Tactus: derived from Latin, ‘to touch’, also a term for a 15/16th-century rhythmic measurement. In 2017, a renaissance flute was recovered from a shipwreck in the Markermeer, North Holland. Made materially fragile by the passage of time, the instrument was nevertheless preserved intact in its watery solitude for 500 years. Archeologists and historians can only speculate on the flute’s origin, directed by material clues, including a small roll of Germanic text found curled inside the instrument. Replicas have since been made of the flute, reviving a sound lost to the ocean for centuries. The instrument’s journey unfolds in Tactus, a new […]

This April, GOOLUGATUP SOUNDS and TONE LIST join forces to present a treasure trove of adventurous music. Witness the iconic free improv drumming of SHOJI HANO, on tour from Japan, alongside local saxophone heroes JOSTEN MYBURGH and ERIN ROYER, performing music by Myburgh and Philip Glass – plus dj CURLISU.

Sound Exploration Fremantle is a monthly community workshop series at Sullivan Hall in White Gum Valley. This month, we join them to co-present a workshop with Japanese improvising legend Shoji Hano. Born in 1955, Hano has played with historical titans in improvised music like Peter Brotzmann, Johannes Bauer & Kaoru Abe. Participants are invited to listen to and play duos with Shoji, and hear a lecture from him about core concepts in his work. We’ll share in a reflective group discussion, and finally play all together. Snacks and tea available for the breaks. Accessibility The Sullivan Hall is a wheelchair […]

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 […]

Set your alarm clock for a meditative sunrise listening session with Matt Rösner. In partnership with Tone List, WA Museum Boola Bardip presents an experimental concert series set against the backdrop of the sunrise, perched in the highest reaches of our eastern terrace. We invite you to start your day early, sit with a coffee and take a moment to reflect in peace while watching Boorloo’s east metropolitan area light up from the base of the hills to the steps of the Museum, scored by WA Musician, Matt Rösner. Level 3 terrace nook (indoors, warm and undercover) transforms into a serene performance […]

Audible Edge has organised some chill hangs at bars that we like to recharge before and between shows. Oddball selections from beloved local DJs, total permission, and time to relax and have a drink with festival artists, team and your friends before things get moving again. This chill hang precedes our turbo festival opening Body the body held at PS Art Space, a 550m walk away from The Flaming Galah. There should be an entourage of us heading that way for the Welcome to Country at 8pm. Contact the AE team if you would like someone to walk with. Accessibility: The Flaming […]

Audible Edge’s grand opening is Body the body, a wild experiment in permission, possibility and play. Somewhere between the exploratory music concert and the club, it celebrates the full spectrum of what Audible Edge hopes to be: a safe place for all to experience joy and get silly at the edge of what’s sonically possible. Starting with a Welcome to Country and concert-style performances, the night gradually gives way to dancing, communion and experimental physical performance. The centrepiece of the show is our Audible Edge commission for this year, Myriad Sun in the Block Universe. A four-sided screen made of […]

After Lili is a homely crossover of a solo piano concert, crip hangout space, and 6-hour durational performance art. It explores disabled cultural histories and everyday self-advocacy, in recognition of the French composer Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918). Boulanger wrote contemplative and expressive music, with ambitious structures that embedded her own crip time living with chronic illnesses. She is remembered for her professional achievements whilst challenging reductive perceptions of women composers, and passed away when she was 24. In his last month of being 24, Patrick Gunasekera will perform Boulanger’s 1911 piano work “Prelude in Db” 24 times in After […]

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 […]

All the clouds go to school is a curve-ball afternoon gig that celebrates local legends in the north-side home of indie music, The Bird. Grab a cold one and ease into this playful, curious and wandering array of live sets from the best of Boorloo’s underground DIY scene. Experimental post-rock geniuses The Definitives combine unassuming yet profound lyricism with charming ocker delivery and way-out instrumental grooves. They perform as a large collective with spoken word, guitars, drum machines and synthesizers. The music they make together is free-form and raucous, yet also tender and personal. Multi-disciplinary artist Luka Buchanan collaborates with emerging […]

Tone List have organised some chill hangs at bars that we like to recharge before and between shows. Oddball selections from beloved local DJs, total permission, and time to relax and have a drink with festival artists, team and your friends before things get moving again. This chill hang precedes Three flutters at LnA. You can walk 650m from the bar to the Beaufort St Museum bus stop (Stop ID: 12132) to catch the 950 bus directly down Beaufort St, where it stops just outside LnA. There will be a group of us travelling between gigs, so please contact the AE team […]

Three Flutters explores the vibrations of attention, frequency and rhythm in the cosy settings of one our favourite meeting places, Local and Aesthetic. Lit by Adelaide Harney and with a bespoke menu of snacks, this is a cute environment to meet with the lush and vibrant end of experimental sound. Sophia Hansen-Knarhoi and Liam Downey are young musicians invested in new possibilities in pop music. Working with cello, digital synthesis and voice, their new work for Audible Edge explores the tension between overstimulation and reflection. It ebbs between collage and ambient forms, and minimalist and hyperpop aesthetics. Naarm-based improviser Nick […]