KALI MALONE
AND
STEPHEN O'MALLEY
TALK ABOUT TIME, SPACE, AND MUSIC
Free
Limited capacity
AND
STEPHEN O'MALLEY
TALK ABOUT TIME, SPACE, AND MUSIC
Free
Limited capacity
Monday,
November 18, 2024
6:30pm
Doors open
7pm
Event begins
November 18, 2024
6:30pm
Doors open
7pm
Event begins
The composer and organist Kali Malone and the guitarist and producer Stephen O'Malley share a lot in common.
They are both drawn to amplification, harmony, distortion, and volume. They are both minimalists, adding structure and texture to repetitive polyphonic tones. Neither is afraid of performing for an extended amount of time. When writing about either of their work, people tend to use words like focused, introspection, fog, patient, drone, and, from time to time, sorcery.
They first worked together on Does Spring Hide Its Joy, an immersive drone-based composition with roots in the isolation of the global pandemic in 2020, and have performed together many times since then.
They are both drawn to amplification, harmony, distortion, and volume. They are both minimalists, adding structure and texture to repetitive polyphonic tones. Neither is afraid of performing for an extended amount of time. When writing about either of their work, people tend to use words like focused, introspection, fog, patient, drone, and, from time to time, sorcery.
They first worked together on Does Spring Hide Its Joy, an immersive drone-based composition with roots in the isolation of the global pandemic in 2020, and have performed together many times since then.
On the occasion of their recent performances at Lincoln Center as part of Unsound New York, Kali and Stephen talk about time, space, and music—about each other's music, about other people's music, about their own music, about making music collaboratively, and about artist-directed festivals and record labels.
The conversation is moderated by Andy Battaglia.
After the conversation, stick around to listen to music by artists affiliated with Unsound’s
milieu and chat with festival directors Mat Schulz and Gosia Płysa. Established in Krakow in 2003, Unsound has programmed, commissioned, and supported adventurous music at its mainstay annual festival in Poland as well as through presentations in cities such as New York, London, Toronto, among others.
The conversation is moderated by Andy Battaglia.
After the conversation, stick around to listen to music by artists affiliated with Unsound’s
milieu and chat with festival directors Mat Schulz and Gosia Płysa. Established in Krakow in 2003, Unsound has programmed, commissioned, and supported adventurous music at its mainstay annual festival in Poland as well as through presentations in cities such as New York, London, Toronto, among others.
Photo by Michal Murawski
Kali Malone (b. 1994, USA) is a composer and musician whose work for pipe organ, choir, chamber ensembles, and electroacoustic formats has risen to international critical acclaim. She has presented her music at Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Philharmonie de Paris, Radio France, Rockefeller Chapel, Grace Cathedral, The Southbank Center, Berghain, Unsound Festival, Berlin Atonal, and Kanal Pompidou amongst other museums, art spaces, churches, and festivals. Her commissioned work and residencies include the Ina GRM, The Venice Biennale, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Orgelpark, and Lafayette Anticipations. She has collaborated with artists including Stephen O’Malley, Lucy Railton, Caterina Barbieri, Macadam Ensemble, Leila Bordreuil, and Drew McDowall. She currently lives in Stockholm and Paris.
Stephen O’Malley (b. 1974, USA) is a guitarist, producer, composer, and visual artist who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone and experimental music groups for over two decades including SUNN O))), KTL, and Khanate. He has collaborated with Scott Walker, Alvin Lucier, Gisèle Vienne, Dennis Cooper, Peter Rehberg, Fujiko Nakaya, Jim Jarmusch, Johan Johansson, and many others. He lives in Stockholm and Paris.
Andy Battaglia is the executive editor of ARTnews and Art in America and is an organizer at Unsound.
Andy Battaglia is the executive editor of ARTnews and Art in America and is an organizer at Unsound.
Due to the age and character of the building, the space is not optimized for ADA accessibility and is located up a single flight of 20 stairs with handrails. If you have questions about access, please contact us in advance of the event, and we will make every effort to accommodate you.
