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DJ Lazarus and feedback monitor present
an evening of powerful electronic music
live:
SILK SAW [from Belgium : Ant-Zen Records & Sub Rosa Records]
VROMB [from Montreal : Ant-Zen Records]
ORPHX [from Toronto : Hands Productions & Malignant Records]
DJs:
FOE [from Montreal : Hushush Records]
GREG CLOW [from Toronto : feedback monitor]
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Saturday, April 7th, 2001
Holy Joe's (above Reverb)
651 Queen St. West, Toronto
$10 at the door
(includes admission to Dark Rave in Reverb)
doors open at 10 PM - 19+
www.hushush.com/tour
www.djlazarus.com
www.feedbackmonitor.com
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ARTIST BIOS:
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SILK SAW
[www.silksaw.org]
Silk Saw (Marc Medea and Gabriel Séverin) is a remittent duo who's
trying more and more to translate in sounds an internal climate, the
humming of the body singing of his own way, the basic vibration, deaf
and omnipresent, but that words can't almost never formulate. then,
music (in the ordinary meaning) doesn't have so much importance; remain
only the impulse, the beating/recognition signal of the body. All this
was already present in Jardin dUsure, first project of those two noise
makers, but without the "groove". a more dadaïst (more impertinent)
process and in French, wich started in 1988.
1995. after (during) this adventure of Jardin d'Usure, the duo wanted to
become different and to turn towards a larger scene, taking advantage of
the opening made by new musical currents.
At this original project, the duo added a more rythmic work. The result
of these experiments was so different from what they did before, that
they wanted to create another concept, titled Silk Saw.
1998. Ultraphonist, the third project of the duo, is the result of a lot
of experiments in sounds without picturesque references.
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VROMB
[www.ant-zen.com/vromb]
A little is known about this artist hailing from Montréal, Québec.
Surrounded by a halo of secrecy, Vromb gained a considerable success
with his own musical universe. Ranging somewhere in between Esplendor
Géométrico and Chrome, his music made of many references to Science
Fiction has appealed the most difficult crowds from Europe and North-
America. Very varied scenes such as techno, industrial and noise music
gave to Vromb's two albums (the first on Tesco Records and the second on
Ant-Zen both from Germany) the best reception possible. With only seven
live apparances in about nine years of existence, Vromb has a reputation
of being a hard to catch band. So don't miss your chance!
Excerpt from Émission Pilote press release:
"Despite the undeniable magic of monotony there is as well the
soundtrack-like, dark science fiction atmosphere contributing immensely
to taking the listener on a industrial, futuristic trance trip he / she
will never forget. needless to say that vromb soundcarriers can be found
on playlists of innovative underground (techno) dj's.
Furthermore there's growing acceptance in vromb's work having composed
score-like tracks for local film documentaries and tv specials as well
as having contributed various sequences of music for underground movies
already."
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ORPHX
Orphx was formed in 1993 by Richard Oddie, Christina Sealey, and Aron
West to explore a mutual interest in experimental music and art. Early
recordings and live performances were primarily improvised, using reel-
to-reel tape machines, synthesizers, film projectors and various
amplifiers and effects. These early experiments were documented on two
cassettes and released on the Xcreteria tape label, co-founded by Oddie
and West in 1994.
The following year, Orphx, now a duo of Oddie and Sealey, began to
complement their original "power electronics" approach with layered
rhythms and more carefully processed sounds. Orphx performances began to
incorporate more visual elements, combining original video montages with
16mm film cut-ups and slide projections. At this time, a side project
called Antiform was also created to explore more subdued, drone-based
atmospheres. Following a third tape release and various compilation
appearances, the first Orphx CD, Fragmentation, was released in 1996 on
Malignant Records. The success of this album, led to a new relationship
with Germany's Hands Productions. The Nullity 10", was released by Hands
in 1998, followed by the second Orphx CD, Vita Mediativa. These
recordings signalled a new direction for the project, combining the
basic elements of techno with the more experimental textures of previous
recordings: deep drones, harsh noise, location recordings, and various
found sounds.
In the summer of 1998, Orphx organised a small series of performances in
Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. A second, larger series of
performances was undertaken in the summer of 2000, including concerts in
Scotland, Germany, Belgium and the Czech Republic. This tour coincided
with the release of a new 12", Surface. Using the sampled sounds of
rocks and soil to create rhythmic structures, this 12" is the starting
point for a new multi-media project. Sponsored by the Canada Council for
the Arts, the Living Tissue project will use sound and video recordings
from around the city of Hamilton, Ontario, to explore the sonic and
visual qualities of urban life. A CD and video will be released by the
Hands label in the very near future.
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