To celebrate 20 years (and counting) of Holocene, we’ve crafted a series of events to showcase some of our favorite artists from near and far - those visionaries who inspire us, and those local loves who warm our hearts and make us proud.
Tonight we present a performance from visionary LA based composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, a reunion performance from Ancient Heat (9 piece live disco band!), and DJ sets from dear friends Shy Girls and Genevieve D (of Nightclubbing).
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is a classically-trained American composer, performer, and producer from the Pacific Northwest. Her music is a form of auditory interpretation, powered by curiosity and her toolkit of modular, analogue, and rare synthesizers (including her signature Buchla), orchestral textures, and voice. Since her first self-releases in 2012, she has explored the endless possibilities of electronic instruments and the relationship between sound, shape, color, body movement, and expression. Spanning releases on Western Vinyl, RVNG Intl., Ghostly International, and her own multidisciplinary project, Touchtheplants, her work has drawn acclaim from all reaches of the experimental music world, including NPR, The New York Times, The Wire, and Rolling Stone. The latter named Smith's 2017 LP The Kid their avant-garde album of the year. Her collaborations include projects with Danny Elfman, Patti Smith, Emile Mosseri, King Gizzard , Suzanne Ciani, Anoushka Shankar and commissions for Apple, BBC Orchestra, Epcot Center, Google, and others. With Let's Turn It Into Sound, her latest album on Ghostly, Smith moves through vibrant avant-pop and neoclassical songcraft, expressing a feeling that words alone cannot.
Ancient Heat
Ancient Heat is a large ensemble dance band, formed in 2010 by composer and producer Brendan Grubb. The 8-piece powerhouse revels in an exhilarating mixture of west coast funk, disco and R&B, merged with infectious polyrhythms and a healthy dose of psychedelia. While they confess major affection for more mainstream disco divas, Ancient Heat's orchestration is decidedly experimental and daring. In the world of Ancient Heat, disco is not a genre but a force of nature. As their name suggests, the band seems to have tapped into a secret primordial well of funky sensualism, working their alchemical magic for the dancefloor and making all that glitters into gold. In both their exuberant re-contextualization of classic works and their own inventive compositions, they convey an unpretentious style and a deep sincerity. This is a group with their feet on the ground, ditching the irony, egos, and iciness of more slick dance acts. Instead, they bring us a west coast approach, with an earthy harmony about them that recalls the deep awe of the forest more so than the glitz of the club. The group dresses in all white for their compelling live performances, leading the local press to label these magic-makers: "a cross between Abba and The Children of God." It's a spectacle of skilled musicianship and ecstatic theatrics that you'll need to see to believe...."
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