Monday, July 7th at 8pm

The HzCollective returns to the Bridge to present an evening of experimental and improvised music with live electronics. NanoHz No. 16’s line-up will include performances by Richmond duo Insects With Tits, Norgwegian collaborators Nernes/Skagen, and Cville favorites Pinko Communoids. The show will begin at 8pm, with a suggested donation of $3-$5. Read below for more information on each band.

Insects With Tits is Kenneth Yates [HarmStryker / Caustic Castle / 804noise / HzCollective] and Roger H. Smith [Chefkirk / 804noise]. This collaborative project brings together two very different but complimentary approaches to improvised no-input style mixing and processing that results in a colorful spectrum of frequencies and harsh tones and low rumbling bass.

[click here for an mp3 of Insects with Tits]

In 2006 Kjetil Nernes and Stian Skagen started collaborating, their aim was to bring Nernes’ noiserock band Årabrot further into the experimental Noise genre, looking for a unifying sonic expression between hard Melvins like riffing and Burzum wise structures, layered upon Skagen’s drones and electronic soundscapes. The result became an Årabrot [concept.virus] ABS.NEG EP. As a side project, Nernes/Skagen started to develop and shape the sound of what was to come in future releases by the collaboration Årabrot [concept.virus]. Inspired by artists such as Glenn Branca, Tony Conrad and Pauline Oliveros, the song Ad undas took shape. On the West-coast of Norway, Ad undas is referred to as a state beyond. Out of memory. Where the self is controlled by the drift of primal human behavior. Unpredictable. Logical paradoxes. And this is what NERNES/SKAGEN wants to pull in under their control, a sound phenomenon, rising from the depths of minds beyond. A glimpse into a world forgotten, or not yet discovered. A sacrifice in the cave of darkness. Reaching for truth outside logic.

[click here for an mp3 of Nernes/Skagen]

Pinko Communoids is an improvisational trio based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The trio consists of Carey Sargent, Kevin Parks, and Wendy Hsu. We create both free and structured improvisations using conventional instruments including guitars, accordions and percussion, found objects, circuits, microphones, and other electronics. We enjoy the quiet interplay of small sounds and often employ a restrained sonic palette of diverse timbres. Though we like occasional loud cathartic noisy workouts, we play at appropriate volumes and always invite our audience to savor our sounds without ear plugs. Our recent explorations have led us to investigate aspects of tuning and timbre and the relationship between the two.

Pinko Communoids have collaborated with artists including Jonathan Zorn, Kenneth Yates (Caustic Castle), Alice Hui-Sheng Chang (of 12 Dog Cycle), Aurie Hsu, Lee Alter (watercolorist), and Chia Chi Charlie Chang (photographer/videographer).

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