Cepia (Minneapolis) supports his new album Natura Morta on Ghostly International, artfully combining an finely-tuned orchestra of clicks and whirrs with majestic melodies, and Chicago’s own DJ Warp provides corresponding support with a set of IDM, abstract electronica and ambient. Residents Emulsion and Liz Revision DJ IDM, ambient electro and glitchy techno throughout the night.
“With its multi-layered commingling of clanking beats and melancholy themes, [Cepia’s Dowry album] follows in the mechanical footsteps of Autechre [and] Funkstorung, … [and] the title track, where stately melodies stubbornly bleed through entangling tendrils of squawks, whirrs, and clicks, is the real stunner. A strong debut from Mr. Miller, ” gushes Textura magazine. Basking in the live-generated sounds of Cepia in Sonotheque’s top-notch Funktion One sound system will truly be a spine-tingling, moving experience.
We’re honored to have DJ Warp, AKA Brian Keigher as a fitting complement to Cepia. As one of Chicago’s premiere electronic music DJs he’s shared the bill with a veritable who’s-who of contemporary artists like Autechre, Luke Vibert, DR Alex Paterson (of The Orb), DJ Spooky, Prefuse 73, Jack Dangers (of Meat Beat Manifesto), Richard Devine, Scanner, and John Tejada.
Tuesday, November 13th at Sonotheque
1444 W. Chicago Ave.
$5
21+
9pm to 2am
Hope to see you there!
PS: Look for Near the Parenthesis (n5md) and DJ Chris Widman (Abstract Science/WLUW) in December.