18.11.08: The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland National Anthem #5 c/w The KREV Underwater National Anthem
Kampen Skoles Musikkorps performs "The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland National Anthem #5" c/w The KREV Underwater National Anthem, recorded by King Leif I and the UK Ambassador
This 7” is the third in a series of vinyl acoustic versions of the National Anthems of Elgaland-Vargaland. See also the Mariachi version [Ash 7.2] and the Klezmer and Afrobeat versions [Ash 7.4], both issued in 2007 via Ash International
Kampen Skoles Musikkorps consists of around 24 musicians aged from 9 to 16. It was founded in 1906 and is the third oldest school marching band in Norway. Recorded on 12 March 2008 at Kampen Skole in Oslo. www.kampenkorps.no
The KREV Underwater National Anthem was recorded under MS Reichenau on the occasion of the Annexation of the Bodensee (Lake Constance) including Überlinger See, Zeller See, Gnadensee, Untersee and the Insel Mainau (Island of Mainau), formerly a part of Switzerland, Austria, Germany, by the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland on Wednesday, 28 May 2008. In attendance were Kings Michael I & Leif I, The KREV Ambassadors for Basel, UK and Zürich; The Minister of Galleries and many others. Recorded using Dolphin Ear hydrophones and a Nagra Ares P–11 flash recorder whilst The Emmishofer Brass Band and The Diessenhofen Yodelling Choir performed… With thanks to Adrian Notz at Cabaret Voltaire, Richard Tisserand at Kunstraum Kreuzlingen and Stefan M. Seydel at (((rebell.tv))).
Available in the TouchShop.
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www.elgaland-vargaland.org
04.10.08: KREV Kings send their U.K. Ambassador to FUTURE PLACES
FUTURE PLACES, PORTO
10th October 2008
King Leif I and King Michael I are pleased to have The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland (KREV) join the forum on Digital Media and Local Cultures to take place Friday, October 10. The interesting twist, of course, will be how to define a local culture when KREV´s territory is non-geographical?
The Kingdoms will be represented by their highest Diplomat to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Michael Harding, and Ambassador Heitor Alvelos.
28.08.08: As Above So Below | Inaugurating the Ministry of Thresholds
SOUND THRESHOLD
Music and sound through the landscape
A project by Daniela Cascella and Lucia Farinati
A parallel event to Manifesta 7, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy
Elgaland-Vargaland: Carl Michael von Hausswolff and Leif Elggren
AS BELOW SO ABOVE. Initiation of a Pilgrimage Road to the Threshold Between the High and the Low. Inaugurating the Ministry of Thresholds
28 September 2008, from 4.30 pm to sunset
Archaeological site of Monte San Martino – Campi di Riva del Garda (Trento, Italy)
Sound Threshold presents As Below So Above, a collaboration with Swedish artists Carl Michael von Hausswolff and Leif Elggren, and their project The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland (KREV). Envisioning the creation of a kingdom beyond nation states, Elgaland-Vargaland (KREV) comprise all those areas of flux and border - geographical, mental or digital.
On Sunday 28 September KREV will reach the archaeological site of Monte San Martino with an installation and a performance that will navigate the uncharted imaginary spaces of a threshold through the very elusiveness of sound.
A full press release can be found here
18.08.08: New Annexations
A documentation of the KREV annexations of Isola di San Michele and Bodensee (Lake Constace) will be presented at Galleri Mors Mössa, the KREV consulate, in Göteborg, Sweden. The exhibition opens August 23, 2008 between 12.00 and 16.00 and will close September 14, 2008. [see below]
17.07.08: "Alles wird Elgaland-Vargaland"
"Manfred Poser entdeckt einen neuen Staat und spricht mit einem echten König." - King Carl Michael von Hausswolff interviewed by Manfred Poser for Kritische Ausgabe. Click here to read the German-only article.