Objets (re)trouvés, Mario Gauthier
Objets (re)trouvésMario Gauthier Publication Objets (re)trouvés is a series of relatively short pieces based on once-lost objects. They were not selected by accident. They were merely in eclipse—for a time.…
Bruits de fond, Magali Babin
Bruits de fondMagali Babin Publication In 2007 Magali Babin was invited to submit a proposal for an excavation sonore. She submitted Bruits de fond, an experimental audio project she had…
Covers
CoversMagali Babin, Martien Bélanger, Jens Brand, Chris Cutler, Érick d’Orion, Mathieu Doyon, Chantal Dumas, Frédéric Lebrasseur, John Oswald, Sabica Senez Publication 2007For Covers, Avatar asked 10 artists to knit ear…
Voix sèches
Voix sèchesJoane Hétu, Steve McCaffery, Clive Robertson, Giovanni Fontana, Bartolome Ferrando, Joachim Montessuis, Denis Belley, Pierre-André Arcand Publication Voix sèches is a series of a cappella performances using the voice as…
Avec titre, Steeve LeBrasseur
Avec titre Steeve LeBrasseur Publication Steeve Lebrasseur’s Avec titre begins with the audio densities of “Trop blow mon Joe” for a first movement. The question is: how many “musical” tracks…
Map-O-Mix, Louis Ouellet
Map-O-MixLouis Ouellet Publication / 2006 Map-O-Mix is a work that singlehandedly engineers multiple encounters between 200 excerpts from the traditional music of peoples all over the world.It reveals their differences,…
GOD’AR, Grand Orchestre d’Avatar
GOD'ARGrand Orchestre d'Avatar Performance / Publication / 2006 Grand Orchestre d’Avatar’s GOD’AR CD/DVD set is named for the short form of the ensemble’s name. This compilation is drawn from two…
Theremin in the Rain, Gordon Monahan
Theremin in the RainGordon Monahan Performance / 2006 Avatar was pleased to present the recording of Canadian artist Gordon Monahan’s Theremin in the Rain performance on its Excavation sonore series.…
Lever du jour sur Kinshasa, Hélène Matte, Simon Elmaleh
Lever du jour sur KinshasaHélène Matte, Simon Elmaleh Publication / 2005 Lever du jour sur Kinshasa was produced using field notes and recordings made by Hélène Matte in the Democratic…
Audiomobile, Matt Smith & Sandra Wintner
Audiomobile Matt Smith, Sandra Wintner Publication / 2005 Matt Smith and Sandra Wintner were invited to complete an Avatar residency to produce an audio work for the Audiomobile. It was…