The 804noise Fest is an all day experimental, noise & multi-media festival held each year in Richmond, Virginia showcasing experimental & noise artists mainly from Virginia along side a handful of special out of town guests. All artists perform for the sake of exposure and community growth and proceeds go back into the 804noise community to help fund future events and the 804noise community record label. The 3rd Annual 804noise South Eastern Experimental & Noise Festival will be held on Sunday October 16th at the Art Works Gallery. This years festival features over 19 experimental and noise artists and collaborations, visual artwork from local artists; information tables from local radical and independent organizations, and a label expo featuring independent experimental and noise labels from across the country. On Saturday October 15th, Chop Suey Books will host a series of 804noise workshops on the subjects of circuit bending, community organizing, an open source resource optimized for producing noise, and more. Get the Updates! [ http://804noise.org/fest/ ] Join the 804noise Community List-Serv [ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/804noise/ ] The 804noise Fest is an all day experimental, noise & multi-media festival held each year in Richmond, Virginia showcasing experimental & noise artists mainly from Virginia along side a handful of special out of town guests. All artists perform for the sake of exposure and community growth and proceeds go back into the 804noise community to help fund future events and the 804noise community record label. The 3rd Annual 804noise South Eastern Experimental & Noise Festival will be held on Sunday October 16th at the Art Works Gallery. This years festival features over 19 experimental and noise artists and collaborations, visual artwork from local artists; information tables from local radical and independent organizations, and a label expo featuring independent experimental and noise labels from across the country. On Saturday October 15th, Chop Suey Books will host a series of 804noise workshops on the subjects of circuit bending, community organizing, an open source resource optimized for producing noise, and more. Get the Updates! [ http://804noise.org/fest/ ] Join the 804noise Community List-Serv [ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/804noise/ ] [Saturday October 15, 2005] Chop Suey Books 1317 W. Cary St. Richmond, VA 23220 [3:00pm - 6:00pm] FREE 804noise Fest (Workshop Series): Community vs. Scene: Harm Stryker will talk about the idea behind the (areacode)noise concept, the potential of building a working network of experimental communities tied together by a common philosophy based on open community participation, and encourage everyone to organized their own 804noise events. [3:00pm] Open Source Software and Noise: In this workshop, Pataphonic will demonstrate open source software resources available for making noise. Special emphasis will be placed on Pure Data, Jack, and setting up a low latency kernel Linux noise workstation on a PC. [4:00pm] Circuit Bending: The workshop on circuit-bending will explore the deliberate short-circuiting and re-wiring of a noise-making device to create a unique instrument. No experience with electronics is necessary to enjoy this creative DIY project; attendees will not only learn about and observe the process but be able to play with some circuit-bent devices. [5:00pm] 804noise Fest 2005 (Pre-Festivities): Chop Suey Books 1317 W. Cary St. Richmond, VA 23220 [7:00pm - 11:00pm] FREE ::::Silver Ninjas [ http://www.cnprecords.com/silver_ninjas.htm ] ::::Drums Like Machine Guns [ http://www.iwanttobeloved.com/ ] ::::SARS [ http://www.myspace.com/someawesomeradicalsound ] ::::RadioShock [ http://www.radioshock.org/ ] [Sunday October 16, 2005] Art Works 320 Hull St. (just across the 14th St/Mayo Bridge Downtown) Richmond, VA 23220 12:00am - 11:00pm $8 At The Door 804noise Fest 2005 (Main Event): This year's festival is going to feature visual installations & artwork by several local artists and info-shop tables from local radical organizations and not for profit groups. Throughout the day, the following musical performers will perform in this order: ::::Mark Richardson - Mark Richardson collects and writes about experimental music. His DJ sets,which incorporate drones, noise, and miscellaneous arcane audio, are inspired in part by the idea of lost radio transmissions that have returned to earth from space. [ http://pitchforkmedia.com/ ] ::::Kohoutek & Trust Riots - Kohoutek are improvised psych with noise tendencies and abstraction. Sonic explorations in any combination of drums, percussion, guitar, bass, laptop, homemade electronics, field recordings, contact mics, chord organ, and household appliances. Have been described as "if Can were a 4AD band" and been compared to Jessamine, Acid Mothers Temple, and Skullflower. The Trust Riots consist of Mike Karadimos and Chris Jeely (aka Accelera Deck - also operator of the Scarcelight record label). Their sound revolves around the use of live processed guitars, laptop and multiple tape players creating an atmosphere that is equal parts drone, noise and found sound. [ http://www.claviusproductions.alkem.org/kohoutek.html ] ::::The Mental Hygiene League & Jabber Wocky - The Mental Hygiene League are a a free form experimental group with a rotating cast of collaborators. Jabber Wocky's style/sound falls in the audio collage/plunderphonics category, an artform mastered by the group Negativland in the 80's and early 90's where the artist takes recognizable mainstream music, talk radio, commercials, etc, samples it, manipulates and distorts it, strips away the ryhthm, then re-sequencing it to make something completely new and sometimes making a statement that wasn't intended by the original material. [ http://mentalhygiene.net/ ] [ http://www.freewebs.com/jabberwocky1 ] ::::Vilam Priest & Controlled Dissonance - Description pending. [ http://controlled-dissonance.mcremix.com/ ] ::::Khate + FERALCATSCAN - Two of 757Noise's mad scientists join forces, manipulating an orchestra of circuit-bent, homemade, and junk instruments. The result is a hypnotic collage of dark textures, static-laden beats, and bursts of free noise, punctuated with unusual samples from the Vinyl Translator (a circuit-bent turntable). [ http://www.khate.org/ ] [ http://www.feralcatscan.com/ ] ::::Red Canasta - Circumstantial relocation reunites two old cohorts for another dance with sonic exploration. Aural whirling dervishes ensue. Measurements: 3' x 3' x 7'. [ http://www.redcanasta.com/ ] ::::A.M. Salad - A.M. Salad is a one man boxing match; construction hand tools and game hunting supplies in one corner... and in the other corner: broken strings, dental equipment, and chaotic fumblers. Prepare to punch yourself in the face. [ http://www.geocities.com/am_salad/ ] ::::Pataphonic - Noise performed on a risky combination of computers and electro-acoustic instruments. [ http://www.pataphonic.org/ ] ::::Birds in the Meadow - Birds in the Meadow is Marty McCavitt (improvised electronics), who creates layers of tight and calculated bursts of frantic glitching squeals and squalls that move from one end of the tonal spectrum to the next in a heartbeat. [ http://804noise.org ] ::::Black Meat - Black Meat is Travis Morgan of NCC-Records and Graham Moore of Blossoming Noise Records. Two noise label heads collide in a racious blend of harsh noise, drone, plunderphonics and music-concrete. [ http://www.blackmeat.org/ ] ::::The Caution Curves - The Caution Curves are a Washington DC-based trio combining vocal gymnastics with improvised drums and guitars rounded out by textured layers of laptop drone. [ http://www.thecautioncurves.com/ ] ::::ENE & Monolith Zero - ENE has been making experimental electronic music for over a decade. The ENE discography features three full length CDs plus a mind boggling array of compilations and remixes, while ENE's live history is even more varied than its recorded. Monolith Zero is Adam Hudson, his solo live performances consist of gaping atmospheres of almost silent drone cut with short burst of harsh noise, usually lasting between 5 and 15 minutes total. [ http://www.geocities.com/eneworld ] [ http://www.myspace.com/monolithzero ] ::::Lust Ionics - Improv-no-wave-garage-death-grind by three sick Downtown NYC freak-jazzers. [ http://vorg.net/csr/artistssonsoffire.htm ] ::::Brian Jones Percussion Ensemble - Improvised music featuring small percussion instruments (line-up TBA). [ http://www.slangsanctuary.com/ ] ::::Nautical Almanac - Smooth Jazz. [ http://www.heresee.com/ ] ::::Never Presence Forever - Never Presence Forever's sound revolves largely around a blend of dark ambient/death industrial soundscapes often steeped in cryptic personal exploration or apocalyptic undercurrents. [ http://www.holyterror.com/neverpresenceforever/ ] ::::Xiphoid Dementia & Burn Ward - Dark ambient noise from Xiphoid Dementia merges with the harsh, cut-up gutter electronics of Burn Ward. [ http://www.existest.org/xdementia ] [ http://www.existest.org/burnward ] ::::Harm Stryker & Narcotic Dreams - Harm Stryker is Kelly Nourse & Kenny Yates, a politically and socially motivated experimental project which employs carefully crafted samples, minimal sequencing, feedback & theremins, processed with filters, stomp boxes, and other effects to create a rich atmosphere of abstract rhythm & noise. Narcotic Dreams is James McCrea, who uses electric guitars, vocals and effect pedals to create shifting atmospherics, slicing into vague reverberations with ominous drones and wailing razorblade feedback. [ http://myspace.com/harmstryker ] [ http://www.uselessmedia.net/narcoticdreams ] ::::Projexorcism - Projexorcism is made up of a quad 16mm projector array that is suspended from a lighting pole - the projectors are synchronized with a 4-channel sound-actuated variable speed lighting controller. The projected images are split, inverted and bent using silver reflective CD-Rs and a plastic fresnel lens. The optical audio is fed through various effects and samplers before being replayed - the mechanical sounds of the relays and the bulbs brightening and dimming add further organic sounds to the collage of sound. [ http://www.multiultramedia.com/projexorcism.htm ] [Label Expo]: During the festivities a label expo featuring independent record labels, groups, and collectives from across the the U.S. will be organized in a room adjacent to the performance area. The following labels will be in attendance: ::::Blossoming Noise - Featuring releases by Merzbow, K.K. Null, Aube and more. [ http://www.blossomingnoise.com/ ] ::::Existest Establishment - Featuring dark ambient and harsh noise excellence. [ http://www.existest.org/ ] ::::Filco Productions - Featuring low profile limited DIY releases from a wide range of styles. [ http://www.filcoproductions.com/ ] ::::Ghost King - Featuring harsh noise, power electronics, ambient and psychedelic creep jams. [ http://www.existest.org/ghostking ] ::::Orginlis Records - Dealing with anything along the lines of egrind (electronic/digital grindcore), ambient, electronica, soundscapes and noise. "We have DIY ethics and a hands on policy in regards to artist participation with label activities." [ http://www.freewebs.com/orginlisrecords/ ] ::::NCC Records - Featuring releases by Travis Morgan, Lockweld, Lament Configuration and more. [ http://www.ncc-records.com/ ] ::::Scarcelight - Bringers of new noise for a new day. [ http://www.scarcelight.org/ ] ::::Silber Records - Purveyors of drone love honesty sound. [ http://www.silbermedia.com/ ] ::::Slang Sanctuary - Featuring a selection of avant-jazz releases. [ http://www.slangsanctuary.com/ ] If you are interested in presenting your label at this years 804noise Fest please email fest2005@804noise.org Travel Info: If you live on the East Coast and would like to attend the fest but don't want to spend all you cash on fuel, there is a bus that travels express, Todays Bus Line [ http://www.todaysbus.com/ ], stopping in some of the major cities North and South of Richmond like Boston, NYC, Philly, Atlantic City, Richmond, Norfolk, & Atlanta. Check out Todays Bus Line [ http://www.todaysbus.com/ ]. It's really affordable. ie. $60 dollars (((ROUND TRIP))) from New York to Richmond and vice versa. It will leave you in Richmond at 1:00am. Keep that in mind! We may even be able to provide travellers with a place to crash. e-mail fest2005@804noise.org --- -- 804noise Richmond Experimental Community PO BOX 4296 / Richmond, VA 23220 / USA http://804noise.org | info@804noise.org 804noise Records Catalog: [OUT NOW] 804-003: Monolith Zero/Never Presence Forever split CD This split sees two Richmond artists offering two tracks each, totaling 40 minutes of experimental music - Monolith Zero's sparse and subtle take on sound as art, and Never Presence Forever's continued exploration of brooding dark ambient textures. $8ppd in the US. [OUT NOW] 804002 - Harm Stryker/To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie split 7". Packaged in handmade silkscreened cover sleeves, silver ink on black card stock, Harm Stryker and To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie offer up their own brand of minimalist experimental noise compositions. First pressing limited to 500 copies. $5ppd in the US. [OUT NOW] 804001 - Various Artists "804noise" compilation CD. Establishing 804noise as a label, this compilation features 11 exclusive tracks from 11 different Richmond based experimental and noise artists. First pressing of 1,000 copies. $8ppd in the US. [OUT NOW] 804LTD-002 - Narcotic Dreams "Cursed Night" 3" CDR. Packaged in hand screened 3" sleeves, silver & red ink on black card stock, James Mcrea aka Narcotic Dreams presents six tracks of improvised noise to fragments of music from the video game "Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse." Limited to a finite number 44 copies. $5ppd in the US. [AVAILABLE] 804noise T-Shirts Hand screened t-shirts with the 804noise insignia designed by Mark Mcgee aka MAKR of To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie fame. These shirts are screened on demand, so the logo can be set any place you'd like. T-shirt colors limited to white or black, with burgandy or white ink. Please specify what size and color you'd like during purchase. $8ppd in the US. Ordering information at: http://804noise.org/label/ 804noise Releases are also available with: Tronics/PacRec, RRR, BriseCul, Scarcelight, StickFigure, and more.