Taking place in a variety of hang-out-able environments, Spectrum Soundbath is a rigourously-participatory exercise in community drone-making, with the organizers towing along a wagonload of percussive tools and other items to spread out for folks to make sounds with. Taking over the stage after Cosmic Homeostasis' balcony performance, the soundbath crew greeted the pre-dawn, starting with a small crew but gaining in strength as friends dropped in to end their own Nuit Blanche explorations. This is a sort of sonic experience that makes the most sense when you're in the middle of it, but for documentary purposes, here's a couple scenes from the proceedings.
After a couple expansiveoutdoor performances, the Cosmic Homeostasis crew were ready to make some further explorations into durational drone-making. Holding down the middle stretch of this all-night unofficial Nuit Blanche event, the musicians took over the Sanctuary's balcony, spreading out to give a spacialized mix to the audience down on the floor. Nearly twenty musicans came and went over the course of the night, adding some additional variety to the sonic textures. There was also a nice mix of acoustic and electronic sounds — the former especially blooming with the room's beautiful acoustics.
The participants in the Sanctuary Drone were:
Blash Belmar - erhu, flutes
Dan Friedman - Korg NTS-1, harmonica, whistling
Eric Cinnesealach - clarinet
Ian McPhedran - guitar
Janel Jones - trumpet, voice
Magick - Magick
Matt Collins - guitar
Maxim Gontcharenko- singing bowls
Michelle Breslin - guitar
Mickle32 - effects
Paul Newman - tenor saxophone
Phil Johnston - tape loops, effects, 1-string guitar
Rosalind Saunders - violin
Ron Blake - apps, etc.
Ryan Kinney - electronics
Sonia Leung - violin, windchimes
Heraclitus Akimbo - synths, effects, accordion
If you want to hear (a lot) more of this, I have archived the bulk of the performance over on bandcamp:
A community-based initiative from the AMBiENT PiNG crew, DRONE:KLUB is a mind-meld/meet-up for electronic musicians to share a clock signal and collaborate. Familiar with TSP from a Drone Day event earlier this year, the crew held down the primetime evening slot of this unofficial Nuit Blanche event, playing for a couple hours (plus overlap time as Cosmic Homeostasic eased in after them) and bringing some planetarium vibes to the church's beautiful space.
Looks like data is still being added, but thankfully the Tranzac's new calendar is finally online!
Meanwhile, I note that this week's listings has a nice round number! The number is somewhat arbitrary, especially if you consider the 361 weeks of the old listings series that took a break during lockdown before re-launching in this slightly-streamlined format, but it's still nice to see. Like all of us, I wish it were easier to hear about what's happening and where!
Concert announcements:
Music Hosted by Karen Ng (feat. Karen Ng & Allison Cameron [debuting a new piece by Stephen Parkinson] / Karen Ng & Ted Crosby / Philippe Melanson [solo]) / Wenona Lodge 2024-11-19 (Tuesday – 8:30 p.m.)
Clue Note: Trivia and Creative Music (Vol. 2) (feat. Socks and Sandals (and Friends) [Germaine Liu/Mira Martin-Gray/Nick Storring/Mark Zurawinski) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-11-26 (Tuesday – early) [FB event]
Okavango African Orchestra [with special guests Lorraine Klaasen, Diely Mori Tounkara, Pape Ndiaye, Mis Blandine and Dally Dominic] / Redwood Theatre 2024-12-20 (Friday). $20 (advance tickets), $25 (door). [more info + tickets]
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Shows this week:
Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Haley Fohr [a.k.a.Circuit Des Yeux] & Bill Nace / Völur) / Standard Time 2024-11-11 (Monday). $22.89, all ages. [FB event]
Brittany Pitt's Reverie [Brittany Pitt/Dan Pitt/Tristan Schultz/Jon Catanus] / The Rex 2024-11-12 (Tuesday – 5:30 p.m.). $10. [more info]
The Brodie West Quintet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-11-13 (Wednesday – early)
Slipstreams (feat. Grace Scheele / Arie Verheul Van De Ven / Ben Rositsan / Finn Pender Chapman ) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-11-13 (Wednesday). $pwyc. [more info]
Cheryl Duvall [world premiere performance of "The Plains", written by Linda Catlin Smith] / Canadian Music Centre 2024-11-13&14 (Wednesday & Thursday). $15/20. [FB event]
More Noise Please Presents: An Evening of Harsh Noise & Experimental Sights and Sounds (feat. Panties [tape release party!] / Shameful / Shelf / Nwodtlem / Shemona ) / Spadina Baby 2024-11-14 (Thursday). $PWYC, BYOB. [FB event]
Confluent Motion [Bill Gilliam/Kayla Milmine/Rob Clutton/Joe Sorbara] / The Emmet Ray 2024-11-15 (Friday – 6:30 p.m.). $10 (advance)/$15 (walk-ins)
Magpie [Concessions album release celebration] (Geordie Gordon) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-11-15 (Friday – early). $15. [FB event]
The Max Donaldson Trio [Max Donaldson/Ian Afif/Mateos Labbe-Phelan] / Sellers & Newel 2024-11-15 (Friday). $15 minimum donation. [more info]
Freesound Presents: Music for Piano Quartet II [works by Georgia Denham, Michael Oesterle, Laure M. Hiendl] (feat. Aysel Taghi-Zada/Matthew Antal/Amahl Arulanandam/Wesley Shen) / Array Space 2024-11-15 (Friday). $22.63. [more info]
Blunt Object ["performing the weird and wonderful music of Carla Bley", with Jay Hay/Ben Dietschi/Gordon Hyland/Jesse Malone/Teppei Kamei/Heather Saumer/Robin Jessome/Josh Bird/Chris Bruder/Phil Albert/Nico Dann] / The Rex 2024-11-16 (Saturday – 2:00 p.m.). $10. [FB event]
Perhaps Bells: New Piano Music by Bruce A. Russell (feat. junctQín keyboard collective) / Array Space 2024-11-16 (Saturday). $20.00 (or Pay What You Wish) / Livestream: $10.00 (or Pay What You Wish). [more info]
Graham Nicholas & Shawn William Clarke with Mike T. Kerr / Sellers & Newel 2024-11-16 (Saturday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
Brian Ruryk (Garlic Jr. / Toller / Lawngir) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2024-11-16 (Saturday). $PWYC. [more info]
Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Wendy Eisenberg's Viewfinder / Bernice / Pete Johnston's Stranger Still) / Collective Arts 2024-11-17 (Sunday). $22.89 advance, $25 door, 19+. [FB event]
It happened this week...
...on November 13, 2010 at St. Stephen-In-The-Fields Church.
Cheers to Audiopollination, celebrating their 12th anniversary at Friday's show! (I also note that the self-curation signup sheet for January to June is now open as well!)
Concert announcements:
Cheryl Duvall [world premiere performance of "The Plains", written by Linda Catlin Smith] / Canadian Music Centre 2024-11-13&14 (Wednesday & Thursday). $15/20. [FB event]
C'est la fête (Cellsync / bikebike / A.JFM) / Tapestry 2024-11-21 (Thursday). $10/pwyc+. [more info]
Jazz Piano Meets Kurdish Kamanche (feat. Diane Roblin & Shahriyar Jamshidi) / Canadian Music Centre 2024-12-06 (Friday). $27.96. [more info/tickets]
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Shows this week:
Mike DeiCont Trio [Mike DeiCont/Eric West/Leland Whitty] / The Rex 2024-11-03&04 (Sunday & Monday). $20. [FB event]
Brittany Pitt's Reverie [Brittany Pitt/Colin Story/Caleb Klager/Jon Catanus] / The Rex 2024-11-05 (Tuesday – 5:30 p.m.). $10. [more info]
Track Could Bend #97 (feat. Marilyn + Apple / Darren Williams / Rebecca Bruton) / Wenona Lodge 2024-11-05 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]
Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Flora Yin-Wong / Colin Fisher) / Standard Time 2024-11-06 (Wednesday). $25.26, 19+. [more info]
Audiopollination (feat. Mira Riselli/eric cinnsealach/marilyn yogarajah / Martin van de Ven/Arie vvdv/Grace Scheele / Ryan Kinney/Bill Gilliam/Sara constant / Shima/Mkl32/%%30%30) / Array Space 2024-11-08 (Friday). $10 (cash or card) or PWYC. [FB event]
Second Fridays (feat. Dan Fortin [Cannons album launch!] / Max Donaldson Trio [Max Donaldson/Ian Afif/Matteos Labbe-Phelan] / Stick Figures [Regan Mowery/Ezra Schell/Aidan McConnell]) / Canadian Music Centre 2024-11-08 (Friday). $15 / $10 (students). [more info]
Music Gallery presents (feat. Joëlle Léandre & Rémy Bélanger de Beauport / Masahiro Takahashi/Joseph Shabason/Bram Gielen) / Allan Gardens Children's Conservatory 2024-11-09 (Saturday). $15/$20/$25 PWYCA [pay what you can afford]. [more info]
Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Extra Life / Oil Giant / Output 1:1:1) / The Baby G 2024-11-09 (Saturday). $19.78, 19+. [FB event]
Liquid Architecture (feat. Jamie Eriksen / Saba Yazdanpanah / Brian Abbott / Ryan Kinney) / Mischief Makers 2024-11-09 (Saturday). $10 adv. tickets/cash at door; $12 card at door. [FB event]
The Sarah Greene Preservation Society [Sarah Greene/Paul Kolinski/Tania Gill/Michael Herring/Conny Nowe] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-11-09 (Saturday). $pwyc. [FB event]
Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman / Marilyn Yogarajah / Nick Flanagan / Triple Bad Acid) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-11-10 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.). [FB event]
Paul Collins Beat (Dany Laj & The Looks) / The Garrison 2024-11-10 (Sunday). $30.74, 19+. – CANCELLED [FB event]
There were pedals all around for this trio, with Dann Pitt (electric guitar) flanked by Brittany Pitt (baritone sax) and Laura Swankey (vox). There were some nice swirling sounds here and some outward-pushing adventures that, with the addition of a rhythm section, could turn this into a particularly cosmic psych band.
You can check out some more from this set over on youtube:
[Track Could Bend is back at Wenona on Tuesday (November 5th) with solo sets from visitors Darren Williams and Rebecca Bruton and an introductory duo from Marilyn + Apple. Meanwhile, Brittany Pitt, with her Reverie ensemble, will be holding down a November residency at The Rex, with shows every Tuesday in November from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.]
A fabulous blend of techniques and technology, with Josh Cole's double bass operating in acoustic space and triggering samplesplosions from Mira Martin-Gray's reactive laptop manipulations, resulting in some truly futuristic jazz.
I managed not to get video for this track posted here, but you can check out some more from this set over on youtube:
[Track Could Bend is back at Wenona on Tuesday (November 5th) with solo sets from visitors Darren Williams and Rebecca Bruton and an introductory duo from Marilyn + Apple.]
