In The Library with Lia Kohl & Zander Raymond presented by Living Earth

In The Library with Lia Kohl & Zander Raymond presented by Living Earth

IN PERSON ONLYPRS LIBRARY: 7:00PM - 9:00PM

Sliding Scale: $15 - $30

Living Earth returns to the legendary library of the Philosophical Research Society for an evening of curious music from two wondrous sonic sorcerers – Lia Kohl and Zander Raymond – visiting from Chicago’s arts communities.In one of her 1970s sonic meditations, Pauline Oliveros writes “take a walk at night, and walk so silently that the bottoms of your feet become ears.” This invitation to skew our perspective, to listen differently, is a basis of both composers this evening. Both artists explore patience, the possibilities and potentials of sound, whether in the designing the shapes of electricity or transforming the hum of a refrigerator into unexpected beauty. Respectively, both Lia and Zander have been phenomenal to witness and we’re so grateful to have the chance to collaborate previously here in Los Angeles.Recently, Lia and Zander released an absolutely gorgeous collaborative record. It’s titled In Transit and is built around a collection of field recordings made in spaces of transit—bus stops, train stations, taxis—blended with the accordion and modular synthesizer textures of Zander Raymond & the cello and synthesizers of Lia Kohl.This evening, Lia & Zander will share respective performances with a moment for collaboration. And stay tuned for more info soon on Lia’s rare performance for multiple radios!

Bios:

LIA KOHL

Lia Kohl is a cellist, composer, and sound artist based in Chicago. She creates and performs sonic landscapes utilizing cello, synthesizers, field recordings, and live radio to explore the mundane and profound possibilities of sound. She has presented work and performed at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Walker Art Center, Chicago Symphony Center, and Eckhart Park Pool. Recent releases include The Ceiling Reposes on American Dreams Records and Normal Sounds, on Moon Glyph. She was the 2023/24 Wave Farm Radio Art Fellow.As an improviser and collaborator, she has participated in cultural exchanges in Mexico, France, Germany, Denmark, China and the UK, and toured on four continents. An active recording artist, she has arranged strings and recorded with Makaya McCraven, Circuit des Yeux, Steve Gunn, claire rousay, and Steve Hauschildt, among others. As a sound and visual artist, she has presented gallery shows at Roman Susan Art Foundation and Experimental Sound Studios’ Audible Gallery. She has been a resident artist at ACRE, Vashon Artist Residency, High Concept Labs, dfbrl8r Performance Art Gallery, Mana Contemporary, Stanford University, and Mills College. She tours regularly with puppet theater company Manual Cinema.

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ZANDER RAYMOND

Zander Raymond is an interdisciplinary artist and musician working in Chicago. His music is rooted in improvisation, utilizing modular synthesizers and open-source sound computers to sample, warp, and build sonic images that embrace non-linear approaches to composition. He’s released music on Moon Glyph, Sound as Language, Florabelle, Cached.media, among others.Bandcamp • Instagram

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