Jim Demos aka Hellenica was born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada where he honed his talents as a multi-instrumentalist performing in noise-rock and avant-garde bands in the 90's and 00's. In 2009, Jim relocated to Montreal and began his journey composing ambient and experimental soundtracks. Over the years he has worked extensively live, performing his compositions at several venues and theatres in North America, Europe and Mexico using his unique mix of electronics and guitar. Demos also collaborates with other musicians in the experimental/improvisational tradition that encompasses genres like experimental western, electronic, post-rock, dark ambient, and drone. Hellenica has released over 10 albums independently and on labels Midira (DE) BlwBck (FR) Somewherecold (US) Machine Tribe (US) Jeunesse Cosmique (CAN). Since being a musician from the age of 18, in various bands, he has supported acts such as The Pixies, Peter Walker, Sir Richard Bishop, Tashi Dorji, Uz Jsme Doma, Nadja and countless others.
Eyal Talmor is an experimental musician dealing with unusual behaviors of electronics and sound. His improvisational performances centre around a synthesizer that, when connected to a normal functioning machine, becomes unintentionally influenced by corrupted MIDI data sent back and forth, causing it to operate beyond its planned capabilities.
While dealing with the chaotic nature of the involved machines and the live setting in real-time, Talmor's setup allows him to reach sounds that would be otherwise impossible. The described method makes every performance unique and unrepeatable, allowing the musician to research stress conditions, chaos, the physicality and behaviors of new sounds and their influence on the listener.
Mit Unterstützung des Verbandes für aktuelle Musik Hamburg e.V.
