Aaron Hemphill (Liars, Nonpareils) and John Wiese make the L.A. live debut of STRAIN OF LAWS – their concrete industrial duo.

Plus HELM –the ever grim and gripping fractured clangs and hallucinatory drones of Luke Younger from London, UK.

And the somatic sounds and variable fidelities of LAUGHING CHANCE, a dead industrial project of Greh Holger (Hive Mind, Cleanse)

L.A. live action duo PISTOLA opens the show with an aggressive modular attack, power electronics vocals, and slow cold rhythms.

Flyer by John Wiese

On December 9th, Japanese sound artist FUJI|||||||||||TA returns to UPEND with a gripping new set at Zebulon.

Ever-seeking sounds yet unheard, Yosuke Fujita reinvents again. With an intentionally pared-down setup, he uses a simple pump to push air through two lightweight metal organ pipes of his own design. With a small microphone, he deftly intercepts the airflow, amplifies bursts of flitter and hiss, and–tapping the mic to metal–punctuates the gestures. By sampling these newly-discovered sonic textures on-the-fly and weaving them back into the mix, Fuji|||||||||||ta creates a unique hybrid of live performance and musique concrète composition. He calls it “A School of Sardines in the Pipe.”

Photo Olivier Jaquet