BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:515@kulturkarte.servus.at SUMMARY:Ar Ker ( FR ) // live at Raumschiff DTSTAMP:20261004T235423Z DTSTART:20261008T173000Z DTEND:20261008T210000Z DESCRIPTION:"Seb Brun\, an art of rythm both organic and mechanic wich stri kes the heart of\ncontemporary music"\n\nFrench drummer\, composer and pro ducer Seb Brun has spent over two decades\ndeveloping a singular artistic language at the crossroads of experimental\npercussion\, electroacoustic m usic and radical electronics. Founder of the\ninfluential Carton Records\, one of Europe's landmark experimental labels with\nnearly eighty releases \, and leader of the avant-rock and rough techno project\nParquet\, Brun h as consistently explored the physical and perceptual boundaries\nof sound. \n\nThis autumn\, he releases Materials\, the second album of his solo pro ject Ar Ker\,\nfollowing the acclaimed self-titled debut released in 2020. \nConceived as a single composition unfolding across three movements\, Mat erials\ninvestigates three elemental substances that define both its sonic architecture\nand its conceptual framework: the organic resonance of mapl e wood through the\ndrum kit\, the bronze of cymbals pushed to their physi cal limits until they\ndissolve into electronic feedback\, and finally the copper of electricity\, where\nsaturation transforms acoustic matter into pure energy.\n\nThe solo project Ar Ker takes its name from the Breton pr efix ker\, originally\nreferring to a fortified place before evolving to s ignify a village or dwelling.\nLike its etymology\, the project inhabits a territory between the archaic and the\ncontemporary—a ritualistic journey where shamanic intensity meets raw electronic\nsound.\n\nWorking as both musician and craftsman\, Seb Brun treats drums\, metal objects\,\nelectron ics and amplification as a single interconnected instrument. His\npractice is rooted in the materiality of sound and the physical engagement of\nper formance\, exploring repetition\, accumulation\, distortion\, temporal exp ansion\nand the coexistence of multiple scales of listening. The drum kit ceases to\nfunction as a timekeeping instrument\, becoming instead a gener ator of tension\,\ninstability and energy.\nImprovisation remains central to his work. Rather than seeking complete control\,\nBrun embraces instabi lity\, allowing feedback\, saturation and unforeseen sonic\nevents to resh ape the performance in real time. Through this constantly evolving\ndialog ue between body\, instrument and technology\, he questions the role of\nrh ythm\, the agency of the performer and the possibility of active listening \nwithin an increasingly saturated sonic environment.\n\nWith his new albu m Materials\, Seb Brun further establishes himself as one of the\nmost dis tinctive voices in contemporary experimental music\, creating work where\n hybridization is never an aesthetic choice alone but a critical and deeply \nphysical artistic practice.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/uZ4YlINBcpc?si=axNBEgKiV 0gL-_NN\n[https://youtu.be/uZ4YlINBcpc?si=axNBEgKiV0gL-_NN]\n\nEntry on fr ee donation URL:https://kulturkarte.servus.at/event/ar-ker-fr-live-at-raumschiff LOCATION:Raumschiff - Pfarrplatz 18 STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:contemporary culture,contemporary music,experimental music,Exper imentelle Musik,Jazz,Konzert,linz,music,performance X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

"Seb Brun, an art of rythm both organic and mechanic wich strikes the heart of contemporary music"

French drumm er, composer and producer Seb Brun has spent over two decades developing a singular artistic language at the crossroads of experimental percussion, electroacoustic music and radical electronics. Founder of the influential Carton Records, one of Europe's landmark experimental labels with nearly e ighty releases, and leader of the avant-rock and rough techno project Parq uet, Brun has consistently explored the physical and perceptual boundaries of sound.

This autumn, he releases Materials, the second album of h is solo project Ar Ker, following the acclaimed self-titled debut released in 2020.
Conceived as a single composition unfolding across three move ments, Materials investigates three elemental substances that define both its sonic architecture and its conceptual framework: the organic resonance of maple wood through the drum kit, the bronze of cymbals pushed to their physical limits until they dissolve into electronic feedback, and finally the copper of electricity, where saturation transforms acoustic matter in to pure energy.

The solo project Ar Ker takes its name from the Bret on prefix ker, originally referring to a fortified place before evolving t o signify a village or dwelling. Like its etymology, the project inhabits a territory between the archaic and the contemporary—a ritualistic journey where shamanic intensity meets raw electronic sound.

Working as bot h musician and craftsman, Seb Brun treats drums, metal objects, electronic s and amplification as a single interconnected instrument. His practice is rooted in the materiality of sound and the physical engagement of perform ance, exploring repetition, accumulation, distortion, temporal expansion a nd the coexistence of multiple scales of listening. The drum kit ceases to function as a timekeeping instrument, becoming instead a generator of ten sion, instability and energy.
Improvisation remains central to his work . Rather than seeking complete control, Brun embraces instability, allowin g feedback, saturation and unforeseen sonic events to reshape the performa nce in real time. Through this constantly evolving dialogue between body, instrument and technology, he questions the role of rhythm, the agency of the performer and the possibility of active listening within an increasing ly saturated sonic environment.

With his new album Materials, Seb Br un further establishes himself as one of the most distinctive voices in co ntemporary experimental music, creating work where hybridization is never an aesthetic choice alone but a critical and deeply physical artistic prac tice.

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