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| − | Frakture, | + | Frakture, promoted free improvisation in music, as a promoter between 1997 to 2014 in the Merseyside region of the United Kingdam in the city of Liverpool |
It brought a diverse range of engaging artists to the Frakture stage, national, international and local artists have engaged in a music that is not composed. | It brought a diverse range of engaging artists to the Frakture stage, national, international and local artists have engaged in a music that is not composed. | ||
| − | + | Between 1997-2014 Frakture activities expanded and became diverse, as represented by its many concerts formats, that explore many sound worlds and ecoustic ecologies as diverse as: the sound of snow falling, through to industrial noise.On some occasions there were tunes and beats | |
| − | The range of | + | ==The range of activities== |
| − | + | *The beginning, Frakture launched by Derek Bailey in concert, [http://www.improvisersnetworks.online/uk/merseyside-start-page/frakture-archive/item/671-frakture-archive-1997-concert-series webpage and flyer] | |
| + | *followed by 117 Frakture Concerts, | ||
| + | *Blank Canvas, 49 events and still counting. [http://www.improvisersnetworks.online/uk/merseyside-start-page/blank-canvas Still active, the live web page] | ||
| + | *i:Splash gigs, 38 events | ||
| + | *Frakass Nights, 13 events | ||
| + | *Frakture Big Band | ||
| + | *Centrifuge, 49 events [http://www.improvisersnetworks.online/uk/uk-miscellaneous-the-culling/centrifuge Still active, web page] | ||
| + | *Frakture Festival series, 52 concerts in a festival format. | ||
| + | *acoute, 6 events exploring what the `acoustic` has to offer in a digital age. | ||
| + | *AV Nights, | ||
| + | *plus somewhere in this we deliver 22 soundwalks too, | ||
| + | *special projects such as Alter Pieces All Dayer st St Lukes Church. | ||
| + | *Voice workshops, 13 sessions. | ||
| + | *Workshops, 122 sessions | ||
| + | *89 `Listening Room sessions` delivered with the help of Roger Parry. | ||
| + | == Funding == | ||
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| + | Between 1997 - 2014 Frakture.org generated £100.000 into the economy of free improvisation in Liverpool and to visiting artist resident locally and globally. | ||
| + | The support in kind Frakture generated is estimated by Phil Morton to equal this figure of £100,000.00 | ||
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| + | ==Social Media== | ||
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| + | You can still follow Frakture on social media | ||
| + | *[https://www.facebook.com/Frakture-24681989004/ Frakture facebook page] | ||
| + | *twitter.[https://twitter.com/frakturedotorg follow frakture on twitter] | ||
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| + | == Frakture on media platforms - video, audio == | ||
| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0430BE79FCDB99E8 Frakture on YouTube] | ||
| + | *[https://soundcloud.com/frakture-1 Frakture on Soundcloud] | ||
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| + | Note: a high percentage of Frakture events were documented. In the early years using a DAT machine, in the later years minidisks and a zoom H4 | ||
| + | Chris Trent, recorded many events on DAT and later transferred the audio to CDr | ||
| + | Roger Parry recorded many events on video. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Mailchimp Mailing list - an active Frakture legacy== | ||
| + | The Frakture mailing list was taken over by the Improvisers Networks Merseyside in 2014. | ||
| + | This is an active mailing list, and represents and shares activities featuring improvisation on Merseyside. Music, dance, Sonic Gaze etc | ||
| + | It has over 200 subscribers. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [http://www.improvisersnetworks.online/uk/merseyside-start-page/improvisation-on-merseyside-newsletter Follow this link to subscribe to this mailing list] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == The Library of things - an active Frakture legacy == | ||
| + | Assets aquired by Frakture between 1997 - 2014 some of which are available to improvisers active in the Merseyside region | ||
| + | |||
| + | [http://www.improvisersnetworks.online/uk/merseyside-start-page/merseyside-organisations-tools-facilities/item/729-the-library-of-things-hardware-improvisers-networks-merseyside The Library of things webpage] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==frakture.org legacy web page == | ||
Frakture.org is now a legacy organisation.It was dissolved, downsized in April 2014 on the 1st April just before lunch. many of the former projects of "formats" that made up "frakture.org" continued as independant, stand alone projects, eg Centrifuge, Blank Canvas. | Frakture.org is now a legacy organisation.It was dissolved, downsized in April 2014 on the 1st April just before lunch. many of the former projects of "formats" that made up "frakture.org" continued as independant, stand alone projects, eg Centrifuge, Blank Canvas. | ||
| − | + | This will appear within the improvisers networks website. Timeline, to start before April 1st 2018. | |
| − | + | http://www.improvisersnetworks.online/uk/merseyside-start-page/frakture-archive | |
More detail to follow. | More detail to follow. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 4 January 2020
Frakture, promoted free improvisation in music, as a promoter between 1997 to 2014 in the Merseyside region of the United Kingdam in the city of Liverpool
It brought a diverse range of engaging artists to the Frakture stage, national, international and local artists have engaged in a music that is not composed.
Between 1997-2014 Frakture activities expanded and became diverse, as represented by its many concerts formats, that explore many sound worlds and ecoustic ecologies as diverse as: the sound of snow falling, through to industrial noise.On some occasions there were tunes and beats
Contents
The range of activities
- The beginning, Frakture launched by Derek Bailey in concert, webpage and flyer
- followed by 117 Frakture Concerts,
- Blank Canvas, 49 events and still counting. Still active, the live web page
- i:Splash gigs, 38 events
- Frakass Nights, 13 events
- Frakture Big Band
- Centrifuge, 49 events Still active, web page
- Frakture Festival series, 52 concerts in a festival format.
- acoute, 6 events exploring what the `acoustic` has to offer in a digital age.
- AV Nights,
- plus somewhere in this we deliver 22 soundwalks too,
- special projects such as Alter Pieces All Dayer st St Lukes Church.
- Voice workshops, 13 sessions.
- Workshops, 122 sessions
- 89 `Listening Room sessions` delivered with the help of Roger Parry.
Funding
Between 1997 - 2014 Frakture.org generated £100.000 into the economy of free improvisation in Liverpool and to visiting artist resident locally and globally. The support in kind Frakture generated is estimated by Phil Morton to equal this figure of £100,000.00
Social Media
You can still follow Frakture on social media
Frakture on media platforms - video, audio
Note: a high percentage of Frakture events were documented. In the early years using a DAT machine, in the later years minidisks and a zoom H4 Chris Trent, recorded many events on DAT and later transferred the audio to CDr Roger Parry recorded many events on video.
Mailchimp Mailing list - an active Frakture legacy
The Frakture mailing list was taken over by the Improvisers Networks Merseyside in 2014. This is an active mailing list, and represents and shares activities featuring improvisation on Merseyside. Music, dance, Sonic Gaze etc It has over 200 subscribers.
Follow this link to subscribe to this mailing list
The Library of things - an active Frakture legacy
Assets aquired by Frakture between 1997 - 2014 some of which are available to improvisers active in the Merseyside region
frakture.org legacy web page
Frakture.org is now a legacy organisation.It was dissolved, downsized in April 2014 on the 1st April just before lunch. many of the former projects of "formats" that made up "frakture.org" continued as independant, stand alone projects, eg Centrifuge, Blank Canvas.
This will appear within the improvisers networks website. Timeline, to start before April 1st 2018.
http://www.improvisersnetworks.online/uk/merseyside-start-page/frakture-archive
More detail to follow. P Morton
