Anla Courtis

Alan Courtis (born February 22, 1972) is an Argentine musician, artist, composer and sound artist. He studied classical guitar, piano, theory and composition. He holds a degree in Communication Science from the University of Buenos Aires, where he currently runs an annual music workshop. He played electric guitar in diverse bands and in 1993 he co-founded the group Reynols. With this group he has released more than one hundred CDs and vinyls worldwide in labels like Trente Oiseaux, Digital Narcis, Drone Records, Locust, Sedimental, Beta-Lactam Ring Records, Celebrate Psi Phenomenon, RRR, Audiobot Records, Roaratorio, JDK, Reverse, Matching Head, American Tapes, Last Visible Dog, Carbon Records, Mikroton, etc.

Discography

 * ANLA COURTIS & MAMA BAER & KOMMISSAR HJULER / NICOLA HEIN & STEVE DALACHINSKY "Possessed Anticipation" (2019) Split-LP. Psych.KG. Germany
 * "Cassetopia" (2014) LP ini.itu. Indonesia/Belgium
 * ANLA COURTIS, MAMA BAER & KOMMISSAR HJULER "Die Antizipation des Generalized Other" (2011) SHMF. Germany
 * ALAN COURTIS, JAIME GENOVART, CHRISTOF KURZMANN, PABLO RECHE "Palmar Zähler" (2009) Mikroton Recordings CD 2. Russia
 * "Unstringed Guitar & Cymbals" (2008) BN034CD. Blossoming Noise. US
 * ANLA COURTIS, SEIICHI YAMAMOTO & YOSHIMI "Live at Kanadian" (2008) PE110. Public Eyesore. US
 * "SHISHKABALA" (2009) CHOCOLATE CASKET REC. US.
 * "Llegaron..." (2008) ltd. square 8".av008. Alt.Vinyl. UK
 * "Live in Hamburg" (2008) Wachsender Prozess. Germany
 * "Alarma Entrópica" (2008) cd-card. Ambolt28. Ambolthue. Norway
 * "Las Sales Fundentes" (2007) 2xCD. Om05. OM Discos. Argentina
 * "Algarrobina Sólida" (2007) Horrible Registros. Chile
 * COURTIS-WEHOWSKY "Return of the Stone Spirits" (2007) Beta-Lactam Ring Records. US.
 * TONY HERRINGTON/ALAN COURTIS (2007) jm#5 (limited canvas edition). Joint Multiples. UK
 * MARHAUG/COURTIS "Jordslev Hojaldre" (2007) MC046. Quasipop. Ukraine
 * "Live in Christiania" (2007) C-20. Beyond Repair Records. Denmark
 * "250107" (2007) Lathe-CDr. P009. Produck. Germany
 * "Broken Walkman Research" (2007) MHW. UK
 * ÜL "II" (2007) FR001. Facon Records. Argentina
 * "Live @ Imvated Motel" (2007) Incidental Recordings. Belgium
 * ÜL "Astropecuario" (2007) Pjorn Records. Scotland. UK
 * RECHE-COURTIS "Amsterdam 301005" (2007) Sounds from the Pocket. US
 * "Psi Gtr Avalanche" (2007) yellow 7". Smittekilde. Denmark.
 * BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL & ANLA COURTIS "Thee Sparkling Echoes" (2007) Celebrate Psi Phenomenon. New Zealand
 * "Tape Works" (2006) P21040-2. Pogus Productions. US
 * "H-Puna" (2006) GSA-18. GeneratorSoundArt. US
 * COURTIS/KLINGSOR/VED "Live på På Besök"(2006) müss07. Mussigganger. Sweden
 * DYLAN NYOUKIS & ANLA COURTIS "Fight the Pyramids" (2006) Choc-155. Chocolate Monk. UK
 * "Live Actions" (2006) HL005. Herbal Records. Malaysia
 * COURTIS-MOGLASS-KIRITCHENKO (2006). NS49.Nexsound/Carbon/1000+1Tilt/ Goldsoundz/Tibprod. Ukrania/US/Greece/Norway
 * TORE H. BOE/ANLA COURTIS "Blot og Mono Middagshvil" (2006) Thisk037. Thisco. Portugal
 * STROUNTES! Maria Eriksson, Mats Gustafsson & Anla Courtis (2006) Slottet. Sweden
 * MUTANTEA "Sleepy Sounds Electric" (2006) Ikuisuus. Finland
 * Culver/Courtis split tour tape (2006) MH130. Matching Head. UK
 * "Noiselovlive" (2006) es51. Xerxes. Japan
 * KAWABATA MAKOTO, ANLA COURTIS & ROKUGENKIN "Kokura" (2006) REPOSELP010. Riot Season. UK
 * "Antiguos Dólmenes del Paleolítico" (2006) SEDCD042. Sedimental. US
 * "(the name of this drone is hidden in your DNA)" (2006) Ikuisuus. Finland
 * Courtis-Erkizia/Monopolka "Live in Peru" (2006) Monopolka. Russia
 * Anla Courtis & Thomas Dimuzio "Live at the Luggage Store" (2006) Gench. US
 * "Seattle Flow" (2006) kd24. Kningdisk. Sweden
 * BILLY BAO "R'N'R Granulator" (2005) CD. W.M.O./R. Spain/UK
 * "Live in Fukuoka" (2005) HODE113/K. Scrotum Records. Germany
 * COURTIS_ MATSUNAGA collab CD (2005) Prele/Kokeko. France/Japan
 * "Live in L.A." (2005) The Seedy R (Pseudo-Arcana). New Zealand
 * RECHE-COURTIS "Transistores de Aire" (2005). Conv019. Con-V. Spain
 * "Endless Cassette Research Vol.1" (2005) UCD21. Ultra. Russia
 * COURTIS-ROMERO "Psychomemory of..." (2005) P36. P-Tapes. US
 * COURTIS/THE SOVIET SEX MACHINES (2005) M60. Monopolka. Russia
 * "Tribute to Calcium" (2005) tons019. Tonschacht. Germany.
 * "(the name of this drone is hidden in your DNA)" (2004) Nidnod. UK.
 * "Suite for Processed Marimbas" (2004) Audiobot. Belgium.
 * "...y el resplandor de la luz no conoce limites." (2004) LTJ-25. 267 Lattajjaa. Finland
 * CULVER-COURTIS (2004) Riot Season. UK.
 * "Los Alamos" (2004) Celebrate Psi Phenomenon. New Zealand.
 * "Recycled Music Tape" (2004) RRR. US
 * COURTIS-MARHAUG "North & South Neutrino" (2004) afro2021. AntiFrost. Greece
 * "Presencia de lo No-Manifestado en lo Manifestado" (2004) AST#0015. Astipalea. Poland
 * "Harmonica F'ever" (2003) PS#8. Pink Skulls/Jewelled Antler. US
 * "Fractal Albur Solenoide" (2003) 23CD0121. 23 Productions. US
 * "Albumina Blues" (2001) Freedom From. US
 * COURTISZAN (2000)(w/ Zan Hoffman) "Meretrix". C60. Zidsic. US
 * "Greatest Hits" (1999) Lonely Whistle Music. US
 * COURTIS/LATE (1999) "Failures in Modern Recording" C-30. White Tapes. US
 * "Eating an Estufa" (1998) Freedom From. US
 * CULVER-COURTIS (1997) Matching Head/F.D.R Tapes/Capeet. UK, US & Austria.
 * "The Distorted Micromoog Atofia Vol.1" (1997) Komkol Autoprod. Norway.
 * "Poliestireno Expandido" (1996) MH53. Matching Head. UK

Performances

 * No Music Festival. US. 2001
 * DreamFestival. US. 2001
 * Ny Musik. Norway. 2003
 * Stockholm New Music Festival. Sweden. 2003
 * Sonic Protest. Paris. France. 2003
 * Podewil (Berlin*Buenos Aires). Germany 2004
 * Live in de Living. Belgium. 2004
 * Bag of Spoon. Paris. France. 2004
 * Decibel Festival Buenos Aires. Argentina 2004
 * Line Space Line. Los Angeles. US. 2005
 * Common Sounds/Sonidos Comunes. Lima. Peru. 2005
 * LEM Festival. Barcelona. Spain. 2005
 * Ressort Off: Latin America. Netherlands. 2005
 * Korona Experimental Intermedia. Koln. Germany. 2006
 * No Spaghetti Edition Festival. Norway/Arg. 2005
 * Decibel Festival Buenos Aires. Argentina. 2005
 * Frankfurter Forum fur Elektronische und Neue Musik. Germany. 2005
 * Interzones. Rennes. France. 2005
 * Feria de la Artes. Bariloche. Argentina. 2006
 * Niu Fest. Cordoba. Argentina. 2006
 * Fin de la Ruta 5. La Pampa. Argentina. 2006
 * Dans for Voksne. Oslo. Norway. 2006
 * Potlach. Helsinki. Finland. 2006
 * Koloni. Goteborg. Sweden. 2006
 * Borealis Festival. Norway. 2006
 * Epsilonia Radio Festival. France. 2006
 * Territorio Electrico. Spain. 2006
 * The Termite. Leeds. England. 2006
 * Vamos Festival. Newcastle. England. 2006
 * Qujocho. Linz. Austria. 2007
 * Koloni. Goteborg. Sweden. 2007
 * New Perspectives Festival. Vaasteras. Sweden 2007