HzCollective Presents: Norwegian Experimental Sound & Visual November 25, 2009

HzCollective Presents: an evening of experimental audio/visuals as part of
an on going push to bring experimental and avant garde arts to Richmond and
Charlottesville's progressive arts community.



November 25, 2009
@ Ghostprint Gallery
228 W. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23220
(804)317-1938
8pm SHARP
$3 to $5 [suggested donation]



Peformances include:



::::Caustic Castle [rva/hzcollective/804noise]
::::Sten Ove Toft [oslo, norway]
::::Jon Eriksen [new haven, norway]



About us:



Sten Ove Toft is one of the leading artists in the Norwegian noise
scene. Apart from being an active solo artist, Toft has also validated
himself through such significant projects as Ryfylke, Röyskatt,
Waffelpung and others. He's also worked with Lasse Marhaug, Anders
Hana, Stian Westerhus, Serena Maneesh and The Low Frequency In Stereo. Toft
has performed over 200 concerts and has participated in over 50 releases, on
labels all over the world.



http://www.myspace.com/stenovetoft
http://www.roggbif.com/toft



Swedish noise musician and visual artist Jon Eriksen has since 1999
been playing improvised sets at venues and galleries in Austria,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway,
Sweden, and USA. His music connects as much to harsh noise as to
extreme forms of electronica and electroacoustic music. His music has
been released on labels in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands,
Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the UK.



http://www.myspace.com/joneriksen
http://www.joneriksen.com



Caustic Castle is the solo project of Kenneth Yates b. 1978, an American
experimental musician, improviser and organizer from Richmond, Virginia.
Experimenting with the no-input mixing technique, Kenneth uses the equalizer
controls on the mixing board to tame the frequencies and sculpt the sound
while applying various effects, filters and other electronic processing.
Since 2000, Kenneth has performed in several experimental projects such as
Harm Stryker [2000-2007], a politically and socially charged duo with Kelly
Nourse of ConstantMauk; Insects with Tits [2006-present], a no-input duo
with Roger H. Smith of Chefkirk with an underlying theme of Vegan action;
and Never Work[2007-present]., a duo with Baltimore electro-acoustic artist
Cory O'brien of Myo.



Kenneth has also collaborated live with artists such as Wendy Hsu, Carey
Sargeant, Kevin Parks, Marty McCavitt, Darius Jones, Bonnie Jones, Stian
Skagen, Clifford Schwing, Eric Eaton, Scott Allison, Chuck Bettis, Mark
Price, and Jason Talbot.



Noise music, like the other important abstract nouns in the history of
culture, is not a term meant to be defined, but a field to be explored.
Through that exploration, the nature of noise and experimental music becomes
inherently political. With Caustic Castle, sometimes comes an abstract
fascination with architecture and its psycho geographical effects on the
human psyche, and the role it can play in ones livelihood when actions are
stunted by the burdens of capitalism. Inspired by past revolutionary
movements such as DaDa, Surrealism, & the Situationiste Internationale,
Caustic Castle struggles to find a parallel between art, sound, and social
unrest, ultimately subscribing to the idea that it's sometimes better to ask
questions, than claim to have all the answers.



http://myspace.com/causticcastle