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NOTCH08 – Comma Coma
2008.10.1 – 10.5
Beijing│Shanghai│Guangzhou│Hong Kong
NOTCH Festival fuses the frontier of Nordic audiovisual culture with China’s emerging local scene, triggering the experiment in “contemporizing the future” or “de-futurization”.
The theme of NOTCH08 is “Comma Coma”, i.e. “non-stop coma”, reflecting the overwhelming state in a year of natural disasters, stock market crisis and price increases of oil and food. How will we cope with it? Many people have no idea. NOTCH08 presents a vision that we should start reducing to lessen our burden to the fragile earth.
30 Nordic artists with multiple identities are selected as “evangelists” of NOTCH’s philosophy. The music spans across Free Jazz, Improvisation, Electro-acoustic, Psychedelic Folk, Sound Art, Avant Garde Rock, Indie Pop and Ambient/Minimal Techno.
NOTCH08 lineups
Nordic:
Tape (SE) Seamless blending of acoustic and electronics, mind purifying;
Anders Ilar (SE) Prolific electronic guru;
BJ Nilsen (SE) Mirrored soundscape of elegiac grandeur of the nature;
Lost in Hildurness (IS) Icelandic angel (Mum’s new member) Hildur Godnadottir’s Cello solo project;
Kemialliset Ystävät (FI) Psychedelic Folk, leading group from Fonal label;
Nils Petter Molvaer (N) Top trumpeter from Nordic, live lineup with one of the greatest guitarists Eivind Aarset and electronic master Jan Bang;
Shining (N) Free jazz clashed into black metal, completely over the top of the music;
Efterklang (DK) Fairytale epic, reverb from Copenhagen;
Diskjokke (N) Holiday electronica disc jockey.
China:
Li Tieqiao composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist;
Sulumi mastermind behind shanshui records, chiptune nanoloop;
Dead J, new generation of electronica in China;
The Wedding Beast, new rising experimental force, from post rock to analogue/digital acoustic free flow;
Long2, VJ, digital image designer.
More Chinese acts will be added …
Program / Ticketing:
City / Group | Ticketing Info | Pre-sale outlets |
Beijing
Oct. 2 Nils Petter Molvaer (N) Shining (N) Diskjokke (N) Dead J (CN) Mr. Soon (CN)
Oct. 3 BJ Nilsen (SE) Lost in Hildurness (IS) Kemialliset Ystävät (FI) Li Tieqiao (CN) Li Jianhong (CN) GogoJ (CN) Sulumi (CN) Elvis T. (CN)
Oct. 4 Tape (SE) Efterklang (DK) Anders Ilar (SE) The Wedding Beast (CN) Gao Hu (CN) Eddit LV (CN)
| October 2 – 4, 2008 8 pm – 2am
Location: Yugongyishan Add: West courtyard, Duan Qirui Government Former Site, Zhang Zizhong Rd 3-2. Subway: Exit A, Zhangzizhong Rd. stop, Line 5
Ticket Price: Door: RMB 100 / day Pre-sale: RMB 80 / day
| Online booking starts now. email “name + city + date + # tickets + mobile” to notch2008@gmail.com to get pre-sale price.
Outlet Pre-sale starts from Sep. 14. Pre-sale outlets: Ping’an Ave.: Yugongyishan 6404 2711 Lucky Street: White Rabbit Drum Tower: Hi Floso 6403 0729 Xidan: ARRTCO 5971 6186 Sanlitun: Kocoon spa 5208 6068 Wudaokou: Lush 8286 3566 Dongsi, Houhai: Salud 6402 5086 Lama Temple: Vineyard Café 6402 7961 CBD: Hatsune / Kagen 6581 3939
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Shanghai
Oct. 2 BJ Nilsen (SE) Lost in Hildurness (IS) Kemialliset Ystävät (FI) Hard Queen (CN)
Oct. 3 Tape (SE) Efterklang (DK) Anders Ilar (SE) B6 (CN)
Oct. 4 Nils Petter Molvaer (N) Shining (N) Diskjokke (N) Cold Fairyland (CN)
| October 2 – 4, 2008 8 pm – Midnight
Location: 669 Greenhouse Tel: 6485 5356 Add: 669 Guiguo Road, Near Qinjiang Road Subway: Caohejing Hi-Tech Park Stop, Line 9 Bus: 804 (Guiping Road—Yishan Road intersection) 927, 152, 252, 120, 205 (Qinjiang Road—Guiping Road intersection)
Ticket Price: Door: RMB 80 / day Pre-sale: RMB 180 / 3-day pass Student: RMB 50 / day
| Pre-sale 3-day pass for RMB 180 Online Pre-sale starts from Sep. 8. Online booking: http://notch.neocha.com
Outlets Pre-sale starts from Sep. 12.
Neocha 6136 3219 B1/F, No.10, Lane 100 (Bao Li Building) Changshu Rd.
eno 6386 0120 139-23 Changle Rd.
Caesura Café 6473 0374 No. 12, Lane 210 Taikang Rd.
P1 Cafe 6407 3861 88 Guangyuanxi Rd.
Bandu Music 6276 8267 Building 11, No.50 Moganshan Rd.
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Program / Ticketing:
City / Group | Ticketing Info | Pre-sale outlets |
Guangzhou
Oct. 2 Tape (SE) Efterklang (DK) Anders Ilar (SE)
| October 2, 2008 8pm – 10:30pm Xinghai Concert Hall (8735 3869) 33 Qingbo Rd., Ersha Island
| Selling now… RMB 180 / 150 / 120 / 90 (student) Booking hotline (Mon. - Fri. 10am-6pm) : 8322 6221 (2+ tickets get free delivery in Guangzhou, only via this hotline) |
Guangzhou
Oct. 3 Nils Petter Molvaer (N) Shining (N) Diskjokke (N)
| October 3, 2008 8pm – 11pm Sapphire Art Space (8776 8558) 2F Holiday Inn City Center, 28 Guangming Rd., Huanshi Rd. E.
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RMB 120 get 1 NOTCH special edition badge + 1 invitation to the concert. Booking hotline (Mon. - Fri. 10am-6pm) : 8322 6221 (2+ badges get free delivery in Guangzhou, only via this hotline)
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Guangzhou
Oct. 4 BJ Nilsen (SE) Lost in Hildurness (IS) Kemialliset Ystävät (FI)
| October 4, 2008 8pm – 11pm Ping Pong Art Space (2829 6300) 60 Xianlie Heng Rd.
| RMB 80 get 1 NOTCH special edition badge + 1 invitation to the concert. Booking hotline (Mon. - Fri. 10am-6pm) : 8322 6221 (2+ badges get free delivery in Guangzhou, only via this hotline) |
Hong Kong
Oct. 1 Tape (SE) Efterklang (DK) Kung Chi Shing (HK) Peter Scherr (HK) John Lee Yiu Shing (HK)
| October 4, 2008 6pm – 11pm
HITEC Auditorium 3F, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
Ticket Price: Door: HK$ 380 Pre-sale: HK$ 320
| Pre-sale for HK starts from Sep. 12
Hotline: +852 2591 0499
White Noise Records Tel: +852 2591 0499 1/F., 4 Canal Road East, Causeway Bay, HK
Kubrick-bc TEL:+ 852 2384 8929 Shop H2, Prosperous garden, 3 Public Square ST, Yaumatei, Kowloon, HK
email booking: email “name + # tickets + mobile” to whitenoise@netvigator.com to get pre-sale price. |
Hong Kong
Oct. 5 Kemialliset Ystävät (FI) … (HK)
| Videotage TEL: +852 2573 1869 No. 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 63 Ma Tau Kok Rd., To Kwa Wan, Kowloon
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HK$ 0 FREE with DAY 1 Coupon NO WALK-IN ENTRY |
Festival Website: http://www.notch08.com Inquiry: notch2008@gmail.com
NOTCH08 audience community: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8168061335
NOTCH08 is supported by:
Norwegian Embassy in Beijing, Consulate General of Norway in Shanghai, Consulate General of Norway in Guangzhou, Embassy of Sweden in Beijing, Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai, Consulate General of Sweden in Guangzhou, Consulate General of Sweden in Hong Kong,Embassy of Iceland in Beijing, Embassy of Finland in Beijing, Rikskonsertene, Rikskonserter, Danish Cultural Institute, Caprice records, Full Pull Festival
Festival exclusive international carrier: SAS
Festival exclusive domestic carrier: China Southern Airline