Soisong

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Soisong
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Background information
Genres Electronic music, experimental music
Years active2007–2010
Past members Peter Christopherson
Ivan Pavlov

Soisong was a musical collaboration between Peter Christopherson and Ivan Pavlov (a.k.a. CoH). They released an EP and an album. Their website allows you to access a gallery of images of Peter, published upon his death, along with a password bar which provides access to various sections of the website by typing a password. The sections offer additional images or information on Soisong albums and live shows. All early Soisong CD releases have an octagonal shape, this was continued in packaging later on.

Contents

Releases

Live performances

09.03.2008 Bar Bonobo, Tokyo, Japan (TEST RUN #7)
09.05.2008 Futuro Presente Festival, Rovereto, Italy (SOISONG BLUE)
11.05.2008 Culture Box, Copenhagen, Denmark
17.05.2008 Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
24.05.2008 Sugar Factory, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
28.05.2008 Club Ikra, Moscow, Russia
13.06.2008 Synch 2008 Festival, Athens, Greece
23.10.2009 OK Offenes Kulturhaus, Linz, Austria
29.10.2009 Club Ikra, Moscow, Russia
30.10.2009 A2, St. Petersburg, Russia
06.11.2009 Wroclaw Industrial Festival, Wroclaw, Poland
09.11.2009 Stadtgarten, Cologne, Germany
05.06.2010 Hau 2 Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, (without Peter Christopherson)


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