Dark Matter presents Hibushibire (JPN) + Legs on Wheels + Dream Skills - Trigger Object (Joint Set)

Formed in Japan in 2012, Hibushibire quickly gained a name for themselves with vigorous live performances mainly in Kobe/Osaka. The band's sound is based on hard psychedelic rock and progressive rock from the late 60s and early 70s, incorporating ethnic elements, drones and many other psychedelic elements, and thoroughly pursuing a psychedelic groove. "Knotty, funky, whimsical, charming, whipsmart and adventurous, Legs On Wheels are one of the best things I've heard in years. I urge you to investigate if you like music that hits a little different." (Stuart Maconie) Dream Skills - Trigger Object are going to play a joint set, the only one on our tour. Vern Avola is a composer and multimedia artist based in Portland, Oregon. She has been playing music for over 20 years, beginning her solo work in 2007. She currently releases music under the name Trigger Object; earlier iterations of her solo project include EMS, Avola, and Dirty Centaur. Her work combines bone-crunching beats, wailing electronics, and multi-layered noisescapes described as "fractured, warped, and beautifully deranged." Dream Skills utilizes a simple Euro-rack analog/digital modular set up in order to harness the technique of triggering and sequencing collected natural sounds which have been digitized into WAV samples.