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This was taken a couple of weeks ago when we had warm temperatures and lots of sunshine. We are now back to below zero at night and around 8 degrees during the day.
A strange thing happened last night. Kaiser was on my lap, Henry on Phill's and Pixie was in front of the fire. In the programme we were watching someone started to play a Theremin ( one of those weird electronic 'instruments' that produces sounds by putting your hand around it). I have never seen the cats so frightened of anything. Henry shot out through the cat flap, Kaiser and Pixie were terrified and were about to run out as well so we switched off the sound immediately. At the time it was 'playing' low notes. If we see one again on TV we will have to turn it off immediately
F# - Hille/Huhtala/Ketola/ feat. Herbert Könighofer - 16.06.2024 - Arkadenkultur - Living Room Salzburg
www.jazzfoto.at/konzertfotos24/_arkadenkultur_64/Index.htm
Besetzung:
Sid Hille: piano, synthesizer, theremin;
Jori Huhtala: bass;
Markus Ketola: drums;
Herbert Könighofer: sax, flutes, bassclarinet, vocals;
Theremin Fountain in Mariinsky Park in Kyiv.
The cast iron fountain was cast at the Kyiv plant of Alexey Termen in 1899-1901 according to the design of the architect Alexander Schiele. To date, seven of them have survived - five large and two small. All of them are valid.
Фонтан Термена у Маріїнському парку Києва.
Чавунний фонтан було відлито на київському заводі Олексія Термена у 1899-1901 роках за проектом архітектора Олександра Шиле. На сьогоднішній день їх збереглося сім – п'ять великих та два малих. Усі вони діють.
A cat made of plastic forks is located on a tree not far from the Golden Gate metro station near the old 19th-century Theremin fountain.
The author of the cat is the famous sculptor Kostyantyn Skrytutskyi.
600 forks were used to make the sculpture.
The Fork cat appeared on the tree in 2009, and was restored in 2021.
The authors wrote a legend about this sculpture:
For centuries, fluffy defenders of grain and women's shoes lived in Kyiv - so that they would not be gnawed by harmful mice.
As soon as the cats expelled the last enemy, a new trouble called Plastik arrived.
The worst thing is that It is everywhere: food is packed in It, food is eaten with It, and, just imagine, It is used even to sew shoes and make hats for ladies!
For a long time, the cats discussed what to do - you can't help with teeth and claws in this matter.
So in the center of the capital suddenly appeared ...the Fork Cat!
Pulling plastic forks from everywhere, he covers himself with a new ʼfur coatʼ and reminds all passers-by: it is good not only where recycling is done, but also where less is consumed. 😊
F# - Hille/Huhtala/Ketola/ feat. Herbert Könighofer - 16.06.2024 - Arkadenkultur - Living Room Salzburg
www.jazzfoto.at/konzertfotos24/_arkadenkultur_64/Index.htm
Besetzung:
Sid Hille: piano, synthesizer, theremin;
Jori Huhtala: bass;
Markus Ketola: drums;
Herbert Könighofer: sax, flutes, bassclarinet, vocals;
They specialise in sound tracks to old silent horror movies. It was quite someting to watch and listen to.
From their 'MySpace Webpage':
The first seeds of Cape Town based TERMINATRYX (pronounced "terminaytrix") germinated around 2002 when lead vocalist Sonja Ruppersberg and extreme music veteran Paul Blom (of V.O.D - Voice Of Destruction, F8, and K.O.B.U.S.) took it upon themselves to create a musical project unlike any other in Cape Town and South Africa as a whole.
When it came to choosing a name, instead of a single concept, several layers were combined to include a range of movies, fetishes and mythical locations to encapsulate the specific mood. Movies like Tetsuo The Iron Man, The Terminator, The Matrix, and the Nexus replicants from Bladerunner / a strong female presence of the dominatrix / the river Styx - All of this fused to create the TERMINATRYX phenomenon.
In the early stages, around 2003, first guitarist Tom Somers left for Scotland which led to songwriter Paul taking care of all the instruments (including guitars, bass, drums, programming, keyboards and backing vocals).
The duo of Sonja and Paul is enhanced with additional personnel when it comes to live performances (Ronnie on drums and Patrick on guitar).
The first of these live performances came in 2003 when TERMINATRYX was chosen as support for German Darkwave legends Diary Of Dreams on their South African tour. The 8-song repertoire at that stage was expanded to include over an album's worth, with pre-production samplers making the rounds.
The sound also took shape to create a unique Industrial-Metal blend with female lead-, and male backing vocals, which was quite rare in Southern Africa at that time, but is becoming more commonplace.
2004 they used TERMINATRYX and F8 music in their short film, imPERFECTION.
The debut album release was always on the horizon, but time simply seemed to dissolve with Paul & Sonja's other activities including the creation of film festivals like the annual South African HORRORFEST in 2005 (for which Sonja is also the poster-girl) and the new X FEST.
In between rare live performances which included appearing at the Popkomm festival in Berlin, Germany (2006).
Each year TERMINATRYX also performs original live soundtracks to the screening of classic silent horror films at the annual South African HORRORFEST (incl. NOSFERATU, THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, HAXAN, and MACISTE IN HELL). This is done in conjunction with musical collaborators Sean and Simon (from LARK - on upright bass, flute, theremin, drums, percussion etc.), as well as Matthijs Van Dijk (on electric violin). Accumulatively this musical project is known as THE MAKABRA ENSEMBLE. Other guests are also incorporated for this unique audio visual experience.
In 2007 Simon showed interest in mixing the anticipated TERMINATRYX album at his Cape Town based Sound & Motion Studios. The proposed timeframe passed and early 2008 they put their collective foot down and booked the studio for March. Paul produced (and executive produced together with Sonja) and recorded all the tracks at Flamedrop Productions. Mixing commenced with Simon at S&M early March with the album released mid-May 2008 thru ENT Entertainment, and followed with launches in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Live highlights of 2008 included the Cape Town album launch (4th July) where TERMINATRYX performed at the Labia Theatre in the 200-seater cinema with a huge synced-up video projection show accompanying the entire performance. The show was followed by a pre-release screening of werewolf movie Skinwalkers - a new kind of double feature!
Within a single week in August, TERMINATRYX performed as support for two international acts visiting South Africa independently - incl. Sheep On Drugs (16 Aug) and VNV Nation (22 Aug).
Halloween 2008 also saw the release of the TERMINATRYX / NOSFERATU DVD, featuring music videos, live clips, photo galleries, their short film imPERFECTION, and the classic 1922 silent vampire film NOSFERATU with the new TERMINATRYX soundtrack (as performed live to the film's screening at the 2006 South African HORRORFEST Film Festival, together with special guests).
In 2009 Paul & Sonja created and compiled the KOPSKOOT! album (translated: "headshot!") - the first ever collection of strictly heavy Afrikaans music from Metal and Rock to Industrial, Electronic and everythign inbetween.
Mid-2009 TERMINATRYX embarked on the remixing of the debut album, calling in remixers like Industriezone (Austria), Sheep On Drugs (UK) and South Africans like Battery 9, Axxon, NuL, Jekyll & Hyde, iRONic, Francois Blom (V.O.D / K.O.B.U.S.), Theo Crous (Springbok Nude Girls / K.O.B.U.S.), and others. It is aimed for an early-2010 release.
With a natural aversion to cheap commercial sentiments and a blind consumer society, TERMINATRYX is truly a unique South African audio adventure, looking at the world with a satirical eye as they take the listener through a juxtaposed range of sonic intensity and calm, fusing technology with the organic in a David Cronenberg vs. H.R Giger trip.
In a televised talent show, and mock reality drenched commercial media decline, TERMINATRYX is not merely a breath of fresh air, but a long awaited new direction out to rattle the cage just enough to make a saturated public stand still and think, "hey, there's more to it than this..." - even if for only a moment.
But as we know, a moment can be a multitude of infinities - depending on the way you look at it.
Read more: www.myspace.com/terminatryxxx#ixzz0wnJcvpIL
F# - Hille/Huhtala/Ketola/ feat. Herbert Könighofer - 16.06.2024 - Arkadenkultur - Living Room Salzburg
www.jazzfoto.at/konzertfotos24/_arkadenkultur_64/Index.htm
Besetzung:
Sid Hille: piano, synthesizer, theremin;
Jori Huhtala: bass;
Markus Ketola: drums;
Herbert Könighofer: sax, flutes, bassclarinet, vocals;
F# - Hille/Huhtala/Ketola/ feat. Herbert Könighofer - 16.06.2024 - Arkadenkultur - Living Room Salzburg
www.jazzfoto.at/konzertfotos24/_arkadenkultur_64/Index.htm
Besetzung:
Sid Hille: piano, synthesizer, theremin;
Jori Huhtala: bass;
Markus Ketola: drums;
Herbert Könighofer: sax, flutes, bassclarinet, vocals;
Listen to the following music called "The swan" made by a theremin, performed by Clara Rockmore (1911-1998), the first performer who brought complete musical artistry to the theremin. This song was composed by the French Romantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns and is named "The Carnival of the Animals" .
Information about a theremin here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin
F# - Hille/Huhtala/Ketola/ feat. Herbert Könighofer - 16.06.2024 - Arkadenkultur - Living Room Salzburg
www.jazzfoto.at/konzertfotos24/_arkadenkultur_64/Index.htm
Besetzung:
Sid Hille: piano, synthesizer, theremin;
Jori Huhtala: bass;
Markus Ketola: drums;
Herbert Könighofer: sax, flutes, bassclarinet, vocals;
Here Comes Science by They Might Be Giants is in stores today!
Watch the video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JdWlSF195Y&feature=channel_page
We spent another magnificent afternoon at Pataphysical Studios this Saturday, making art together … and playing at the edges of time.
Our visitors this week were Jim Neidhardt (now Dr. Neidhardt) and his lovely wife Denise (Dr. Now?), longtime friends of Drs. Rindbrain, Skidz and the Queen of the Desert. Jim showed us the ‘hypno-disks’ he is working on to create experiences like this surreal Duchamp film, Anemic Cinema: youtu.be/AsnhBUp7xxM?t=24s
We had a great conversation and I knew they were like-minded folks when Dr. Neidhardt and I both exclaimed at the same time the same exact phrase: “Life IS Change!”. Jim is interested in contributing to our madcap art adventure, so stay tuned. Learn more about his work at: neidhardtstudio.com/
Throughout the day, we brainstormed more ideas for our new Time Machine, while working on sundry maker art projects:
• Dr. Rindbrain and Canard put the finishing touches on their music box
• Drs. Figurine and Heatshrink prepared to assemble a theremin together
• Dr. Fabio drew a first sketch of what a time controller might look like
• Dr. Igor and Heatshrink both gave Dr. Figurine nice gifts for her birthday
• Dr. Tout de Suite considered lighting up her goggles, chose to paint instead
• Dr. Zboon discussed time travel and made a birthday card for his friend Ernesto
• Dr. Canard created a colorful zen map, inviting other doctors to art it up
• Dr. Rindbrain added more rainbow-colored lights to the Time Machine framework
It was great to stretch out to the edges of time and back again in the company of my friends.
Fire in the hole!
View more 'Pataphysical photos: www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157623637793277
Watch 'Pataphysical videos: vimeo.com/album/3051039
Learn more about Pataphysical Studios: pataphysics.us/
F# - Hille/Huhtala/Ketola/ feat. Herbert Könighofer - 16.06.2024 - Arkadenkultur - Living Room Salzburg
www.jazzfoto.at/konzertfotos24/_arkadenkultur_64/Index.htm
Besetzung:
Sid Hille: piano, synthesizer, theremin;
Jori Huhtala: bass;
Markus Ketola: drums;
Herbert Könighofer: sax, flutes, voc;