Strange Brew Presents
Carla dal Forno 
+ Ulla
Friday 2nd October
7pm - 10pm

CARLA DAL FORNO (LIVE)

Carla dal Forno is an Australian composer, songwriter and producer based in Castlemaine, Victoria. Working between post-punk minimalism, experimental pop and atmospheric electronics, she has built a dedicated international following through a series of acclaimed releases and extensive touring across Europe and North America.

Her albums have been praised by outlets including Pitchfork, The Quietus and Resident Advisor, alongside airplay on BBC Radio 6 Music. Beyond her recorded work, dal Forno hosts a monthly radio program on NTS Radio, where she curates eclectic selections spanning experimental electronics, dub, post-punk and leftfield pop - offering insight into the wide-ranging influences that inform her own practice.

She has performed headline shows and festival appearances throughout the UK, Europe and the United States, including dates in London, Berlin, Paris and New York City, as well as appearances at Unsound Festival and Le Guess Who?.

Her fourth studio album, Confession, expands her signature sound while maintaining the minimal, immersive qualities that have defined her work to date. On stage, dal Forno delivers a focused and atmospheric set that moves between brooding electronics and melodic immediacy - a performance that is both restrained and quietly powerful.

ULLA (LIVE)

Ulla is a Berlin-based musician/composer renowned for crafting intricate and resonant ambient music—characterized by a vaporous blend of gliding electronics and electroacoustics, offering intimate and spectral soundscapes that invite deep listener engagement. Since 2016, they have released several critically acclaimed albums, including *Big Room* (2019) and *Tumbling Towards A Wall* (2020), both praised for their depth and innovation.

In 2022, Ulla introduced *Foam*, which incorporated piano, guitar, and chopped vocal fragments, presenting a glitchier sound, celebrated for its sound design, emotional depth, and its challenge to traditional ambient music conventions.

Ulla’s most recent work, *Hometown Girl*, released under the alias U.e. on their own label 28912, marks a departure from earlier electroacoustic and digital compositions, embracing a more acoustic approach with clean-toned guitar, woodwinds, and piano.

Throughout their career, Ulla has worked with an array of respected experimental labels such as *Quiet Time*, *West Mineral Ltd.*, *Motion Ward*, *Longform Editions*, and *3XL*. Through these works, Ulla has firmly established themselves as a true pioneer in experimental music.