About
Over the last 8 years, the Montréal duo of Skoltz_Kolgen has initiated a
creative process that in essence has jumped headfirst into the realm of
audio-visual production, resulting in multiple variations on different
mediums. The process has already given birth to a feature film (Silent Room),
live performances, audio and visual creations, and now a second
album…
Flüux :/ Terminal is the second full length CD by
Montréal-based artists released by the Mutek_rec label. At the base,
Flüux :/ Terminal was initially conceived as an audio/visual
performance for 2 hybrid laptops and 2 video screens, After having presented
Flüux :/ Terminal in Montréal, in Mexico and in Italy, the
Skoltz_Kolgen duo, moved by the strong reaction of the public, decided to
adapt this performance for the CD format.
The Flüux :/ Terminal CD is not just a remixing of the
audio performance track. In a new, dynamic approach that is more conducive to
CD media, Skoltz_Kolgen have embarked on an eclectic configuration of audio
and rhythmic micro fragments. The result is a nuanced sonic object that
contrasts with the restive, live ambiance of the Flüux :/
Terminal performance.
The audacious work by the Montréal tandem is recognized abroad for its
intensity and its thought provoking nature:
“… This approach undertakes a course of action that recalls as
a precursor the Austrian duo Granular Synthesis. However, [with
Skoltz_Kolgen] the interaction between sound and image is enriched.”
—Andrea Lissoni, Netmage_Italy
“A cascade of sonic and visual stimulations, first class mastery in
the manipulation of frequencies and of imagery style. Words cannot describe
what I experienced. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
—Radio Universidad, Guadalajara, Mexico (Dec. 2003)
“… the most inventive soundtrack, Silent Room, a feature film
by a duo from Montréal …” —Annick Rivoire, Libération,
Wednesday March 10/2004_Paris
“Silent Room…from Canadian tandem SKOLTZ_KOLGEN…an
impressionable, different, and original concept. A demanding, but
fascinating, experience.” —Revue Repérages, March 2004_Paris
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