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Dec

17

sunn O))) Shoshin (初心) duo w/ Leila Bordreuil and High Command sunn O))) Shoshin (初心) duo w/ Leila Bordreuil and High Command

with Leila Bordreuil & High Command

Sat December 17th, 2022

8:00PM

Pioneer Works

Minimum Age: All Ages

Doors Open: 7:00PM

Show Time: 8:00PM

Event Ticket: $85-$440

Day of Show: $85-$440

Ticketing Policy

Proof of vax is NOT required for this event

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SUNN O)))

SUNN O))) Shoshin (初心) Duo
SUNN O))) returns to the live aspect in its core, original raw form.
Founders/guitarists Stephen O’Malley & Greg Anderson will perform as a duo
immersed in profound valve amplification, spectral harmonics, distortion and
volume. Pure and primaeval riffs of temporality, massively heavy structures of
sound pressure. Witness a live experience of physical sound, fog and glacial
maximalism like no other.

Leila Bordreuil

Leila Bordreuil is a cellist, composer, and improviser based in Brooklyn.
She accesses concepts as diverse as Noise, contemporary classical, free jazz, and other experimental traditions but adheres to none of them. Driven by a fierce interest in pure sound and inherent texture, Leila challenges conventional cello practice through extended techniques and xtreme amplification methods, to the extent she sometimes seems to be playing the P.A system rather than her cello. Her immersive performances are rich in psychoacoustic effects, which she produces by merging audio-feedback, harmonic overtones, room resonance and other acoustic phenomena.

Leila is an active player in New York’s improvised music scene, and collaboration is central to her practice. Her cross-genre explorations have brought her to diverse collaborative projects, including duos with Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Luke Stewart (Irreversible Entanglements, Laurel Halo, Tamio Shiraishi (Fushitutsa), Bill Nace (Body Head), Kali Malone, Julia Santoli, and a trio with Joanna Mattrey and Sean Ali.

Leila tours regularly in Europe and the USA, having performed at MoMA PS1, Lincoln Center, Pioneer Works, Issue Project Room, The Lab (San Francisco), Art Basel (Switzerland), Berlin Atonal (Germany), Barbican Centre (London), BOZAR Museum (Brussels) and countless basements across the US.

High Command

Southern Lord will release the debut LP from Worcester, Massachusetts crossover outfit HIGH COMMAND, putting the final touches on the terminal Beyond The Wall Of Desolation for release in the coming months. While the album’s street date and more are being locked down, an early single, “Visions From The Blade,” as a precursor for the record, as the band continues to tour across the country supporting Spirit Adrift. Surging with the strength of the early US thrash and crossover scene, HIGH COMMAND projects a scathing display of scorched earth vocals and spiraling divebomb riffs, soaked in napalm leads, and percussive devastation. With competitive and fantasy-inspired lyrical scourge, the band drives their message forth with might and conviction. The raw barbarity of the band’s crushing early recordings caught the ear of Southern Lord who hunted the band down and now has them locked and loaded for the release of their debut LP.

The brainchild of guitarist Ryan McArdle and vocalist Kevin Fitzgerald, HIGH COMMAND began in rebellion to the brutal winter months, yet quickly spiraled into a full-bore killing machine, initiating the recruitment of like-minded area friends, the lineup fleshed-out by guitarist Mike Bonetti, bassist Chris Berg, and drummer Ryan Pitz. The band recorded The Secartha Demos at The Paincave with Chris Corey (Mind Eraser, Magic Circle, No Tolerance, Innumerable Forms) and had it mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (From Ashes Rise, Integrity, Obituary) after which it saw release through Haftvad Records, the label issuing, “With razor-sharp metallic riffs, pure punk adrenaline, and an original Sword and Sorcery theme, HIGH COMMAND delivers a demo of skull crushing fantasy violence and aggressive atmosphere. If the brutal literary worlds of Robert E. Howard and Karl Edward Wagner manifested in the musical form of Sodom, Mercyful Fate, Integrity, and Cro-Mags, The Secartha Demos would likely be the result. For those who live for the lust of battle and music that bludgeons with the fury of a spiked-mace.” The label then issued the two-song The Primordial Void 7” shortly after.

 

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