SAVE-THE-DATE: FULL PROGRAM TO BE ANNOUNCED MARCH 13 Audible Edge is a festival of exploratory music presented by Tone List. It's geared towards exploring the marginal, experimental, and not-normal. It happens yearly in Boorloo and Walyalup, on Whadjuk Noongar land. In 2024, it begins at sunrise on April 26, and ends at moonrise on April 28.   Since 2017, Audible Edge has platformed exploratory music in Boorloo and strengthened the ties connecting us to the scene globally. We’ve persisted through COVID disruptions, taking on many new shapes and forms in the process. This year, we're excited to return to our […]

Tone List and Cool Change Contemporary host the opening of “Put ‘em in a box”, an exhibition of a creative process coordinated by Taiwanese curator Shih Ya Tien. As well as this opening event, the Cool Change gallery is also open to the public between 11am and 4pm on Thursdays and Fridays. A city is like a vast container, encompassing the chirps of birds, barks of dogs, human chatters, as well as the noises of traffic and construction sites. Activities happening in nature or facilitated by humans never cease to occur and to generate sounds. These sounds, which permeate our […]

This morning double bill of acoustic music may seem gentle and unassuming — and it is! But it’s also quietly one of the most psychedelic, mind-bending experiences in the festival. Read on. Berlin-based duo The Long Form have committed themselves to the study and performance of music in the tuning system called “extended just intonation”. Playing on microtonal bass flute and double bass, these performers are deeply attuned to the nuances of vibration. They will perform a 21st century masterpiece by committed composer Catherine Lamb, Muto Infinitas. In this piece, the sound of the two instruments intertwines to form an ever-expanding sequence […]

The last hurrah of Audible Edge! I make big noise … is a relaxed late arvo concert celebrating the close of the festival. Expansive sound collage, poetic reflections, and nuanced folk provide a soft final landing place for those at the end of a big festival weekend; or a perfect Sunday outing for homebodies! This all-ages, families-welcome gig is set up with catering by Teeter and Manna, interactive activities, outdoor space and room to stretch out, and no alcohol (but cups of tea and yummy drinks by Strangelove). This concert is also an album launch for Tone List’s 40th release by […]