Memorial Day *FREE* show reminder
JASON TALBOT
VERTONEN
BLOODYMINDED
INSECT DELI
Monday, May 30 - Memorial Day
9:30 PM - 21+
Admission is FREE
The Empty Bottle
1035 N. Western Ave.
Chicago
773.276.3600
http://www.emptybottle.com/
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From emptybottle.com:
Another of our 'free Monday' shows, we're pleased to present a program of extreme experimental music featuring avant turntablist JASON TALBOT, power electronics ensemble BLOODYMINDED, damaged lurch and drone outfit VERTONEN and digital deconstructionist INSECTDELI. Our free Monday shows have become one of our biggest and most popular offerings, and it's programs like this one that are bringing the people out.
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From the Chicago Reader:
VERTONEN - The drone's the thing for local Blake Edwards, who performs and records as Vertonen. His 2004 album Return of the Interrobang (CIP) was fittingly packaged with all-black artwork--a persistent sense of dread lurks in his hovering electronic 'scapes. "Toroidal Circulation 1 & 2" rolls slowly; crystalline layers of low-end rumble and suspense-film hum create a delicious tension that Edwards refuses to resolve. The more aggressive "Burn the River" plasters rhythmic sequences of sirens, harsh squelches, and splattery white noise over another floor-rattling foundation. This show, which opens a two-week tour, was supposed to coincide with the release of Edwards's third full-length, but the album isn't finished yet. He says this performance will likely favor the sound of "Burn the River" and take advantage of the Bottle's PA to amplify the stomach-churning bottom end. Jason Talbot headlines, Bloodyminded plays third, Vertonen plays second, and Insect Deli opens.
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From chicagonoise.net:
About the bands:
BLOODYMINDED various chancres excised and exercised for your pleasure; these gents have been putting the “yep, that’s loud” in Chicago power electronics since 1995. Their newest CD, Gift Givers, has been bowling over more than a few folks.
VERTONEN Falling down the stairs has never been so entertaining, nor such an aerobic workout.
JASON TALBOT The beast from Boston; armed with a modified turntable, modified records, some cassette machines, processors, and a bucketful of ideas about how to meld them all together.
INSECTDELI Like the most beautiful three-dimensional stutter box attached to a strobe light, driving right at you. Her warm embrace is your police-authorized chokehold.
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