Three new artists have been added to the Adelaide Festival Unsound line-up to replace Emeralds, The Caretaker and V/VM.
Following Emeralds’ unexpected split (announced via Twitter earlier this month) and scheduling issues with James Leyland Kirby’s projects The Caretaker and V/VM, three brand new acts will now join the three-day electronic music event including Canadian dark ambient sound artist Tim Hecker, British exploratory art duo Hype Williams and minimalist industrial duo Raime.
The additions will complete an already impressive line-up of artists set to light up Queen’s Theatre this Thu Mar 14 – Sat Mar 16 including Lustmord (UK), Actress (UK), Ben Frost (Iceland) and Australian electro guru Robin Fox.
Raime are the shadowy UK duo who debuted on new label Blackest Ever Black. The pair have honed a shadowy minimalist techno, chamber ambient and modern industrial sound to pair a commanding and visually stunning live show. Their debut album, Quarter Turns Over A Living Line was released in November 2012.
British bass weirdos, Hype Williams is Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland. They have a reputation for hectic live shows which are mind-bending, visceral, surreal and challenging: definitely not for the feint-hearted. Taking the name from a notorious hip-hop music video creator, the duo create music engraned with early dubstep and grime, peppered with elements of pop and R&B. They avoid conforming to formulaic genres, concentrating on fluidity and ‘free wandering’ in their sound, focusing people’s attention on the art, not the hype.
Tim Hecker explores the intersection of noise, dissonance and melody, fostering an approach to songcraft which is both physical and emotive. His work has been described as ‘structured ambient’, ‘tectonic colour plates’ and ‘cathedral electronic music’. He also creates music for contemporary dance and sound-art installations under the name Jetone.
Unsound Adelaide will take place at Queen’s Theatre on Thu Mar 14 – Sat Mar 16. Tickets are available now through Adelaide Festival’s website or BASS. Each day cost $49 or you can buy a season ticket for $120 which includes all three shows.
Unsound Adelaide Line-Up (Thu Mar 14):
Tim Hecker (Canada)
Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) (US)
Robin Fox (Australia)
Raime (UK)
Trinity: Biosphere (Norway)
Lustmord (UK/US)
MFO (Germany)
Unsound Adelaide Line-Up (Fri Mar 15):
Tim Hecker (solo) (Can)
Actress (UK)
Hype Williams (UK)
Unsound Adelaide Line-Up (Sat Mar 16):
Lustmord (Solo) (UK/US)
Demdike Stare with Zephyr Quartet & Friends (UK)
Pole (Ger)
Ben Frost (Ice)
WHAT: Unsound Adelaide
WHERE: Queen’s Theatre, Playhouse Ln, Adelaide
WHEN: Thu Mar 14 at 6.30pm, Fri Mar 15 at 8pm, Sat Mar 16 at 6.30pm
TICKETS: $49 each show from adelaidefestival.com.au / BASS
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