Oren Ambarchi (What is Music Festival, Sunn0))), Grave Temple, Solo performer extroadinaire, etc), has started curating a new series of gigs at the Toff in Town.
Maximum Arousal at The Toff presents:
ATSUHIRO ITO (Tokyo)
From Japan, the creator of the OPTRON - a fluorescent light tube stuffed with small microphones which is played like a guitar and plugged into an amplifier creating a thoroughly original stroboscopic extreme noise hardcore experience!
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ATSUHIRO ITO / OREN AMBARCHI Optrum duo!
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MICHAELA GRILL (Vienna) / QUA audio-visual duo
Renowned Viennese visual artist in a rare collaboration with Melbourne's very own electronic wunderkind!
Sunday July 29
7:30pm
$10
@ The Toff in Town
Level 2, Curtin House
252 Swanston Street
Melbourne Phone: 9639 8770
Upcoming:
- Aug 12 - Loren Chasse (USA), Philip Samartzis, Tarab, Joel Stern, Ernie Althoff
- Aug 26 - Piana (Japan), Kim Myhr (Norway)/Jim Denley duo, Francis Plagne solo
- Sep 2 - xNoBBQx (NSW) & more TBC
- Sep 16 - You Don't Have To Call It Music #1
- Sep 18 - KTL - Stephen O'Malley of Sunn 0))) (USA) & Peter Rehberg/PITA (Vienna)
- Sep 19 - Fils de la Masse de Peste
- Sep 30 - Tim Hecker (Canada), Jason Khan (Swiss), Steinbruchel (Swiss), Tim Catlin
- Oct 21 - You Don't Have To Call It Music #2
- Oct 28 - Robin Guthrie (UK) of Cocteau Twins
WOW!!!!!
i mean - wow. this is cool. is Oren doing anything like this in/around Sydney anytime soon?
DREAMY!
Don't think so. Just Melbs.
i'm thinking of dragging a visitor to town to this.
TIT
so many good things to check out here!
Indeed. I'm particularly looking forward to the PITA/SOMA night.
Rumour has it that Rehberg and O'Malley will be performing in a quartet with blastasfuck drummers Matty ''Skitz'' Sanders and Max ''AxOxA'' Kohane!
\m/ Brutality \m/
Hopefully all those performers will make it to Sydney under a different banner fingers crossed
PIANA!!!!!
nice shit. i'll get along to some of these.
just confirmed that johnny saw horses is replacing francis plagne on the 26th of august.
rad times.
jess.
Looking forward to all of this!
ATSUHIRO ITO (Tokyo) From Japan, the creator of the OPTRON - a fluorescent light tube stuffed with small microphones which is played like a guitar and plugged into an amplifier creating a thoroughly original stroboscopic extreme noise hardcore experience!
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saw this guy perform when i was in japan a couple of years back, in a small windowless room. worth checking out
Maybe you can hassle Lawrence English or Shannon O'Neill to hook up peripheral shows for the internationals; I imagine this is all happening already, though, and Simon Hampson probably has something to do with it.
jess.
I think Hecker is playing the Powerhouse in Brissie so I imagine we'll at least get him.
Guthrie at the Hopetoun or somewhere would be swell
yawn.
i can't wait for tim hecker as well!!! dsfkasld
jesus.
erick mitsak vs bucketwiper as mc's please.
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Total concurrence. Best show in a looooong time. Oren needs to lay Brisbane more often.
So sad I missed that show on Thursday :( I had tickets but was completely jetlagged and couldn't do it. Bah.
KK NULL was outstanding last night.
hehe, that should be interesting!
Yeah next week will be killer, pity i'll be in tassie
next arousal!
Sun Oct 12 The Toff 252 Swanston St Melbourne
Maximum Arousal presents:
AN EVENING WITH MATT 'SKITZ' SANDERS Featuring: Oren Ambarchi, Rob Mayson, Anthony Pateras, Marco Fusinato, Sean Baxter
Matt 'Skitz' Sanders is an acknowledged extreme Metal drumming legend! He currently works in Terrorust and Gravetemple and has played in renowned outfits such as Damaged, Sadistik Execution, Blood Duster, Noir Macabre, Atomizer, Destroyer 666, Abramelin and many more. This special show will feature Skitz' blistering brutality in 3 extremely different sets featuring members of Australia's experimental elite: Set #1: Skitz vs. Baxter - Double whammy drum attack from Skitz and local free improv legend Sean Baxter on percussion & junk! Set #2: Skitz vs. Poletopra - Skitz' blast beats collide with Anthony Pateras and Marco Fusinato's electronic shitstorm! Set #3: Skitz vs. Ambarchi/Mayson - Ferocious brutal drumming from the metal dynamo juxtaposed with super heavy low end psychedelics from members of Sunn 0))) and Grey Daturas!
THIS GUY IS THE MASTER - DO NOT MISS THIS INSANE EVENT!!!
so who is playing instead of sean now?
Yeah, I'm not playing Oren. How come you keep advertising it?
I gotta go to this: MARUOSA
\m/BRUTAL\m/
for the opener skitz is now doing a solo set!!!
next arousal!
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23 8.00pm The Toff, 252 Swanston St Melbourne
MAXIMUM AROUSAL presents ROBBIE AVENAIM *- 'Rhythmic Movement Disorder' CD LAUNCH + RICHARD FRANCIS* (NZ) + AI YAMAMOTO & JUSTIN K FULLER DUO
Robbie Avenaim's 'Rhythmic Movement Disorder' has been a long time in the making. His debut solo release to surface in a career that stretches back to the late 1980s, collects together the better part of a decade's worth of experimentation with the possibilities of prepared percussion, irregular rhythm, modulated pulse and low-tech electronics.
Avenaim is perhaps best known for his improvised collaborations alongside the likes of Otomo Yoshihide, Oren Ambarchi and Keith Rowe. But his work explores more than improvisation and the proof lies in this incredibly detailed electro-acoustic outing. With its title referencing a particular syndrome usually associated with the involuntarily movement of limbs, the pace and form of Rhythmic Movement Disorder reflects this sense of frenetic activity. As uncontrolled as the syndrome may be however, at no point does Avenaim lose focus. Rather his effortless and articulate percussive sensibilities flex to produce a dense and tirelessly refined compositional approach that is brought to bare with stunningly rich and varied results. A rare solo performance from one Australia's true masters
Also appearing is New Zealand's Richard Francis making his only Melbourne appearance. Francis (aka Eso Steel) has been active as an experimental musician since 1996. His sound work is primarily concerned with recording and manipulating acoustic and electronic sounds from the surrounding environment. He has collaborated for recording and/or performance with many artists including Francisco Lopez, Jason Kahn, Mattin, Birchville Cat Motel, Gate, MSBR, Tetuzi Akiyama. Additionally there will be a special duo performance of expansive psychedelics from Melbourne's Ai Yamamoto & Justin K Fuller
BE THERE!!!
Upcoming Arousals: Sunday Dec 14: Oscar Vincente Slorache-Thorn CD launch with special guests Anthony Guerra (Japan/Syd), Witness Girl, Oranj Punjabi Sunday Dec 28 - Super Stupid + more Sunday Jan 11 - Mani Neumeier of Guru Guru (Germany) Sunday Jan 18 - Eugene Chadbourne (USA) + Schneider TM (Germany) Sunday Feb 15 - Damo Suzuki of Can (Japan)
looks neat.
should be a killer night
next arousal, this sunday!
Sun Dec 14 8pm The Toff 252 Swanston St Melbourne
Maximum Arousal & Alberts Basement present: OSCAR VINCENTE SLORACH-THORN CD Launch with ANTHONY GUERRA (Japan) + WITNESS GIRL + ORANJ PUNJABI
Melbourne artist Oscar, known for his work in Psuche (two bright lakes) has been developing this debut solo album for the past 6 months. He uses digital and analogue means to process sourced sounds and a variety of instruments played with a sense of the grander arrangement. His tape laden textures create rumbling atmospheres of an ethereal nature. The use of tape loops gives a mechanical yet cyclic impression, explaining bodily experiences with an ambiguous language. This is the first artist issue and debut cd release from new Melbourne label Alberts Basement.
Special supports for this evening include Sydney's prodigal son, guitarist Anthony Guerra straight from Japan. Guerra's performances are stunning - melancholy guitar and disembodied moans of sadness; loner blues of a deeply personal kind. Local acts Witness Girl is Samaan Fieck and Eric Demetriou, two sculpture students turned noise artists. Oranj Punjabi is Fjorn Buttler, hair fetishist turned tape glutton. COME AND BEGIN YOUR NEW DIRECTION!!!!
Upcoming Arousals:
Dec 28: SUPER STUPID + SONS OF THE IONIAN SEA + ROD COOPER/EVELYN MORRIS Jan 18: EUGENE CHADBOURNE (USA) + SCHNEIDER FM (Germany) Feb 10: ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU (Japan/Germany) Feb 15: DAMO SUZUKI (Japan) + THE KITS Feb 22: MANI NEUMEIER (Germany)
Neumeier was moved from January?
yep
dang. oh well!
he's also collaborating on feb 10 with acid mothers temple from japan
ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU yessss
ACID MOTHERS!!!!! FUCK YEAH!
last arousal of 08 this sunday!
SUNDAY DECEMBER 28, 2008. Doors 8.00pm Maximum Arousal presents: SUPERSTUPID + SONS OF THE IONIAN SEA + ROD COOPER & EVELYN MORRIS THE TOFF 252 SWANSTON ST MELBOURNE
Superstupid farewells 2008 with a Sunday night shot of love - with compliments to Maximum Arousal's on going effort to provide Melbourne with musical alternatives! Joining us will be Sons of the Ionian Sea and Rod Cooper/Evelyn Morris Duo.
Superstupid: The return of Melbourne's amazing power trio! 'Power Trio.' Say the phrase to any long-hair since its conception some 40 years ago and they'll immediately know what to expect. Blistering leads, power-house drumming, heavy bass lines and bluesy vocals. Sounds like a formula, yes? Well, it is. Many have stepped up to the plate, attempting to make their 1+1+1=3 but few dare be mentioned in the same breath as legends like the Groundhogs, Grand Funk, Sleep, Sir Lord Baltimore and the almighty Cream. But who among us will take this hard rock to a new place? Enter Super Stupid: three dudes from the burbs of Melbourne each with degrees in Cactology and a Masters in Riff-ality. Let the throb fest begin!
Sons of the Ionian Sea are Gerasimos and brothers Nick Grammenos and Joshua Waddell, and Cameron ''Hammer Hands'' Cairnes bringing new light to a sound that can only be described as classic - mixing ridiculously complex riffs ala Socrates and Steamhammer, heavy grooves in the realm of Captain Beyond and Sleep and a level of showmanship that puts just about any band of their ilk to bed without supper. Not to be missed! Featuring ex-members of Melbourne Juggernauts of yore PEEPING TOM.
In another pairing, following their recent triumph at Horse Bazaar's STUTTER, we have ROD COOPER & EVELYN MORRIS aka PIKELET performing an improvised duo on Cooper's hand made instruments and gadgetry with Morris' on drum kit and percussion. To summarize some of the raving reports, these two created a uniquely positive atmosphere, alien and full of invention!
BE THERE!!!
Upcoming Arousals: Jan 18: EUGENE CHADBOURNE (USA) + SCHNEIDER FM (Germany) Feb 10: ACID MOTHERS GURU GURU (Japan/Germany) Feb 15: DAMO SUZUKI (Japan) + THE KITS Feb 22: MANI NEUMEIER (Germany)