FRIM:s internationella länkar till artister av improviserat intresse

FRIM's international links to artists of improvised interest

Artists' Organizations
AACM, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Chicago
AV-ART, Copenhagen
BAYIMPROVISER.COM, database of San Francisco Bay Area improvisers with bios, gigs, recordings, contact info and more
Cathedral, an interactive work of music and art for the Web. It includes both acoustic and computer music, live webcasts, and virtual instruments. To be added to the mailing list, send a mail and name your header "Add".
CEDI, Centro de Encuentro para el Desarollo de la Improvisación, Centre of Encounter for the Development of Improvisation, Madrid
European Free Improvisation pages, Sheffield, England
FRIM, the association for Free Improvised Music, Sweden
Fylkingen, New Music and Intermedia Art, Stockholm
Göteborg artist center, GAC, an organisation for musicians in Swedish modern jazz and improvised musics and related art forms. Producer, concert arranger and contact base. Concerts, tours, releases and links.
Institute for Research on Music & Acoustics [IEMA] / Greek Music Information Center [GMIC], Athens, GREECE
Intuitiv Musik Stævne, Danmark (in Sweden 1998)
Liverpool Improvisors' network
London Musicians' Collective
Los Angeles free music association, a website devoted to artists like Derek Bailey, the AMM, Terry Riley, LaMonte Young and their own LAFMS. Among other things they deal with sound restoration of archive radio tapes and the like by the above artists, plus CDs by the LAFMS.
MEETING, Stockholm
Musikcentrum, Sweden
Norsk Jazzforum - The Norwegian Jazzfederation
The Nursery, organization for experimental music etc, Stockholm
Ny Musikk, Norway
P-ART, a non-profit MUSIC & ART website, divided into: 1. The P-ART PARADISE, the art of Paul A.R.Timmermans: - the P-ART Gallery (Anthology, La Femme Fatale, Gallery, 3D-art, artistic & music installations & projects), - P-ART Music Cabinet (listen to excerpts), - Insane Hollow of P-ART composing - P-ART instrumental tools, how sculpturing alternative sounds and scales on a digital synthesizer, - the P-ART Journal: Toy Piano, Virtual Music Tools, Pierre Schaeffer, Silence as Sound, 31 Steps in 1 Octave, Sonic Tents, digital MixtureTrautonium, Bodysynth, Das Klavierhaus, Amorphic Robots, ...) etc. 2. The P-ART WEB of ARTISTS engaged in new music and contemporary arts: Clarenz BARLOW, Carl BERGSTROEM-NIELSEN, Alvin CURRAN, LOGOS-Duo, Baudouin OOSTERLYNCK, Klaus RUNZE, Sabine SCHAEFER, Laurie SPIEGEL, Margaret LENG TAN, Dominique VERMEESCH & Daniel VAN ACKER, Michael WAISVISZ, Ward WEIS.
SAMI, Svenska Artisters och Musikers Intresseorganisation
Skræp, Experimental Composers' Forum, København
SEAMS, Sweden's Electro-Acoustic Music Society
Trummerflora - Musicians collective dedicated to the performance, distribution, and promotion of creative music.
WIM vzw, Werkgroep Improviserende Musici, Antwerpen, Belgium

Scandinavian Artists
Acrobatic Music: Johannes Bergmark, Terje Mentyjærvi, Tønsberg/Stockholm
Alarm112 with RealAudio/Video-stream, Jakob Riis a.o., Denmark
Almost Transparent Blue
Amit Sen, cello, Stockholm
Anitas Livs, Anita Livstrand voice, percussion, Monica Åslund voice, percussion, dance, Lise-Lotte Norelius drums, percussion, octapads, Stockholm
Belacqua & hans t, performance artist, Lund
Bengt Berger, percussion, Stockholm
Berger Knutsson Spering, Sweden
Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen, horn, multi-instrumentalist and intuitive musician, Denmark
Christer Irgens-Møller, piano, prepared piano, voice, percussion, composer, København
Christian Munthe, guitar, Stockholm / Göteborg and Doctor of Philosophy
Christian Wallumrød Trio, piano, Oslo, Norway.
Cloudchamber, Stockholm: Johannes Bergmark, Martin Küchen, Sören Runolf. Cloudchamber på svenska.
der brief, Bergen, Norway: Jørgen Larsson synth, John Hegre guitar/electronics, Nils Are Drønen drums
Die Traste: Johan Sammelin, Bertil Fredriksson, Erik Johansson Kuoksu, David Nygård, Sweden
Dror Feiler, reeds, electronics, composer, Stockholm
Edward Derkert, "aPictureaDay", artist, Stockholm
E=mc2, dance group, Göteborg, Sweden
Firework Edition (Leif Elggren & Thomas Liljenberg)
Fredrik Hossmann, Forandringsspecialisterne, Oslo
Frode Gjerstad, saxophone, Stavanger, Norway
Fundamental Form, group from Eskilstuna, Sweden. Including audio.
Fylkingen (see list of members), New Music and Intermedia Art, Stockholm
Guds Söner / Sons of God (Kent Tankred & Leif Elggren), Stockholm
Gunilla Leander, artist, Sweden
Henning Frimann, sound sculptures, Denmark
Håkon Kornstad, Norwegian saxophone player.
Jacob Ullberger, guitar, Uppsala, Sweden
Jim Gage, Västerås, Sweden, expert piddler, waster of important time
Hornorkesteret, Trondheim, Norway, Orchestra playing on amplified prepared raindeer horns
Hunger: Johannes Bergmark, Bendik Hagerup, Risto Holopainen, Oslo/Stockholm
Information: Per Henrik Svalastog, Tromsø & Jørgen Knudsen, Bergen, programming. Live cooperating with Erik Balke, Oslo, saxophone.
Ingrid Engarås, skrifter + symboler + huvudjakt, evil web, performance artist (Cellona), Stockholm
Jaga Jazzist, Norway
Jair-Rohm Parker-Wells, electric double-bass, electronics, New York/Stockholm
Jindrich Biskup, København
Johan Söderling, electronics, Stockholm
Johan Toft, marimba, Fyn, Denmark
Johannes Bergmark, invented instruments, saw, voice, moog, Stockholm
Kent Tankred, Stockholm
KRØYT, Norway
Lokomotiv Konkret: Dror Feiler reeds, electronics, Sören Runolf guitar, cello, electronics, Tommy Björk drums, Stockholm
MacHallon, Stockholm
Marie Selander, voice, Stockholm
Martin Klapper, toys, amplified objects, theremin, København
Martin Klapper/Roger Turner cd
Martin Küchen, saxophones, voice, percussive noices, Stockholm
Mash, Magnus Alexandersson and Sachiko Hayashi
Mats Gustafsson, saxophones, fluteophone, flute, Stockholm
Mikael Stavöstrand, computermusic, Stockholm . Also: Mikael Stavöstrand.
Mwendo Dawa
Neworb, articles, music (Masturbatorium, Kalle Runesson etc) and art
Niels Winther, sax, voice, Copenhagen
No Bass, Sweden
Nods Off, trio with Stefan Wistrand sax, Eskilstuna, Sweden
Ove Johansson, saxophone, Göteborg
P-ART, Web of Artists
Peter Friis-Nielsen, el. bass, Copenhagen
Petter Wettre sax
Pia Olby, voice, Stockholm
Quintet Modern, w. Paul Lovens, Phil Wachsmann, Harri Sjöström and Teppo Hauta-aho. In the first lineup with Jari Hongisto; now with Paul Rutherford.
Risto Holopainen, prepared piano, Hawaii guitar, Eskilstuna/Oslo
Sabbath Hela Veckan: Peter Bothén, Lauri Antila, Jimmy Friedman, Nils Personne, Andreas Hedwall
Sachiko Hayashi, artist
Saxofononists' page with, among others, Swedish: Jonas Knutsson, Per "Texas" Johansson, Jörgen Pettersson
Skræp och Christer Irgens-Møller, piano etc, København
The Silencer Journals, Bo Valpeters, Johan Söderling, Stockholm
S NO W, Marie Selander voice, Lise-Lotte Norelius drums, percussion, octapads, Cecilia Wennerström sax, Stockholm
SPUNK, Maja S. K. Ratkje voice, electronics, Kristin Andersen trumpet, Hild Sofie Tafjord French horn, Lene Grenager cello, Oslo
Staffan Mossenmark, composer, Göteborg, Sweden
Stefan Lakatos, poet, writer, artist and deciple of Moondog, Stockholm
Sten Sandell, piano, voice etc, Stockholm
Stockholms Improvisationsteater
SU-EN Butoh, Sweden
Susanna Lindeborg, piano, Göteborg
Sven Åberg, lute, Sweden
Sven-Åke Johansson, percussion, accordeon, voice, cardboard boxes, Sweden/Berlin, Germany
Søren Gorm, el.bass, composer, Copenhagen
Terje Mentyjærvi, guitars and guitarmaker
The Trio: Petter Wettre sax, Ingebrigt H. Flaten bass, Jarle Vespestad drums, Norway
Thomas Mera Gartz, percussionist, composer etc, Stockholm
Torben Waldorff, Malmö, Sweden
Trio Chroch, a spontaneous music trio from Denmark
Träd, Gräs och Stenar, Sweden
Wibutee: Live Marie Roggen - vokal, Wetle Holte - trommer/perkusjon/sløyfer, Erlend Skomsvoll - tangenter/støy, Håkon Kornstad - saksofoner/sløyfer, Per Zanussi - kontrabass, Oslo
Änglaspel, Sweden

International Artists
Andrea Polli, Chicago
Benoît Delbecq, France
Blixa Bargeld
Bob Marsch, multiinstrumentalist, Chicago
Bonehouse, Phil Morton gtr, Dbl bass, treatments and Phil Lucking Trumpets. Liverpool
Borbetomagus
Carlos Zingaro Alves, violin, electronics, Lisbon, Portugal
Cecil Taylor, piano, voice, New York
Celio Barros, double bass, electric bass, free jazz and free improvisation, cds, Brazil
Chris Kelsey, saxophone and writer, New York.
Egnekn Montgomery, minister of lamination
Elliott Sharp
European Free Improvisation pages
Evan Parker/Lawrence Casserley-cd
The Roots
Fred Van Hove, piano, accordeon, Antwerpen, Belgium
Gino Robair, percussion etc, San Francisco
Glenn Engstrand, reeds etc San Francisco
Hainer Wörmann (Bremen, D) el-guitar
Hal Rammel, instruments of his own design, saw, percussion, Wisconsin
Hans Reichel, altered guitars, daxophones, Wupperthal, Germany
Jaap Blonk, voice artist, Arnhem, Holland
Japanese Free Improvisers
Jim O'Rourke, guitar, piano etc, Chicago
John Corbett, guitar (and writer), Chicago
John Tchikai, saxophone, voice
John Wolf Brennan, Switzerland
Jon Rose, violin, homemade instruments, electronics etc, Australia/UK/Holland/Germany
Ken Hyder, and info about the double duo Olkhon: Tommy Björk, Sweden: drums, percussion, Tim Hodgkinson, England: alto saxophone and clarinet, Ken Hyder, Scotland: drums, percussion and Werner Lüdi, Switzerland: alto and baritone saxes.
Laddio Bolocko, US
Lawrence Casserley, electronics, London
Martin Klapper/Roger Turner cd
Michael Zerang, percussion, Chicago
Mike Khoury, Detroit
Morphogenesis, electroacoustic homemade instruments, objects etc, London
Nihilist Spasm Band, noise music, London, Ontario, Canada
P-ART, Web of Artists
Pat Thomas (GB) electronics
Paul Lovens, drums, percussion, saw, Aachen, Germany
Paul Lytton, drums, percussion, inventions, electronics, UK/Belgium
Peter Kowald, double bass, Germany
Phil Minton, voice, trumpet, London
Phil Hargreaves & Whi Music, reeds, Liverpool
Philadelphia Improvisors' Network
Quintet Modern, w. Paul Lovens, Phil Wachsmann, Harri Sjöström and Teppo Hauta-aho. In the first lineup with Jari Hongisto; now with Paul Rutherford.
Roger Turner, percussion etc, London
Sainkho Namtchylak, voice, Tuva / Russia
Scjd Reasoning, Alabama
Steve Beresford (UK) toys, keyboards
Sun Ra
Sven-Åke Johansson, percussion, accordeon, voice, cardboard boxes, Sweden/Berlin, Germany
Terri Kapsalis, violin (and writer), Chicago
The Roots
Tom Hamilton, analog electronics, installations, New York
Tony Bevan, bass saxophone, England
(Tsutomu) "Quagero" Imazawa, bass futurist, composer arranger, Tokyo
W.O.O.REVELATOR, World of Tomorrow, leader: Bonnie Kane - saxophone, flute, electronics
Yasuhiro Ohtani, electronics and multimedia, Japan

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