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Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson was best known as a founder member of Throbbing Gristle and Coil, a designer at Hipgnosis, and a videomaker for Greenback Films. In summer 2010, AV Festival commissioned him to compose a work for the 2012 spring Equinox, to be staged at Durham Cathedral, where his father was University Vice-Chancellor from 1960–1979.
Christopherson died in his sleep at home in Thailand on 24 November 2010 before completing the work. This music, film and performance event was a celebratory remembrance of his life and work.
It included the premiere of three performance sketches with Christopherson‘s original collaborators for the commission: visual artist Alex Rose, sound recordist Chris Watson and vocalist Attila Csihar.
Special guests Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti premiere live remixes from Throbbing Gristle’s nascent, and final, studio album: a 'cover' of Nico’s Desertshore, preceded by a rare screening of Philippe Garrel’s The Inner Scar for which Desertshore was soundtrack and inspiration.
The evening comes to a poetic close with Derek Jarman’s The Angelic Conversation, with a soundtrack by Coil, Christopherson considered the film “truly, a timeless work of art”.
Credit
Commissioned by AV Festival with producer Paul Smith. World Premiere.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 11: The Black Metal Warfare tour hits Boston, featuring Scandanavian black metal bands Mayhem (from Norway) and Watain (Sweden) along with Revenge (Canada). Shot at Royale on Sunday, January 11. © Tim Bugbee - All Rights Reserved
Attila Csihar of Mayhem performs at the House of Blues in Los Angeles as part of the Blackenedfest Tour on Jun 1, 2009.
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Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson was best known as a founder member of Throbbing Gristle and Coil, a designer at Hipgnosis, and a videomaker for Greenback Films. In summer 2010, AV Festival commissioned him to compose a work for the 2012 spring Equinox, to be staged at Durham Cathedral, where his father was University Vice-Chancellor from 1960–1979.
Christopherson died in his sleep at home in Thailand on 24 November 2010 before completing the work. This music, film and performance event was a celebratory remembrance of his life and work.
It included the premiere of three performance sketches with Christopherson‘s original collaborators for the commission: visual artist Alex Rose, sound recordist Chris Watson and vocalist Attila Csihar.
Special guests Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti premiere live remixes from Throbbing Gristle’s nascent, and final, studio album: a 'cover' of Nico’s Desertshore, preceded by a rare screening of Philippe Garrel’s The Inner Scar for which Desertshore was soundtrack and inspiration.
The evening comes to a poetic close with Derek Jarman’s The Angelic Conversation, with a soundtrack by Coil, Christopherson considered the film “truly, a timeless work of art”.
Credit
Commissioned by AV Festival with producer Paul Smith. World Premiere.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Mayhem (Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila Csihar, Teloch, Ghul) from Oslo, Norway performing Black Metal at the Nummirock Metal Festival 2016 - June 25.6.2016 - Kauhajoki, Finland.
Mayhem (Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila Csihar, Teloch, Ghul) from Oslo, Norway performing Black Metal at the Nummirock Metal Festival 2016 - June 25.6.2016 - Kauhajoki, Finland.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Mayhem (Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila Csihar, Teloch, Ghul) from Oslo, Norway performing Black Metal at the Nummirock Metal Festival 2016 - June 25.6.2016 - Kauhajoki, Finland.
Mayhem (Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila Csihar, Teloch, Ghul) from Oslo, Norway performing Black Metal at the Nummirock Metal Festival 2016 - June 25.6.2016 - Kauhajoki, Finland.
A Sunday stroll in Santry in drizzling rain. Finally I put up this quick chrome.
FINNUGOR (feat. Attila Csihar) – Cosmic Nest of Decay
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Ndeb00C4I
„hajnali harmat cseppje csillan rothadt avaron
a föld beszívva azt, engem táplál gazdagon
tölgyfák gyökere fejemnek támasza, férgek éhe testemnek vigasza…”
Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson was best known as a founder member of Throbbing Gristle and Coil, a designer at Hipgnosis, and a videomaker for Greenback Films. In summer 2010, AV Festival commissioned him to compose a work for the 2012 spring Equinox, to be staged at Durham Cathedral, where his father was University Vice-Chancellor from 1960–1979.
Christopherson died in his sleep at home in Thailand on 24 November 2010 before completing the work. This music, film and performance event was a celebratory remembrance of his life and work.
It included the premiere of three performance sketches with Christopherson‘s original collaborators for the commission: visual artist Alex Rose, sound recordist Chris Watson and vocalist Attila Csihar.
Special guests Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti premiere live remixes from Throbbing Gristle’s nascent, and final, studio album: a 'cover' of Nico’s Desertshore, preceded by a rare screening of Philippe Garrel’s The Inner Scar for which Desertshore was soundtrack and inspiration.
The evening comes to a poetic close with Derek Jarman’s The Angelic Conversation, with a soundtrack by Coil, Christopherson considered the film “truly, a timeless work of art”.
Credit
Commissioned by AV Festival with producer Paul Smith. World Premiere.
Mayhem (Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila Csihar, Teloch, Ghul) from Oslo, Norway performing Black Metal at the Nummirock Metal Festival 2016 - June 25.6.2016 - Kauhajoki, Finland.
Mayhem (Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila Csihar, Teloch, Ghul) from Oslo, Norway performing Black Metal at the Nummirock Metal Festival 2016 - June 25.6.2016 - Kauhajoki, Finland.
BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 18: Original Norwegian black metal band Mayhem play their debut record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas in its entirety. Support by fellow black metal bands Inquisition and Black Anvil. Shot at Royale on Saturday, February 18, 2017. All rights reserved / © Tim Bugbee.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson was best known as a founder member of Throbbing Gristle and Coil, a designer at Hipgnosis, and a videomaker for Greenback Films. In summer 2010, AV Festival commissioned him to compose a work for the 2012 spring Equinox, to be staged at Durham Cathedral, where his father was University Vice-Chancellor from 1960–1979.
Christopherson died in his sleep at home in Thailand on 24 November 2010 before completing the work. This music, film and performance event was a celebratory remembrance of his life and work.
It included the premiere of three performance sketches with Christopherson‘s original collaborators for the commission: visual artist Alex Rose, sound recordist Chris Watson and vocalist Attila Csihar.
Special guests Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti premiere live remixes from Throbbing Gristle’s nascent, and final, studio album: a 'cover' of Nico’s Desertshore, preceded by a rare screening of Philippe Garrel’s The Inner Scar for which Desertshore was soundtrack and inspiration.
The evening comes to a poetic close with Derek Jarman’s The Angelic Conversation, with a soundtrack by Coil, Christopherson considered the film “truly, a timeless work of art”.
Credit
Commissioned by AV Festival with producer Paul Smith. World Premiere.
Attila Csihar, the baritone voice of Sunn 0))) and Norwegian black metal pioneers Mayhem, created his first ever intimate solo durational work. Inspired by the theatre, science and ancient mythology of alchemy, he performed a specially created text in the Enochian language within a scrying ritual. Central to alchemy, scryers often used bridges and towers as portals to access visions of the past or future. It was also considered as a way to communicate with God through Angels, which John Dee famously turned into the Enochian Dictionary in the 16th century.
In this radical new work Csihar connects together the North East landscape from Lindisfarne to the Tyne Bridge with past, present and future.
Biography
Attila Csihar is a Hungarian black metal vocalist, best known for his vocal work with Mayhem and Sunn O))). His music career began in 1985 in the Hungarian metal band Tormentor, which reached cult status in black metal circles with their first album, Anno Domini. On the strength of his work in Tormentor, he was invited to perform vocals on the De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas album by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. He has recorded five full-length albums with the American doom/drone metal band Sunn O))), including their most recent release Monoliths & Dimensions, and performed live with the band on their worldwide tours. He is also in the Burial Chamber Trio with Greg Anderson of Sunn O))) and Oren Ambarchi, and in part of Gravetemple with Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))) and Oren Ambarchi. He has been developing his solo work since 2008.
Credit
Commissioned by AV Festival. World Premiere.
Mayhem (Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila Csihar, Teloch, Ghul) from Oslo, Norway performing Black Metal at the Nummirock Metal Festival 2016 - June 25.6.2016 - Kauhajoki, Finland.
Attila Csihar of Mayhem performs at the House of Blues in Los Angeles as part of the Blackenedfest Tour on Jun 1, 2009.
More at www.jayvalena.com
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Mayhem (Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila Csihar, Teloch, Ghul) from Oslo, Norway performing Black Metal at the Nummirock Metal Festival 2016 - June 25.6.2016 - Kauhajoki, Finland. estival 2016 - June 25.6.2016 - Kauhajoki, Finland. aMayhem (Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila Csihar, Teloch, Ghul) from Oslo, Norway performing Black Metal at the Nummirock Metal Festival 2016 - June 25.6.2016 - Kauhajoki, Finland.
Wishful Thinking: In Remembrance of Peter Christopherson
AV Festival 2012
Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson was best known as a founder member of Throbbing Gristle and Coil, a designer at Hipgnosis, and a videomaker for Greenback Films.
It includes the premiere of three performance sketches with Christopherson‘s original collaborators for the commission: visual artist Alex Rose, sound recordist Chris Watson and vocalist Attila Csihar.
Special guests Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti premiere live remixes from Throbbing Gristle’s nascent, and final, studio album: a 'cover' of Nico’s Desertshore, preceded by a rare screening of Philippe Garrel’s The Inner Scar for which Desertshore was soundtrack and inspiration.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson was best known as a founder member of Throbbing Gristle and Coil, a designer at Hipgnosis, and a videomaker for Greenback Films. In summer 2010, AV Festival commissioned him to compose a work for the 2012 spring Equinox, to be staged at Durham Cathedral, where his father was University Vice-Chancellor from 1960–1979.
Christopherson died in his sleep at home in Thailand on 24 November 2010 before completing the work. This music, film and performance event was a celebratory remembrance of his life and work.
It included the premiere of three performance sketches with Christopherson‘s original collaborators for the commission: visual artist Alex Rose, sound recordist Chris Watson and vocalist Attila Csihar.
Special guests Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti premiere live remixes from Throbbing Gristle’s nascent, and final, studio album: a 'cover' of Nico’s Desertshore, preceded by a rare screening of Philippe Garrel’s The Inner Scar for which Desertshore was soundtrack and inspiration.
The evening comes to a poetic close with Derek Jarman’s The Angelic Conversation, with a soundtrack by Coil, Christopherson considered the film “truly, a timeless work of art”.
Credit
Commissioned by AV Festival with producer Paul Smith. World Premiere.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 18: Original Norwegian black metal band Mayhem play their debut record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas in its entirety. Support by fellow black metal bands Inquisition and Black Anvil. Shot at Royale on Saturday, February 18, 2017. All rights reserved / © Tim Bugbee.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson was best known as a founder member of Throbbing Gristle and Coil, a designer at Hipgnosis, and a videomaker for Greenback Films. In summer 2010, AV Festival commissioned him to compose a work for the 2012 spring Equinox, to be staged at Durham Cathedral, where his father was University Vice-Chancellor from 1960–1979.
Christopherson died in his sleep at home in Thailand on 24 November 2010 before completing the work. This music, film and performance event was a celebratory remembrance of his life and work.
It included the premiere of three performance sketches with Christopherson‘s original collaborators for the commission: visual artist Alex Rose, sound recordist Chris Watson and vocalist Attila Csihar.
Special guests Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti premiere live remixes from Throbbing Gristle’s nascent, and final, studio album: a 'cover' of Nico’s Desertshore, preceded by a rare screening of Philippe Garrel’s The Inner Scar for which Desertshore was soundtrack and inspiration.
The evening comes to a poetic close with Derek Jarman’s The Angelic Conversation, with a soundtrack by Coil, Christopherson considered the film “truly, a timeless work of art”.
Credit
Commissioned by AV Festival with producer Paul Smith. World Premiere.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.
Merzbow
Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitter’s idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox – a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.
VOID OV VOICES
Attila Csihar (born 1971 in Hungary) is already a legend of black metal music. As a vocalist, his unique style of singing combines metal music’s vocal techniques with contemporary music’s extended use of the voice. During the last half of the 1980s, he was the leader of the Hungarian band Tormentor, which is now recognised as the founder of this genre. When the Norwegian black metal scene emerged in the early 90s, Csihar was invited to sing on the now legendary Mayhem record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Subsequently, Csihar worked with the more experimental band Plasma Pool, before he again joined Mayhem in 2004, after Maniac, the band’s vocalist for 10 years, left. During the last few years, he has also been a vocalist in the drone cult metal band Sunn0))). Voidovvoices is Csihar’s new solo project, in which he concentrates exclusively on voice and samplers.
Høvikodden Live 09, Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum, Norway.