30xN — VRD1 by @c + Visiophone

30×N — VRD1 is the first in a series of releases originating from 30×N, an audiovisual performance by @c + Visiophone. The performance 30×N is based on a modular system with which the performers interact in an exercise of generative composition with sound, lights, and visuals. In 30×N computers are not only tools for visual and sonic production but become agents and creative partners, each performance emerging from a meeting of performers and machines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usYGQXRfu-M

Each release in this series includes fixed-media audio and audiovisual compositions created from the materials of one of the performance’s sections, both exploring and further expanding the original materials, bringing them into new contexts. The sonic materials are also delivered to other composers that contribute guest remixes.

Miguel Carvalhais and Pedro Tudela collaborate as @c since 2000, together producing a long list of performances, releases, and installations. They often collaborate with other artists and collectives in a practice marked by radical experimentation with computational sound.

Rodrigo Carvalho (Visiophone) is a designer and artist working with computational media to create visuals, creative programming and interactive art in contexts that range from screens to stages and installations. He is a part of the Openfield Creativelab collective and the Boris Chimp 504 project, besides regularly collaborating with other artists.

The remix in this release is Fünf Tano Five, by Jordan Rita Seruya Awori & Marc Behrens.

Having met in 2022 and forging a fast friendship, Jordan Rita Seruya Awori (a Kenyan interdisciplinary artist based in Frankfurt) and Marc Behrens (a German composer and artist based in Offenbach) have long sought the right project to collaborate on. Their first joint work, Fünf Tano Five, is the perfect convergence of their artistic trajectories.

Jordan is currently exploring sound art that integrates ASMR, while Marc has a deep interest in vocal-driven soundscapes. Both artists share a desire to weave multicultural elements into their practice, and this piece is a direct manifestation of that shared vision.

Their collaboration thrives on cohesion through contrast — differences in artistic approach, age, gender, nationality, culture, perspective, and experience within the sound art world. Marc, with an extensive career spanning over 40 published music albums, brings a wealth of knowledge to the project, while Jordan, whose sonic journey is rapidly evolving, has already made a mark with her first sound piece showcased at her 2024 solo exhibition, Chini ya Maji (Basis Frankfurt), and a second set to be featured in 2025 at Museum Giersch der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt as part of the Fixing Futures exhibition.

Together, their work is an exploration of tension and harmony, familiarity and alienation, structure and improvisation — a sonic dialogue shaped by the beauty of their differences.

http://www.jordanawori.com
http://www.marcbehrens.com

Crónica is a label based in Porto, Portugal.

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