COTFG: Greenspon, Williams, More Eaze, Amulets

10/24/2015 – Jamison Williams, Kevin Greenspon, More Eaze
October 24 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm | $5
8pm Saturday, October 24 at Museum of Human Achievement
(Near Lyons and Springdale in Austin, TX 78702)
Admission $5-$15

Jamison Williams (soprano saxophone)

“Florida-based saxophone player Jamison Williams says that he “specializes in experimental deconstructionism,” a great descriptor for his exploratory improvisations and his jagged, joyous interpretations of familiar material. His performance in Portland is an extension of his many years vivisecting songs found in Disney films. He sticks with the classics—”When You Wish Upon A Star,” “It’s A Small World,” and so on—and turns them into terrifying thrill rides of agitated chords and familiar yet warped melodies. If Banksy were as smart as he thinks he is, Williams’ work would be playing on a loud loop through the artist’s dark Dismaland installation.” – ROBERT HAM, Portland Mercury

“In the technical tradition of players like John Butcher, and emotionally (most famously) Albert Ayler, Williams is a proponent of the extended techniques of the saxophone, spitting out harmonics, weeping ‘multiphonics’, the reed equivalent of a guitarist creating feedback and noise from an amplifier and effects pedals.” Dan Brown (Folio Weekly)

Kevin Greenspon’s history as a mindful and concise composer of graceful ambient compositions for guitar, synthesizer and cassette tape reach for new horizons on his newest release. “To Leave A Mark” stitches the ethereal atmosphere of previous work with rhythmic elements of techno, noise and pop music. On his 2015 U.S. tour, each song’s performance is synchronized to rapid-cut video projections that melt into abstract pools, coaxing the viewer into a state of self-reflection. 

A veteran of the oft-fragmented DIY scene that stretches from Los Angeles into parts unknown and overlooked, Greenspon has performed an average of 100 shows annually on national tours over the past 5 years in venues ranging from art museums to abandoned naval bases. Rarely slowing the pace when at home, he also runs the Bridgetown Records label, releasing sizable batches of albums for like-minded peers from the deep reaches of the underground each season. (see video in youtube here)www.kevingreenspon.info / www.bridgetownrecords.info

new video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUH60hWizFw
new album: https://kevingreenspon.bandcamp.com/

More Eaze is the new project of composer/multi-instrumentalist Marcus M. Rubio. The project focuses on collage based work and the destruction of song forms. Recordings and performances often feature a set of stylistically disparate pieces stitched together through complex tonal/timbral relationships that constantly challenge exactly what the music actually “is”. In 2015, more eaze released 3 albums for Kendra Steiner Editions and Already Dead Tapes with two more on the way via Full Spectrum and KSE.https://moreeaze.bandcamp.com/

Also performing will be Amulets, the project of Randall Taylor/Graveyard Orbit.

Amulets is the solo project of Austin-based audio + visual artist Randall Taylor. Through the exploration of cassette manipulation, circuit bending, and looping, Amulets blurs genres of ambient, drone, noise, and electronic music. The audio and visual components of Amulets exploit the imperfections of analog magnetic tape, specifically cassettes and vhs, in order to create visceral experiences that are simultaneously nostalgic and futuristic. www.amuletsmusic.com

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