Sonic Mind Fields Night @ Espasyo Siningdikato

Sonic Mind Fields is pleased to present a night of improvisation, electronic music, noise, and sound art at Espasyo Siningdikato creatiVEnue and art space.

Featuring performances by: Aurora Borealis, Blend:er, Crucio, Elemento, Etniktronika, Inconnu Ictu, Nyabinghi
Ugong and Xeontresh + Mischa Elman + Rob Cruz.

Special limited copies of Experimentation in Sound Art Tradition/E.X.I.S.T. 3CD Special Edition, Morca Pika by Ugong, Boolean Float – Interactive Video Art by Mannet Villariba and Seido’s Manila Box will also be sold during the event.

Date: August 26, 2009, Wednesday/7:30 PM
Venue: Block 11 Lot 9 Congressional Road, Bgy. Sta.Fe Dasmariñas
Cavite (near De La Salle University - Dasmariñas).
Admission: Free

Brought to you by Sonic Mind Fields in cooperation with Experimentation in Sound Art Tradition (E.X.I.S.T.)
and Espasyo Siningdikato

We hope to see you all! Cheers!

Boolean Float : Interactive Video Art by Mannet Villariba

Available at Sonic Mind Fields!

Boolean Float
Interactive Video Art (DVD Format)
by *Mannet Villariba
Philippines, 2008
File under: Video art
(Rare/limited copies only)

*A grand prize winner of the NCCA’s Websining Digital Art competition in 2007. Mannet Villariba explores his medium with an enthusiasm for electronics as it relates to the realm of sound and visuals. After a fine arts education, corporate environment, and with a self-confessed anti-synth ideology in his garage-band days, Villariba’s exposure on new media led to an advantageous and favorable understanding of these unforeseen forces underlying electronic sound with its mystical, ambient and chaotic appeal, eventually shifting his ideals, which in turn rejuvenates his expression in visual art as well. Interactive visual interpretations of these forces are increasingly the main focus of his work. He actively participates in various performance art events locally as well as several festivals abroad, such as the Tupada Xing, Wunderspaze, Singapore 2006 / Nippon International Performance Art Festival, Japan, Summer 2007 / Asean Contemporary Art Exchange, Yangon Myanmar, January 2009 / Changwon Art Festival, South Korea, April 2009 / Gwangju International Performance Art Festival, South Korea, May 2009. source: www.aseum09.tk

To purchase a copy, please visit us at Sonic Mind Fields or e-mail sonicmindfields@gmail.com

Trivia: Mr. Peter Tomas-Dobrilla, the Director for the Arts Department at the Ministry of Culture, Slovenia bought a copy of Boolean Float at Sonic Mind Fields when he was in Espasyo Siningdikato (Dasmariñas, Cavite) as part of ASEUM09.

Featured Book of the Week: RE/Search #4/5

RE/Search #4/5:
W.S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Throbbing Gristle
8 1/2 x 11" 100 pp, 58 photos & illustrations

William Burroughs, Brion Gysin & Throbbing Gristle talk about advanced ideas involving the social control process, creativity and the future. Interviews, scarce fiction, essays: this is a manual of ideas and insights. Strikingly designed, with rare photos, bibliographies, discographies, chronologies & illustrations.

Reviews:
"Interviews with pioneering cut-up artists William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin and Throbbing Gristle . . . proposes a ground-breaking, radical cultural agenda for the '80s and '90s."
Jon Savage, London Observer

"Well crafted . . . boldly designed to keep the eye moving . . . challenges the conventional approach to journalism and biography."
Another Room

Lakbay Lahi

Lakbay Lahi, one of our favorite bands from Cavite will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Friday (August 7) at Espasyo Siningdikato. We hope to see you all. Cheers!

Sonic Mind Fields now open!

Sonic Mind Fields officially opened on July 23, 2009! It coincided with the 3rd day of Asia-Europe New Media Arts Symposium or ASEUM 09. Espasyo Siningdikato, the art space where Sonic Mind Fields is located, hosted the 3rd day of ASEUM’s panel discussion, TV Lounge and Eye to Ear Festival. Thank you very much to Shey, Espasyo Siningdikato, Lirio Salvador and Ma'am Mean, EXIST, Mannet Villariba, Dan, Glen Teejay and J.Luna of Bookay Ukay Bookstore, Tengal and SABAW Media Arts Kitchen, Peter Tomaž Dobrilla of MMC Kibla, Diego Maranan of Biomodd, all the participants of ASEUM09, students/professorsof DLSU-Dasmarinas, Dasmariñas community and to all our friends, families and colleagues.

Cheers also to the intense and engaging performances by Elemento, Ugong, Blend:er, Nyabinghi, Terraformer, Grnd+Cntrl, Ros Veluz as well as the video art by Mannet Villariba.

The reception to our little bookstore was really heartwarming. We felt the enthusiasm on having a local bookstore inside the gallery. It was nice that almost everyone was delighted over the design of Sonic Mind Fields’ bookshelf. Cheers!


ASEUM 09 Participants


Norman Wilwayco's Gerilya available at Sonic Mind Fields courtesy of Dan Gaffud of Bookay Ukay Bookstore. Thank you Dan! Cheers!


Mr. Peter Tomaž Dobrilla of MMC Kibla (Slovenia) bought some books and CDs at Sonic Mind Fields. Big thanks!



Diego Maranan discussing Biomodd.
Thanks also to Diego Maranan for buying a book from Sonic Mind Fields!


experimental noise & sound art performance by Lirio Salvador and Elemento


Tengal of Sabaw Media Arts Kitchen with participants and performers for ASEUM 09

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