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Date(s) - 07/29/2015
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location
Community Music Center
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- Karen Stackpole: Gongs
- Drew Webster: Live Mixing, Analog Effects Processing and Electronics
Gongs. The original heavy metal. Now amplified for your pleasure. Machine Shop is a gong and electronics duo blazing new paths in sound and music. Constantly exploring the outer reaches of sonic possibilities and evolving, Machine Shop is about to release a new album and take the next step in enhanced collaborative sound creation.
Their repertoire is primarily composed, though the pieces have flexibility to breathe with the moment. At once visceral, muscular, musical, droning, soothing and surprising, Machine Shop takes the incredible sounds of vibrating metal that Stackpole conjures and then amplifies them. Webster captures some of the gong sounds and processes them in real time with subtle effects to be blended in against the sound of the unprocessed gongs. The results are truly unique, both sonically and visually. The live setup with Machine Shop ensures the audience is fully immersed in even the quietest of Stackpole’s gestures, revealing the tremendous sonic spectrum of gongs.
The Outsound New Music Summit is a week long festival in California for the most creative and experimental music of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene and beyond. We feature rare and intriguing world premieres, amazing unknown artists, underground legends, and family friendly educational events. The Summit is important on the West Coast because it supports the local and surrounding communities striving to find new voices in a fun and engaging festival environment.