Falten und Spielen

I'm back from my trip to North America, where I had the chance to visit Ben from Toys and Techniques and his wife in their beautiful pre fab modernist house in Vermont (thanks again, Ben!). I might show some of the stuff I found during the trip here eventually.
But here's something Swiss that's been on top of the pile for a while. And it might come in handy to know how to fold a hat and a camera if you're still going on vacation or on an expedition in a paper forest.

Susanne Stöcklin-Meier, Falten und Spielen, Zürich 1977

Mix: Lasst uns auf die Reise gehn

It's vacation time!

N. and I are flying to North America. We'll take a road trip from New York to Montreal.

Let us know if you know of anything we shouldn't miss on the way.

Meanwhile here's a mix for you. Listen on Mixcloud or grab it here to listen on your mobile device while on vacation.

Lasst uns auf die Reise gehn - Dispokino mix July 2012 

These are the intercontinental goodies, from French and German library, via several Swiss oddities, Jazz from Québec and Poland, Italian xian folk, to American soundtracks, theater music and electronic music pioneers.

Patrice Sciortino - Speleolien
Tanto Pressanto - Motto per Toto
Franz Hohler (feat. Bruno Spoerri) - Es cheibe Meitli
Davie Allan and the Arrows - The Chase
Michel Bühler - J'irai cracher sur vos bombes
Johan Franco - The Tempest
Thomas Wiehe and Turid Lundqvist - Shri Rama
Claude Léveillée / André Gagnon - Baie des Sables
Jean-Paul Liardet - Modal
Michal Urbaniok Group - Inactin
Peter Thomas - Evening Air C
Clover - Mr. Moon
Elfi Zimmer - L'espoir cassé
Witthüser & Westrupp - Laßt uns auf die Reise gehn
Dominique André - On The Way To The Jungle
Domenico Machetta - Pastori
Orchestra of the Broadcasting company of Democratic Kampuchea - Song Of The Boatmen
Susan Ciani - Lixiviation

Betha Sarasin and Bruno Spoerri

Concrete relief for a church, 1972. I found this picture of the church itself:

Just in time for the rerelease of Bruno Spoerri's 1982 LP "AX+BY+CZ+D=0", a collaboration with artist Betha Sarasin, whose sound sculptures Spoerri used, I scanned some pics from a catalogue of Sarasin's work from 1979. Her work is mostly in the tradition of Concrete Art, which was big in Switzerland due to Max Bill's work. Sarasin's interest in geometry continued when she started to collaborate with computer scientists to realize "threedimensional trompe l’oeil drawings" and later the sound sculptures.

Here are some stills from a recording of Bruno Spoerri's performance with Sarasin's sculptures plus loads of synths:

Eastern European fairytale soundscape

A collage I made from soundbits of eastern european fairy tale records without understanding any of the languages but loving the sound. 


Previously: Pohádky na deskách Supraphon

diy max bill sculpture

Max Bill's instructions on how to make a copy of one of his sculptures.

"everyone can make a little bill sculpture, e.g. the 'eineckfläche im raum' (1959), or invent something similar. all you need is a piece of paper and glue. tinkerers can use sheet metal. have a good time, max bill"

From the magazine "du", issue of June 1976.
Previously from the same issue: At home with Max Bill

At home with Max Bill

Swiss architect, designer, artist and politician Max Bill (1908-94) in his house (designed by himself in 1967), photographed for the magazine "du", issue of June 1976.

Fadengrafik

Textiles + math + modernism in 1970s handicraft trend.
This how-to-booklet by Elisabeth Hellmann was published in Germany in 1975.