Upcoming Concerts: Fullman and Niblock January 18 2016
Ellen Fullman: Resonance Is Harmony
with Kyle Bruckmann (oboe) and Luciano Chessa (dan bau)
Saturday January 23rd, 8pm
at The Lab, San Francisco
Ellen Fullman: Harbors and Past the Angels
with Theresa Wong (cello)
Sunday January 31st, 8pm
at The Lab, San Francisco
Ellen Fullman began developing her installation The Long String Instrument in 1981, in search of tonalities that could not be achieved with traditional instruments. For the month of January 2016, the composer will be artist-in-residence at The Lab where she has installed an expanded version of her instrument – over one hundred strings, spanning 53 feet in length. Last year Superior Viaduct reissued The Long String Instrument album, the first document of Fullman's acoustic explorations.
Phill Niblock
Saturday February 13th, 8pm
at The Lab, San Francisco
Phill Niblock is a New York-based minimalist composer, multi-media musician, and director of Experimental Intermedia Foundation. Since the mid-1960's he has performed at venues around the world from the Museum of Modern Art to Akademie der Kunste, Berlin. His densely layered drones have inspired a younger generation including Glenn Branca and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Lee Renaldo. Niblock says, "What I am doing with my music is to produce something without rhythm or melody, by using many microtones that cause movements very, very slowly." His landmark debut album, Nothin To Look At Just A Record, was reissued by Superior Viaduct in 2013.
For this special performance at The Lab, Niblock will perform recent compositions and screen footage from his breathtaking "Movement of People Working" series. Co-sponsored by Stranded and The Lab.
Photo by Robert Szkolnicki.
Photo by Katherine Liberovskaya.
A Record Is A Record: Superior Viaduct Pop-Up Shop February 22 2014
A Record Is A Record
Superior Viaduct Pop-Up Shop
March 1 - 31, 2014
Steven Wolf Fine Arts
2747 19th Street, Suite A
San Francisco, California
Superior Viaduct is a San Francisco based record label that focuses on curated reissues of art-punk, free jazz, and 20th century experimental music. During the run of the show, we will feature the work of photographer RUBY RAY, screen early films by renowned minimalist composer PHILL NIBLOCK, and present a series of live performances including legendary sax player Roscoe Mitchell, dissonant acoustic guitarist Bill Orcutt, and more. In conjunction with the exhibition "John Kilduff - Very Good Plus (VG+)"
Schedule of Events:
- Saturday, March 1st (6 - 9pm) – Opening reception, screening films by Phill Niblock
- Saturday, March 8th (1 - 5pm) – Record swap co-sponsored by Stranded and Explorist International
- Saturday, March 15th (6 - 8pm) – Live performance by Roscoe Mitchell
- Saturday, March 22nd (6 - 8pm) – Live performance by Bill Orcutt
- Saturday, March 29th (6 - 9pm) – Closing party with live performance by Circuit Des Yeux
All events are free and all ages.
Display of photos by RUBY RAY.
Roscoe Mitchell live at SV pop-up store.
Bill Orcutt live at SV pop-up store.
Circuit Des Yeux live at SV pop-up store.
Photo by RUBY RAY.
Nothin To Look At Just A Record November 14 2013
PHILL NIBLOCK's recording debut, Nothin To Look At Just A Record, is a high-water mark in 20th century music. Closely pitched together trombone drones, delicately spliced to remove breathing pauses, create beat patterns that envelops the listener with each tonal subtlety. Often cited as NIBLOCK's masterpiece, this first-time vinyl reissue with exact reproduction of the original insert marks the celebration NIBLOCK's 80th birthday.
Originally released on India Navigation in 1982, Nothin To Look At Just A Record is listed as #5 on Alan Licht's Minimal Top 10 and recommended for fans of John Cage, Terry Riley, and La Monte Young.
Now shipping. Get it here.
