Sounds From Planet IE
Experimental group IE curates Sunday nights this October, bringing new artists into the fold each week.
IE are nestled in a constellation of fascinating people. They’re mainstays at Drone Not Drones, the annual 28-hour drone-athon at the Cedar. Any time an IE member is on stage, you can expect strong songwriting, experimental sounds, and a striking blend of openness and taste.
FEAT. JOHN MARKS, CRYSTAL MYSLAJEK, AND JOHN C.S. KESTON
Sunday, October 4
7:00pm Show
FEAT. LITTLE OBSESSIONS & LXD
Sunday, October 11
7:00pm Show
For Week 2, IE welcomes Little Obsessions, the umbrella moniker for the polymathic creativity of Mara Appel Des Lauriers. Mara constructs burbling melodies and lyrical vulnerability, channeling baroque psychedelia through synth-pop aesthetics.
Then, 1980s Seattle underground veterans LXD merge Lori Eschler’s cinematic sensibility (as a pianist, a cellist, and a former collaborator of David Lynch) with the scrappy guitar and tape loop textures by Dale Flattum (Steel Pole Bath Tub, Novex).
For Week 3, the avant-shamanic ensemble American Cream Band plays a special drone set, followed by an electrifying, percussion-driven exploration with drummer Shawn Walker of Gay Witch Abortion, Nate Nelson of American Cream, and members of IE.
IE closes out the residency with a full-band performance, previewing new songs from their in-progress album for Quindi. Material opens the show with cosmic minimal patterns.
FEAT. AMERICAN CREAM BAND & SHAWN WALKER
Sunday, October 18
7:00pm Show
FEAT. MATERIAL
Sunday, October 25
7:00pm Show
For this residency opener, ambient musicians John Marks and Crystal Myslajek will create an otherworldly duo of fractured vocals and sampled landscapes. Then, John C.S. Keston will share a short set of music from his album Consonant Dissonance on piano.
Finally, Marks and Myslajek will lead a psychedelic drone journey featuring members of IE.