‘What is Music?’ festival returns in 2008 with what promises to be an experimental music spectacular at the Carriageworks in Sydney this April the 12th. This year, the festival is presenting all homegrown talent with a focus on large scale new instrument design and modification as well as the usual presentation of sonic extremes.

in the Carriageworks foyer will be Miles Van Dorsen’s ‘Feuerwasser’, a towering plume of flame, steam and sound that emanates from a body of water. Van Dorsen pushes our understanding of day-to-day physics challenging us to reconsider what is possible.

From Palermo Valerio Tricoli is one of the leading musicians in the new Italian music scene. His compositions bridge musique concrete and conceptual forms of sound.

the Sydney premiere of Robin Fox’s double laser synaesthetic sound and light performance. Fox envelopes the audience in impossible cones and lines of light all generated by audio signal so that what you see is literally what you hear.

Also representing the sculptural aspect of the event will be Robbie Avenaim, deployment multiple robotic bass drum pedals attached to various surfaces creating a maelstrom of polyrhythmic sound textures.

Dale Gorfinkle’s remarkable extensions of the humble vibraphone have become sculptural works in their own right!

Cor Fuhler (from Amsterdam but an honorary Australian) will be joined by the legendary Chris Abrahams (the necks) both there sublime use of objects within the piano has to be heard to be believed

Oren Ambarchi who’s attention to bass frequencies and ability to sculpt sonic mass is legendary worldwide,

Marco Fusinato who brings the visual art perspective to his unique approach to sonic forms and materials

Sydney premiere of the ‘Maxximal Paterrorist’ duo consisting of Anthony Pateras on piano and Max Kohane on grindcore drumkit!

VENUE Carriageworks Bay 20
245 Wilson Street Eveleigh Cnr of Codrington Street, Sydney
Show Starts 6pm
TICKETS available from www.ticketmast.com.au
(note limited seating available)
MORE INFO
http://www.carriageworks.com.au/here/here.html