KARL BARTOS

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*** Ex-Robot

*** Karl Bartos took part in creating some of modern music’s most influential
KW classics like: "Radioactivity“, "Trans Europe Express“, "The Man Machine“,
"Computer World“, "Tour de France“, "Electric Café“ and "The Mix“, and altered
our perception of sound.

*** Co-author of KW songs like "The Robots“, "The Model“, "Neon Lights“ , "Computer
Love“, "The Telephone Call“, "Tour de France“ etc.

*** Karl Bartos was a Robot for 15 years…


VISUAL MUSIC

His songs have become legends of Electro: Karl Bartos is the co-author
behind KW classics like “Computer World”, “The Robots” and “The Model”.
He conceived icons like “Neon Lights”, “The Telephone Call” and “Tour de
France”. An undisputed master of original Electro sound his solo work
thrives on musical concepts others have so often tried to imitate. Just
listen to “TV”, “15 Minutes of Fame” or “Im the Message”. His current
project AudioVision adds a new dimension. Experience Electro come to life
in a performance of the actual creation of music usually confined to pre-
programmed reproduction.

Karl Bartos performs as lead singer and keyboarder – he demonstrates
the emotion of sound.

AUDIO
Watch engineer and technical director Mathias Black while he is creating
the head-on blasting live sound on the left side of the stage. In his sound
studio – the so called Klang Regie – he is processing and mixing pre-
arranged tracks with real time-material. Black is also lending his voice to
the vocoder, another essential element of Karl Bartos art. Blacks vocoder
tracks add their distinctive language and perspective to the performance
of AudioVision.

VISUALS

On the right side of the stage visual artist Robert Baumanns has set up his
mobile TV studio – the Bild Regie. Baumanns is a virtuoso of image real
time processing and mixing. Through an electronic triptych of three large
screens you can participate in the act of creation: Films, video loops and
animated pictograms blend and morph mirroring the surrealistic flow of
information within our media. Intertwining visuals and music, AudioVision
has roots in the classic forms of cinema as well as media art and clubbing
culture.

Karl: “Our concerts are multi-sensory experiences, but if you close your
eyes you might see your own genuine movie. While recordings invariably
define a one way communication channel live gigs are, of course, two way
interactions with the audience. The act of people sharing a particular spot
in time and space makes each live concert unique. That means a lot to
me, because it reminds us that everything, however valuable, must pass”.

LIVE:

Consists of 3 person audio / visual show consisting of Karl's own material as well as
classic KW songs form when Karl was a Robot.

DANCE CINEMA:

2 person showcase of classic techno / electro tracks (including Karl's own and KW songs)
mixed in a dj set format and sync'd with visuals

Upon request for Live & 'Dance Cinema' performances