An Article
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ateolfI worked some more on the remix last night. Hopefully I can finish that soon (with the approaching deadline!). The Daily Memphian just put out an article for Five Must See Shows in April that lists the Memphis Concrète Haven Haus show as one of those five. I'm actually a little annoyed at the choice of show, since that's one of the more low-stakes one (really would have liked someone to talk about the free jazz show tomorrow night at Zen House, though that's not April, or the Water Is the Sun show at Black Lodge which is the night before the Haven Haus show). I mean, the mention's good and nice, but journalism always feels pretty weird and arbitrarily focused. I also don't like that it's the show I'm playing being featured, but I have to remember that I should be happy for the other artists on the bill. Oh, and if you click on it, note that you have to be registered to read it. It's free to sign up (but I know, handing over your email to a site is not as "free" as they want you to think it is). Oh, what the hell, it's my journal. I'll copy paste it here (there's also more as it's about five shows, but I'm just copying the relevant one).
Memphis has always been a haven for experimentation. Bizarro takes on Elvis and rockabilly from the Oblivians and psych-surf bands like Aquarium Blood and the Reatards headline the city’s historical “out-there” output, but since 2017, Robert Traxler has wanted to showcase the lesser-known artists under the brand Memphis Concrète.
Concrète began as a multi-day festival at multiple venues, with acts swinging wildly from ambient to harsh noise and everything in between. Now, Traxler presents monthly shows all across town with a similarly wide range.
One such show features Traxler and Strooly with an abstract, ambient set, out-of-state guest artist Ceremonial Abyss with a minimalist electronic set and a folk-centric ambient set from Fosterfalls, which uses guitar and voice loops to build atmosphere. More shows from Memphis Concrète can be found on its Facebook page.
“I wanted to see if I could make an experimental electronic music festival happen ... (now) I just try to do what I can to help experimental musicians exist in Memphis (and) bring in experimental musicians from elsewhere into our city,” said Traxler.
Haven Haus. 995 Parkhaven Ln. $10. Doors at 7 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m.
[under Strooly's image off to the side]
Stooly, a Memphis-based electronic artist, is on the bill for Memphis Concrete’s April show at the Haven Haus, alongside Fosterfalls, visiting artist Ceremonial Abyss, and Memphis Concrete founder Robert Traxler.
[under Fosterfalls's image off to the side]
Fosterfalls' released singles are folk-adjacent, while the live show utilizes tape loops to create the ambiance.
Oh, and it's also funny that I provided credits for both the pictures they used and they even went back and asked for the Strooly credit 'cuz he initially didn't think they were going to use it but then they did, but it still didn't show up in the article (but my name's there with "courtesy" so it almost makes it look like I took it or something?).
Memphis has always been a haven for experimentation. Bizarro takes on Elvis and rockabilly from the Oblivians and psych-surf bands like Aquarium Blood and the Reatards headline the city’s historical “out-there” output, but since 2017, Robert Traxler has wanted to showcase the lesser-known artists under the brand Memphis Concrète.
Concrète began as a multi-day festival at multiple venues, with acts swinging wildly from ambient to harsh noise and everything in between. Now, Traxler presents monthly shows all across town with a similarly wide range.
One such show features Traxler and Strooly with an abstract, ambient set, out-of-state guest artist Ceremonial Abyss with a minimalist electronic set and a folk-centric ambient set from Fosterfalls, which uses guitar and voice loops to build atmosphere. More shows from Memphis Concrète can be found on its Facebook page.
“I wanted to see if I could make an experimental electronic music festival happen ... (now) I just try to do what I can to help experimental musicians exist in Memphis (and) bring in experimental musicians from elsewhere into our city,” said Traxler.
Haven Haus. 995 Parkhaven Ln. $10. Doors at 7 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m.
[under Strooly's image off to the side]
Stooly, a Memphis-based electronic artist, is on the bill for Memphis Concrete’s April show at the Haven Haus, alongside Fosterfalls, visiting artist Ceremonial Abyss, and Memphis Concrete founder Robert Traxler.
[under Fosterfalls's image off to the side]
Fosterfalls' released singles are folk-adjacent, while the live show utilizes tape loops to create the ambiance.
Oh, and it's also funny that I provided credits for both the pictures they used and they even went back and asked for the Strooly credit 'cuz he initially didn't think they were going to use it but then they did, but it still didn't show up in the article (but my name's there with "courtesy" so it almost makes it look like I took it or something?).
