"Lucas is just captivating. It's incredible how they can flip the feeling of a room upside down and sonically there’s just no other sound like theirs" - ZACH HILL. - Death Grips. "One moment you hear John Coltrane playing a volcano, the next you hear a string section being squeezed through a toothpaste tube" - David Rees - The New York Times. Maverick improviser; Lucas ’Granpa’ Abela’s (formerly Justice Yeldham) singular journey performing on shards of broken glass is the stuff of legend. For over twenty years now they have relentlessly toured the globe, the glass evolving over that time […]

The return of our long-dormant DIY performance residency series is made possible in partnership with new studio space and gallery _____g.s. This performance residency series is about offering a musician an opportunity to "sharpen the sword" and test experimental ideas through back-to-back nightly concerts. This is a rarity in Boorloo, where experimental gigs are still relatively infrequent. But it's essential to some experimental music practices, which thrive on the energy brought by an audience. We're pleased to host Raras Sukardi for our first redux of this series. In recent years Raras has been determinedly researching freeform musics throughout Asia by travelling […]

Artists Ben Frost and Tom Mùller collaborate on Whalefall, a new temporary work conceived in response to the landmark Port Beach Shed — a skeletal, stand-alone structure that stands sentinel at the intersection of Tydeman and Port Beach Roads, gazing out over the vast Indian Ocean. The work pays homage to a rare and solemn event: the appearance of a lone sperm whale, the largest of the toothed whales, which came dangerously close to Port Beach before becoming stranded on a sandbar near Rockingham. Despite efforts to assist, the whale died, leaving behind a haunting presence. Whalefall transforms the existing […]

As the sun sets, musicians and guest artists will soundtrack the golden hour with free live music and concerts at our Manjaree (Bathers Beach) Precinct. Featuring Aarti Jadu’s devotional and experimental voice, Banjo Lucia’s all fire songwriting, Drea’s soulful R&B, Aviva Endean’s boundary-pushing clarinet, the veena and percussion of IndianEye, and the high-energy improv jazz of Mali Jo$e. Plus special performances from Sonic Earth, a new commission by Natalia Mann, Merinidi Schrieber and Ilona McGuire, weaving saltwater songlines from Samoa to Gimuy to Whadjuk Country, and Wodoi & Jungun led by Leah Umbagai and the Mowanjum dancers. Our Bar will be […]

After a little break, Outcome Unknown returns as a bi-monthly concert series. Join us on November 29 for the music of:M A R K C A I N a composer-improviser who has been a leading figure of WA's multi-cultural and improvised music scenes since the 80s.T I F F A N Y H A composer and vocalist offering acoustic piano improvisations informed by meditative processes and her practice as a Gestalt psychologist.W I N D H O V E R the long-running project of mainstays Dan O'Connor and Eduardo Cossio. Emerging structures built with zithers, trumpet, voice and electronics.7pm, Saturday […]

Tone List presents a lineup of interstate-local collaborations at Local & Aesthetic. Two high-contrast duos exploring thoughtful blends of electro-acoustic sound, one dynamic & noisy, the other evasive & subtle. Aviva Endean & Josten Myburgh have recently been experimenting with a duo language that combines softly humming layers of electronics generated by sustain pedals, under their acoustic clarinet & saxophone. Playing at whisper-quiet volumes and gliding in and out of silence, the electronic tones are like a mirage behind the acoustic layer: all the sounds weaved together, almost indistinguishable. This is their first live performance of this project after recording […]

~~ Making, co-posing, rupturing, overlapping, permeating, percolating …~~ If you came to WIMMake-shift last year, this one is slightly different! A 2 hr workshop will be facilitated by the very special AliceC and Annika Moses, artists who bring their brilliant knowledge and passion for improvisation, embodiment, movement and sound. Following this is a 1-hr long open improvisational performance for workshop participants, with an audience. Everyone is welcome to join the workshop (RSVP below!) and the performance is for public viewing! AliceC says ‘Through my love and commitment to improvisation, I am interested in cultivating practices that shift, transform and elucidate […]

The last NM for the year is curated by the amazing Furchick and will be at the Hyde Park Stage Area on Sunday 14th Dec from 3pm to about 7pm FurchickAn experiment in live sound source capture and manipulation Falcon Bay Noise Complaints A Furchick & dont know improvised collaboration with voice, words and electronic music dont know dont know crafts hypnotic industrial soul music using synth, drummachine and loopers. Expect improvised rhythms and evolving patterns that shift organically in the moment onetwotwofour (Izzy French) A transfeminine researcher and artist situated in Boorloo who's curious about articulating intensity and playing […]

For the noise heads & jazz fiends alike we are stoked to present a concert headed up by one of the world's most jaw-dropping drum kit players, Will Guthrie, joined by prolific Naarm-based saxophonist Flora Carbo & elusive ambient noise duo Radiation. Will Guthrie's drum solos are unbelievable in their combination of head-nodding rhythmic intensity, hardcore physicality and unashamed virtuosity. At the same time as being brutal workouts they are undeniably nuanced and driven by a synthesis of influences as diverse as chopped & screwed hip hop, rhythmic avant-jazz, classic electroacoustic music, noise & gamelan music. Will has released on […]

Join renowned Australian drummer Will Guthrie for an in-depth workshop exploring polyrhythmic and polymetric techniques in contemporary percussion. Drawing on his collaborations with Mark Simmonds and Mark Fell, as well as influences from Gamelan traditions and Carnatic rhythmic systems, Guthrie will guide participants through complex rhythmic concepts in both theory and practice. This session is ideal for drummers, electronic musicians, and rhythmically curious artists interested in pushing time beyond the grid. Please bring: Your instrument. For drummers it's recommended to just bring one smaller instrument rather than a full kit. A PA is available if required. Keep it simple :) Schedule 10:30am — space opens for participants to set […]

Outcome Unknown and The New Hesperian bring their low-key publications to Dead Merch Fair. Check out a stall of zines and tapes alongside curated live performances. Featuring:Brendon Foley - rough-hewn ambient guitarMel Hall - wayward folk songs Naoko Uemoto & Eduardo Cossio - slippery strands of alto sax & zithers11am-4pm, Sunday 21 of DecemberFremantle Buffalo Club54 High St, Walyalup WADEAD MERCH FAIRDead Merch Fair is an art market and open day at The Fremantle Buffalo Club. With screen printing workshops, resident record labels, curios, exhibits, DJ Sets and more. THE NEW HESPERIANThe New Hesperian is a print-only zine and publisher […]

For a laaaast minute summer silly season soiree ONO Records and MOVE team up to present Vancouver dance music legend PILGRIMS OF THE MIND! After a 25 year hiatus from touring, Pilgrims of the Mind has made their maiden voyage to Australian shores performing live at Un:send festival and Miscellania in Naarm this summer so far. A downright seminal figure in the 90’s and early 2000’s Vancouver scene, producer Stephane Novak released a string of stone-cold classic records showcasing his utterly unique and forward thinking psychedelic house, tripped-out downtempo and shimmering ambient productions. From his early house and bleepy techno […]