One of 2012's most awe-inspiring events returns to CSMA with the ever-growing NAKED NOISE improv drone ensemble on Friday, April 4th at 9PM.




Join us once again as we transform the CSMA Auditorium into an ethereal sound garden, with a massive 22 musician, amplified ensemble of ritual drone with visuals.

This is far more than just a show - more of a total transcendental sound experience. The performers will be set up in a ring, where the audience is encouraged to wander around the circle of musicians and experience the performance from a variety of angles. The sound will stretch and mutate based on which performers you're closest to.

The performance will be entirely improvised with each musician dedicated to the ebb and flow of chaos and restraint.

NAKED NOISE will once again be curated by Sun Spells (Jeff, Heather, Judd, Aydin, and Owen) and include members of TZAR (Brian Wilson, Michael Stark), LOFTS (Bruce Hyde), Time/Being (John & Mario), Soft Healer (Will & Marie), Hiroshima Vacation (VII Caso), BRIAN! (Bubba), The Invisible Hand (Devin Conathan), You, Me, and the Radio (Katie McShane, Damien Scalise, Luara Karlson-Carp), The Sutras (AJ Strauss), Electric Golem (Trevor Pinch), plus Matthew Saccuccimorano (Black Castle, Sound Awake, etc.), and Michael Troutman, with visuals by Nils Hoover (Newman Brothers).

Friday, April 5th
Community School of Music & Art
3rd Floor Auditorium, 330 E State / MLK Jr St., Ithaca, NY 14850
9PM | All AGES | $5

Who's doing what? View below...

Beautiful night of experimental creations. Very inspiring. Video from C.J. Boyd, Jessica Pavone, and Purple Henry below!



C.J. Boyd


Jessica Pavone

Fantastic footage via Chris Knight from the February 2nd show with Blues Control and Sun Spells. Multi-angle, omni-directional goodness right here.



Blues Control


Sun Spells

Thanks to the huge turnout at CSMA on Friday, November 30th. Glad to see such a broad cross section of Ithaca in support of this special event. More to come in 2012.

Credit & thanks to Lanny Huang & Peter Korolov for the footage and CG Photography for the images.

I hope you didn't miss this one!


THOU

After some slooooooow tube movement and silly, non-functioning router action - here's some footage from Monday night's show! Great sets by all including Daniel Francis Doyle's first Ithaca performance as a trio (featuring a fellow former When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth member behind the kit), an intimate, semi-acoustic special performance from Kites In Space, new and re-worked material from Kaboosh!, and another solid ultra-drone set from Sun Spells - the whole 20+ min clip this time!


Daniel Francis Doyle (trio) 'There Are Two of You'

Here's video from the latest IU show including new, as yet unreleased material from Ga'an! To check the clips out in HD along with hundreds of other videos, check out our IU YouTube channel.


Ga'an


Ga'an


Sun Spells


Underground River


Underground River


Brian!


Brian!


Brian!


Brian!

Here's a few video clips from the latest BIG DAY IN! These are different from the ones we're aiming for the next DVD so more to come. Thanks to McNeil Music of Ithaca, Angry Mom Records, and The Haunt for making another BDI possible.



TOMBS


TOMBS


SULACO


SUN SPELLS


SEPSIS


SEPSIS


OAK & BONE


NIGHT OWLS


LUX CARENTES


INERDS


HIROSHIMA VACATION


EHNAHRE


EHNAHRE

Band Name:
Sun Spells

Location: Ithaca, NY

Formed: Fall 2010

Members:
Akyurtlu, A.,
Anderman, J.
Marshall, O.
Valla, J.

Releases: N/A

Tell us about yourselves!
Sun Spells are a reenactment society interested in the preservation of primitivist North American charismatic drone rites. Traditional electroacoustic drone performance finds its roots in the late 18th century, where naturally occurring voltaic piles and hand-cranked oscillators produced low frequency bio-acoustic waves, catalyzing the transcendent experiences of the camp followers. This colonial elaboration on the just intonation organ drone of the medieval catholic mass found further elaboration in various esoteric utopian communities. The cloister at New Harmony, the Log Tabernacle of the Beaver Island Kingdom of the Strangite Mormons, and the underground labyrinth of the pietist Amana Colonies are all known or suspected resonant structures, vibrating sympathetically with lunar, choral, and paleo-industrial fundamentals. We're also greatly influenced by
post-war movements such as Krautrock, Japanoise, and British psychedelia. We use (for the most part) guitars, drums and a modular synthesizer, though our ensemble will eventually include a large choir. The band started when the first three members (Jeff, Judd and Owen) met at a séance in an abandoned lighthouse. We've played two shows thus far. The first was at an art gallery, where we managed to shake two paintings off the wall over the course of the set. The second was in a basement, where we managed to evacuate all but three audience members. Big Day In will be our third show, and our first as a four-piece following the addition of Aydin, our bassist and color guard.

Sun Spells - "He Came From the North" by owenmartial

Welcome to another BIG DAY IN - Ithaca Underground's DIY day-fest of 12 bands for only $5. Click for details.