Audio Foundation and Altmusic present…
Now Hear This! Ōtepoti
10-12 November 2022
Three nights and a day of urgent sound, adventurous music and deep listening featuring artists from throughout Aotearoa in collaboration with Ōtepoti locals.
Curated by Sewage (Ro Rushton-Green & Gabriel Griffin), the festival promises extraordinary sound, music and visuals by a selection of renowned and emerging sonic artists.
VŌTIV (AKL) / RIKI GOOCH (WGN) / ABIGAIL AROHA JENSEN (AKL) / REUBEN DERRICK (CHCH)/ CITACSY (AKL)/ KOLYA (WGN) / CAVE CIRCLES (WGN)/ CRUDE (CHCH)/ L.$.D FUNDRAISER / B.I.F.F / GHOST BELLS / PETER PORTEOUS / MICK ELBORADO / MUD DEATH / MOTOKO KIKKAWA / GRVDGGR / E-KARE / BETH HILTON / WILLIAM HENRY MEUNG / KATE REID / DANTE / TESS MACKAY / POPPY OPHELIA / SCOTT KENDALL / GABRIEL GRIFFIN / RO RUSHTON-GREEN
VISITING:
vōtiv – elegant washes of haunting drones and glacial abstract ambience, improvised soundscapes and calls to the wilds
Cave Circles / Riki Gooch – multi-instrumentalist and all-around musical magician, plays with Taonga Puoro ensemble Te Ātea Nui, Al Fraser, Mara TK, Orchestra Spheres and with different configurations from the Noa Records collective.
Abigail Aroha Jensen – on a haerenga of haututu, exploring the essence of hā in relation to textures of wai, te taiao and ngā Taonga pūoro
Citacsy – Seriously struggling with a field recording addiction
Kolya – hardware synth performances of live dance oriented music, flippant towards genre and whimsical with style
Crude – new-glitch, tech-psych, synth-punk, always in the spirit of DIY
Reuben Derrick – Saxophonist, clarinettist and composer whose work encompasses a vast range of collaborative performance with dancers, sound sculptors, actors, and songwriters.
Thursday 10 November – NEW ANTHENAEUM THEATRE – 8PM
SET 2 Dante + Kolya + Cave Circles
SET 3 William Henry Meung + Abigail Aroha Jensen + Citacsy
SET 4 Murdabike + E-Kare
SET 5 Wailing Wind Ensemble
Friday 11 November – NEW ANTHENAEUM THEATRE – 8PM
SET 2 vōtiv + Mud Death + Mick Elborado
SET 3 Riki Gooch + Abigail Aroha Jensen
SET 4 Poppy Ophelia + Kate Reid + Reuben Derrick + Motoko Kikkawa
SET 5 Drum Power Ensemble (Robbie Yeats, Gabriel Griffin, Riki Gooch, Scott Kendall)
Effects: Lance Strickland, William Henry-Meung, Dene Barnes
Saturday 12 November – LODGE MAORI – 2PM
SET 2 Reuben Derrick
SET 3 L$D Fundraiser + Crude + Peter Porteous + GRVDGGR