BMB con. returns to STEIM!
They are legendary at STEIM for dwelling in the basement experimenting with retro gear and turning the studio spaces inside out during their performances with water, fire, sparks and of course sound. This time was no exception. They locked themselves in the studio for 4 days to prepare for this performance and the result was a fantastic sound theater. The performance consisted of different sound events taking place in different parts of the room. The audience were welcomed with the beautiful sound of water dripping on to a heated metal plate. Wireless microphones mounted on each performers head created a howling sound scape as they moved about controlling the feedback between the speakers. Car horns in buckets of water occasionally squirted at the audience while it produced its muted sound that was processed by a computer. My favorite was the two laptops placed sideways on the floor facing each other. They interacted through the built-in mic, speakers and camera creating a fascinating dialog of sound and light in a dark room. The final piece was like a thunder storm in hell, with light bulbs blowing up while connected to a piezo mic and Joel Ryan creating a dense sound wall reacting to bowling balls smashed on to metal plates. My ears are still ringing from this.
This was definitely in the top 3 best concerts at STEIM this year, and we hope to see them around again!

Text from our mailing list:
BMB con.
BMB con. was founded by Justin Bennett, Roelf Toxopeus and Wikke ‘t Hooft in 1989.
They were residents at STEIM (in the cellar) during the early 1990’s and have performed here
on several occasions.
Since 2006 BMB con. consists of a core duo working together with a changing group of invited artists / performers.

BMB con. incorporate electronic and acoustic music, film, video and physical theatre in their performances and installations.
As well as these fleeting, sometimes unique actions, BMB con. make and publish audio CD’s, videos and photography.

For more information and namedropping see http://this.is/bmbcon

At STEIM.
BMB con. is even thuis voor onderzoek in het lab.
Het trio (Joel Ryan is dit keer nr. 3) presenteert wat zij hier ondergingen.
We zijn overigens onze notities kwijt!

BMB con. is home again – messing about in the lab.
If the trio (Joel Ryan is #1 this time) survive the 4 days of grueling experiments, they will present the results.

You are advised to bring an umbrella.

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