THE SUBSTATION
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OCTOBER
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8PM / $30
Transaction fees may apply
The Substation 03 9391 1110
This performance can cause magnetic
interference with pacemakers.
Contains flashing lights and loud
music. Not suitable for children
under the age of 12.
A double bill of light and sound connected by the
phenomenon of electricity.
In 1891 the genius inventor Nikola Tesla tamed
lightning with his Tesla coil, a device that renders
electricity visible. Now Glasgow-based artist Robbie
Thomson has harnessed the sonic capabilities of
the Tesla coil in a work as arresting as the scent of
burning ozone and as lively as electricity itself. By
synthesising the ever-changing sonic geometries
of the apparatus to produce distorted tones and
percussive stabs, Thomson offers a glimpse into the
subatomic relationships that govern the universe.
Meanwhile the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio
(M.E.S.S) will open a wormhole into the history
of electronic music, with an astonishing array of
synthesisers from the last half century to massage,
manipulate and mangle. Conjuring the spectres of
sounds lost to time while pointing in new directions
music may yet still travel, this concert has been set
to stun.
Presented in association with The Substation and Cryptic
#melbfest
IMAGE | Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
www.festival.melbourne
AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE
“Propels the viewer
into an intense
electromagnetic
experience.”
~ DIGITAL ARTI
MUSIC AUSTRALIA / UK
ROBBIE
THOMSON:
XFRMR /
MESS: LIVE
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