November 18: CMKT4 + Tone Elevator + Paul Giallorenzo & Brian Labycz + Thriftsore Boratorium
On Friday, Nov. 18th, we are hosting a performance featuring circuit-bent rock band CMKT4 (IL), dark ambient electronica trio Tone Elevator (CMH), experimental musicians Paul Giallorenzo & Brian Labycz (Chicago), and circuit-bent sound artists Thriftsore Boratorium (Cincy). Location: It Looks Like Its Open (13 E. Tulane, cmh 43202). Admission: $7. Presale tickets: 2 for 1 special: $10. Doors open 6pm. Snacks will be provided by Lavash Cafe.
About the performers:
The circuit-bent/garage rock trio CMKT 4 hail from DeKalb, IL. Their band is comprised of the holy trinity of rock, guitar-bass-drums, that has been slathered with a nice dollop of synthesizer and circuit-bent toy textures. Their music is comprised of straightforward anthems and crunchy, bluesy numbers that bleed into electronic, semi-improvised Kraut rock. Be sure to pick up one of their hand-made bottle-cap contact microphones at the merch table!
Based in Columbus Ohio, Tone Elevator was formed in 2008 and consists of Karen Kreutzfeld, Luckydog, and A/Dm. All three members have had extensive musical backgrounds and use a variety of electronic keyboards, sound modules, and guitars to create dark ambient sounds and noises that sonically meander. Their influences are wide and varied, ranging from Legendary Pink Dots, Kraftwerk, and Tangerine Dream to doom metal, drone, glitch, and Krautrock, to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Steve Roach, and 10-speed Guillotine.
Born and raised in NY, Paul Giallorenzo is a Chicago-based improviser, composer, and sound designer using piano, synthesizer, and electronics in a wide variety of groups and contexts, ranging from jazz and improvised music to electro-acoustic / noise. Current projects include GitGO (482 Music, free jazz compositions); Breakway (Friends and Relatives, electro/acoustic improvising trio with electronicist Brian Labycz and drummer Marc Riordan); Masul (Creative Sources Recordings, duo with Swiss composer/bass saxophonist Thomas Mejer); The Telegraph Series (Augmented Records, synth-pop duo with drummer/vocalist Allison Stanley); and a piano trio featuring Norwegian bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and drummer Tim Daisy. Brian Labycz is an improviser hailing from Chicago primarily performing with electronics. He draws from a range of sources utilizing a modular synthesizer, acoustic instruments, digital manipulations, field recordings, and self-made devices to produce and explore various expressive forms. with a primary focus on improvisation his aim is to produce dynamic gestures with electronics in a live setting. the goal is to transcend gadgetry to arrive at a fully realized performance instrument. working as a soloist and in various group settings he has performed and released work in the US and Japan.
Two inventors, Karl (aka thejunkyardcatalyst), and “1/2 Mang” met at Circuitastrophe Cincinnati 08, and formed The Thriftstore Boratorium — an interactive lab for experiments, work, troubleshooting, recording, jamming, circuit bending, modifying, designing, robotizing, etc.
