dimanche le 24 mars
à Bar Le “Ritz” P.D.B.
179 Jean-Talon Ouest, Montreal
portes 7pm // musique 7.30pm
$20 // $10 // $???
Nik Forrest
Love Children of the Apocalypse
Whim Ensemble
après le concert vous êtes les bienvenus de rester boire et passer un bon moment ensemble
Poster by Jessica Chan
jessicachan.graphicdesign@gmail.com
Nik Forrest
Solo electronics magic
Nik Forrest is a visual and media artist based in Montreal. Their practice includes drawing, installation, and sound, but they are best known for their short experimental videos which have shown at numerous festivals, galleries, and museums, including: the Mix Festival, New York, the Glasgow Film and Video Workshop, Dundee Contemporary Arts, the Oberhausen Short Film and Video Festival, Ausland, Berlin, Le Center d’Art Santa Monica, Barcelona, Signal and Noise, Vancouver, MSVU Gallery, Halifax, the Images Festival, Toronto, and the Festival international du film sur l’art, Montreal. Their work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Saskatchewan Arts Board, and Concordia University. Forrest has also recently participated in several international artist residencies, including: the CALQ residency in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the Canada Council studio at Cité internationale des arts in Paris.
Love Children of the Apocalypse
Psychadelic Freakout
Elizabeth Lima, clarinette, voix
Michael Lynn, contrebass, bass synths
Love Children of the Apocalypse are a loving duo bridging the cities of Montreal and Toronto, Canada. Based in free improvisation, where punk influences intertwine with new music, the duo has more than one face and extends its practice to experimental noise and straight up rock/folk songs. Love Children blurs limits and explores contrasted states of being with a tinge of theatrics and the absurd.
http://mechanicalforestsound.blogspot.com/2018/10/recording-love-children-of-apocalypse.html
video link: https://youtu.be/4V3Nh63H7Wo
Whim Ensemble
Ofer Pelz (accordion, electroniques)
Preston Beebe (percussion)
Percussive Landscapes
On the verge of composed and improvised music, Whim ensemble (Ofer Pelz, prepared piano & Preston Beebe, percussion) creates percussive landscapes by inventing instrument modifications and techniques to build an unusually rich sound world. They place found objects on their instruments to explore complex timbres, textures, and harmonies. Inspired by electroacoustic music, they generate sound through motion to create musical gestures which resonate to sound as one. Acting as an extension of the other, a motif develops to provide a framework to build a piece. Their experience as composers and improvisers are fused into an ensemble that seeks to spark imagination and curiosity.
LE RITZ PDB IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE, WITH A METAL RAMP ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE. THE BAR IS LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR, ITS ENTRY FACING DIRECTLY ONTO JEAN-TALON OUEST. WASHROOMS ARE ALSO WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE AND GENDER-NEUTRAL.