Szkieve
Encyclopedia
Szkieve is the name of an experimental
and electronic music
act from Canada
and Belgium
. Formed in 1998, Szkieve is the solo music project of Dimitri della Faille (born in Belgium).
Szkieve has released half a dozen vinyls and CDs on various record labels from North America and Europe such as Hushush
, Ad Noiseam
and Ant-Zen
. More recently the seminal label from Ecuador
Rape Art Productions
has released a full length CD by Szkieve. Della Faille founded the Hushush label in 1998.
He performs live with various child toys, found objects, contact microphone
s, electromagnetic microphones (telephone pick-ups
) and personal digital assistant
s. Szkieve has presented his work in Europe, North and South America, and Asia.
scene. He is part of the Popcore collective and is presenting sound art projects such as his Miniatures Express, a project involving model railways
, in various festivals.
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
and electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
act from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Formed in 1998, Szkieve is the solo music project of Dimitri della Faille (born in Belgium).
Szkieve has released half a dozen vinyls and CDs on various record labels from North America and Europe such as Hushush
Disques Hushush
Disques Hushush Inc. is an independent record label created by Dimitri della Faille in Montreal , Canada in 1998...
, Ad Noiseam
Ad Noiseam
Ad Noiseam is an electronic music independent record label that has recently published mostly dubstep. based in Berlin, Germany. Ad Noiseam was founded in April of 2001 by Nicolas Chevreux, who also has done some of the design work for the label's releases....
and Ant-Zen
Ant-Zen
Ant-Zen Audio and Visual Arts is a German independent record label founded in 1994 by Stefan Alt , who serves as the art director. Visual arts from Ant-Zen are typically bleak but astonishing landscapes, or microscopic studies of what is often overlooked...
. More recently the seminal label from Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
Rape Art Productions
Rape Art Productions
Rape Art Productions is an Ecuadorian independent record label founded in 2002. Rape Art Productions is specialized in subgenres of extreme experimental music such as Power electronics, Dark ambient and Noise...
has released a full length CD by Szkieve. Della Faille founded the Hushush label in 1998.
He performs live with various child toys, found objects, contact microphone
Contact microphone
A contact microphone, otherwise known as a pickup or a piezo, is a form of microphone designed to sense audio vibrations through solid objects. Unlike normal air microphones, contact mics act as transducers which pick up vibrations and convert them into a voltage which can then be made audible...
s, electromagnetic microphones (telephone pick-ups
Coil tap
A coil tap is a wiring feature found on some electrical transformers, inductors and coil pickups, all of which are sets of wire coils. The coil tap are points in a wire coil where a conductive patch has been exposed .When the coil taps are disconnected, the coil operates as normal...
) and personal digital assistant
Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
s. Szkieve has presented his work in Europe, North and South America, and Asia.
New media arts
Szkieve is also active in the New media artNew media art
New media art is a genre that encompasses artworks created with new media technologies, including digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art, computer robotics, and art as biotechnology...
scene. He is part of the Popcore collective and is presenting sound art projects such as his Miniatures Express, a project involving model railways
Rail transport modelling
Railway modelling or model railroading is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale...
, in various festivals.
Discography
- Des Germes De Quelque Chose, CD, 2000
- Perturbacée / Terra Amata, 12", 2002 (split with AmmoAmmo (band)Ammo is a Belgian-Canadian band consisting of John Sellekaers and C-drik Fermont. Their style range from electro to musical improvisation. Since 2000, they released an handful of CDs and vinyls. Including breakbeat remixes of Bon Jovi, Britney Spears and Shaggy....
) - Des Rythmes de Passage, CD, 2003
- Le Pavillon Des Oiseaux / Le Monorail, 7", 2003 (collaboration with VrombVrombVromb is an electronic music act from Montreal Canada. Vromb has been international active since early 1990s....
) - Palimpseste, MP3, 2004
- Ekranoplanes, CDEP, 2005
- Chants Et Danses Folkloriques Des Hauts Plateaux, CD, 2008