EXO-TECH
GROUNDTONE (Day 2)
EXO-TECH is large ensemble collective formed in New York by vocalist and director SOPHIA BROUS and New Zealand pop innovator KIMBRA in 2016. The group features a revolving membership of some of New York and beyond’s most respected music luminaries, including David Byrne, Sean Lennon, Moses Sumney, Caroline Polachek, Bilal, Questlove, Yuka Honda, Dave Harrington, Zeena Parkins and many others.
Exploring the intersections of improvisation and pop song composition, EXO-TECH traverse musical worlds from Talking Heads to Can, to Arthur Lyman, Gang Gang Dance, Brigitte Fontaine and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, as much influenced by modern pop and rnb as by by free jazz, avant garde improvisation, tropicalia and film music.
GROUNDTONE is PS21’s new, three-day weekend of immersive concerts and adventurous music.
A sonic exploration of PS21’s untamed natural landscape, the festival invites listeners to experience dazzling performances and site-specific creations by visionary, genre-defying artists in settings across our grounds.
Part of Upstate Art Weekend, each day will include free performances, workshops, open rehearsals, and community music making open to all. Highlights include Lina Lapelytė’s immersive installation Study of Slope and ticketed concerts each evening.
SOPHIA BROUS, voice // KIMBRA – voice, electronics // TAJA CHEEK – vocals // NELS CLINE -guitar// DARIAN DONOVAN THOMAS – violin, electronics // WILL GRAEFE – guitar // JEREMY GUSTIN – drums // YUKA HONDA – synths // BEN CHAPATEAU-KATZ (keyboards, sax) // DANNY MEYER – saxophone, electronics // MAURO REFOSCO – percussion // CLEEK SCHREY – hardinger fiddle, daxophone // DOUG WIESELMAN – bass clarinet // SPENCER ZAHN – bass // ALEX TOTH – trumpet, synth
