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Tectonics Glasgow 2021

Listen to binaural recordings now

Tectonics 2021 ‘virtual festival’ took place on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 May and was available to enjoy for 30 days.

We've made eight special binaural recordings available to listen to beyond this period, including performances by the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO / Ilan Volkov and featured artists. Grab a pair of headphones and enjoy an immersive audio experience.

Day 1 Introduction

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Tectonics Day 1 Introduction

Kate Molleson, Ilan Volkov, and Alasdair Campbell introduce Day 1 of Tectonics 2021.

Cat Hope - The Rupture Exists

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Cat Hope - The Rupture Exists

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO perform The Rupture Exists

Sonic Bothy - Verbaaaaatim

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Sonic Bothy - Verbaaaaatim

Sonic Bothy perform "Verbaaaaatim"

Øyvind Torvund Untitled School

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Øyvind Torvund - Untitled School

'Untitled School' blends instruments, homemade apparatus, household objects, and samples.

Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul - Interruptions (coming up)

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Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul - Interruptions (coming up)

Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul perform 'Interruptions (coming up).'

Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul - Interruptions (just after five)

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Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul - Interruptions (just after five)

Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul perform 'Interruptions (just after five).'

Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul - Interruptions (near miss)

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Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul - Interruptions (near miss)

Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul perform 'Interruptions (near miss).'

Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul - Interruptions (past halfway)

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Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul - Interruptions (past halfway)

Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul perform 'Interruptions (past halfway).'

Meet The Artists Day 1

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Meet The Artists Day 1

Kate Molleson chats to artists on Day 1 of Tectonics 2021.

Zinc & Copper with Ellen Arkbro - speak all voices

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Zinc & Copper with Ellen Arkbro - speak all voices

Zinc & Copper with Ellen Arkbro perform "speak all voices."

Zinc & Copper/Ellen Arkbro - it's been a long time since I heard you sing

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Zinc & Copper with Ellen Arkbro - it's been a long time since i heard you sing

Zinc & Copper with Ellen Arkbro perform "it's been a long time since i heard you sing."

Zinc & Copper - Keith Tippett's The Sigh

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Zinc & Copper - The Sigh

Zinc & Copper perform Keith Tippett's "The Sigh"

Ilya Gringolts: Sky Macklay - Trrythms

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Ilya Gringolts and Sky Macklay - Trrhythms

World premiere of Sky Macklay's 'Trrhythms' performed by Ilya Gringolts.

Philip Corner and Performers - MusicArt Ideal

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Philip Corner and Tectonics Performers - MusicArt Ideal

MusicArt Ideal is a piece composed by Philip Corner and performed by Tectonics performers.

Frieder Butzmann - Street Music

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Frieder Butzmann - Street Music

A performance of street sounds.

Angelica Sanchez - Piece for Piano and Moog

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Angelica Sanchez - Piece for Piano and Moog

Angelica Sanchez performs 'Piece for Piano and Moog.'

Zachary James Watkins - Black Phase

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Zachary James Watkins - Black Phase

Zachary James Watkins performs 'Black Phase.'

Egidija Medekšaitė's - Âkâsha.

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Egidija Medekšaitė - Âkâsha

The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO perform Egidija MedekÅ¡aitÄ—'s Âkâsha.

Iain Findlay-Walsh - Listener Music (electronics and small ensemble) Live

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Iain Findlay Walsh - Listener Music (electronics and small ensemble)

Iain Findlay Walsh performs 'Listener Music (electronics and small ensemble)'.

Michael Parsons - Saitenspiel

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Michael Parsons - Saitenspiel

The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO perform the World Premiere of Michael Parsons' Saitenspiel.

Scott McLaughlin and Heather Roche - Natura Naturans

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Scott McLaughlin and Heather Roche - 'Natura Naturans'

The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO gives the World Premiere of 'Natura Naturans'

Close Scrape (Adam Linson and Matthew Wright) - Cutout (6 x 6) Live

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Close Scrape (Adam Linson and Matthew Wright) - Cutout (6 x 6) Live Version

Close Scrape perform Cutout (6 x 6) live at City Halls.

Schedule DAY 1 (Sat 8th May)

16.30 Introduction to Day One with Ilan Volkov, Alasdair Campbell and Kate Molleson

17.00 Cat Hope: The Rupture Exists – ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO, UK Premiere

17.30 Sonic Bothy Verbaaaaatim

18.00 Øyvind Torvund Untitled School
Chenxi Wang and Yeji Jung: Piano
Timothée de la Morinerie and Javier Verduras: Percussion
Audio recording and mixing: Håkon Stene

18.15 Rebecca Wilcox & Hannah Ellul Interruptions

18.30 Meet the Artists: with Sonic Bothy, Frieder Butzmann, Angelica Sanchez and Egidija MedekšaitÄ—

19.00 Zinc & Copper with Ellen Arkbro
Ellen Arkbro speak all voices
Ellen Arkbro it's been a long time since I heard you sing
Keith Tippett: The Sigh

Ellen Arkbro - vocals, composition
Robin Hayward - microtonal tuba
Hilary Jeffery - trombone
Elena Kakaliagou – horn

19.15 Ilya Gringolts: Sky Macklay Trrythms
World premiere (commissioned by the I&I Foundation)

19.30 Philip Corner and Tectonics Performers MusicArt Ideal
Philip Corner - Composer
Ilan Volkov - Editor
Thomas Thorpe - Engineering
Andrew Trinick - Assistant Editor

with Frieder Butzmann, Alasdair Campbell,Iain Findlay Walsh, Olivia Furey, Cat Hope, Ingrid Laubrock, Manuel Pessoa de Lima, Dave Lyons (³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO), Sky Macklay, Andrea Pensado, Lauren Redhead, Alistair Zaldua

20.00 Frieder Butzmann Street Music

20.30 Angelica Sanchez Piece for Piano and Moog

21.00 Zachary James Watkins Black Phase

22.00 – 00.00 midnight
WATCH LIVE ON THE TECTONICS WEBSITE

LISTEN LIVE ON ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ RADIO 3/³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SOUNDS
Presented by Kate Molleson

Live performances:

Egidija MedekšaitÄ— Âkâsha - ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO and Ilan Volkov
Ian Findlay Walsh Listener Music (electronics and small ensemble) Abigail Young (viola), Alasdair Garrett (flute), Una MacGlone (double bass)
Michael Parsons Saitenspiel (³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Commission, World Premiere) – ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO and Ilan Volkov
Scott McLaughlin Natura Naturans (World Premiere) - ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO, Heather Roche (clarinet) and Ilan Volkov
Close Scrape (Adam Linson and Matthew Wright) Cutout (6 x 6) Live Version

Tectonics 2021 Sunday

All the performances from Sunday.

Iain Findlay-Walsh - Listener Music

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Iain Findlay Walsh - Listener Music 2

Iain Findlay-Walsh performs Listener Music (2) - fixed media, for stereo headphones.

Iain Findlay-Walsh - Listener Music 2 Accompanying Text

the soundscape captures a listening process
the body is wired, restless
the street sounds still
turn one inside the other
each each in out to all

here
hearing
networks
feeling for
a now that sings
fuck this
state

Day 2 Introduction

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Tectonics Day 2 Introduction

Kate Molleson, Ilan Volkov, and Alasdair Campbell introduce Day 2 of Tectonics 2021.

Frédéric Le Junter - Where I Am

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Frédéric Le Junter - Where I Am

Frédéric Le Junter performs "Where I Am," a visual and sound installation.

Andrea Pensado - Reflections on Uneasiness

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Andrea Pensado - Reflections on Uneasiness

Andrea Pensado's 'Reflections on Uneasiness' is an eclectic fusion of sounds and music.

Ilya Gringolts with Yu Kuwabara - Bai and Dharani

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Ilya Gringolts and Yu Kuwabara - Bai and Dharani

World premiere of Yu Kuwabara's 'Bai and Dharani' performed by Ilya Gringolts.

Meet The Artists Day 2

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Meet The Artists Day 2

Kate Molleson chats to artists on Day 2 of Tectonics 2021.

Manuel Pessoa de Lima - Skip Ad

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Manuel Pessoa de Lima - Skip Ad

Manuel Pessoa de Lima presents 'Skip Ad.'

Close Scrape (Adam Linson & Matt Wright) - Cutout (6 x 6) Roads

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Close Scrape - Cutout (6 x 6) roads

Close Scrape debut "Cutout (6 x 6)" for Tectonics 2021.

Close Scrape (Adam Linson & Matt Wright) - Cutout (6 x 6) Drives

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Close Scrape - Cutout (6 x 6) drives

Close Scrape debut "Cutout (6 x 6)" for Tectonics 2021.

Close Scrape (Adam Linson & Matt Wright) - Cutout (6 x 6) Avenues

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Close Scrape - Cutout (6 x 6) avenues

Close Scrape debut "Cutout (6 x 6)" for Tectonics 2021.

Close Scrape (Adam Linson & Matt Wright) - Cutout (6 x 6) Junctions

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Close Scrape - Cutout (6 x 6) junctions

Close Scrape debut "Cutout (6 x 6)" for Tectonics 2021.

Close Scrape (Adam Linson & Matt Wright) - Cutout (6 x 6) Paths

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Close Scrape - Cutout (6 x 6) paths

Close Scrape debut "Cutout (6 x 6)" for Tectonics 2021.

Close Scrape (Adam Linson & Matt Wright) - Cutout (6 x 6) Carts

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Close Scrape - Cutout (6 x 6) carts

Close Scrape debut "Cutout (6 x 6)" for Tectonics 2021.

Marc Yeats - the unimportance of events

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Marc Yeats - the unimportance of events

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO world premiere of 'the unimportance of events' by Marc Yeats.

Lauren Redhead and Alistair Zaldua

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Lauren Redhead and Alistair Zaldua

Lauren Redhead and Alistair Zaldua perform the world premiere of "Giant Silver"

Ain Bailey - Super JR: Second Phase

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Ain Bailey - Super JR (Second Phase)

For Tectonics 2021, Ain Bailey presents the second phase of "Super JR."

Ingrid Laubrock

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Ingrid Laubrock - Drilling, part I (extended version)

Ingrid Laubrock performs 'Drilling, part I (extended version).'

Tania León: Orígenes

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Tania León: Orígenes

The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO performs Tania León’s Orígenes.

Rebecca Wilcox & Hannah Ellul

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Rebecca Wilcox & Hannah Ellul - Interruptions

Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul perform ‘Interruptions’ at City Halls.

Arnulf Herrmann: Fiktive Tänze (Zweiter Band)

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Arnulf Herrmann: Fiktive Tänze (Zweiter Band)

The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO perform Arnulf Herrmann’s Fiktive Tänze (Zweiter Band)

Graciela Paraskevaidis: No quiero oir ya mas campanas

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Graciela Paraskevaidis: No quiero oir ya mas campanas

The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO perform Graciela Paraskevaidis’s ‘No quiero oir ya mas campanas.’

Olivia Furey with Lee Paget & Clive MacLachlan Powell

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Olivia Furey with Lee Paget & Clive MacLachlan Powell: Cluttercore 2020

For Tectonics 2021, Olivia Furey performs Cluttercore 2020 live at City Halls.

Sunday 9 May

15.00 Iain Findlay Walsh - Listener Music - online, fixed-media soundscape composition with accompanying text

16.00 Introduction to Day Two with Ilan Volkov, Alasdair Campbell and Kate Molleson

16.30 Frédéric Le Junter Where I Am

17.00 Andrea Pensado Reflections on Uneasiness

17.30 Ilya Gringolts: Yu Kuwabara Bai and Dharani
World premiere (commissioned by the I&I Foundation)

18.00 Meet the Artists: with Ain Bailey, Lauren Redhead, Tania León, Frédéric Le Junter and Kate Molleson

18.30 Manuel Pessoa De Lima Skip Ad

19.00 Close Scrape (Adam Linson and Matthew Wright) Cutout (6 x 6) Online Version

19.30 Marc Yeats: the unimportance of events – ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO
World Premiere

20.00 Lauren Redhead and Alistair Zaldua
Michael Bonaventure Giant Silver (2020 - organ and electronics version)
Alistair Zaldua "…rain of stars" (2014, rev.2021)
Huw Morgan Fault (2018)
Lauren Redhead phosphorescent (2018)

20.45 Ain Bailey Super JR: Second Phase

21.30 Ingrid Laubrock

10.00pm – 12.00 midnight

WATCH LIVE ON THE TECTONICS WEBSITE

LISTEN LIVE ON ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ RADIO 3/³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SOUNDS

Presented by Kate Molleson

Live performances:

Tania León: Orígenes – ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO and Ilan Volkov
Hannah Ellul & Rebecca Wilcox Interruptions
Arnulf Herrmann: Fiktive Tänze (Zweiter Band) – ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO and Ilan Volkov
Graciela Paraskevaidis: No quiero oir ya mas campanas – ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO and Ilan Volkov
Olivia Furey with Lee Paget & Clive MacLachlan Powell: Cluttercore 2020 BE ADVISED: VERY STRONG LANGUAGE