Monday, September 28 + Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Faust

Co-presented by R5 Productions

 

Formed 1969 in Hamburg, Germany and considered the inventors of “Kraut Rock”, iconoclasts extraordinaire Faust are key figures in 20th century music. In the early 70's, along with Can and Kraftwerk, they re-invented pop music as a specifically European art-form. In their own studio they revolutionized the whole process of production; they improvised with industrial noise, generated bizarre hypnotic grooves, indulged in shockingly willful studio-based collages, and dabbled with every conceivable musical genre. Amongst those Faust strongly influenced are Brian Eno, Joy Division, My Bloody Valentine, Julian Cope, Sonic Youth and a host of Industrial and Techno bands. The music has lost none of its immediacy or relevance - it sounds as if it was recorded last week, not last decade.

 

"Anyone who's loved the last half-decade's re-invention of the guitar, (Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine et al), will instantly recognize Faust as a prime ancestor of 'our' music." - Melody Maker

 

Monday, September 28 at 8pm

Faust Workshop

Faust cordially invites you to come hang out, talk to the band and make music with them. Instead of the typical "rock formula" of arriving at a venue, playing in front of a crowd and then leaving to the next gig, Faust want to interact with their fans. They want to speak in depth about the ideas and stories behind it all and invite the crowd to participate in making music. We wish more bands would do cool stuff like this.  

 

Tuesday, September 29 at 8pm

Faust in Concert

Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, drums; Jean-Herve Peron, guitar; James Johnston, guitar; Geraldine Swayne, vocals

 

Simply remarkable, Faust’s work can hardly be compared to any of their contemporaries. They transcend both psych and prog, they influenced countless acts and anticipated many musical trends, from This Heat to Nurse With Wound to Radiohead, New Wave and No Wave, Industrial and Post-Rock. Faust has performed and collaborated with Nurse with Wound, Ulan Bator, Henry Cow, Tony Conrad, Pascal Comelade, and Jim O'Rourke among many others.