Somehow with just bass and drums Sissy Spacek bulldozed Saint Vitus in a controlled, massive, grinding explosion. These guys have been doing it forever - exploring every aspect of extreme sonic experimentation from noise to power violence to the grind behemoth that they are today. Seeing John Weise play bass is an experience unto itself and the dru…

This isn't the best sounding recording but honestly, listen to it. If you are a fan of either of this bands, this was pretty much everything you would want from a live performance. The Market Hotel has a large window in the area behind the stage so as the chaos was unfolding you could see the above ground train going by in the background. This was …

You must know Efrim from his band Godspeed You Black Emperor!. His solo performance was the near opposite experience of seeing Godspeed. Rather than huge, epic sound waves and cinematic projections, this was a meditative, intimate, and subtle experience. The thing that is consistent between both entities is the pure emotional power of the music. Th…

This was rad. Yokuburi appeared in a sort of balcony-like area above our heads. Just one guy playing drums that were wired up to triggers that played samples along with his drumming. The effect was pretty great and really fun to watch. His set transitioned straight into Lightning Bolt as they both played together for the first few minutes of their …

This was a really intense performance by Prurient. I have seen him a few times in the past and it was always just a guy sitting at a table, twisting some knobs and pushing some buttons. This time it was a true performance. The music was raw and played with an emotional immediacy that betrays it's electronic origins. Dominick's stage presence was vi…

The headlining event at Basilica Soundscape 2018 was this collaborative performance between Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Haxan Cloak (collaborator with Bjork, The Body, HEALTH, Atticus Ross, etc). The result was a 45 minute sci-fi soundtrack-like dronescape. You can hear how much audience noise there is at the beginning and how everyo…

If you haven't heard or seen Lingua Ignota yet, do yourself a big favor and change that. At this show she performed on the floor rather than on the stage. The lights in the club were off and the only lighting was an industrial clip-on light she had placed on her equipment. During the noise portion of the set she walked around, holding the light by …