For those who like their electronic works to have a bit of a razor’s edge to them, Case Trick present dark, introspective sounds, and by pairing them with this visual component, one can begin to get a grander picture as to whence the pair’s work comes. -Nick Spacek, The Pitch
A forerunner of EDM (electronic digital media)
casetrick is the discordant, authentic, automatic union
of instrumentalists C R Reid and Z.
from the US, they met at university.
The duo continue their research projects spending most of their time experimenting with frequency and platforms of media.
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Currently both are contributing researchers at the University of Kansas and the Union Center for Cultural and Environmental Research.
Case Trick shadowland
imagesHonor Awards WORLD FILM CARNIVAL - SINGAPORE (2021) Oṃ 3 Best Educational Film CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (2021)Alright Cannes Edition Best music video Festival de Cannes Paris FR. CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (2021)Garden Cannes Edition Best song Festival de Cannes Paris FR. ZADIGAN RESEARCH GRANT (2021) CITY OF THE SUN: OUR GRANDMOTHERS LOST HISTORY The University of Kansas KS US. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM (2021) CITY OF THE SUN: OUR GRANDMOTHERS LOST HISTORY The University of Kansas KS US. SHADOWLAND (2020) på CPH: DOX * Copenhagen International Film Festival. 黑暗的耳语(2020)亚洲东南短片电影节,研究之门,声乐媒体 CH. DARK WHISPER (2020) Best new artist WorldStar, US. DARK WHISPER (2020) Coast2Coast Live US. Темный шепот (2010) VK, Россия -интеллектуальная электронная музыка Mishka VK. RU. RELIQUARIUM (2020) “For those who like their electronic works to have a bit of a razor’s edge to them, Case Trick present dark, introspective sounds, and by pairing them with this visual component, one can begin to get a grander picture as to whence the pair’s work comes.” Nick Spacek, The Pitch KC US. -intelligent electronic music Mishka DJ, VK, Russia. https://mishkadj.ru/casetrick-dark-whisper-indie-electro/ Case Trick continues the frequency exploration of the musique concrète from the 1950’s, particularly Karlheinz Stockhausen's Gesang der Jünglinge, and the work of Philip Glass, Kristina Kubsich, Carla Scaletti, and Brian Eno.
Both currently enjoy the solitary life of a journeyman.
collaborations contact info@number9ine.com for film: Mark Gasper at Yankee Oriole Company classical: Arthur Burrows at l'Neuage Neufthe 2019 EP, shadowland is a journal of TBI/CTE rehabilitation for Z during which time the two spend many hours experimenting with frequency and platforms of media.
Representation
shadowlandproject@gmail.com
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exhibits:lil bit o’graffiti,Test Site Gallery, White Chapel Gallery, MoMa, MET, Lincoln Center, Martin Luther King HS, George Eastman Museum, Metropolitan Opera, Alvin Ailey, Fisher Center, Art & Film Hayward Gallery, The Laundromat Project, Kansas Union Gallery, Leopold Gallery.