8:00 pm, Saturday September 7th
simakDialog (from Indonesia)
This show has been years in the making! Finally, after a couple of false starts, Indonesia’s simakDialog are making their first trip to the western hemisphere! Their performance here will follow by only a week their first-ever US appearance at the annual ProgDay festival in Chapel Hill, NC. Freakwent attendies of the showcases here have heard cuts from their fourth album, “Patahan“, their first on Moonjune Records. By the time they get here they should have released their sixth album, also on Moonjune, titled “The 6th Story“.
SimakDialog are a critically-acclaimed progressive ensemble that has been crafting a unique amalgam of modern progressive fusion, free jazz, psychedelia, progressive rock, world music and native musical dialects for over 20 years. Founded in 1993, in Jakarta, Indonesia, by the brilliant keyboardist and composer, RIZA ARSHAD, simakDialog has reached “cult” status in a land known for its rich cultural and artistic heritage.
Augmented by the world-class guitar stylings of TOHPATI (himself, a band leader and MoonJune Records recording artist), fabulous bass work of ADHITHYA PRATAMA, and the intricate, interwoven layers of rhythm from three superb percussionists (ENDANG RAMDAN, ERLAN SUWARDANA, and newest member, CUCU KURNIA), simakDialog is a band that has continued to steam through uncharted waters since its inception. Their five albums reflect a continued progression of music that looks and reaches to the future, while being highly cognizant of the moment and still embracing a musical heritage which dates back centuries. Theirs is a music that is every bit as unpredictable as it is captivating and enthralling, earning them numerous prestigious music awards in Indonesia and, more recently, recognition and accolades on a much larger scale.
2007 marked the band’s international debut on MoonJune Records with the release of Patahan. The album and its follow-up — 2009′s resplendent effort, Demi Masa — prompted enthusiastic reviews in more than 25 countries and allured legions of appreciative new listeners from around the globe. Currently, simakDialog is set to release their long-awaited sixth album — and third for MoonJune Records — in August, 2013.
Having performed previously in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Nepal, Germany and The Netherlands, the band is poised and eager to bring their stirring musical performance for the first time to their fans scattered across the Western Hemisphere.
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Jean Louis (from France)
Jean Louis is a French trio comprised of double bass, drums, and trumpet. With their compact and distorted grooves, Jean Louis create music out of wood, metal and electronic sounds. They worked underground for two years to develop and refine their rhythmic form to create compositions that are strongly riff based and explosive.
In la Defense’s National Jazz Competition in 2007, Jean Louis took secound prize, Joachim Florent and Francesco Pastacaldi took the first and third soloist prizes, respectively. In 2008, they went abroad and participated in such events as: Le Triton aux Lilas, The Hermitage’s Studio, The Olympic Cafe in Paris, The European (First part of Fantazio), The Rhino Jazz Festival (Gier River), and The Tuning Fork in Cherbourg.
Jean Louis acheive their massive sound with the use of the trumpet and double bass, often with electronic effects, and their stellar drum work. The Trio’s influences include artists such as Zu, Marc Ducret, Meshuggah, Melvins, Varese, Stravinksi, Zakir, Hussein, Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, and Fred Frith… On a quest for the freedom of expression, they create an in-depth jump into musical experimentation that is far from any cliches while constantly evolving.
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Showcase Rulz:
• All Ages Show
• BYOB
• Small Folding Chair OK (no arms)
• Cover $20
• Directions : http://www.orionsound.com/?page_id=226
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