Friday September 6 2019 11AM New York – or your local time
Carl and Akihirume perform live on the third and final hour of Radio Ravioli with Olivia on WFMU. 11AM Eastern, 8AM PDT, 5PM in London, 3AM Saturday in Tokyo.
Artists:
WFMU
91.1 and 91.9 fm in New Jersey and New York City, and at 90.1 and 91.9 fm in the Hudson Valley
streaming on the internet
“It’s terrific….Stone is still ahead of the game when it comes to his knack for discovering a world of music in a grain of sound.”
The last few years have given us a chance to gather a sizable chunk of Carl Stone’s older material. A pair of archival releases on this very label reminded us of the reasons for our immediate falling in love with Mom’s way back in 1992. Now it’s time to celebrate, and perhaps dance to the tune of a completely new record.
Well, not exactly. Baroo’s tracklist comprises two opuses from 2011, the remaining ones having been composed in 2018. It doesn’t matter anyway; Stone’s researching between the cracks of an intercontinental aesthetic consciousness yields laudable results whatever the age of his sounds. If anything, we could jokingly describe this item as a rhythmically charged “mutant pop” album; however, its interlocking patterns and splintered harmonic elements betray compositional subtleties that might be missed by the casual listener’s (lack of) focus. And yet, the composer himself states his hope for the audience to have fun with this music. Mission accomplished, needless to say: the title track – an entrancing salsa kaleidoscope that would stimulate Steve Reich’s jealousy – is alone worth the price of admission.
Still, this writer’s favorite is the subsequent “Xé May”. It is entirely performed on the Electron Octatrack, a small-sized sampling device that can do miracles in the right hands. A persistent “panther walk” bass vamp is a hook for the mind to coordinate its components; from there on, everything but the proverbial kitchen sink is thrown in by Stone. Pseudo-industrial lo-fi-ness, synthetic substrata, looped-and-bent voices halfway through a misshapen invocation and a muezzin’s Japanese mistress trapped inside a washing machine. These apparently absurd cohabitations, plus the substances distilled from their gradual modification, trigger sensational repercussions.
Baroo is a sunray piercing the black clouds and the cold fog to warm human plants whose flourishing is delayed. When you’re down and troubled – but don’t need a helping hand – it will work wonders, improving the mood much better than any antidepressant. Keep it close.
Saturday September 7 2019 Open 7:00PM start 7:30
Carl returns to Murmrr at the Union Temple in Brooklyn, this time with singer Akaihirume from Japan, in celebration of the concurrent release on the Unseen Worlds label – “Himalaya”
Also on the bill: Matmos, as well as Alex Zhang Hungtai and Pierre Guerineau.
Artists:
$25
Murmrr Ballroom
17 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Brooklyn NY
Friday September 13 2019 8:30 PM
Carl returns to Chicago after his sold out appearance at LAMPO last year. This time the venue is Constellation, the city’s premiere destination for resent performance and forward-thinking music with a focus on jazz, improvisation and contemporary classical. Also on the bill, local heroes Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society.
Artists:
$15 Presale, $17 Day of Show
Constellation
3111 N Western Ave, Chicago IL
Chicago IL
https://www.constellation-chicago.com/event/1877614-carl-stone-joshua-abrams-chicago/
https://www.constellation-chicago.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1053223358219281
Sunday September 15 2019 8 PM
Carl returns to the San Francisco Electronic Music Festival for their 20th Anniversary year. He was a founding member of the festival’s organizing unit and now proud to be returning for the auspicious occasion. Also on the bill the same evening will be Svenska Elektriska Operaensemblen from Sweden and improvising bassonist Dana Jessen.
Artists:
Brava Theater Center
2781 24th Street San Francisco
San Francisco CA
(415) 863-2441 (Circuit Network)
info@sfemf.org
http://www.sfemf.org/
Wednesday September 18 2019 8 PM
Carl’s solo performance, his Jacksonville debut!
Artists:
free
Sun-Ray Cinema
1028 Park St, Jacksonville, Florida 32204
Jacksonville FL
904-620-2273
clark.lunberry@unf.edu
Thursday September 19 2019 7:45 PM
Carl’s Gainseville debut will feature a one hour performance, preceded by a paper circuit workshop led by Josh Sonstroem. Loive visuals provided by Don Miller. Produced by PulpArts and Heartwood Soundstate
6pm doors
6:30 – 7:30 paper circuit workshop
7:45- 8:45 Performance
8:45 – 9:30 Conversation and Q & A
Artists:
$10 presale, $15 day of show
Heartwood Soundstage
619 South Main Street
Gainesville FL 32601
Gainseville FL
352.448.4849
