Keyword results: Maximum Arousal
Maximum Arousal, The Lost Weekend and Room 40 present, Tim Hecker (Canada) and Jim Haynes (USA)
What:
Maximum Arousal, The Lost Weekend and Room 40 present, Tim Hecker (Canada) and Jim Haynes (USA)
Where:
The Toff in Town, Lvl 2, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
When:
TONIGHT! Thurs Mar 4, doors 8pm
How much:
$12 on the door
Description:
Sound art, I here you say? Boooooring. It's all dudes sitting motionless behind laptops checking their email, yeah? Screw the nineties' laptop rock vibe; Kid A made sure that scene died in the arse. So, who's this Tim Hecker character then? Really, he rode the highs of 1996's 'experimental' craze, through the alt world's doom obsession of 2005 to stand, unscathed, as the fêted lord of ambient drone.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: Easy Listening
Maximum Arousal presents: Mani Neumeier and Vampilla
What:
Maximum Arousal presents: Mani Neumeier and Vampilla
Where:
The Toff in Town, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
When:
Sun Jan 3, doors 8pm
How much:
$12 on the door
Description:
Krautrock legend Mani Neumeier returns to the Toff after bringing the trans-national Acid Mothers Guru Guru here earlier in the year. The drummer who's jammed with Eno and Cluster is going to do two sets - one solo and one with local identities. Joining Mani is the so-called '10-piece brutal orchestra' Vampilla, making their first trip to Australia to bring their epic noise show to our shores.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: Nuclear Disaster
Maximum Arousal presents Aus (Japan) and Cokiyu (Japan) with Parttimer (Brisbane)
What:
Maximum Arousal presents Aus (Japan) and Cokiyu (Japan) with Parttimer (Brisbane)
Where:
The Toff, Lvl 2, 252 Swantson St, Melbourne
When:
Tues Sept 15, doors 8pm
How much:
$12 on the door
Description:
My name is Tokyo and I want to make you feel bad about your city. Your experimental sound nights - I blow their tits off with my electronically manipulated songforms. I am a city of endless tiny streets, sprawling parks and countless incongruous communities co-existing in a glorious pulse of activity.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: Giant robots
Maximum Arousal presents Johnny Saw Horses
What:
Maximum Arousal presents the Johnny Saw Horses Juarez launch
Where:
The Toff in Town, Lvl 2, Curtin House, Swanston St, Melbourne
When:
Sun Aug 3, doors 8pm
How much:
$10
Description:
Part American gothic, part avant-folk, part depressing pop, Melbourne's Johnny Saw Horses launch their debut album, Juarez, this Sunday in the intimate surrounds of the TIT. Haunting, sparse and frequently frightening, the Melbourne duo's is as dark as the subject matter referenced in the album title.
Event: Launch
Stimulus: A
Maximum Arousal - Rafael Toral (Portugal)
What:
Maximum Arousal - Rafael Toral (Portugal),
Anthony Pateras + Robin Fox
Where:
The Toff In Town, Lvl 2 Curtin House, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
When:
Sun July 6, 8pm
How much:
$15 on door
Description:
When Maximum Arousal presents Rafael Toral, The Toff will fill up with the grinding, buzzing soundscapes born out of his experimentation. Toral describes himself a composer rather than a performer, having studied electrical circuitry at institutions across Amsterdam and New York. Toral's fascination for exploring the vocabulary of sounds determined by unconventional instruments will be supported by two of Melbourne's sound artists.
Event: Bands
Stimulus: A
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