Pumice:
Stefan Neville has been making music as PUMICE since he was 16 back in 1991. One man band compositions and improvisations for small silver guitar, drums, endless cassette, intercom and voice. Its always been a struggle. The instruments are wearing out, the guitar gets harder and harder to tune, the tape loops get sicker and the batteries get flatter, but Pumice perseveres.
Adam Willetts:
Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, Adam Willetts uses homemade analogue synthesizers to perform abstract, psychedelic, pop music. He creates richly immersive work with a propulsive sense of momentum, deftly balancing the joyfully lyrical with the ferociously dense.
An important figure in the New Zealand experimental music and sound art community, Adam also plays in the band Grunge Genesis and has collaborated with many of New Zealand's greatest musicians including Bruce Russell (The Dead C), The Renderers, Greg Malcolm, Birchville Cat Motel/Our Love Will Destroy The World, and Phil Dadson.
Metal Rouge:
Métal Rouge was formed in 2006 by Helga Fassonaki and Andrew Scott in Auckland, New Zealand with no aim but to open themselves to the spontaneous psych tonalism running through the underbelly of popular music like a vein of pure lightning. Birthed from the rich history of New Zealand underground music they began to mold a sound comprised equally of the forward motion of ecstatic jazz and the drugged stasis of NYC loft minimalism circa ’66. Using electric guitar, vocals and amplified santur as their primary instruments, they forged a new vocabulary of unrefined free spiritual music. Relocating to Los Angeles late 2006, they toured the states, adding lap steel and pedal steel to their arsenal. Related projects include Yek Koo (Helga solo), Nest (Andrew & Nigel Wright), Golden Krone (Andrew & Rohan Evans) and Huzun (Andrew & Tim Coster). Métal Rouge have releases on Root Strata, Not Not Fun, Stunned, and Digitalis.
Albert Ortega:
Albert Ortega (Dirty Branchez) is a sound wizard who is connected to the most amazing angles of expansive music output in Los Angeles. He is always armed with a smile and inspiring ideas. – Dublab
Albert Ortega collects various resonant objects to prepare both conventional instruments as well as hand-crafted electronics to produce a music that allows listeners to focus on minute undulations or to immerse themselves within a larger sound field. His practice initially began at home then later shared among friends, eventually spreading sporadically around several areas of potential growth.
info; http://www.resontropic.net/
SUNDAY
MONSTERS OF ACCORDION!
An international mob of squeezebox wielding maniacs is launching an all out attack on Eugene. Geoff Berner, of Vancouver, is a self described "Klezmer mongrel" playing his original take on traditional Jewish folk music fueled by his wry, biting humor and more than a few shots whiskey. Former Gogol Bordello member, Stevhen Iancu of Tokyo sings fiery rhythm-driven songs marrying his Gypsy roots with traditional Japanese styles. Eric Stern, the devilishly virtuosic leader of Portland's Vagabond Opera, displays his acclaimed operatic tenor to the accompaniment of French musette, Balkan, and Arabic accordion stylings. These three are joined by infamous accordion howler, Jason Webley, of Seattle. Webley, who organizes the annual tour, is known for his passionate voice, his caterwauling squeezebox and his ability to get a room of strangers to throw their arms around each other and sing with abandon.
The monsters will be joined by special local guest TBA!
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