:: NOTCH08 Festival Hong Kong ::

NOTCH Festival 主旨是將北歐聲音與影像文化，與中國藝術圈子融合，他們前衛與未來派的獨特表演方式，為觀眾帶來全新體驗。
　　NOTCH於06和07連續兩年在北京、上海和廣州三地舉行，反應熱烈。而今年10月第一個星期，將會舉行NOTCH08，除原有三個國內城市外，香港亦會成為其中一站。
　　今年NOTCH08主題是"Comma Coma"，是沒有停頓的Coma，於過去的一年，我們經歷過疫症、經濟、物價等問題，應該如何面對？很多人都沒有答案，而NOTCH08正是借助北歐與本地音樂人與藝術家，提供一個展望未來的視野。
　　NOTCH08 帶來了6個北歐與香港單位，各自從哲學體系中表現出獨特個性。音樂上橫跨Free Jazz、Improvisation、Electro-acoustic、Avant Garde、Psychedelic Folk、Indie-Pop 等不同風格，再配以視覺表演輔助，當中參與單位全部是從北歐與香港圈中嚴選出來，形成匯合多元化文化藝術的經歷。
　　
　　NOTCH Festivalfuses cutting edge Nordic audiovisual culture with China’s emerginglocal scene, pushing the audience to rethink their contemporary andfuture role via the theme of “contemporizing the future” and thepractice of “de-futurization”.
　　Following the successful debut andfollow-up efforts in 2006 and 2007 in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou,NOTCH08 will return to the 3 cities during the 1st week of October in2008. In addition, Hong Kong will join as the 4th city to participatein NOTCH08.

　　The theme for this year’s NOTCH08 is “Comma Coma”, thatis “non-stop coma,” the overwhelming state we are facing in a year ofnatural disasters, stock market crisis and price increases of oil andfood. How will we cope with it? Many people have no idea. NOTCH08 aimsto present a vision toward the future via participating Nordic andlocal artists’ artistic expression that we should start reducing, notconsuming more resources to lessen our burden on the fragile earth. Italso reflects NOTCH’s cultural meaning: notch , or grooveas primitivehuman’s method of recording. Every single notch has its own uniquesocial value.

　　NOTCH08 selects 6 Nordic and Hong Kong artists withdiverse identities as “evangelists” of NOTCH and Hong Kong philosophy.The music spans across genres of Free Jazz, Improvisation,Electro-acoustic, Psychedelic Folk, Sound Art, Avant Garde Rock, IndiePop, along with accompanying visual performances. The artists’identities include composer, player, sound artist, sound engineer, DJ,producer, label master, curator, graphic designer, new media artist,photographer, illustrator, VJ, space designer, poet, writer and filmdirector. Artists are chosen from the current Nordic and local culturalscene , stimulating a meeting of multi-cultural experiences.
　　
　　Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 (National Day)
　　Time: 14:00 ￡ 21:00 (Nordic visual arts exhibition / video and film screening)
　　 17:00 ￡ 23:00 (music concert)
　　Location: HITEC Auditorium (3/F., 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong)
　　Ticket Price: HK$320 (Advance) / HK$380 (At Door)
　　
　　(Advance tickets available at the outlets below from Tuesday 16-Sep)
　　
　　
　　Ticket Outlet:
　　1) White Noise Records
　　Address: 1/F, 4 Canal Road East, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
　　香港銅鑼灣堅拿道東4號1樓
　　Tel: 25910499
　　
　　2) Kubrick-bc
　　Address: Shop H2, Prosperous Garden, 3 Public Square St., Yaumatei, Kowloon
　　九龍油麻地眾坊街3號駿發花園H2地舖
　　Tel: 23848929
　　
　　Total Information, Ticketing Reservations or programme Enquiries:
　　White Noise Records
　　Tel : +852 25910499
　　Email : [email protected]
　　
　　
　　Program Highlights:*Six different music genres of group and Artist, over 20 renownedmusicians from Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Hong Kong to spanningmultiple genres present “de-genre” live performances.
　　* 3 representative Nordic labels: Häpna (SE), Fonal (FI) and Rumraket (DK)
　　* Nordic visual art exhibition, video/short film screening to displays the visual culture behind Nordic’s music movement
　　
　　
　　:: NOTCH08(Concert) Line-up ::
　　
　　Nordic artist:
　　
　　Tape (Sweden) --Seamless blending of acoustic and electronics, mind purifying.
　　Myspace : www.myspace.com/tapesthlm
　　Webpage : www.tape.se
　　
　　
　　Efterklang (Denmark) --Fairytale epic, reverb from Copenhagen.
　　Myspace : www.myspace.com/efterklang
　　Webpage : www.efterklang.net
　　
　　
　　KemiallisetYstävät (Finland) --Psychedelic Folk, leading group from Fonal label.
　　Myspace : www.myspace.com/kemiallisetystavat
　　Webpage : www.kemiallisetystavat.com
　　
　　
　　Hong Kong artist:
　　
　　
　　KungChi Shing 龔志成 with guests musicians --Renowned Hong Kong contemporary composer and performer.
　　Webpage : www.kungmusic.net
　　
　　
　　Peter Scherr (American/HK) with guest Dickson Dee ￡ professional bassist/composer and focus on allcreative music concepts with different musicians.
　　Webpage : www.peterscherr.com
　　Dickson Dee's myspace: www.myspace.com/dicksondee
　　Dickson Dee'spages: www.dicksondee.com/
　　
　　
　　John Lee 李耀誠 --self-taught percussionist from Hong Kong, one of the top and unique "framedrum / throat singing" performer. His preview solo performance was indeedthe most memorable all the times.
　　Webpage : www.johnleeframedrum.com