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Gal & i8u

This podcast features a live set by Bernhard Gal and i8u. It was first broadcast on August 24, 2006 on WZBC.

Austrian-born composer and sound artist Bernhard Gal creates electronic and electro-acoustic music, as well as compositions for acoustic instruments. His projects and sound installations incorporate light, objects, video projections and spatial concepts. He runs the record label Gromoga Records and is director of the Austrian art organization "sp ce". Currently, Gal divides his time between Vienna and Berlin, where he also teaches sound art at the University of Arts.

France Jobin, aka i8u, is a sound / installation / web artist residing in Montreal, Canada. i8u’s audio art can be qualified as sound-sculpture. It reveals powerful, opaque and complex sound environments where analog and digital meet. Her installation/web art follow a parallel path, incorporating both musical and visual elements. I8u has created solo recordings for (bake/staalplaat) (piehead) (oral) as well as collaborative works with Martin Tétreault, David Kristian and Tomas Phillips. She has been included in compilations on ATAK (Japan), bremsstrahlung (USA) and Mutek (Canada).

• http://www.bernhardgal.com/
• http://www.i8u.com/

Ivan Pavlov/COH Interview

This podcast features an extended interview with an RF favorite, Ivan Pavlov, aka COH, from March 2006. The interview first aired on Rare Frequency on WZBC in April 16, 2006.

• http://www.rarefrequency.com/