VJ Live Acts:

Pulpo, Gogo, Pannakov, G.org and Chen Xiongwei

Programmation: Pauline Doutreluingne and Léo de Boisgisson

Production: 86/33Link ( Léo de Boisgisson and Pierre A Blanc )

With Borderline night events the aim is to create a nightly platform for local and international artists to perform and share their art in public, not contained to their computer, their studio or their myspace! It's also the occasion to explore the interdiscip lina ry interfaces of new Medias, performance and dance music far from the limits of mass entertainment in one hand and the over selectiveness of avant-garde in the other hand. We state that there is a space in between these two extremities, space for interactive playgrounds!

The combination of visual art and music and the wide range of connectivity existing between these two mediums are well known already and central in the digital culture. Festivals like Transmediale in Berlin , Mutek in Montreal or Sonar in Barcelona are acknowledged cultural rendez-vous revolving around digital creation and innovation in the field. Every year they showcase new ground breaking artists coming from the 5 corners of the world that share the same global tools of creation yet deliver personal works and express local views. As a capital that is on the center of global attraction, Beijing who is at the center of what Borderline calls “download culture” needs to affirm its position of contemporary cultural capital and be part of the digital art map. Actually it already is, as shows the growing number of exchange in the fields but not at the surface, not at a public level.
The artistic programmation of the night events intends to follow the conceptual track of Borderline which is a constant questioning on interaction between space, time, people and technology. On the course of the two nights international and local artists will present a very large scope of expressions within the digital culture. From pure electronic music (Kumbia Korrupters) to low fi electro rock (Electronicat & miss le Bomb, Hawnay Troof and Snowsuit) , local iconic bands (New Pants, PK14) and a kaleidoscope of vjs (Chen Xiongwei, Pulpo, Gogo, Pannakov, G.org), the two nights feature 15 acts that show the diversity of techniques and expression forms contained under the digital culture label.  
The aim is to utilize the venue space like an open door theatre where the public is at the center of the experience maki ng machine. Visual works and music performances of our selected artists will show that environments are not passive landscapes but active processes that involve the people.

NIGHT 1 FRIDAY 29 JUNE

The live acts of Night 1 will show different approaches of digital art, first the recipient: a combination of innovative visual environments created by la crème de la crème of Beijing based vjs , then the content: an eclectic line up of electronic music to shake your bootie. Both utilize advanced technology and push the borders of performance and dance experience.
The duet Kumbia Korrupters from Guadalajara ( Mexico ). Kumbia Korrupters play with the notion of Latinity in a high tech audio /visual live act .They mix the kitsch colour saturated world of old Mexican cabaret together with minimal sound where Latin influences are stretched and transformed, driven away from their roots pattern. One might recognize the sound of a Latin percussion with a twist to it or the sound of maracas ripped and turned into a hypnotic loop.
Our special guests from the land of tacos will play along side the most cutting edge representatives of the local scene: Dead J and LIman from Beijing electronica label Shanshui, a reference in terms of electronic music in Beijing; the prince of sub bass and darkness Mael, will grant us with the latest dubstep dubplates while the good withes of *l'una'otra* will as always show a full on spectrum of electronic eclecticism.
Visuals will be performed live by : VJ duet Pulpo and their cartoon-ish colorful world which contrasts with the low fi dark , yet humoristic realm created by their female counterpart Gogo. Vj Pannakov and G.org will animate nude nymphs and vintage belly dancers for the joy of all dance floor lovers . and Chen Xiongwei takes us on a ride through the Chinese urban cityscapes.

1) Dead J ( Beijing , China )   http://www.myspace.com/shaoyp

Shao Yan Peng (aka. DEAD J) was born in 1981 in China . He is Key figure of the new generation of Chinese electronic music, main work under the alias of Dead J, and also he is one member of the 2 persons band Panda twin. Shao Yan Peng has released works of various styles which can be found in many electronic music compilations. His debut album Mental Imagery was released in 2005 by "Modernsky", followed by Mental Magic in August, 2006. He has also composed for many theatre projects.
DISCOGRAPHY Album: 2006: Mental Magic 2005: Mental Imagery

2) The Contractors (Beijing, China) http://www.myspace.com/thecontractors

Don’t be fooled by the pointy shoes and man bags – these girls can rock! Formed by three building contractors with a passion for music and construction, the trio met bidding on a project and have been partners ever since. Up until now their smoky electric sound has been heard at building sites and smaller venues around town, but now they’re bringing their “rock with urban characteristics” to a larger audience.
“We are inspired by other superstar building contractors, high-ranking government officials, housing bureau officials, land management officials, special interest lobbyists, investment bankers, venture capitalists, media moguls, real estate investors, internationally renown architects, construction crews, welders, plumbers, electricians, bricklayers, cement mixers, stone cutters, various migrant workers.
Our aim is to rule them all.”

3) LIman ( Beijing , China ) http://www.myspace.com/xlimanx

4) Kumbia Korrupters ( Mexico )   http://www.myspace.com/kumbiakorrupters

Kumbia Korrupters is Nopal Beat's audio visual live act, made by Luis Flores and Venancio Almanza.
Nopal Beat Records encompasses two very rich cultures, which on the surface appear quite different, but have found common ground through this enterprise.

The culture of electronic music made its way into the Mexican underground in the early nineties. A very global, abstract, universal art form met with all the idiosyncrasies of the Mexican personality. Dance music acquired an entirely new meaning in a place where dance means cumbia, mambo and chachachá.
Nopal Beat Records set out to create something new out of this encounter. To create music that would be accepted by a global generation, regardless of geography, but that wouldn't sound like electronic music being produced elsewhere. The music of Nopal Beat is something new. It is not fusion. It is the Latin identity interpreted through the technology, vision and creativity of electronic music. It is Acid Cabaret , a term coined for the Nopal Beat sound, with a resonance into the origin of its music. It is inspired by the Mexican nightlife, by dark dance halls and colourful women, high heels and fishnet stockings.
Nopal Beat Records is a label that carefully selects the producers and djs that belong to it. They all have a unique way of connecting their vision of Latin culture to music, and their vision of music to their work. Acid Cabaret is made personal and inimitable in every record and every live set by the artists of Nopal Beat . Every detail, down to the design of the releases, is carefully thought out to be coherent with the identity of the label and its music. Six years after its establishment, the label has evolved with its artists, acquiring maturity from those who have been there since the beginning, and fre shness from newcomers.
Being born out of the underground, a major part of Nopal Beat's work has involved the promotion of electronic and digital culture within its community. This has led to a long standing relationship with local cultural authorities, which has allowed Nopal Beat Records to produce several public events, fre e of charge and open to the public, with the lasting effect of furthering the understanding of electronic culture in a somewhat conservative society.

5) Mael ( France - Beijing )   http://www.myspace.com/maelfengchao

Long time reggae fan, it's by the year 1998 that Mael discovers jungle drum and bass in Paris ` underground venues. Fascinated by the energy spread by that music, he quickly gets involved in the movement.
After starting djing in 2000, he co-founds the Fengchao crew in 2001, an association of djs playing various genres such as drum and bass of course, but also reggae, dancehall, dub, hip hop, house, funk, and breakbeat.
Since 2001, Mael has been moving between China and France and has been representing his various influences by playing all over China as guest dj in different cities (Chengdu: Bass in your face; Beijing @ Cargo; Nanjing & Suzhou @ Seven Club, Xiamen…), and by organising his own events in Kunming: Re-Evolution of Sound (New Year's Eve 2004 with guest dj Pitch In), Soundclash parties with dj DSK, and Fast Forward parties with guests like dj Joe, vj Aquarius, MC Tenzin (Chengdu), dj Clart (Singapore), XTRX & Mr Reve , Pitch-In and Taiwan MC, Miss ill (France), dj Gero (French DMC champion 2003 & 2004)… And more to come.
Resident and co-producer of monthly Loaded parties @ Cargo in Beijing since March 2006, Mael goes on spreading the good word of drum and bass by inviting French major jungle artists such as Miss Ficel and MC Runigga, dj Flow and mc Youthman, Jamalski and dj Science, and playing in Beijing alongside international artists such as Goldie and MC Lowqui, High Tone and Wang Lei.
Watch out !!!

6) *l'una'otra* ( Belgium / France – Beijing )

The 2 girls behind these Borderline nights, forming the Dj Duet *l'una'otra* will heat up the dance floor with a energetic mush up selection of dirty electro, vintage mambo , ghetto bass and punky Brewster tunes.

VJ CREW:

1）VJ duet Pulpo ( Beijing , China ) http://www.myspace.com/pulposonic

2) VJ SHENGJIE AKA GOGO ( Beijing , China )
Gogo manipulates video and animation with a mix of darkness and sense of humor.

3) VJ Chen Xiongwei ( Beijing , China )
The most social visual artist in Beijing , this smiley faced guy takes his inspiration from people and places of China . His vj work renders a lively snapshot of China , changes in the city and people, like a testimony of the century in moving images.

4) VJ Pannakov and G.org
Vj Pannakov ( Hungary ) and G.org ( Germany ) will animate nude nymphs and vintage belly dancers for the joy of all dance floor lovers .







NIGHT 2 SATURDAY 30 JUNE 2007
Night 2 will start with a video screening curated by Christian Schoen, who is both the director of SIM, the Center for Icelandic Art, and the comssioner for the Icelandic Pavilion of this year's Venice Biennale.
Most of the music groups, both musicians and composers, invited to this Borderline night have a special interest in the use of cinematic language and multi-disciplinarity in general. Whether they direct films themselves, as some of the band members of the Chinese group New Pants do, or are interested in low-fi videos; they all incorporate other mediums in their work such as illustration, installation etc. What we are aiming to showcase is the concept of multi-tasking, that is to say, that these artists explore and in express themselves with various tools.
music wise this second night is ROCK' N ‘ROLL!!
The German act Electronicat and Miss Le Bomb bring us a thriving rock and roll bearing the Berlin fabrication mark, a post glam sound with heavy bass and guitar. Hawnay Troof, a funny little brat from the US will perform a highly energetic show with his accomplice Snowsuit and who is not without reminding us of the Beastie Boys; and last but not least our Beijing old school favorites , PK14!

ICELANDIC VIDEO ART SCREENING
Heimir Bj rgúlfsson (b.1975)

Heimir Bj rgúlfsson lives and works in Los Angeles and Amsterdam. Bj rgúlfsson is a natural historian at a time when nature has gone awry. He makes meticulous colour drawings of his native country's bird population in the tradition of observational portraits that fill natural history museums. However, each of the birds in Bj rgúlfssons' works have something out of the ordinary about them –an enlarged beak, a deformed skull, or a misplaced eye for example. The pristine beauty of the Arctic region is fallen and neutral observation of the enlightenment is replaced by an odd fondness for jaundiced imperfection at the dark end of days.

Gabríela Frieriksdóttir (b.1971)

Gabríela Fríeriksdóttir graduated from the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts in 1997. In a short time she has become a prominent figure within the contemporary Icelandic art scene. In 2005, she represented Iceland at the 51nd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venicia.

Working in various media — sculpture, drawing, painting, sound sculpture and music — her work is strongly characterised by the what has come to be called the “sweetness of horror”.

ólafur ólafsson (b.1973) & Libia Castro (b.1970 in Spain)

ólafur árni ólafsson and Libia Pérez de Siles de Castro live in Rotterdam, Netherlands and have collaborated and exhibited internationally since 1996. The work of this artististic duo is always on the move. Sometimes taking elements from earlier projects with them to the next place, they then enter into a relationship with the current surroundings. By means of portraying, mapping, intervening and informally collaborating with people they meet, they explore space, the environment and it's dynamics in different possible and impossible ways. Their projects have an open-ended structure and often result in playful, poetical, subversive, and critical works.

Rúrí (b.1951)

Rúrí is an ambitious artist with an even more ambitious vision. Her extensive curriculum vitae speaks to how professionally prolific she has been over the past three decades, and it forecasts only greater recognition of her work and future success. But it is her art itself that speaks volumes of her important position within the art world in Iceland and internationally. It reveals a critical and compassionate concern for the troubled relationship between humans and the natural environment, as well as the strife amongst people worldwide. Working in a wide range of media, Rúrí presents her consternation for threatened nature and human discord intertwined with and alongside her more conceptual interests in time, relativity, and ephemerality.

Sara Bj rnsdóttir (b.1962)

Sara Bj rnsdóttir studied at Chelsea College of Art & Design London and at the Icelandic College of Art ans Crafts. In her multifaced work she mirrors our daily life expreiences. By exposing herself incessantly she gives us the approval to confess to ourselves, our beuty and failures. Besides her self exposing performances and videos, she also is an attentive observer of our environment.

1) PK14 ( China , Beijing ) www.myspace.com/PK14

Since 1997, P.K.14 have been imbued with the same passion as a bunch of kids who've just formed their first band. Though a democratic self-managed outfit, singer Yang Haisong is described in alternative circles as the 'kernel' of the band, he's the only remaining member of P.K.14's original 1997 line-up, previous ones departed because of homesickness, serious illness, and a sex change.

P.K.14's lyrics are predominantly about China 's disaffected urban youth. The titles may seem gloomy yet the songs beseech the listener and, as Yang explains, have elements of hope. Legend has it that Yang's worn the same pair of glasses he's had since secondary school - perhaps they are what help him preserve his youthful worldview (the name P.K.14 is itself an abbreviation of Public Kingdom for Teens.)

2)Hawnay Troof (US)

We are referring to Vice Cooler, whom is almost into his 22nd year of life. He is the charming and dreamy mastermind that is behind Hawnay Troof. There are legends that are flesh. Vice Cooler is one. His groundbreaking debut LP, Get Up Resolution: Love!, sold 20,000 copies putting Hawnay Troof on a worldwide tour of 12 different countries including his first shows ever in New Zealand, Australia, and Iceland. With such a major crossover appeal the tour had him headlining everything from raves, noise, dance, and being the exclusive invite to the Jutta Koether and Kim Gordon art opening: The Club In The Shadow. The new album, Dollar And Deed, in case you don't know the sequence, is the product of a mind set loose on the road, the interior cabin fever of a life on wheels. For collectors and photo lovers the LP version of Dollar and Deed is packed with an exclusive Vice Cooler photobook, showcasing his photography from the Get Up: Resolution Love! tour. And there are as many guests as there are subjects. They appear. They disappear. Barr, members of Mika Miko, and Jenny Hoyston from Erase Errata lend their talents to the record. HT has played with the likes of The Gossip, Stereo Total, Rogue Wave, Kid 606, Barr, Moving Units, Peaches, Mates Of State, Quintron, Gold Chains, Lightning Bolt, Thurston Moore, Wolf Eyes, Deerhoof, and Numbers. Questions: Was Vice Cooler voted sexiest lead singer of 2004 by Prepromag Polls Was he keeping it real biking down Telegraph on April 8th Is he a promise keeper Is he TRULY upping the hunks Answer: Never mind! He is going to make a tour through Europe from end of February to the middle of March.

3)dj PSYCHOBILLY ( Beijing , China )

4) Electronicat ( Berlin , Germany /France) www.electronicat.com with Miss le Bomb

Electronicat came to life in 1997 when Fred Bigot started mixing samples of vocals, guitars, analogue synths, and drum machines to create a pounding, fuzzy, wah-wah distorted psychedelic electro sound that became his trademark.
In the past few years he has re-introduced the guitar itself as a live and visual element, and the voice has taken on a more major role as he started to piece together the improvised ideas, loops, and samples from the previous years to create more composed songs.
In this context he decided to work together with other internationally reknowned electronic music producers, such as Gerhard Potuznik and Patrick Pulsinger and employ vocals from other musicians, i.e. Khan, Snax, Catriona Shaw, Max Turner. He has released several albums, singles and remixes (eg. for Depeche Mode) on labels like Angelika Koehlermann, Disko B, Oni-tor and Mute. In turn, artists such as Felix Kubin, Kid 606, and other respected musicians on the electronic music circuit have also remixed his work. Alongside this, he maintained activity in a visual-arts context, working regularly with dance groups (eg. Mark Tomkins and Sylvain Prunenec) and artists (e.g. Cecile Babiole) creating spontaneous `soundtracks` within diverse conditions.
As Electronicat, his live shows are wild events. a whacked-out rally of rock and electrified punk with much table hopping, guitar pounding and cat wailing leaving you yelping for more.
"Voodoo Man" is his sixth album and second release on Disko B.

5) Together with singer Miss le Bomb ( Berlin , Scotland , Germany )

The girl with the curl right in the middle of her forehead...
Miss le bomb aka Catriona Shaw has playing on the underground electro pop circuit for almost seven years, under various spooky guises - lead singer of Queen of Japan , founding member of infamous Munich-based punk club Club le Bomb and as a visual artist she has collaborated with many different musicians and performers over the years including: Electronicat, Gerhard Potuznik, Isabel Reiss, Hans Platzgumer, Kamerakino, Bulent Kullukcu and more.
A talented visual artist, she designs, illustrates,and does 'drawing installations' pushing the boundaries of the genre to the limit. Most recently this pushing of boundaries was exemplified when her drawings were utilised as storyboards for short films .