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I'm interested in the intersection of several different forms of media, sound, and visual expression. This comes from having an education in architecture, design, and art history; a professional background in web, graphic, and interactive media; and a great passion in electronic music and cultural collaboratives (Arts In Motion, Properly Chilled), and performing groups ranging from classical to punk and glitch/microsound.

It's with great excitement that I'd like to share my latest collaborative, Overlap. This new group of talented musicians, designers, video artists, hackers, thinkers, promoters, and music labels aims to catalyze and promote multimedia creation through on-line media aggregation, distribution and live events.

Overlap.org (launch in early 2006) is a multimedia feed agregator + culture node dedicated to our (your) music, art and ideas. It is a space that thrives on the juxtaposition of a various artists, and the content they create. Imagine a cool multimedia boutique/gallery run by friends mixed with a record label without records mixed with event promotion.

Together we are creating a unique community while distributing our work. We envision media distribution that is bottom-up, free of middlemen, and aesthetically diverse. We are beginning with several artists, their blog feeds and free music -- podcasts, vlogs, streams, and mp3 downloads. The community is open to anyone who can provide a creative feed (blog, podcast, vlog, etc.).

Solsken's Blog.

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Overlap Events.

  1. Saturday, February 24, 2007
    + Ezekiel Honig (Microcosm / Anticipate)
    + Morgan Packard (Microcosm / Anticipate)
    + Tycho (Iso50 / Ghostly International)

    Rx Gallery
    132 Eddy Street
    San Francisco, CA 94102

    OVERLAP 04 info on upcoming.org

    OVERLAP 03
    The Hemlock Tavern
    San Francisco, CA
    April 18, 2006
    10pm - 2am
    $10
    Wobbly (Tigerbeat6)
    Kyoka (from Groopies, Japan) / www.myspace.com/groopies
    Yuko Kaseki (experimental dance performance)
    Gregg Kowalsky (Kranky)

    More to come!
  2. Overlap.org and Audio Rasa and present : LISTEN
    Friday February 24th, 2006 - 8-10pm
    Admission: $10 in advance, $12-18 (sliding scale) night of event.

    LISTEN is a unique new audio series that will explore the art of
    intense listening. LISTEN is a place and time for a shared experience
    of meditative sound and space. In collaboration with Audio Rasa and
    Overlap.org, Christopher Willits has commissioned * unreleased * sound
    works from an international pool of acclaimed contemporary sound
    makers. These unique recordings will be amplified within the beautiful
    Studio Rasa in Berkeley CA., fully equipped with new bamboo floors,
    comfy mats, pillows, and a fine sound system. Come prepared to tune in
    and zone out.

    The first three installments of LISTEN will feature the following
    artists:

    Feb. 24th 2006 - 8pm-10pm
    unreleased sounds composed by :
    Richard Chartier - http://www.3particles.com
    Kenric McDowell - http://www.artslut.org
    Christopher Willits - http://www.christopherwillits.com

    April 28th, 2006 - 8pm-10pm
    unreleased sounds composed by :
    Frank Bretschneider - http://www.frankbretschneider.de
    Taylor Deupree - http://www.12k.com/deupree.html
    Kenneth Kirschner - http://www.kennethkirschner.com/
    Sebastien Roux - http://www.12k.com/roux.html
    Strategy - http://www.kranky.net/artists/strategy.html

    June 23rd 2006 - 8pm-10pm
    unreleased sounds composed by :
    Greg Davis - http://www.kranky.net/artists/davisg.html
    Gregg Kowalsky - http://ossobucco.net/
    Sawako - http://www.troncolon.com
    Keiichi Sugimoto - http://www.cubicmusic.com/english/frame.html

    Advanced tickets :
    Studio Rasa, 933 Parker St
    Berkeley, CA 94710
    phone: 510.843.2787
    info@studiorasa.org
  3. Overlap's First Show.
    The Hemlock Tavern
    San Francisco, CA
    February 18, 2006
    9:30pm - 2am

    Lineup includes:

    Live set by bLevin bLectum
    DJ set by Safety Scissors
    Solo set by Christopher Willits
    Flossin (Christopher Willits, Zach Hill, Kid606)
    Visuals by Nate Boyce
    $10

    This show will sell out. Advance tickets available @ the Hemlock Tavern and Casanova (527 Valencia St, SF).

    More info: upcoming.org or email info@ovrlap.org

Overlap Members.

* denotes part of the Overlap crew. My actual link list is better defined through del.icio.us, but this may at least get you started on the Ovelap tip...
Overlap Blog*
A community of Overlap blog feeds, currently from Jon Phillips, Scott Pagano, Christopher Willits, Latrice Barnett, and myself (Solsken/Lars K).
Cimatics Festival*
Fantastic video art festival held in Brussels.
Cubic Music*
Japanese microsound music label.
Ghostly International*
Home to some of my favorite artists, including: Overlap founder/SF-based buddy Christopher Willits, Kiln, Solvent, Dabrye, and more...
12k Records*
Home of Taylor Deupree's gorgeous label of electronic artists from around the world. Check out Fourcolor, Sawako, Sogar, and Shuttle358.
Jon Phillips*
Jon Phillips rocks. He keeps busy at Creative Commons and also teaches at the San Francisco Art Institute. Oh, and he appreciates Korean food, which earns him extra brownie points!
Christopher Willits*
Founder of Overlap, creative musician, teacher, and excellent friend. He's a smart cookie who's currently working on many new projects, including the Chain Music project for Ryuichi Sakamoto and a new Ghostly Int'l release.
Solsken*
After years of designing websites, I still have yet to make my own... :) In the meantime, you can peek at my Tribe profile.
Last.fm Music
People (friends and strangers alike) often ask what I'm listening to. Now, I can finally point them to my latest playlist, captured by one convenient URL! Last.fm keeps track of my iTunes' activity and provides recommendations for other artists and users who share common qualities.
Kenric McDowell*
Kenric's a multitalented artist who does everything from photography to video art. Check him out, yo.
Scott Pagano*
Scott Pagano's a critically acclaimed video artist who recently completed videos for Funkstorung and Speedy J...
Latrice Barnett*
Latrice has the voice of an angel! She's graced many an album from San Francisco's own Om Records imprint. Her new album, 'Illuminate,' comes out on Ultra in February, 2006.
Brad Laner*
Brilliant musician with guest appearances that jump from Brian Eno's latest album, "Another Day On Earth," to Caribou and Kid606.
The Dead Texan*
The Dead Texan loves you. Truly. :)

Blink.

SF - Surreal late night conversation with Autechre about dub, production techniques, and ice-cream. Slowly twirling around to Christian Kleine and Chris Clark at 4 am on New Year's... twinkling evenings with the Ambi-Sonic crew, Kontrol SF, Shadowplay, Arts In Motion, Future Primitive, and Overlap buddies.

NYC/Philadelphia - Mercurial nights with the Bravery, Adult., Fischerspooner's salon in Brooklyn, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Killers, Ellen Allien, Miss Kittin, Mum, Sixtoo, the Jagas, Sigur Ros, Stereo Total, Siouxsie, Bauhaus, Ulrich Schnauss, and many more fabulous soirees out on the town...

Berlin - Dancing to German punk rock in anarchist squat parties in Kreuzberg; house parties with electro labelheads, grooving to Multiplex, Akufen and Sutekh... chemical tricks at Tresor, and running through the Tiergarten at night to vintage Aphex Twin :-)

Iceland - Hiking in Snaefellsness, listening to Ampop and Worm Is Green in the bright midnight hour; small clouds of frosty breath form as we scamper over enormous rock cliffs... far down below, waves crash and seagulls sound off distant calls.

Copenhagen - Taking the train home after a night out, listening to Tear Ceremony as we whizz along the coastline and the grey dawn breaks into a pinkish golden hue over the water. Sketching, drawing, and building models in the studio and out on field trips, swirling trax from Boards of Canada and Nentagaine informing the lines...

Paris - Ruby Brune's funky electroclash served up with a twist; minimal techno at Rex and bumping into French rap video shoot at the Palais de Tokio w/ LA homegurl Guzel. BoC's Geogaddi playing in my head at the birthplace of Gothic architecture (chapel at St. Denis), as I look up to feel sunshine streaming through medieval vitraux.

What are your moments? Tell me...

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Designer/DJ/Culture junkie/Cool hunter at large. Interests: architecture, art, graphic design, minimalism, films, dancing the night away, Berlin, Ne... more »

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