February 15, 2008
live visuals by Gift Shop
GOODNIGHT STARS GOODNIGHT AIR creates TIME AND SPACE BENDING, SUBLUMINAL APOCALYPSE DRONE. He also works with others in structured, as well as free improv collaborations... gtr/fx in WE HAVE HEAVEN. gtr/fx in DRAGON TURTLE. gtr/fx in BREADMACHINE. and other combinations in the Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia.
BROKEN CONNECTION is a collaboration of Ben Fleury-Steiner and Northern Valentine.
LILT MARATHON is Brian Thrash and Joe Ruster.
We started working on improvisational electro acoustical sound projects in the autumn of 1999 in Detroit USA. A typical setup consists of Joe using vinyl records and loop based MiniDisc or CD recordings with minimal processing equipment, usually a mixing board with 3-band EQ and pan. Brian uses a combination of edited and looped field recordings, live source, or analog wave forms as base sounds, which may be further processed through various effects and sound processors that are hardware or software based.
The foundation of any given set that we perform are the limits that we give to ourselves as parameters. We each choose several sources and tools, set a timeframe and theme, then build from there. We do not follow a particular formula; the piece generally evolves out of the setting and framework of the project at hand. The sound that evolves as we perform is a tandem effort of providing a point of departure for the other, letting go at the right moment and preparing to respond at the appropriate moment.
