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"SELL OUT WARNING: Unmissable Indonesian spiritual folk-metal played on DIY instruments by two musicians (but it sounds like a whole army of demons). Imagine Sunn O)))) soundtracking Holy Mountain and you’re not even close. Support from ATC’s medieval midi-grind wunderkid, Sophrosyne."
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A gig held at Dareshack on Thursday 21st April. The event starts at 19:00.
Schwet proudly welcomes the return trip for The Best Band On Earth, and our first outing at the highly promising Dareshack space.
Senyawa
(Yogjakarta, Java, Indonesia)
[Avon Terror Corps, YES NO WAVE, Morphine Records, iDeal Recordings]
Senyawa is an experimental music duo made up of Rully Shabara (extended vocal technique) and Wukir Suryadi (homemade instrument).
They are located in the ancient city of Jogjakarta, Central Java, Indonesia and their music is a reflection of their traditional Javanese heritage filtered through a framework of contemporary experimental music practices. Senyawa try to push the boundaries of both traditions in an attempt to mix the musics’ of the east and the west to create a new sound.
Senyawa embodies the aural elements of traditional Indonesian music whilst exploring the framework of experimental music practice, pushing the boundaries of both traditions. Their music strikes a perfect balance between their avant-garde influences and cultural heritage to create truly contemporary Indonesian new music. Their sound is comprised of Rully Shabara’s deft extended vocal techniques punctuating the frenetic sounds of instrument builder, Wukir Suryadi’s modern-primitive instrumentation. Inventions like his handcrafted ‘Bamboo Spear’; a thick stem of bamboo strung up with percussive strips of the animal skin along side steel strings. Amplified it fuses elements of traditional Indonesian instrumentation with garage guitar distortion. Sonically dynamic, the instrument can be rhythmically percussive on one side whilst being melodically bowed and plucked on the other.
They have collaborated and performed with many notable musicians such as: Stephen O'Malley, Yoshida Tatsuya, Otomo Yoshide, Sophia Jernberg, Lucas Abela, KK Null, Keiji Haino, Rabih Beaini, Trevor Dunn, Greg Fox, Arrington De Dionysus, Melt-Banana, Damo Suzuki and Oren Ambarchi.
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Sophrosyne
[Avon Terror Corps]
"Witch house, gabber, dungeon synth, and lo-fi symphonic dark electro keys are all smashed up against metal foundations that lift just as much from 90s nu-metal as they do the 80s kvlt pioneers one might expect." - Idieyoudie.com
FFO: Mysticum, DUMA, 90s Sarcofago, RAMMELLZEE’s Cosmic Flush, V.E.G.A’s Cocaine, 1000 HOMO DJs, Pan.Thy.Monium, L.O.T.I.O.N, Extreme Precautions, WAX TRAX, early Fear Factory, DEAFBRICK, Wormlust, Satyricon, Berzerker + leather, whips, (wallet)chains, dungeons’n’that."
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Laughter of Saints
[Avon Terror Corps]
Slowly unfurling as Avon's most forthright ritual drone collective, casting whispers and murmurs, creaks and shrieks...
You May Also Remember them from the new smash-hit Pheasantry Film; Larpe Diem.
Tickets very limited
Entry requirements:
Senyawa
(Yogjakarta, Java, Indonesia)
[Avon Terror Corps, YES NO WAVE, Morphine Records, iDeal Recordings]
Senyawa is an experimental music duo made up of Rully Shabara (extended vocal technique) and Wukir Suryadi (homemade instrument).
They are located in the ancient city of Jogjakarta, Central Java, Indonesia and their music is a reflection of their traditional Javanese heritage filtered through a framework of contemporary experimental music practices. Senyawa try to push the boundaries of both traditions in an attempt to mix the musics’ of the east and the west to create a new sound.
Senyawa embodies the aural elements of traditional Indonesian music whilst exploring the framework of experimental music practice, pushing the boundaries of both traditions. Their music strikes a perfect balance between their avant-garde influences and cultural heritage to create truly contemporary Indonesian new music. Their sound is comprised of Rully Shabara’s deft extended vocal techniques punctuating the frenetic sounds of instrument builder, Wukir Suryadi’s modern-primitive instrumentation. Inventions like his handcrafted ‘Bamboo Spear’; a thick stem of bamboo strung up with percussive strips of the animal skin along side steel strings. Amplified it fuses elements of traditional Indonesian instrumentation with garage guitar distortion. Sonically dynamic, the instrument can be rhythmically percussive on one side whilst being melodically bowed and plucked on the other.
They have collaborated and performed with many notable musicians such as: Stephen O'Malley, Yoshida Tatsuya, Otomo Yoshide, Sophia Jernberg, Lucas Abela, KK Null, Keiji Haino, Rabih Beaini, Trevor Dunn, Greg Fox, Arrington De Dionysus, Melt-Banana, Damo Suzuki and Oren Ambarchi.
_______________________
Sophrosyne
[Avon Terror Corps]
"Witch house, gabber, dungeon synth, and lo-fi symphonic dark electro keys are all smashed up against metal foundations that lift just as much from 90s nu-metal as they do the 80s kvlt pioneers one might expect." - Idieyoudie.com
FFO: Mysticum, DUMA, 90s Sarcofago, RAMMELLZEE’s Cosmic Flush, V.E.G.A’s Cocaine, 1000 HOMO DJs, Pan.Thy.Monium, L.O.T.I.O.N, Extreme Precautions, WAX TRAX, early Fear Factory, DEAFBRICK, Wormlust, Satyricon, Berzerker + leather, whips, (wallet)chains, dungeons’n’that."
_______________________
Laughter of Saints
[Avon Terror Corps]
Slowly unfurling as Avon's most forthright ritual drone collective, casting whispers and murmurs, creaks and shrieks...
You May Also Remember them from the new smash-hit Pheasantry Film; Larpe Diem.
Tickets very limited
Entry requirements:
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