S L O M O S P E E D B O A T
Slomo Speedboat is the musical overflow of Jamie Mildren (Architecture In Helsinki), a cosmic levelling up his close orbiters have anticipated since he first started remixing friend’s bands into trippy Space Age bliss outs. Relocating from a Brunswick full-court press to the pristine shores of Aotearoa, Mildren’s Op-Z synthesizer patch-stiche is a blend of melodic, playful, instrumental electro-pop, and it delivers more bounce to the ounce than ever before. If you think about it, a speedboat in slow motion seems the perfect vessel to deliver eternally cruisy and fun, but also skewed and weird, electro vibes. And so, ahoy listeners, should you find yourself at a show (expect kaleidoscopic visuals, wired up synaesthesia style) or simply at home listening, then prepare to float through bendy waterways, swim in charmingly sideways beats, dip into electronica, bathe in a vast retro-futuristic sea, immerse in a bunch of unnecessary nautical puns, and experience some deep and catch-y sounds.
https://www.instagram.com/slomospeedboat/

P L A S T I K P R E S S
Plastik Press was started in March 2020 in Berlin, Germany during the first of several massive lockdowns. The project was initially a way to revisit old demos and sketches and turn them into new music via sampling on a simple laptop setup. The band’s music merges heavily altered digital soundscapes with field recordings and acoustic instrumentation. In late 2021 the band relocated home to Tāmaki Makaurau and started working on new music and video work.
https://plastikpress.bandcamp.com/album/elsewhere

B L A C Q F O R E S T A U D I O
Following the instructions in Pat Wight’s Musical Baking Book: Into
the mixing bowl goes Grime, Jungle, Garage Rock, and Industrial
Techno. Mix together till there’s a healthy dose of “fuck off” attitude
on top, and leave to rest, serve with knee high boots, a mesh top and an Epiphone ES-335.
Hailing from Whanganui-a-Tara, Blacq Forest Audio is a focused, professional attack on the senses. Anti-conformist, anti-prejudice, and pissed off at the state of the world, Pat’s lyrics are range from using mental health to satirically critique local politicians (Vibrate like Me), artists loosing touch with reality (Don’t Fall Too Far To Sleep), to holding queer doofs in the deserts of Central Otago (Return of Kings).
https://blacq-forest-audio.bandcamp.com/

Thursday 08 June
Audio Foundation
Doors 8PM
$10 on the door, $8 presales from UTR, or free if you’re an Audio Foundation member
more info on becoming a member here http://www.audiofoundation.org.nz/donate