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 大象传媒 SSO / Ilan Volkov and featured artists. Grab a pair of headphones and enjoy an immersive audio experience.
Day 1 Introduction
Tectonics Day 1 Introduction
Kate Molleson, Ilan Volkov, and Alasdair Campbell introduce Day 1 of Tectonics 2021.
Cat Hope - The Rupture Exists
Cat Hope - The Rupture Exists
大象传媒 SSO perform The Rupture Exists
Sonic Bothy - Verbaaaaatim
Sonic Bothy - Verbaaaaatim
Sonic Bothy perform "Verbaaaaatim"
脴yvind Torvund Untitled School
脴yvind Torvund - Untitled School
'Untitled School' blends instruments, homemade apparatus, household objects, and samples.
Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul - Interruptions (coming up)
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)
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)
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)
Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul - Interruptions (past halfway)
Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul perform 'Interruptions (past halfway).'
Meet The Artists Day 1
Meet The Artists Day 1
Kate Molleson chats to artists on Day 1 of Tectonics 2021.
Zinc & Copper with Ellen Arkbro - speak all voices
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
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
Zinc & Copper - The Sigh
Zinc & Copper perform Keith Tippett's "The Sigh"
Ilya Gringolts: Sky Macklay - Trrythms
Ilya Gringolts and Sky Macklay - Trrhythms
World premiere of Sky Macklay's 'Trrhythms' performed by Ilya Gringolts.
Philip Corner and Performers - MusicArt Ideal
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
Frieder Butzmann - Street Music
A performance of street sounds.
Angelica Sanchez - Piece for Piano and Moog
Angelica Sanchez - Piece for Piano and Moog
Angelica Sanchez performs 'Piece for Piano and Moog.'
Zachary James Watkins - Black Phase
Zachary James Watkins - Black Phase
Zachary James Watkins performs 'Black Phase.'
Egidija Medek拧ait臈's - 脗k芒sha.
Egidija Medek拧ait臈 - 脗k芒sha
The 大象传媒 SSO perform Egidija Medek拧ait臈's 脗k芒sha.
Iain Findlay-Walsh - Listener Music (electronics and small ensemble) Live
Iain Findlay Walsh - Listener Music (electronics and small ensemble)
Iain Findlay Walsh performs 'Listener Music (electronics and small ensemble)'.
Michael Parsons - Saitenspiel
Michael Parsons - Saitenspiel
The 大象传媒 SSO perform the World Premiere of Michael Parsons' Saitenspiel.
Scott McLaughlin and Heather Roche - Natura Naturans
Scott McLaughlin and Heather Roche - 'Natura Naturans'
The 大象传媒 SSO gives the World Premiere of 'Natura Naturans'
Close Scrape (Adam Linson and Matthew Wright) - Cutout (6 x 6) Live
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 – 大象传媒 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 Medekšait臈
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 (大象传媒 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 大象传媒 RADIO 3/大象传媒 SOUNDS
Presented by Kate Molleson
Live performances:
Egidija Medekšait臈 Âkâsha - 大象传媒 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 (大象传媒 Commission, World Premiere) – 大象传媒 SSO and Ilan Volkov
Scott McLaughlin Natura Naturans (World Premiere) - 大象传媒 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
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
Tectonics Day 2 Introduction
Kate Molleson, Ilan Volkov, and Alasdair Campbell introduce Day 2 of Tectonics 2021.
Fr茅d茅ric Le Junter - Where I Am
Fr茅d茅ric Le Junter - Where I Am
Fr茅d茅ric Le Junter performs "Where I Am," a visual and sound installation.
Andrea Pensado - Reflections on Uneasiness
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
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
Meet The Artists Day 2
Kate Molleson chats to artists on Day 2 of Tectonics 2021.
Manuel Pessoa de Lima - Skip Ad
Manuel Pessoa de Lima - Skip Ad
Manuel Pessoa de Lima presents 'Skip Ad.'
Close Scrape (Adam Linson & Matt Wright) - Cutout (6 x 6) Roads
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
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
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
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
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
Close Scrape - Cutout (6 x 6) carts
Close Scrape debut "Cutout (6 x 6)" for Tectonics 2021.
Marc Yeats - the unimportance of events
Marc Yeats - the unimportance of events
大象传媒 SSO world premiere of 'the unimportance of events' by Marc Yeats.
Lauren Redhead and Alistair Zaldua
Lauren Redhead and Alistair Zaldua
Lauren Redhead and Alistair Zaldua perform the world premiere of "Giant Silver"
Ain Bailey - Super JR: Second Phase
Ain Bailey - Super JR (Second Phase)
For Tectonics 2021, Ain Bailey presents the second phase of "Super JR."
Ingrid Laubrock
Ingrid Laubrock - Drilling, part I (extended version)
Ingrid Laubrock performs 'Drilling, part I (extended version).'
Tania Le贸n: Or铆genes
Tania Le贸n: Or铆genes
The 大象传媒 SSO performs Tania Le贸n鈥檚 Or铆genes.
Rebecca Wilcox & Hannah Ellul
Rebecca Wilcox & Hannah Ellul - Interruptions
Rebecca Wilcox and Hannah Ellul perform 鈥業nterruptions鈥� at City Halls.
Arnulf Herrmann: Fiktive T盲nze (Zweiter Band)
Arnulf Herrmann: Fiktive T盲nze (Zweiter Band)
The 大象传媒 SSO perform Arnulf Herrmann鈥檚 Fiktive T盲nze (Zweiter Band)
Graciela Paraskevaidis: No quiero oir ya mas campanas
Graciela Paraskevaidis: No quiero oir ya mas campanas
The 大象传媒 SSO perform Graciela Paraskevaidis鈥檚 鈥楴o quiero oir ya mas campanas.鈥�
Olivia Furey with Lee Paget & Clive MacLachlan Powell
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 – 大象传媒 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 大象传媒 RADIO 3/大象传媒 SOUNDS
Presented by Kate Molleson
Live performances:
Tania León: Orígenes – 大象传媒 SSO and Ilan Volkov
Hannah Ellul & Rebecca Wilcox Interruptions
Arnulf Herrmann: Fiktive Tänze (Zweiter Band) – 大象传媒 SSO and Ilan Volkov
Graciela Paraskevaidis: No quiero oir ya mas campanas – 大象传媒 SSO and Ilan Volkov
Olivia Furey with Lee Paget & Clive MacLachlan Powell: Cluttercore 2020 BE ADVISED: VERY STRONG LANGUAGE
