gf_004 = Monday May 14th

GONE FISHING 004
Monday May 14th
Hybrid Frequency (Yecid Ortega)
The Knot (Nick Storring/Tilman Lewis)
ISO
at SOMEWHERE THERE (Toronto)
$10, 8pm-10pm

i) HYBRID FREQUENCY
 Hybrid Frequency is a solo project from Colombian Yecid Ortega. Experimentation with different sources, mostly natural and organic including Latin-American folk instruments such as “quenas” and “ocarinas” among others to give color and texture to the subtle soundscapes that overlay the noisy walls made by many different tools such as synthesizers, made electronic devices, computer software, effect pedals and field recordings. Sometimes harsh and sometimes drone , ambient or sometimes experimental.
http://www.latinoruido.blogspot.com/
http://www.livestream.com/ruidolatino

ii) THE KNOT
  Nick Storring  and Tilman Lewis are errant classical cellists. With allegiance to both form and freedom, we embark on sonic explorations that are rooted in folk traditions, new musics, and an experimental pop sensibility. We love to subvert the instrument's lyricism, drawing not so much on extended techniques as on an array of audacious contra-techniques. A Knot performance ventures into demanding territory. But almost despite ourselves, an elemental beauty shines through.
http://nickstorring.wordpress.com/music-projects/the-knot/

iii) ISO
[Experimental Electronica]
Music for the regeneration of the ISO. Listener and a healthy love. ISO of your ears, they stop thinking about food and music, I feed. ISO is a vision of man. Voice in the life of this vision is to provide a variety of ways. It was not my game is not an option. http://www.isound.com/#/IS0

* Note: the ROMAN PILATES set originally scheduled for this evening has been postponed until Monday June 11th.

VIDEOS - GONE FISHING 003

VIDEO - GONE FISHING 003, SET 2

Nobuo Kubota/David Sait

VIDEO - GONE FISHING 003, Set 1, Pt. 3

New Positions

VIDEO - GONE FISHING 003, Set 1, Pt. 2

New Positions

Photos of Gone Fishing 003

   PHOTOS

   GONE FISHING 003

   04/09/12

    NEW POSITIONS          photo: Michael Keith

    NEW POSITIONS                    photo: David Sait

    Nobuo Kobuta & David Sait                 photo: Michael Keith

    Nobuo Kobuta & David Sait

    Snake & Crane                                   photo: Michael Keith

GF.003 - Monday April 9th

[i]

NEW POSITIONS (Neil Rankin)

Neil Rankin (Gay, Foxfire, plus way more!) gets way out with his solo manifestations. Anti-beat poetry meets sludge rhythm jams. Dirty synth tones and bass loops buckle under each others weight. Free sax notes bubble from the deep. Literary hopes weave in & out of dark pulsating drone textures, abstract rhythm communicates with human speech patterns.
www.newpositionsmusic.blogspot.com

[ii]
NOBUO KUBOTA & DAVID SAIT

In 1969, Nobuo Kubota abandoned a 10-year career in architecture to devote himself fully to sculpture and music. He pursued his late-night associations with a group of Toronto artists and musicians who, individually and collectively, were pushing the boundaries of artistic expression. From 1962 through 1976 he played saxophone with the Artist’s Jazz Band in Toronto.  They released four albums in two-record sets.  In 1974 he joined the Toronto free improvisation band known as CCMC (Canadian Creative Music Collective) and began experimenting with making sounds using a variety of ordinary objects including children’s toys.
Abstract expressionist musician, sculptor, sound poet, architect, videographer, zen buddhist, performance artist and 2009 Governor General’s Award recipient.  Nobuo Kubota’s creative riffs resonate through all disciplines. He currently lives and works in Toronto, Ontario.

Nobuo will be joined by David Sait on Chinese zither (guzheng) www.guzheng.ca in their first meeting.


[iii]
SNAKE & CRANE plays Middle-Eastern inspired post-punk/psychedelia/experimental music.

VIDEO - Gone Fishing with Bob Vespaziani (clip)

Thank you!!!

Thank you to everyone who made it out to the Gone Fishing series on Monday.  Another wonderful evening in all respects. Very powerful & inspired performances by Bob Vespaziani, Meiko Ando/Robin Howell and Mike Gennaro/Michael Keith. Can't wait for the next one.

Bob Vespaziani

Meiko Ando w/ Robin Howell

Michael Keith & Mike Gennaro

The Next Trip...

GONE FISHING on Monday March 12th

Set 1
Bob Vespaziani - solo Wave Drum with electronic manipulation

Set 2Meiko Ando is an independent Butoh dancer and a choreographer based in Toronto. She is also a visual artist who creates relief prints and sculptures with Japanese paper and plant matter. She was born in Tokyo, studied classical ballet, ballroom dancing, modern dance and came to Canada in 1982. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance at University of Waterloo. From 1987 to 1990 Meiko returned to Japan to perform for a professional Butoh dance company and at the same time worked as a researcher of Japanese traditional arts and festivals. This experience later influenced her choreographies such as a series of Butoh dance called "Onibaba". "Onibaba" was performed in Toronto, Quebec, Mexico City and St.Louis. Meiko also designs costumes and visual art for her stage.
One of Meiko's recent works is a collaboration with the music improvisation group Odradek (Andy Yue, James Bailey and Michelangelo Iaffaldano) at Somewhere There in Toronto, 2009. Inspired by the music of this collaboration, Meiko has created 10 prints in a handmade box.

Robin Howell, bassoonist, was born in LA in 1955 into a family of artists.  A student of Don Christlieb, Walter Stiftner, Fredrick Moritz, Michel Piguet and Abraham Milstein, he began his professional career at age 11. With dual specialties in Early and Contemporary Music, he has played with some of the world’s top ensembles, including Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Tafelmusik, Apollo Ensemble, Smithsonian Chamber Players, to name a few, and was formerly a member of the Sinfonica Nacional de Peru. Robin is a graduate of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.  Currently, he lives in Toronto as a freelance player, instrument restorator, designer, composer and teacher.

Set 3
Percussionist Mike Gennaro has performed with Mats Gustafsson, John Butcher, Kevin Drumm and Eugene Chadbourne among others. His heroes include Max Roach, John Bonham, Art Blakey, Ringo Starr, Paul Lovens, Roger Turner, Keith Moon and Al Jackson.

Michael Keith’s current work finds him re-imagining the traditional modes of expression of an electric guitarist; still deep‐rooted in the blues and crackling with the energy of rock, Michael’s music is uniquely identfied by his genuinely global concept of the contemporary guitarist.