14/10/2022
Excited to announce our new release, SVS018.
“AMPWALL MONUMENT CONFRONTATION” by Kalas Liebfried !
The project AMP WALL MONUMENT CONFRONTATION aimed to recon- textualize the Otto-von-Bismarck monument at the Deutsches Mu- seum (Boschbrücke, Munich) by means of sound and performance. In order to call attention to the imperialistic, nationalistic and colo- nial contexts a sculpture consisting of 21 guitar ampli ers has been installed for one day infront of the monument. Seven electric guitars were connected to the sound system. On them, together with seven guitarists, an ambient drone composition has been performed for four hours.
Side A and B present edits of the sonic material recorded on site, following and interpreting the structures of the related score. Side C and D present interpretations of the same material and structures, created by Lamin Fofana , Sarah Badr alias FRKTL , Elsa M‘bala , Cedrik Fermont and Jay Glass Dubs
The release will be accompanied by a print insert incl. the related score and an essay by Australian scholar Damian Lentini (curator, Haus der Kunst, Munich). In this way, sustai- nable access to this ephemeral action and to the critical examina- tion of German colonial history and current polyphonic postcolonial discourses will be made possible.
A1 - IT TOOK THE NIGHT TO DISBELIEVE A2 - ENGINE OF FUTURE RUINS
B1 - IMPERIAL GHOSTS
B2 - SINK THE BISMARCK
B3 - BREATHE THE FREQUENCY
C1 - IT TOOK THE NIGHT TO DISBELIEVE - LAMIN FOFANA REWORK C2 - ENGINE OF FUTURE RUINS - FRKTL REWORK
C3 - IMPERIAL GHOSTS - ELSA M‘BALA REWORK
D1 - SINK THE BISMARCK - CEDRIK FERMONT REWORK
D2 - BREATHE THE FREQUENCY - JAY GLASS DUBS REWORK
The release will come as a double LP, 12“ vinyl, gatefold cover + booklet, 16 p., b/w
Funded by the City of Munich, Department of Arts and Culture, Public Art and Neustart Kultur.
Published by SVS Records and PARA ©2022