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 […]

CCCXXXIII // Burnt Seed presents 【C C C X X X I I I】ALBUM LAUNCH +【T E R R I T O R Y】+【V E I L S】 CCCXXXIII ] ᴛᴇxᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴘꜱ + ᴅʏꜱᴛᴏᴘɪᴀɴ ʙᴇᴀᴛꜱ CCCXXXIII is the solo project from longstanding Boorloo-based alternative musician + songwriter Shaun Ferraloro. Involved with a diverse range of local projects, they have stepped out on their own for the first time + have a new album to celebrate. HAUS, the debut from Ferraloro, curves from lush, textured soundscapes + found sounds to mystic loops. To be released via Burnt Seed on April 18, […]

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 […]

In 2011 the monthly NoizeMaschin!! night came to life! Now, 13 years later NM 150 takes you back in time with a line up that boasts some of these iconic early music makers! Come and celebrate 13 years of experimental music in Boorloo at Johnny Ma Studios! Featuring the amazing: Nathan Thompson Stuart James Adam Brown Furchick Dr Vellocet Boopsnooter Tickets $10 available here https://events.humanitix.com/noizemaschin-150

Melbourne-based composer, performer and researcher Iran Sanadzadeh presents electronic music from her debut album Ocean, Again, performed on terpsichora floors. This electronic instrument – a set of pressure-sensitive wooden platforms with sensors controlled by whole-body movement – follows on from the work of pioneering Australian dancer Philippa Cullen. Sanadzadeh’s interactive performance is a deeply innovative exploration of the relationship between movement and sound.

The curators of Audible Edge, Annika Moses & Josten Myburgh, invite you for a reflective discussion on the festival. Why was Audible Edge the way it was? What challenges were faced in pulling it together? How did it actually go? What was good about it? What didn’t work? This debrief serves an important function for Tone List to reflect on how public money is put to use in service of our program. This is both ethical, and mandatory for our funding evaluations. But it’s also a way of inviting the public to join in that process and shape the festival […]