Revivification is an extraordinary immersive exhibition combining sound and cutting-edge biological innovation to bring to life the musical genius of a deceased composer. Four years in the making, Revivification delivers a historic first: the in-vitro (external) ‘brain’ of the late composer Alvin Lucier (1931-2021) creating a new work in real time, as a live performance over the duration of the exhibition. It is developed by artists Guy Ben-Ary, Nathan Thompson and Matt Gingold with neuroscientist Stuart Hodgetts based at the University of Western Australia (UWA), who have individually spent 25 years pushing boundaries in the biological arts. The physical realisation […]

“a beguiling stew of afro-beat, jazz-rock-inflected postbop, and electro-acoustic noise.” (The Wire) TL 🤝 j//v Buoyed by our shared love of improvisation and forward-thinking jazz, Tone List & jade//vision are hosting a cosy night of left-field rhythmic music together in The Corner Room (inside Ode To Sirens). Influenced by Ornette Coleman, Laurie Anderson, Jon Hassell and afrobeat, Naarm-based quartet I Hold The Lion’s Paw play rhythmic music that joins effected trumpet, voice, polyrhythmic drums & guitar into a psychedelic melting pot. Ahead of outing their latest record, Potentially Interesting Jazz Music, we look forward to a debut west-coast set that […]