Another Last Minute Press Release:
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<BR>804noise Presents: and evening of improvised avant electronics and spazzed
out improvised jazz from NYC.  M.O.T.H. and Extra Life are two bands from
NYC chosen by John Zorn to participate in a showcase of local musicians to
pay attention to. So maybe you should too.
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<BR>Monday December 4, 2006
<BR>7:00PM
<BR>$5
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<BR>Artspace
<BR>Zero E. 4th St [Entrance]
<BR>Plant Zero Complex
<BR>Richmond, VA 23220
<BR>Contact: (804)317-1938
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<BR>::::Caustic Castle
<BR>[web][ http://myspace.com/causticcastle ]
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<BR>::::Birds in the Meadow & Chefkirk
<BR>[web][ http://myspace.com/birdsinthemeadow ]
<BR>[web][ http://tibprod.com/chefkirk.htm ]
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<BR>::::M.O.T.H. feat. Ben Gerstein - Trombone [
<BR>http://bengerstein.com/shortbio.html ] & Sam Hillmer - Alto Sax (NYC)
<BR>[web][ http://www.myspace.com/mmootthh ]
<BR>"Their improvisations bring angular modernistic harmonic
material to an aesthetic reminiscent of early twentieth
century field recordings of eastern european folk music
while engaging noise music and free jazz equally."
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<BR>Labyrinthine and florid melodies streaming over alien funk
counterpoint make the ecstatic music of Blarvuster, the latest
brainchild of critically acclaimed bagpiper/composer Matthew
Welch. Inspired equally by Celtic lines and South East Asian
ensemble textures as well as avant-garde rock and
minimalism, Blarvuster's line-up of some of the brightest
young stars in the New York experimental scene ardently
evoke a seamless hybrid of musical languages that issues
forth its own fictional tradition.
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<BR>"The Brooklyn-based composer leaps vast geographical
distances, imagining statistically implausible musical
melting pots that sound utterly natural...a composer
possessed of both rich imagination and the skill to bring
his fancies to life."
<BR>- TimeOut NY
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<BR>::::Extra Life [NYC]
<BR>[web][ http://www.myspace.com/extralife ]
<BR>Guitarist and composer Charlie Looker hails from New York , but relocated
to Middletown, CT, to study under greats like Anthony Braxton and Alvin
Lucier at Wesleyan University. There he collaborated with other area
musicians, including the Middletown Creative Orchestra, and formed his own
band, Lavender, with saxophonist Rees Archibald, clarinetist Julie Strand,
and bassist Nat Baldwin. He has also worked with New Yorkers, including
Elliott Sharp and Daniel Carter. Looker's debut recording as a leader,
Lavender, came out on his own Identity Recordings label in 2001. 
<BR>~ Joslyn Layne, All Music Guide
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