New media art in Slovakia (1990s-2000s)
Contents
Forms
- digital signal processing and sound performances
- visual performances
- interactive software-based installations
- computer animation
Performances
Urbsounds, 28 November 2003. Next music festival at A4 - Zero Space.
[[::.:]] & gnd, 3 December 2004. Next music festival at A4 - Zero Space. http://a4.sk/next/#gnd
Over4tea, 4 December 2004. Next music festival at A4 - Zero Space. http://a4.sk/next/#over4tea
Urbanfailure & Rbnx, 1 December 2005. Next music festival at A4 - Zero Space. http://nextfestival.sk/2005/ufo.php?id=1&c=8&l=en
[[::.:]], 2 December 2005. Next music festival at A4 - Zero Space.
Pink Big Pig, 3 December 2005. Next music festival at A4 - Zero Space. http://nextfestival.sk/2005/ufo.php?id=4&c=8&l=en
Artists
Digital signal processing and sound performances
Sound artists got interested in DSP from a variety of backgrounds: serious music composing (Burlas, Matej, Piaček, Žoffaj), industrial music fan (Bittner, Tóth), punk & DIY (Potočný, Lichý, Kordík, Šubrtová), garsonka folk (Kladivo, Burgr), and theatre performances (Murin, Burgr, Vlk).
Techniques include
- electronics (Rbnx [self-made], Urbanfailure, Jamka)
- software-based DSP using Reaktor (Poo), Abbleton (Oliver Irsai, Vlk), Max/MSP (Martin Vysoký, Zoffaj, Kordik, Kladivo, Pink Big Pig), and in combination with acoustic instruments (Martin Vysoký, Pink Big Pig)
- live electronics (Matej)
Rbnx (Tobiáš Potočný). Self-made electronics, electric signal manipulations. Often with Urbanfailure. Part of Urbsounds.
Urbanfailure (Michal Lichý). Electronics (sampler etc). Often with Rbnx. Part of Urbsounds.
Jamka (Monika Šubrtová and Daniel Kordík). Electronics (samplers, drummachine), software DSP (Max). Deconstructing beats into inbetweens ('jamkas'). Part of Urbsounds.
Poo ([[::.:]] and Róbert Bittner). Software DSP (Reaktor).
[[::.:]] (Daniel Tóth). Software DSP (Reaktor).
Jozef Vlk. Software DSP (Abbleton).
Oliver Irsai (Peter Jančár). Software DSP (Abbleton).
Martin Vysoký (Slávo Krekovič). Software DSP (Lloop patch for Max) and acoustic instruments.
Marek Žoffaj. Software DSP (Max). Body-controlled pieces for theatre in Netherlands.
JB Kladivo. Software DSP (Max).
Helmafrodit (Michal Murin and Michal Snopko). Software DSP, theatrical elements.
Over4tea (Daniel Matej, Martin Burlas, JB Kladivo). Laptops (Kladivo and Burlas), synths (Burlas), live electronics (Matej, not software processed), violoncello (Kladivo).
Pink Big Pig (Lubo Burgr and Marek Piaček). Software DSP (Max) and acoustic instruments.
Visual performances
Zden (Zdeno Hlinka). Developed own Circulation visual engine. Uses recorded material and site-specific image processing.
Ján Šicko. Visuals for theatre pieces (Adobe Director).
Ana Filip. Uses samples and site-specific image processing (Pure Data). With gnd.
gnd (Peter Gonda). Uses samples and site-specific image processing (Pure Data). With Ana Filip.
Kufrik Brothers (Peter Agat Huba and Berco).
Mentaldesign.
Mik (Michaela Danková). Uses recorded material (Imagine).
Saša Gojdičová. Uses recorded material (Imagine).
Interactive software-based installations
Ivor Diosi. Augmented reality installations.
Peter Agat Huba. Mechanical simulation of virtual reality.
Daniel Tóth and Peter Gonda. Film and music footage manipulation (Pure Data).
Computer animation
Peter Agat Huba. Flash narrative animations.
Vladimíra Pčolová. Flash narrative animations.