Exploring the nebulous, cloud like, three-dimensional sound space at the center of four speakers. Does this space evoke comedy? Cavernous Terror? Reassuring Pastoral Birdsong? Inhuman Wire-Mother Bleeping? COME OCCUPY THIS CLOUD with M.C. Schmidt, Mark Hosler, Wobbly and Thomas Dimuzio ALIVE ALIVE ALIVE ALIVE ALIVE
Socializing with Mark Hosler, yes audio cut-up-legend-of-Negativland Mark Hosler the other day in Asheville, North Carolina, M.C. Schmidt realized how much they have in common. On the other hand, not having meaningfully socialized in 25 years, much was missing from his knowledge, for example M.C.S. had no idea that Mark plays a wicked solo “table top noise” set! This socializing was occuring at a show where Thomas Dimuzio was also playing…M.C.S. and the audience managed to prevail upon the two to play together, and it was staggering!
M.C.S. realized that electronic music fans, in cities OTHER (and as well as) than Electronic Music City, USA might enjoy seeing this combination of players separately and PERHAPS together again.
Selfishly, of course, M.C.S. wanted to play too, and having very much enjoyed his sets with Wobbly as part of Matmos and in improvising duos with him at the Red Room in Baltimore, and working on the album SIMULTANEOUS QUODLIBET with him, a foursome was made, a tour was booked, and YOU are the potential benefactor.
M.C.S.’ obsession with Q u a d r o p h o n i c S o u n d led him to convince the others to explore the sono-spacial benefits of this arrangement of speakers, and again, YOU are the real potential benefactor. The difference between stereo and quadrophonic is like the difference, on a hot day, between standing in front of an air-conditioner and swimming in a fresh pool.
Please join us in the bottomless lake of sound, granted the ability to breathe underwater – with your ears.
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BALTIMORE – Saturday, 12 October THE RED ROOM – with Jaap Blonk and Jeb Bishop! (holy shit, if I do say so, look at that amazing line-up!) – 8:30PM
PHILADELPHIA – Sunday, 13 October THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE – click here for information
BROOKLYN – Monday, 14 October THE SILENT BARN – 603 Bushwick – 8PM with Brian Blomerth’s “avant” Nope!!!
PROVIDENCE – Tuesday 15 October 95 EMPIRE 8PM
AKRON – Thursday 17 October RUBBER CITY NOISE 8PM with Joseph Minadeo & Curt Brown / Thieves!
CHICAGO – Friday 18 October EXPERIMENTAL SOUND STUDIO 8PM 5925 N Ravenswood, Chicago, IL 60660
BLOOMINGTON – Saturday 19 October THE REAM 8:30PM 1316 S. Walnut, Bloomington with Kray Fanny and John Flannely presenting “double dueling pianos, in DIY Quadrophonic Sound”
ASHEVILLE – Sunday 20 October APOTHECARY 9PM 39 S. Market St. B Asheville, NC with Xambuca
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