We’re happy to announce the lineup for the 6th Edmonton Noisefest.
We’ll be in person at the venue: The Aviary, 9314 111 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5G 0A3
It’ll be from 2pm to midnight on August 17, 2024.
Doors at 2pm, Music at 2pm. All day. All night. Hey I play at 2pm, so show up, please.
$16 advance and $20 at the door.
Buy tickets here: https://the-aviary.net/events/6th-edmonton-noise-fest-the-aviary/
- Biographical Error Biographical Error is a sentient organism located in Edmonton, Alberta, which is located on Treaty 6 and Métis Region 4 territory. She finds noise-making to be cleansing. She recognizes that listeners might not feel so cleansed. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada My “greatest hits” + whichever of my tracks I’m feeling accompanied by live painting/destruction of poster board.
- Chad Munson Chad Munson is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from the Canadian prairies. At the age of 7 he received a malfunctioning analog synthesizer. Listening to the broken synthesizer drift, drone and distort sparked a fascination with texture that has defined his musical output since. Saskatoon I plan to perform new work from a forth coming release titled IXAAT that is focused around wavetable synthesis, digital interference and electro acoustic noise. A rather large departure from my pervious releases on Muzan Editions and Aural Canyon.
- Clinker “Gary James Joynes, also known as Clinker, is an award-winning visual and sound artist based in Edmonton, Canada. He blends the beauty and physicality of sound’s auditory and visual elements in rigorous and emotional installation works, and in Live Cinema AV and Electronic Sound and Vocal performances. Joynes’ innovative and thought-provoking works have earned international recognition, with exhibitions and performances held at art galleries and festivals worldwide. His artistic practice encourages a slowed and attentive state in viewers - to have them interrupt busy-ness for prolonged moments of being-ness. " Edmonton For SOUNDBURSTING, Clinker (aka Gary James Joynes) mines into the textural nuance, patient minimalism and rich sonic palette inside of his prized 1976 Minimoog Model D analog synthesizer. Purposefully chosen as the only sound source used in this project the Minimoog is still considered one-of-the-most sought after synthesizers ever created known especially for its unrivalled subsonic bass frequency capabilities. This “mini” has been in his collection for many years and he embraces the aging and drifting oscillators and unclassifiable “broken” sound moments he sculpts from inside of his one-of-a-kind instrument. Joynes has vowed never to restore this machine choosing instead to listen to it age naturally and use the process to push into new sonic territory. So far he has been unsuccessful at breaking this machine but he promises to continue to try.
- Damno Te Damno Te (I Condemn Thee), celebrates his 20th year in 2024. A noise bullshit harsh noise project focusing on historical moments in our short time as a species on this little blue pinpoint in space. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada https://damnote.bandcamp.com/
- Dominic Jasmin - Dominic Jasmin is a composer and improviser from Montreal, Qc. His music, somewhere between free jazz and acousmatic music, blends the accidental and unpredictable nature of the former with the techniques of the latter to create what has been described as « structured noise ». Primarily working with found sounds and electronics, he also incorporates guitar and voice to some of his live sets. - Montreal, Quebec, Canada- “Untitled An improvised noise performance where all inputs are interconnected to make an uncontrollable system than only responds to nudges.”
- Garlands Dread Doom https://dirgecollectiveforever.bandcamp.com/album/nightmarish-visions-of-the-hallucinogenic-thrull Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Melt Ritual: I’ll be performing a live ritual abusing and possibly sacrificing an experimental fuzz pedal with a contact mic inside. I might get energetic but will try to keep it in respect to peoples personal space. Unless I personally know the individual and have consent to invade said space. Dirge electronics fuzz pedals, guitar, amplifier.
- GLUExSNIFFER Harsh wall, ambience, off kilter loops built in real time https://JSokoluk.bandcamp.com https://Ihopelikeheck.bandcamp.com https://Virginsnoise.bandcamp.com https://Esmeraldanoise.bandcamp.com Edmonton, AB, Canada A set of loops built in real time over harsh wall washing in and out of ambience. A refusal to preplan what I’m going to build, and creating some sense of familiarity before obliterating it before your very eyes. No hypnosis, no safety, no meditative sound, no comfort.
- Hypersphere “I am a multi-instrumentalist and sound designer from Edmonton, specializing in dark, experimental, electronic music; I create all of the sounds in my music using a combination of acoustic drum/field recordings and layers that are then manipulated digitally, sequenced, and performed live to tape, alongside analog drum machines/synthesizers, electric guitars, and routing to various outboard FX processors. Since graduating college in Edmonton (2013), I have been an active free-lance engineer, producer, and songwriter for over a decade now and have been published internationally, including alongside such individuals as Colin Cameron (FOX, HBO), Keith Hillebrandt (Nine Inch Nails), and Ian Pickering (Sneaker Pimps). Where my physical voice fails, I believe my music prevails!” Edmonton, Alberta, Canada I plan to perform a curated 15-20 minute abstract electronic/sound design piece, using a guitar, analog synthesizer, sequencer, and various hand-made FX modules - the piece will move through and tackle inner turmoil/sexual identity, animal rights, climate change, fear of war, and display venomous anger through my lens in real time; combining pre-orchestrated parts with powerful improvisation; I intend to rip the listeners’ hearts out and make them question their own realities!
- Jacob Audrey Taves & Matthew McKenzie Jacob Audrey Taves and Matthew McKenzie combine improvised sample cut-ups, no-input mixing techniques and live coding to create semi-improvised sound collages. Drawing influence from labels such as Mego, Tzadik and World Serpent, their work touches on jazz, industrial noise and obtuse, non-musical sound sculpture. Jacob Audrey Taves is probably best known for their project Holzkopf which has shared the stage with Merzbow, Keiji Haino, John Oswald and many others. Matthew McKenzie is the mastermind behind the brand new Edmonton based experimental label, Honey Farm. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Live coded FM synthesis, plunderphonic cut-ups and extremely heavy bass.
- Jared Epp My project focuses on creating layered and heavily textured works through a mix of synth, found sound and other sampler based work. I relay on guitar stomp pedals to help create unplanned moments in my work. My work is a mix of improvisation based around a few themes for each performance. I enjoy creating event specific works, whether this is for more drone ambient style events or for noise shows. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada I plan to create a new work, using synth, sampler, found sound and stomp pedals. I’m hoping to create a thick dissonant work, finding the balance between over saturation, feedback and nuanced textures.
- KM Toepfer Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. KARL MICHAEL TOEPFER “sound art and noise since 2007. inspired by: intrapersonal and interpersonal communication. social cognition and sensory perception processes. altered states of information processing. creation process: hardware and software sound synthesis and processing. misappropriation of non-sound producing circuits as sound or sound-control sources. initiation and exploitation of feedback systems. capture of sound events and field recording. re-contextualization of pre-recorded sounds into abstract, concrete collages and auditory events.”
- Krasue We are a noise duo driven by intuition and the love of sonic and visual exploration. Spontaneous noise creation alongside videosynth using poemagogic principles. Formed in 2024. Treaty 6 territory. All hail the void. Edmonton, AB, Canada Using a variety of instruments and machines used both conventionally and unconventionally, we plan to unveil our collaborative efforts for the first time publicly. Ideally we would like to set up a projector to run visuals alongside our spontaneous set, as this helps guide our process, but we can stick to audio only if required.
- Logotypes. Logotypes is Will Northlich-Redmond and Parker Thiessen. Logotypes is a collaborative noise effort between William Northlich and Parker Thiessen, with the movie “Heat” being the prime motivator. Will Northlich-Redmond is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist. His compositions have been featured all over the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Work has been supported by the National Gugak Center (Seoul, South Korea), the NYU Vilar Global Fellows, Amsterdam’s STEIM Center, the Wesleyan University Laptop Ensemble and Balinese Gamelan Ensemble, the Portland Flute Society, the Ojai Art Center, the NYU New Music Ensemble, and New Music Edmonton. Will performs electronic music under the pseudonym BlipVert, which features some of his most personal and extreme compositions. Edmonton, AB by way of San Francisco, CA, US “I am in the process of deciding between a number of projects to feature at Edmonton Noise Fest for 2024. The following are possible ideas:
- Noise duet between myself and drummer Mark Segger: drums, sax, synths
- Solo electronic music performance
- Duet performance between myself and Parker Thiessen”
- Porous Treatment Extreme and ambient / experimental and ritualistic. Porous Treatment is a noise act from Calgary AB that combines industrial tinged power electronics with harsh ambient soundscapes. Calgary, AB A mix of material from a split that will be released on Bent Window Records this summer and unreleased material from a split coming later this year
- PSYCHEDELIC ATTACK “INTENT: We live in an age where information and the mediums of its dissemination have been weaponized. Psychedelic Attack is presented as an example of how to break through mental / cultural concepts rapidly by subverting communication tools of the 20th century. “Psychedelic” (from Ancient Greek psukhḗ, “mind, soul” + dêlos, “manifest, visible”). “Attack” from Italian attaccare (“to join, attach”) (used in attaccare battaglia (“to join battle”). (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). Vancouver BC title: " F [_] C K A I " In the new work, the TV is waist high, in front of me screen up like a table with the camera about 7 feet off the ground behind me on a lighting stand. Instead of holding the camera, I am controlling it and digital kaleidoscopes with hand gestures picked up by a 3D camera through software my friend Rob Scharein and I. The light from the TV is turned to sound and mixed into the no-input mixing I’m also doing at the same time. The vibe is very “wizardy”. The video is color and higher resolution then before. I also send the video to a projector.
- Raylene Campbell Raylene is a sound artist who embraces various creative practices including improvisation, composition, performance art, sound and image, public intervention, and Deep Listening. The focus of Raylene’s creative process involves explorations of acoustic ecology, psychogeography, computer interactive technology, and audience interactivity in both performance and installation environments. Edmonton, AB, Canada Rumble, rumble…sex toi! is a noise composition inspired by sexual self-determination and the mechanical sounds of the tools that bring us satisfaction. Get ready to rumble!
- Scant Intone https://scantintone.com/bio/ Saskatoon Morose Code (unreleased work)
- skruntskrunt Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – shamelessly the primary organizer of Edmontpon Noisefest 2024. https://skruntskrunt.ca/ for more scathing geek noise.
- YMGER Analog ego loss. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Experiments in rhythm, feedback, and atmosphere.