9:30 – 12am
$15
subconsciouscafe presents ambient guitar mystics
harris newman with
esmerine & triple burner
featuring bruce cawdron and beckie foon of
godspeed you! black emperor
harris newman has contributed to hundreds of montreal-based recordings over the years, as both as musician and mastering engineer, including recent appearances on albums by hangedup, esmerine, thalia zedek, and hrsta, as well his second solo album for strange attractors audio house, accidents with nature and each other. newman is joined on this recording (and at select live appearances) by percussionist bruce cawdron and lap-steeler sandro perri. his new album continues his unorthodox approach to fingerstyle acoustic guitar, deconstructing and interweaving multiple genres into his own unique voice.
harris newman — http://www.harrisnewman.com
esmerine ; http://www.esmerine.com/reviews.html
“bruce cawdron and beckie foon obviously can’t get enough. not content with their roles in the guitar-driven godspeed you! black emperor, a silver mt. zion and set fire to flames, they collaborate on this first release as esmerine with the intent of exploring similar territories to the various godspeed splinters while leaving the guitars in their flight cases. subsequently, ‘if only…’ is built around minimal, chiming percussion and cello lines, bringing melody to the fore and allowing these eight pieces to drift by as clouds in a dreamscape. the hooks are in the mind of the listener, none of these pieces impose themselves, requiring you to unplug the telly and close your eyes. to do so is to enter a world of technicolour beauty, untroubled by war and politics. in short, esmerine are the perfect antidote for our times.” gillian nash, logo magazine
production: rob chalfen – robchalfen@hotmail.com