JOHN WIESE

“There is a restlessness at work throughout, a constant suspicion that all hell could break out at any time, but Wiese plays with this sense of anticipation, building entangled musical structures that push and pull at themselves, creating an internal tension that breathes a vivid energy into the work.” – Richard Pinnell, The WIRE

Rare solo performance from John Wiese, one of the most consistently compelling composers/improvisers of the US noise scene. Wiese’s prolific output ranges from long-running projects Sissy Spacek and LHD to collaborations with C Spencer Yeh, Lasse Marhaug, Pain Jerk, Kevin Drumm, Wolf Eyes, Yellow Swans and Evan Parker.

Wiese’s solo work - developed across albums such as Soft Punk (Troubleman Unlimited), Zombie (Presto!?), Circle Snare (No Fun/PPM), and Seven of Wands (PAN)- is detailed, organic, and insistent, delicately balanced between “compositional clarity and tonal abrasion” (Joe Davenport, Tiny Mix Tapes).

http://www.john-wiese.com
https://johnwiese.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/johnwiese

SEBASTIAN LEXER / STEVE NOBLE

“Noble launched a belligerent, stabbing percussion attack, playing with sharp, aggressive percussiveness on gongs, cymbals and assertively tamped drums, while Lexer concentrated mostly on the piano’s harp and preparations, also frequently percussive, but more often bowing the strings for complex harmonics or using electronics to sensitively process sounds into rich, unusual timbres . . . as the set wore on, Noble increasingly allowed cymbal strikes to ring out in long, clear sustains that merged with resonant vibrations from Lexer’s piano, and towards its conclusion the set regained its previous vigour and then sublimated it, ultimately inducing an absorbing, almost meditative stillness.” – Tim Owen, Dalston Sound

Sebastian Lexer (piano+) and Steve Noble (drums and percussion) first played together in the winter of 2011 and what seemed like an unlikely, even oppositional, pairing quickly proved itself to be an extremely well-matched one. Noble's sharp vertical hits and Lexer's sustained horizontal textures echo, disrupt and enrich each other, producing music full of complex slants and intricate resonances.

http://sebastianlexer.eu

Presented in association with Fataka.