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Topic: Rock In Opposition Festival 2012-Carmaux, France
Posted: January 21 2012 at 08:46

Festival announced for 2012, only 2 days this year.

Friday, Sept 21 - ONE SHOT + CARAVAN
Saturday, Sept 22 - MAGMA + others tba

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Posted: January 21 2012 at 08:59

Caravan?

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Posted: January 21 2012 at 10:06

Where is it taking place?

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Posted: January 21 2012 at 11:11

Do want to see.

Probably will not be able.

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Posted: January 21 2012 at 12:26

It takes place in Carmaux in the South West of France about 90 miutes from Toulouse.

I went last year but it's a tougher decision this year with it being only 2 days.

Yeah Caravan aren't very RIO but last year they had Arno close the festival and he's essentially a Belgian Lounge Singer, kinda weird.

I'll be waiting to see a few more of the acts to see if it justifies the flight from Cincinnati.

Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - January 21 2012 at 12:26

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Posted: January 21 2012 at 13:29

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Yeah Caravan aren't very RIO but last year they had Arno close the festival and he's essentially a Belgian Lounge Singer, kinda weird.

Yeah, I suppose it makes a bit more sense than Arno, as there's the tangential Canterbury/RIO connection as HC essentially emerged from that scene, but it's clearly a case of booking a "bankable" name over one which suits the overall vision of the festival. I seem to recall reading reports from last year of the place being packed out for Arno, with loads of people coming in for that concert who were utterly oblivious to the festival context. Hopefully we won't see a repeat of that.

Ultimately, I wouldn't exactly be complaining (if I could go, which I sincerely doubt, as I'm just as unemployed now as I was last year) as even in their twilight years I'm sure Caravan can put on a great show and their back catalogue is full of gems.

I wish they'd consider putting out a DVD of festival highlights for us paupers who can't make it to the real thing. That sort of thing might help them generate a bit more revenue for future events, instead of having to rely on bigger names which don't really fit in with the RIO/avant-prog aesthetic.

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Posted: January 21 2012 at 13:46

One Shot and Magma.

I'm tempted to say: "again the Magma/Zeuhl thing???"
Well, I will be waiting for the next news.

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Posted: January 21 2012 at 13:53

The Hemulen wrote:

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Yeah Caravan aren't very RIO but last year they had Arno close the festival and he's essentially a Belgian Lounge Singer, kinda weird.

They sold separate tickets just for the Arno performance last year & the place was packed when Arno came on, it was kind of funny as lots of the RIO fans who'd been there for the whole festival were sitting around in the bar during his performance. I went in to listen three times but I just couldn't stand it so went back to the bar.

Hey, if that's what it takes to fund the festival I'm not complaining it's just bit weird to end a festival celebrating RIO that way.

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Posted: January 27 2012 at 04:35

Well I'll be seeing Caravan in North Holland in late March, so I might just skip it this year, unless the yet-unnanounced groups are interesting

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prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
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as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
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Posted: March 01 2012 at 20:49

Just announced - Thinking Plague!!

That's good enough to get me on the plane.

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Posted: March 02 2012 at 03:17

Yes! Excellent!

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Posted: April 14 2012 at 11:03

Final Line-Up

21st September

KAFKA / Benjamin de la Fuente http://kafka.act.free.fr http://www.sphota.org/
ONE SHOT http://www.myspace.com/oneshotrock
CARAVAN http://www.caravan-info.co.uk

22nd September

SPOKE ORKESTRA http://www.myspace.com/spokeorkestra http://www.interferences.eu/?page_id=22
WE INSIST ! http://www.myspace.com/weinsistband http://weinsist.com/ http://weinsistband.bandcamp.com

THINKING PLAGUE http://www.cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/thinking.html
STRANGE ENQUETE http://www.myspace.com/strangeenquete
MAGMA http://www.myspace.com/magmaofficial

23/09
Projection of Adele Schmidt's and Jose Zegarra Holder's movie about the European "Rock In Opposition" movement (co-produced by Zeitgeist Media and Chris Cutler).
CHRISTIAN VANDER [masterclass] http://www.christian-vander-jazz.com/
concert by Erik Baron (France) http://www.rocktime.org/rio/baroneng.html

http://www.rocktime.org/rio/accueil.html

Good enough to get me on the plane, tickets bought, flights booked, hotel sorted, Woo Hoo!!

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Posted: April 14 2012 at 13:02

^^^^^^

Since Farfest is simply too expensive for me (mainly the TransAt plane tickets) and so close to RIOfest, I guess I'll see you in Carmaux in September

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Posted: April 14 2012 at 13:05

Sean Trane wrote:

^^^^^^

Since Farfest is simply too expensive for me (mainly the TransAt plane tickets) and so close to RIOfest, I guess I'll see you in Carmaux in September

See Ya There!!
Big smile

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Posted: April 14 2012 at 13:35

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Sean Trane wrote:

^^^^^^

Since Farfest is simply too expensive for me (mainly the TransAt plane tickets) and so close to RIOfest, I guess I'll see you in Carmaux in September

See Ya There!!
Big smile

Sure will do

and I'll bring one or two bottle of Northern Highland single malts along

(I'd love for Duncan and Cozy to be there too)

redux

Edited by Sean Trane - April 14 2012 at 13:42

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keep our sand-castle virtues
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prefer lifting our pen
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Posted: April 14 2012 at 13:52

Sean Trane wrote:

Sure will do

and I'll bring one or two bottle of Northern Highland single malts along

(I'd love for Duncan and Cozy to be there too)

redux

I'll happily split the cost of a bottle with you if you like seeing I can't bring any alcohol into the country as I'll be traveling light.

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Posted: April 20 2012 at 09:46

ROCK IN OPPOSITION France Event 2012

21st , 22nd , 23rd of September 2012

http://www.rocktime.org/rio/

Welcome to all!

This fifth edition of the RIO Festival will be slightly different from the previous editions.

It will consist in two steps:

1/ The concerts: the Festival as such will take place on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd September 2012. 7 groups will be playing.

The program:

September 21st:

KAFKA / Benjamin de la Fuente (fr)

ONE SHOT (fr)

CARAVAN (uk)

September 22nd:

SPOKE ORKESTRA (fr)

WE INSIST ! (fr)

THINKING PLAGUE (usa)

STRANGE ENQUÊTE (fr)

MAGMA (fr)

Ticket price for two days:

Ticket will be available in advance for €25 per day. The two-day pass will be 50euros . Additional fees may add up if tickets are purchased online or using Paypal. Tickets will also be sold at the venue for €30 per day.

2/ The finale: on Sunday September 23rd, the following events will be proposed:

· AM, in the main venue: projection of Adele Schmidt's and Jose Zegarra Holder's movie about the European "Rock In Opposition" movement.

· Lunch time: closing lunch for festival-goers and musicians

· PM: in the main venue: workshop/ master class with CHRISTIAN VANDER (Magma) and concert by ERIK BARON. Festival colsing time: 5PM.

Entrance fee for September 23rd

· Movie projection/ masterclass and concert: €10

· Closing lunch: €15. Reservation recommended, payable online or at the venue.

For those who wish to participate to the whole festival, it is recommended to book for accommodation at the uUberge Cap Decouverte or any hotel in the neighborhood in advance.

The program of the 5th Rock In Opposition festival is now online. Do not hesitate to contact us for any additional information, by dropping a mail at [email protected] or by calling the followin number: 00 (33) 05 63 38 27 45.

See you there!

The RIO team

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Posted: April 20 2012 at 10:04

Great line-up. Caravan seems a bit of for a RIO festival, but hey, it's Carava! Also, would have loved to have One Shot at GAR. And the price looks really inviting too. Big smile

Bigger on the inside.

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Posted: August 08 2012 at 08:23

6 weeks to go and looking forward to the 5th edition!

Some additions and minor changes (Caravan plays now the second friday slot at 21:40, (the boys need a good night's sleep

) and One Shot at 23:15 ) check out the website above for more infos.

Edited by Alucard - August 08 2012 at 08:24

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Posted: August 17 2012 at 17:03

We are really happy to announce that our Romantic Warriors II documentary is on the road with three upcoming free screenings (including the screening at the RIO fest this year):

Sunday, August 19th at 7pm
University of Colorado, Boulder
ATLAS Institute (Auditorium, Room 102)
1125 18th Street, 320, UCB, CO 80309-0320
Q&A with Michael Johnson of Thinking Plague, Dave Willey of Hamster Theatre and filmmaker Adele Schmidt after the screening.
https://www.facebook.com/events/345527972194429/

Sunday, September 23rd at 9am
Carmaux, France
Rock In Opposition Festival (RIO)
http://www.rocktime.org/rio/index.php/en/program/sunday-23

Friday, September 28th at Noon
Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music
Atlas Performing Arts Center, Washington DC
1333 H Street NE, Washington DC, 20002
http://dc-soniccircuits.org/festival/2012/
Q&A with Chris Cutler of Henry Cow, Art Bears and one of the founders of the Rock In Opposition movement.

Here some links to recent reviews of the film:

Roger Trenwith (DPRP)
http://www.dprp.net/reviews/201235.php#romantic

Raffaella Berry (Progmistress)
http://bit.ly/On7QxD

H.T. Rielkels (Bodhisattva Beat)
http://bit.ly/N5Ozni
Learn more about RIO by ordering your DVD at www.progdocs.com (worldwide shipping).
Film is now also available on Amazon USA, UK, France, Germany, Spain

Jose & Adele
Romantic Warriors Documentaries
www.progdocs.com
www.zeitgeistmedia.tv