ele-gi-eli(2023)

9-channel sound sculpture — conceptually fluid

or a sound system that playfully speculates the possibility of a loudspeaker to function simultaneously as an acoustic diffuser panel. A positive Brusselization has formed its shape through the influence of city’s skyline, unconstrained architecture and flexible moving bodies. The loudspeakers as sculptures express the potential of dance and bodily listening as a collective leisure activity.

….or a sonic piece that narrates a story of an imaginary electronic music composer amigoismyfriend, whose newest album is previewed by imaginary radio DJ. The songs are inspired by the city and mediated in broken French allowing the original meaning of lyrics to distort into vocal expressions that might convey misunderstandings.

…or a platform for sonic art practitioners, performers and bodily listeners. Mobile in its nature. Ready and willing to serve.

...or a tool for creating yet another unclearly defined upcoming sonic piece in the near future.

ele-gi-eli is a conclusive chapter for the sound triptych consisting of two earlier works L=10 and ||: o / dear<3 :||

made possible with the support of

ele-gi-eli featured in a monthly program Onotesla by Michael Holland in NTS radio 4.5.2024




After its making ele-gi-eli toured around Europe facilitating sonic art events and allowing explorations of its sonic possibilities in various cities in their artist-run spaces during the years 2023-2024.

Thank you all the artist that participated in this experiment!


Belgrade
Re-Drum https://re-dr-um.bandcamp.com/
P.Amir. https://soundcloud.com/p_amir
Miloš Dimitrijević https://linktr.ee/milosdimitrijevic
B0GOHUL https://soundcloud.com/user-555336405-919798
Ivan Bon https://www.fsu.edu.rs/en/professor-ivan-bon/
Igor Stangliczky https://linktr.ee/stangliczky
Jakov Čaušević https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXaq1_PTr-A


Brussels
Justine Grillet https://justinegrillet.bandcamp.com/album/zaga-island
Hanne De Backer https://hannedebacker.bandcamp.com/album/the-moon-appears-when-the-water-is-still


Rotterdam
Teoniki Rożynek http://teonikirozynek.pl/en/bio-2/
Maj Rachel https://redrumrecordz.bandcamp.com/album/my-shadow-was-a-nun
Luka Lagoone https://linktr.ee/princepigeones
Strain Gauge
RADVLAD https://tendermatter.bandcamp.com/album/radvlad


Antwerpen
Megaphone Ensemble (Jo Caimo) https://sorry-label.bandcamp.com/album/join-the-megaphone-ensemble
Lapinze (Simon Beeckaert) https://vzwjazzzendelingen.bandcamp.com/
Imby (Jesse Van Winden)


Warsaw
Zoi Michailova https://zoimichailova.com/about/
Kamil Piotrowicz https://wraezlivosc.bandcamp.com/album/wr-liv
Pola Trabinska https://soundcloud.com/polo-wanie/sets/ruminare


Vilnius
Venusian HC x Sub Rosa https://www.instagram.com/saintpetal/
DJ Hildå https://soundcloud.com/hilezoda


Helsinki
Spilius https://soundcloud.com/spilius
Concorde Pilot https://soundcloud.com/concordepilot

Agamwe https://agamwe.bandcamp.com/album/busy-angels-2
Mimi Veter https://linktr.ee/mimiveter
DJ Artur Närvänen https://soundcloud.com/arturnarvanen

Marloes Van Son http://marloesvanson.nl/
Mii https://soundcloud.com/baby_zzz


Tallin
Lunacy of Flowers https://linktr.ee/Thelunacyofflowers


Riga
Spāre https://spaare.bandcamp.com/album/pu-dziesmas-nomodam-lullabies-keep-us-awake
Tomutonttu https://kemiallisetystavat.bandcamp.com/album/halki-pilvien
Machinewoman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmQV4KYloIc
Michael Holland https://www.nts.live/shows/onotesla


Gliwice
Plato V. https://soundcloud.com/oskar-karski


Brussels
Ugne&Maria https://futuraresistenza.bandcamp.com/album/healing
Jacobs-Leinonen https://jacobsleinonen.bandcamp.com/

Quanta Qualia https://nonlocalresearch.bandcamp.com/
Weird Dust https://kioskradio.com/artist/weird-dust
Caroline Profanter https://www.q-o2.be/en/artist/caroline-profanter/
dj mix muka https://soundcloud.com/kioskradio/volume-w-mix-muka-kiosk-radio

DIAN https://dianaduta.com/
Liew Niyomkarn https://www.liewniyomkarn.com/
Julia E Dyck https://www.juliaedyck.com/

And thank you everyone who helped to curate these exciting line-ups:
Jesse Van Winden, Michael Langeder, Michael Holland, Alicja Wysocka, Katriin Maitsalu, Helen Aleksandrova, Lauri Toikka, Benas Trakimas, Jo Caimo, Gitte Hendrikx, Robin Hectors, Ana Dimitrijevic, Jelena Mijic and Igor Stangliczky


Igor Stangliczky and Jakov Čaušević performing with ele-gi-eli at Guvernante Bar, Belgrade, Serbia 6.9.2024


Miloš Dimitrijević performing with ele-gi-eli at Kvaka22, Belgrade, Serbia 17.9.2024

ele-gi-eli at Remont Galerija 17.9.2024, Belgrade Serbia

ele-gi-eli at Die Unikale by Die Diele and Magma Maria 17.8.2024, Offenbach Germany

ele-gi-eli at Hot Pot, 8.8.2024, Brussels Belgium

ele-gi-eli riso print booklet made at Samenschool print atelier, July 2024, Antwerp Belgium

ele-gi-eli at Radio Vilnius 5.7.2024, Vilnius Lithuania

ele-gi-eli at Samenschool 14.7.2024, Antwerp Belgium

ele-gi-eli at Casco 11.7.2024, Utrecht Netherlands

ele-gi-eli at Stol Powszechny 7.7.2024 with Zoi Michailova, Kamil Piotrowicz and Pola Trabinska, Warsaw Poland

ele-gi-eli at Sodas2123 4.7.2024 with Venusian HC x Sub Rosa and DJ Hildå, Vilnus Lithuania

ele-gi-eli 9-channel sound sculpture and sound performance
at Hectolitre 5th year Anniversary book launch, Thursday November 16th, 2023, Brussels, Belgium

and at 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻é𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗿é𝗲 𝘅 𝗘.𝗔.𝗥. 𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟱𝟴 Sunday November 26th, 2023, Brussels, Belgium

pahoinpol · ele-gi-eli

L’attention!

Radio NOO-NOO-NOO-NEU-FEUDAL presents ele-gi-eli, ~one hour-long radio program hosted by apiliooni

Five years ago three (con)artist/radio hosts built a radio shack in the center of Brussels in order to release their inner ERNST PINOSSI. Five years later one of the radio hosts is back in Brussels with a new sound system as an acoustic radio soundwave transmitter.

The show introduces the new album “ele-gi-eli” by amigoismyfriend and tries to demystify the album as an individual achievement. The songs are inspired by the city of Brussels and are mediated in broken French allowing the original meaning of lyrics to distort into vocal expressions that might convey misunderstandings.

“70 years ago Jacques Brel left Brussels behind and went to Paris to sing chanson. 70 years later amigoismyfriend arrived to Brussels to fill this vacant position. Together with a music producer pahoinpol, amigoismyfriend crafted ten new songs about longing and gratitude.”


ele-gi-eli 9-channel sound sculpture as platform for sonic art performers DIAN, Liew Niyomkarn and Julia E Dyck at Hectolitre, Sunday November 19th, 2023, Brussels, Belgium





Weird Dust, ele-gi-eli at Hectolitre 25th February photo by Konradas Žakauskas

Quanta Qualia, ele-gi-eli at Hectolitre 25th February photo by Konradas Žakauskas

Caroline Profanter, ele-gi-eli at Hectolitre 25th February

ele-gi-eli at Hectolitre 25th February with Quanta Qualia, Weird Dust, Caroline Profanter and dj mix muka

ele-gi-eli part of Schick Toikka + TSTO open studios event with Splius and Concorde Pilot 17th May, Helsinki

ele-gi-eli at Kaņepes Kultūras centrs, Riga Latvia

featuring Spāre, Tomutonttu and Dj Support from Machinewoman & Marika The Alien

following text copied from the fb-event

"...We have also invited local musician Spāre to also create a composition for multi channel audio. Tomutonttu from Finland (Jan Anderzen , Kemialliset Ystävät ) to also share a composition to be shared on the System !

Dj Support from Machinewoman & Marika The Alien.

Illustration and Ticket design by Jana Ribkina with Michael Holland

Spāre is a musician and composer working in Latvia, in theatre and education as well as creating and curating . She also is part of the trio 'Alejas' as well as working in collaboration on many other creative projects.
Listen to Spāre here :
https://spaare.bandcamp.com/album/pu-dziesmas-nomodam-lullabies-keep-us-awake
and a recent Nts Radio show about the album here :
https://www.nts.live/shows/onotesla/episodes/onotesla-13th-january-2024

Tomutonttu is the solo disguise of Tampere's Jan Anderzen, head of Kemialliset Ystävät and (part-time) member of Avarus, Tuusanuuskat and the Islaja band . Jan is an artist who works both in visual and sound environments, his work references folk motifs as well as hyper-futuristic sound design and even videogames as well as many many other influences
https://kemiallisetystavat.bandcamp.com/album/hoshi
check out his artwork here:
http://www.janderzen.net/
also a recent Nts radio program here :
https://www.nts.live/shows/onotesla/episodes/onotesla-8th-october-2022

Machinewoman Boiler Room here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmQV4KYloIc
Marika The Alien
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlnwsOgju0o

"

ele-gi-eli at Film Tonight, Helsinki Finland, poster by mii

featuring

Marloes Van Son

Atmospheric soundscapes with a pop twist. Combining synths and vocals with loops and samples.

http://marloesvanson.nl/
https://soundcloud.com/marloes-van-son

mii

Smell of barnyards, camel aromas, disposable no-time, and a dip-coated iForgot, sealed beneath a z-membrane. Rocky road styled teeth. An eroteme mosaic. Ancient anxiety.

https://soundcloud.com/baby_zzz

ele-gi-eli at Cechownia, Gliwice Poland

featuring Plato V.

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Despite working from 9 to 5 as a dentist in Upper Silesia region, Poland, Plato V. spends most of the time exploring the relationship between a performer, an instrument and surroundings. Inspired mostly by biological processes taking place on Earth and by natural phenomena occurring in remote corners of universe. He intends to create musical situations that go beyond what is visible, venturing to the edges and crevices of reality.