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to concert schedule Sunday, May 23, 2010 @ Pageant:Soloveev Gallery Pageant:Soloveev Gallery, 607 Bainbridge St., Philadelphia, PA, $5-10, 8:00pm. (map) Jason Soliday (Chicago) electronics Shattered Hymen (Chicago) electronics Dave Smolen (Philadelphia) electronics Scott Allison (Philadelphia) electronics An evening of fine noise. Jason Soliday is a stalwart member of the Chicago scene, having performed in many groups (Gunshop, Mora, with members of TVPOW, etc.) and on his own (under his own name and as Coeurl). He also runs the excellent show-space Enemy. Live, Soliday presents a dense and detailed sonic stew: heavy noise, but informed by his years of improvising, gigging, recording, building, and programming. Unlike so many young pretenders-to-the-throne, Soliday does more than just find an engaging sound and stick with it- he constantly shifts, feints, and dodges, pulling the rug out from under you only to smother you in it later. Shattered Hymen is Vadim Spirkut's harsh noise project, aspiring, despite the name, not to "power, control or violence but rather using volume, density and dynamics as a means to alter consciousness." A devastating sonic stew that does indeed blot out all conscious thought. Also performing is long-time Philadelphia scene-guy and all around thrasher Dave Smolen, known for his densely-layered analog electronic collages, often gesturing towards minimal techno. Scott Allison is a more recent transplant to Philadelphia, having spent time performing and organizing in Washington DC for many years. His work ranges from the quiet to the loud but always shows a visceral engagement with his sundry analog electronics. Scott also plays electronics in the freerock combo Kohoutek. (and check this out - Soliday is on the left) Jason Soliday (jump to bio)  J. Soliday - Acute Gorgonism, Side A (excerpt): J. Soliday - Again (excerpt): http://www.jsoliday.com/ Shattered Hymen (jump to bio)  Shattered Hymen - Soapland Nymphette: Shattered Hymen - Primitive Surgery: http://shatteredhymen.com/ Dave Smolen (jump to bio) http://soundcloud.com/metavein Scott Allison (jump to bio)  Biographies: Jason Soliday [long acting agent in the Chicago experimental electronic music scene both as a solo artist and as a member of Ratatosk, Winters In Osaka, I Love Presets, and numerous other projects. He is also the co-host of the Enemy performance space, and runs the labels Crank Satori and Maximum Magnetics.] Shattered Hymen is a noise project based in Chicago. The motivation is using volume, density and dynamics as a means to alter consciousness. Influenced by Japanese noise, Swiss Aktionists and a variety of psychedelic music. Dave Smolen Scott Allison, born 1972, improvises and composes (solo, duo, and group situations) with various analog electronic circuits, freeware digital software, tapes, radio (shortwave, VLF), processed / unprocessed field recordings, and extended use of musical instruments. Scott earned a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in visual arts during the early to mid 90's. Scott is a core member of the collective avant art-freerock group Kohoutek. |