DISCORDANCE VI

Discordance and Unseen Force is happy to host both EVICSHEN (Victoria Shen) and REDNECK for an unforgettable harsh noise event at the church! Both artists are tops in their game. Local support will include Elastic Energy Ensemble which will include a video collaboration/installation by Jonah Lange. Sparkling beverages and ear plugs to be provided by the house. 

EVICSHEN

Victoria Shen is a sound artist, experimental music performer, and instrument-maker based in San Francisco. Shen’s sound practice is concerned with the spatiality/physicality of sound and its relationship to the human body. Her music features analog modular synthesizers, vinyl/resin records, and self-built electronics. Eschewing conventions in harmony and rhythm in favor of extreme textures and gestural tones, Shen uses what she calls “chaotic sound” to oppose signal and information, eluding traditionally embedded meaning.

REDNECK

In 1996, a strange figure emerged from the backwoods of Kelso, Washington and trudged to Portland, Oregon. This infamous being — who came to be known as REDNECK — soon began appearing at houses, basements, and warehouses all over the area assaulting audiences with the harsh noise of his harsh reality. The sounds rattling around inside REDNECK‘s twisted head come to life at punishing volume, as field recordings of chopping wood and breaking glass are amplified and distorted beyond comprehension. And REDNECK‘s nightmare soundtrack manifests in frighteningly physical performances.

EEE

Elastic Energy Ensemble features duo Derrick Spots:(electronics) and Eren Guney (Tape) delivering analog rips and tears leveling structures into dizzying waste particles and sonic detritus. A noise like nonother. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.