Xmas Umtrunk 2024

Einladung

On 7th December it is time again for the legendary SGMK Xmas Umtrunk. Get your blinkeshit and raclette ovens ready for an evening of workshops, tasty food and drink, presentations and of course some gourmet live music and dancing.

Bring: a raclette oven if you have

Open call for foobar session: anything from this year you want to share.

Programm

7. Dezember 2024 ab 17:00 @ Bitwäscherei (3. Stock ZWZ, Neue Hard 12,8005 Zürich)

Workshops

Starvation Synth by Ralf Schreiber

Schedule: 14:00 - 17:00

Registration: contact dusjagr

For the material cost/preparations and travel support of the workshop Mentor, please consider 50 CHF + donation to Mentor (ca 20-50 CHF). Cash or twint.

Description

Ein einfacher dreistimmiger Mini-Synthesizer auf CMOS-Basis, dessen Oszillatoren untereinander mit Piezoelementen gekoppelt sind. Die Batteriespannung kann über ein Poti reduziert werden, wodurch instabile Schaltungszustände entstehen, die variable und organische Rhythmen erzeugen. Der Synth verbraucht fast keinen Strom (< 0.5mA) und kann mit schwachen, nahezu leeren Batterien betrieben werden.

A simple three-voice mini-synthesizer based on CMOS technology, whose oscillators are coupled to each other via piezo elements. The battery voltage can be reduced via a potentiometer, which creates unstable circuit states that generate variable and organic rhythms. The synth consumes almost no power (< 0.5mA) and can be operated with weak, nearly empty batteries.

Ralf Schreiber

Ralf Schreiber arbeitet mit Elektronik, mit Motoren, Mikrofonen und Kleinstlautsprechern. Damit entstehen kinetische Klang- und Lichtinstallationen sowie elektronische Musik. Seine Arbeiten haben einen spielerischen und experimentellen Ansatz. Es geht um minimale Robotik, um zufällige Prozesse und selbsterhaltende Systeme. Für die Stromversorgung kommen häufig kleine Solarzellen zum Einsatz, mit denen er niederenergetische Umwandlungsprozesse von Licht in Bewegung und Klang erforscht. Der Output seiner Installationen ist minimal, d.h. die Klänge sind sehr leise, die Bewegungen bisweilen an der Grenze der Wahrnehmung. Darüber hinaus wirbt er für freie Hardware und bietet regelmäßig Workshops mit SchaltungsKonzepten und Bauplänen seiner Arbeiten an...

Ralf Schreiber works with electronics, motors, microphones, and small speakers. This leads to kinetic sound and light installations as well as electronic music. His work takes a playful and experimental approach. It focuses on minimal robotics, random processes, and self-sustaining systems. Small solar cells are often used for power supply, which he uses to explore low-energy conversion processes of light into movement and sound. The output of his installations is minimal, meaning the sounds are very quiet, and the movements are sometimes at the edge of perception. In addition, he advocates for open hardware and regularly offers workshops with circuit concepts and blueprints of his works.

• Ralf Schreiber https://www.ralfschreiber.com/

Food:

• Käsespass (Vorschlag von Urs) - Bring your raclette oven!
• Falafel
• Potatoes
• Gluhwein
• salat
• ???

FooBar - Open Mic

Project presentations, drag shows, etc.

sign up for Foobar here.

Live sets; Disko and Djs

I0O1 - Jakob Schauer & Stefan Voglsinger (experimental, drone, noise)

• https://soundcloud.com/jakobschauer/i0o1-rotor-kunstlerhaus
• https://voglsinger.klingt.org/

Flipfloater - Claude Winterberg

• https://flipfloater.net/

??? Who else wants to play?

Organising Team

dusjagr - Workshop and Communication

Miranda - Design and Communication

Oli Walkhoff - Space Chef

Chryssa - Head Chef

Claude - Sound and Tech

Simon F - Drinks

Suggestion for times on 7th:

• Morning-shopping crew goes shopping (some stuff the night before, hunt for some 50% stuff in Coop)
• Early afternoon - cooking preparation and tech setup for presentations and sound for performances. Room set up. Decorations and extra blinky shit. Anyone have any funny things to bring?
• Afternoon - early workshop/s - Ralf? And prep and chilling continue
• 5pm-official event opening. Getting a Drink and settling in.
• 6pm - welcome hello... Call to sign up for foobar.
• Eating already?

??:?? Pm - foobar starts. how long?

??? Break, clean and open room from dinner/presentations, sound tech setup.

Performances start. Dancing commences. Joy is experienced. Some cleaning also in between. Umtrunking till late/early

Sunday

Sunday- possibly other workshop? Finish Cleaning