Breakdance Your Mind!

November 14th, 2008

Audiopollen presents 5 days of modern Australian noise, sound, punk, free experimentation and DIY publishing in Brisbane at the end of November.
showcasing artists from these inspired labels:

breakdance the dawn (totally unique blue mountains based cassette / cdr  one-man sweatshop that has published an incredible overflowing catalogue of brut unmediated musical creativity confronting preconceived notions of fidelity, songcraft, improvisation, psychadelia…) http://www.myspace.com/breakdancethedawn
http://breakdancethedawn.com/

black petal (tokyo based boutique cdr catalogue for personal psychadelia, broken heart and mind love songs, and heavy rock in immaculate handmade artwork and super limited edition)
http://www.blackpetal.com/

trapdoor tapes (severly art-damaged noise, punk and grind cassette and cdr project emanating from deep within the cultural wasteland of qld’s sunshine coast. anti-social music and behaviour from the sticks)
http://www.myspace.com/trapdoortapes

pulled out (high class vinyl only catalogue of sydney / blue mountains outsider hysteria)
http://pulledout.org/

musicyourmindwillloveyou (RIP… long live pacific soma) (freshly deseaced but legendary rural art-noise-psych press based in kyogle NSW and toowoomba QLD which played a pioneering, action inspiring global role, setting the bar for handmade esoteric mindmelt..)
http://www.mymwly.blogspot.com/

Musique Provocateur (Sydney Art / Pop / Noise / Vanity)
http://www.mprov.org

events…

1.

WED NOVEMBER26 7PM - EXOTERIC GLEE CLUB #9
Globe Theatre,220 Brunswick St. Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, $6

gala gathering with three band areas (cinema, foyer stage, other place), in the iconic 70’s cinemaspace, featuring some very fine and rare buzz, an unbelievable merch stand and hired gun DJ’s from down south.

ANTIPAN (SYD) - echoing mantras of dark energy channelled outwardly via an omnidirectional spill of force fed feedback
IMPROMPTULONS - joyously damaged and hamfisted bigband gibberish
BLANK REALM - the long oblivion
BONG VILLAGE - heavy antisocial catharsis
WHITE PETUNIAS - romance, mystery, smoke
NECKHOLD - these kids are angry

DJ Sven Simulacrum (SYD) - bootlegs
DJ Down Pat (MELB) - sunshine and grease

2.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER27 8PM - MONO (presented by ROOM40 and the IMA)
Institute of Modern Art, 420
BRUNSWICK STREET VALLEY, FREE!

gallery show hopefully with free booze to go with the free entry, organised by our great friends at room40 and the IMA and featuring a stellar lineup of the melodic, sonic and chronic.

STERN / GUERRA (BRIS / JAPAN) - the return of folkstep
RICHARD FRANCIS (NZ) - hardline avant sound sorcery
XNOBBQX (SYD) - rock enters the sublime dementia of its final days

3.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER28 - MUTE CANARY PROJECT FREE JAM SESSION
Venue TBC - http://www.fourthousand.com.au/keyword/visible-ink-mute-canary-project/

freeform session open to all participants or observers with no rules, orthodoxy or expectation.

4.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER29  7PM - BOOK NOOK - http://www.booknook.com.au/
Suite 10 173 Boundary St West End QLD

3 solo sets, never heard live in brisbane before (or again probably) from 3 killer originals of the underground scene.

ANTHONY GUERRA (JAP) - love abstraction
TERRACID (KYOGLE) - mind abstraction
MUURA (BLUE MOUNTAINS) - body abstraction

5.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 30 - 2pm
some sort of OUTDOOR INTERVENTION…. featuring battery operated and accoustic music and eating
HOSTED BY 6MAGIK9 AND FRIENDS…. details - rohanmusic@hotmail.com

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