Artists

Anthony Pateras & Robin Fox

The duo of composer/pianist Anthony Pateras and computer based sound artist Robin Fox has been in a state of constant development for around three years. Developing a strong reputation in Melbourne for delivering consistently energized and compelling performances, early experiments with found and constructed instruments have morphed into sophisticated explorations that focus on spontaneous composition and the real time processing of improvised sonic objects.

Manipulating the unique combination of analog electronics, voice, microphones, objects and laptop, instantaneous transformations influence future actions resulting in a generative or recursive compositional feed-back loop.

Additionally, the duo play in multi-channel configurations that allow for real-time diffusion wherever possible, creating immersive improvisational environments generated in real-time.

Recent performances include the Sydney Opera House for What is Music? 2002, support for Kevin Blechdom at Electrofringe 2002 and a world tour covering Western Europe, New York and Tokyo in April/May 2003. Their work has been broadcast internationally and was also included in the recent Variable Resistance showcase of Australian sound art at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The duo?s critically acclaimed debut Coagulate, is available internationally through Synaesthesia Records (www.synrecords.com).

Reviews for Coagulate:

"...a bold and challenging exercise in electroacoustic improvisation?" (Stylus
Magazine). US.

"...intriguingly diverse, this succeeds as a series of excursions into a strange,
painful territory..."(FluxEuropa) UK.

"...violent mutations, uncontrollable bodies - the sonic equivalent of Cronenberg's Scanner" (Jade) FR.

Website: http://www.synrecords.com