feedback, distortion and recording […]

Sept 20 – 27 2014 Monno on tour in Europe

Short northern Europe tour with Monno to promote our latest release “Cheval Ouvert”. 20.09 NK, Berlin 23.09 La Zone, Liège 24.09 Magasin 4, Bruxelles 25.09 Instants Chavirés, Paris 26.09 Aïnu Festival, Nantes 27.09 CCL, Lille

September 13 2014 – Mikromusik festival, Berlin

I’ll be part of a Workshop on cultural identities in sound art on September 13 2014 at Acud, Berlin, in the frame of MIKROMUSIK festival in Berlin. Check the DAAD website for more info: http://www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de/en/index_en.php

Sept 4, 19h – Screening and discussion at Errant Bodies, Berlin

Stadt als Klangtext – Urban Sound Projects Exhibition series: #2 of 5 Thursday, September 4th 2014 Screening & discussion with Bettina Wackernagel and the artists Mario Asef, “Yopito Concert” Gilles Aubry, “Notes via a Soundscape of Bollywood” 19:00 opening 19:30 (sharp) screening/diffusion of the works and discussion Additional screening of “Notes via a Soundscape of […]

July 2nd 2014 – World premiere of NVSB, FID Marseille 2014

Looking forward for the premiere of my film “Notes via a Soundscape of Bollywood” at FIDMarseille! There will be 2 projections, July 2nd at 17h and July 4th at 12h.. Check the FID website for more details and info http://fidmarseille.org/

May 17 2014 – L’Amplification des Âmes @ Quiet Cue Berlin

The audio-essay L’Amplification des Âmes will be presented at the Quiet Cue series in Berlin on May 17, 2014. Here is the full line-up of this evening: Quiet Cue #138 Saturday, May 17th · 8.15PM Zopan (Gerard Lebik, Poland) Live installation using sound signals of VHS recorders and TV sets http://gerardlebik.com Gilles Aubry (Berlin/CH) “L’amplification […]

May 16 – Live at Loophole Berlin

RATBAG, GILLES AUBRY & ROBERT MILLIS / DR NEXUS, UNTERLALA & ZUSTAND D. / SONICPANIC / H~ / DJ MAT POGO Loophole Berlin Boddinstrasse 60, 12053 Berlin21:30

May 14 2014 – Sound lecture at Göttingen university

Sound-lecture with Johannes Ismaeil-Wendt at the Sound Studies Colloquium in Göttingen. L’Amplification des Âmes – Sonic Materialities of Belief http://movingmusic.uni-goettingen.de/events/sound-studies-colloquium-2014/  

April 26 2014 – Wanda magazine release and opening at Scriptings Berlin

In (The Mix) and on the go (Univers) for those in the know (Wanda) 26.04. – 18.05.2014 Opening: Saturday 26 April 2014, 7pm at Scriptings / Kamerunerstr.47 / 13351 Berlin with works by: Johanna Abraham, Lutz Braun, Markus Krottendorfer, Michael Pfrommer, Anna Jermolaewa, Gregor Hildebrandt, Amelie von Wulffen, Christian Egger, Achim Lengerer, Birgit Megerle, Juliane […]

March 3 – April 4 2014 – Artist residency in Oujda and Marrakech

I will be in residency with Zouheir Atbane at the Institut Français in Oujda and Marrakech during mrach 2014.We’ll continue our research on the Paul Bowles collection of traditional Moroccan music in the Oriental Rif area. Rob Millis and Natasha Pradhan will join us later in Marrakech for discussions and experiments regarding the collection and […]

Installation view at Marrakech Biennale 2014

A few pictures of the installation “and who sees the mystery” by Aubry & Atbane at the “Why ain’t you rich if you’re so smart” group show at Marrakech Biennale 2014 [slideshow] [/slideshow]

February 27th – March 27nd, 2014 New installation at Marrakech Biennale

Gilles Aubry and Zouheir Atbane present an installation as a first outcome of their research project “A Moroccan Anthology of ears preservation” at the upcoming Marrakech Biennale 2014. The work will be presented as part of the audio-based art selection “If you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?”. http://www.marrakechbiennale.org/

December 15 2013 – New CD “Cheval Ouvert” by Monno published on idiosyncratics

This new CD by Berlin-based noise band MONNO  is a powerful though dark and introspective piece of pure sonic radicalism. CHEVAL OUVERT immerses the listener into a brutal typhoon of intense abstraction. A wild ride on a furiously galloping horse that finds itself torn into pieces by human destruction. Monolithic stabs of distorted saxophone, infinite loops […]

November 7 2013 – “RESONANCES: MUSIC, AFFECT, AND THE CITY”

My composition “les ecoutis le caire” will be part of the evening programm of the “RESONANCES: MUSIC, AFFECT, AND THE CITY” conference at Shift, Berlin. [Description] GET TOGETHER AT SHIFT! 21h – 23h Featuring phonographies by: • John Luther Adams, “In the Rain” • Christina Kubisch, “Homage with Minimal Disinformation” • Gilles Aubry, “Les écoutis […]

Interview on art-tv

Art-tv did a report on the Urban Sound exhibition at HeK Basel in which i’m featured. click on the image below to view the video on art-tv.ch

Documentation of the installation NVSB at HeK Basel

Still on view at Hek Basel until November 3 2013: my installation “Notes via a Soundscape of Bollywood” as part of the Urban Sounds Exhibition. http://www.haus-ek.org/en/content/urban-sounds-0?loc=EX    

November 2 2013 – Artist presentation at HEK Basel

Saturday, November 2, 2013 4.45–5.10p.m., Presentation by Gilles Aubry (CH) Notes via a soundscape of Bollywood Gilles Aubry introduces his work Notes via a soundscape of Bollywood and talks about his work in the area of tension of an established analysis with aural research, cultural sound developments, and the history of sound technologies. 7–8p.m., Round […]

October 31 2013 – Artist Talk at HKG, Karlsruhe

SOUND ALS GRENZBEREICH – GILLES AUBRY: CULTURAL LISTENING AND FIELD RECORDING Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe Medienkunst – Digitale Medien-Info Art donnerstag, 31.10., 10-17 Uhr Ort: Raum 351 (großes Soundstudio) Der Schweizer Klangkünstler Gilles Aubry verwendet in seinen Arbeiten Aufnahmen von verschiedenen Orten, Audio-Archive und Interviews, mit denen er Performances, Klanginstallationen, CD-Aufnahmen oder Radio-Stücke schafft. Seine […]

September 1, 2013 – Audio edition & poster release at Moutier Museum of Arts

An audio edition containing 15 tracks by 10 sound artists will be released online on September 1, together with a series of 42 original posters for the finissage of the Paysage(s) exbition at the Moutier Museum. The audio edition will be available for free on the website of the label Univers International and will include […]