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Delia Gonzalez: Days Of Mars
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New York, NY, March 6, 2007 - The Kitchen is pleased to present a rare appearance by mixed-media artist Joshua White and his legendary Joshua Light Show, in collaboration with music and visual art duo Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom. Including selections from their debut album, The Days of Mars (DFA), Russom and Gonzalez perform meditative electronic compositions on analog synthesizers in a distinct style referencing the minimalist traditions of both experimental and disco genres. Simultaneously, White leads a team of video artists, including Bec Stupak (Honeygun Labs) to improvise live synesthetic visuals behind a giant rear projection screen, involving the “liquid light” techniques he developed at Bill Graham’s Fillmore East during the late 1960s. The performance, which is curated by Nick Hallett, will take place at The Kitchen (512 West 19th Street) on Wednesday, April 4 at 8pm. Tickets are $10.
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The latest missive from DFA's much envied aural stud-farm, 'The Days of Mars' sees Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom at last unleashing 'Rise' in its full-fat form, some years after it first surfaced as a DFA remix. With a firmly pronounced lineage that's openly traceable back to Tangerine Dream, 'The Days of Mars' is an extended EP/mini-LP (delete as you see fit) comprised of four pieces that top 12 minutes each. Opening with 'Rise', Gonzalez and Russom craft a throbbing synth part that is equal parts Moroder and Eno, then leave it to mutate and incrementally accrue beats; resulting in a lucid bluster of digital intent. Toning it down a little on '13 Moons', G&R allow similar elements to bask in the reflected glow of a tender piano, resulting in a slow-motion arc that demands your attention, whilst 'Black Spring' closes proceedings on a effulgent yet saturnine note.
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Synesthetic lightshow pioneer Joshua White teams up with electronic musicians Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom for a new audiovisual collaboration, featuring selections from the duo’s debut album, The Days of Mars (DFA). Surging with layers of arpeggiated melody and performed entirely on analog synthesizers, their compositions serve a hypnotic counterpoint to the visual music of White’s legendary Joshua Light Show, which incorporates the liquid light techniques that established his reputation at Bill Graham’s Fillmore East during the late 1960s. Contributing video artists, including Bec Stupak (Honeygun Labs), add contemporary VJ practices into the mix.
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Gonzalez and Russom are part of the DFA beat-bending artists that include Black Dice, LCD Soundsystem, and the Juan MacLean, among others. The duo are set to release the album, Days of Mars, in October. The album will have only four tracks, but it is probably more accurate to describe each song as a "voyage" rather than a simple track.
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