Altmusic presents Heather Leigh

Altmusic presents Heather Leigh (Scotland) w/ Rosy Parlane and Chris O'Connor/Greg Malcolm duo this Wednesday at Audio Foundation!

Altmusic is proud to present Heather Leigh (SCOT) as part of Altmusic's programme of independent & adventurous international musicians touring New Zealand in 2012.

Well known for her transgressive pedal steel performances both solo and alongside collaborators such as Chris Corsano (as half of Jailbreak), Richard Youngs and noise/dream merchants the Charalambides, Glasgow-based guitarist Heather Leigh's expressively rich amplified string and vocal tangles electrify audiences wherever she travels. Equally capable of 'thousand-yard-stare', Jandek-esque outsider drone/folk and mindmelting improvised noise/rock, Leigh encompasses all realms - a crucial figure on the post-noise/whatever scene and an amazingly energetic, must-see live performer.

'...she's turned pedal steel strings into tight ropes, spinning often claustrophobic and visceral works of beauty. In much of her largely improvised works, strangely solid structures form out of 15-minute free-form explorations into often uncomfortable textures and spaces. Yeah, she can shred alright. But indeed, it's that gritty sense of beauty that underscores most of her work, coarse and seemingly uncontrolled.' Tiny Mix Tapes

'Weather shredding strings like standing six-string players or building instant, miniature drones on the horizontal instrument, Murray’s range on the pedal steel creates a singular, and often non-guitar, sound.' Dusted magazine

Currently based in Scotland, Heather Leigh has released a number of solo recordings including the acclaimed Empire (Kendra Steiner Editions, 2012) and Devil If You Can Hear Me (Not Not Fun, 2007). A frequent collaborator, Leigh has recorded works with the aforementioned artists Chris Corsano and the Charalambides; as well as groups Sources and Ash Castles On The Ghost Coast.

Performing alongside Heather Leigh for her Auckland appearance will be AK-based drone/sound legend Rosy Parlane (Touch label) and the amazing live duo of Greg Malcolm / Chris O'Connor!

Tickets available through Undertheradar: http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/tour/2300/Altmusic-Presents-Heather-Leigh.utr

Auckland – Wednesday October 10th at Audio Foundation w/ Rosy Parlane & Greg Malcolm/Chris O'Connor duo, 7.30pm start, $10

Audio Foundation
4 Poynton Terrace (sub-basement of Parisian Tie Factory, behind St Kevin's Arcade)
Auckland CBD

Heather Leigh website: www.wishimage.com
Foundation:www.audiofoundation.org.nz
Special thanks to CNZ

Also coming up this Friday at the Audio Foundation:

Rob Thorne Toi Puoro performance

Friday 12th Oct
7 pm start, $5 entry
Audio Foundation
4 Poynton Terrace (sub-basement of Parisian Tie Factory, behind St Kevin's Arcade)
Auckland CBD

Rob Thorne will perform a 30-minute ambient, journey-style composition created using a loop pedal and traditional Maori instruments (taonga puoro) and then lead the audience in an open discussion/Q&A.
ALL ages are welcome! From tamariki to kaumatua!
Feel free to share and invite anyone and everyone.

Rob Thorne (Ngati Tumutumu), a Palmerston North musician of 25 years experience, has been researching, playing and performing taonga puoro since 2001. In the last 3 years he has been developing and performing epic-length orchestrated compositions using live loops that allows him to ensemble the instruments in a way that is musically & culturally challenging and beautifully ambient.

A recipient of CreativeNZ Quick Response funding to record, Rob will be releasing an album of his work late 2012/early 2013.

LIKE it on Facebook...
https://www.facebook.com/RobThorneToiPuoro
LISTEN to it on Bandcamp...
http://robthorne.bandcamp.com/album/whaaia-te-maaramatanga
and Soundcloud...
http://soundcloud.com/rob-thorne-toi-puoro
READ about it here...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/features/arts-on-friday/7587094/Be-blown-away-by-taonga-puoro
and here...
http://a2dzine.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/rob-thorne-te-ara-o-manawa-passage-of.html

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