WHEN: Wednesday May 9th, 2007, 8 p.m.
WHERE: CURIOS @ 1451 12th NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
COVER: $5

Since the 1970s the currently UK-based text/sound artist Z'EV has been at the forefront of the movement that became known as "industrial".
A precursor even to Neubauten, his brand of scrap-metal/found object percussion originates in intense musical training and background. Beginning with his days at the California Institute of the Arts, Z'EV has studied techniques such as Balinese Gamelan, EWE (Ghana), Tala (south India), and Vou Dun (Haiti).
Incorporating these traditional methods into his distinctly personal musical vision of sound, Z'EV has consistently produced vital examples of his craft for a host of noted labels including Soleilmoon, C.I.P, Touch and Die Stadt and a commissioned piece for John Zorn's "Radical Jewish Music" series on Zaddik. His record "Bust This" was chosen in 1988 by The Wire as one of the greatest 50 percussion albums of all time.
Z'EV has graced the stage and created installations for an immense variety of venues in Europe, the US and Japan. The list of his collaborators over the years includes such luminaries as Keiji Haino, David Jackman, Francisco Lopez, KK Null, Stephen O'Malley, Charlemagne Palestine, Genesis P 'Orridge and Chris Watson.
In 2007, Radon presents 'Bust This', the premiere full-on American tour by Z'EV. These appearances will be his first state-side performances (excluding NYC and LA) in well over 20 years.
The concerts will occur in a mixture of conventional venues as well as delving into underground contexts which few artists of Z'EV's history and stature have explored. The return of Z'EV to the United States is highly anticipated in the wake of his recent activity. A new generation of listeners have come to the realization that much of what they consider to be the original wave of avant-garde music, owes a huge debt to the creative pathways forged by Z'EV.

Scott Nobody, formerly of Psychic TV, has coordinated this event and will perform as Nobody Somnambulist.

Sikhara exists in a constant state of motion, claiming no land as home. This rotating members project, lead by Scott Nydegger, was co-founded by drummer Sam Lohman and synth player Paul Beauchamp in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1999. Since then,
Sikhara have gone on to perform over 300 concerts in The US, Europe and Japan.
Utilizing both machinery and acoustic elements, Sikhara creates a disturbed environment of ritualistic sound. Manipulated sources of primitive voices are collaged into a hypnotic new language, which melds instinctively with animalistic tribal percussion.
Numerous Sikhara releases are available on cd and vinyl, but from conception, it is foremost a live band. On stage, Sikhara manifests itself in a trance-induced mayhem, blurring the lines between the music and the audience.

There's been a lot of talk about this show. A rare show by Z'ev. I posted it here earlier this week.
http://rocksquawk.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8801008412/m/4661046622

You could go to Vegas and see those Blue Man assholes for $100 bucks
or pay $5 up the street and see the dude who started all that style.