Forenzics, Fabels & Codakrohm play The Record Crate, 4th June 2016
Forenzics are playing an all ages afternoon show at The Record Crate in Glebe, Saturday 4th June 2016, with awesome support from electro-psych-shoegazers Fabels and improv-experimental-noisemakers Codakrohm. Doors open at 2pm. It’s sure to be a great afternoon of live improvisation, experimentation, psychedelia, soundscape, beauty, noise and dissonance.
Our line-up for this show features Matthew Syres and Dirk Kruithof on guitars, Joe Cummins on trumpet, and the return of Joshua Isaac on drums and percussion.
For more info and updates check out the Facebook Event here.
The Sounds Unsound #6 Audio Teaser
Have a listen to a track from each of the five acts playing The Sounds Unsound #6 on the 24th October 2015. These are all available for free download as mp3’s for a limited time so enjoy. For more info or audio check out the links above each track.
Defektro, Forenzics, Abre Ojos, Sound Object, & Demoncore to Play The Sounds Unsound #6, 24th October 2015
Dirk and I have put together an amazing lineup for this, the sixth in The Sounds Unsound presents series. It’s a massive synth vs guitars type lineup happening on Saturday 24th September 2015, Underground at Valve Bar and Venue, Agincourt Hotel, 871 George Street, Sydney, Australia, with doors at 8pm and tickets $15 on the door.
Digital/analog synth duo Demoncore will be kicking off the night at 8.30pm, followed by post-doom guitar duo Sound Object featuring yours truly from Forenzics and Pete Jones from the mighty Axis Trio, Melbourne based audio/visual maestro Abre Ojos, the usual darkly textured improvised soup of Forenzics, and saving the best till last, Defektro in all his man/machine noize interface glory. Our own visual maestro RedCell Disorder will be projecting his signature improvised textured insanity throughout the night apart from Abre Ojos’ set.
We’re also way excited to share the stage once again with Forenzics’ original drummer Ben Eadie for the first time in many, many years. Sure to be interesting.
Check out the Facebook Event for updates and more info and listen to tracks by each act here.
Forenzics ‘Malign’ Album Launch Tour in March
Forenzics are embarking on our first ever interstate tour in support of this, our fourth studio album, entitled ‘Malign‘, playing 1/4 Inch at Rad Bar in Wollongong on the 3rd March, The Record Crate in Glebe on the 6th March and Make It Up Club at Bar Open in Melbourne on the 10th March.
We’ll be playing with a slightly improvised line-up at each venue but with stalwarts Dirk Kruithof and Matthew Syres on guitars, coupled with Shahane Bekarian’s (RedCell Disorder’s) signature large scale projections, each is sure to be a uniquely stunning, cinematic, synaesthetic journey down the rabbit warren.
More details in the accompanying posts.
Forenzics, Maria & Adam, Scattered Order To Play Sounds Unsound Presents #5, 6th February 2015
In awesome news, noisy genre bending legends Scattered Order are headlining the next Sounds Unsound Presents show, Friday 6th February 2015, upstairs at Valve Bar and Venue, Agincourt Hotel, 871 George Street, Sydney, Australia, with doors opening at 9.30pm. Forenzics will be kicking off the night around 10pm, creating our usual darkly improvised sonic soup, followed by Melbourne based improvising duo Maria Moles and Adam Halliwell, with Scattered Order closing up proceedings with visuals by their regular genius Colum. Our own visual maestro RedCell Disorder will be projecting his signature improvised textured insanity for both us and Maria and Adam. Check out the Facebook Event for updates and more info.
Forenzics To Play Sounds Unsound Presents #4, 24th October 2014
We’ve secured a great lineup for this our fourth Sounds Unsound Presents event featuring us (ok that bit was easy), Defektro, Axis Trio and Louis Burdett.
Defektro is an amazing Japanese noise artist, playing his hand made stainless steel sonic machines through effects and sonic weapons, creating startling journeys in sound. Axis Trio is a fairly new improvising No Wave outfit comprising members of Scattered Order, Psychic Date and Nhomeas. Living Legend Louis Burdett will mesmerize with his intense performance using multiple kaoss pads, handsonic powered drumming and who know what else, for an improvised, electronic tour de force. Forenzics will be in full quartet mode with Dirk Kruithof and myself on guitar, Joe Cummins on trumpet, and Evan McGregor on drums, for the full soundscape, noise, post rock, post jazz experience.
RedCell Disorder will be playing his trademark improvised visuals throughout the night, for the full synesthetic effect.
The show takes place at Valve Bar and Venue, Upstairs in the Agincourt Hotel, 871 George Street, Sydney, NSW, with doors at 9.30pm. Check out the event page here for more info and updates.
The Sydney Fringe Festival Presents Forenzics @ Colbourne Ave, 4th September 2014
As part of Sydney’s Fringe Festival, the awesome folks at Glebe’s premier Jazz venue, Colbourne Ave have asked us to push the audio/visual boundaries into free synesthesia once more.
We’ll take you on a dark, noir-ish journey of sound and vision, with our sonic instincts and improvisation styles transforming post-rock, noise, jazz and electronic influences into an absolutely unique and engaging live experience. All enhanced by the intense yet atmospheric large scale live projections courtesy of RedCell Disorder.
The band’s line up for this show will feature, Dirk Kruithof on Guitar/Bass, Matthew Syres on Guitar, Joe Cummins on Trumpet, and Evan McGregor on Drums.
We’ll be playing two sets in this intimate and comfortable BYO venue. Doors open at 8pm, advance tickets available through The Sydney Fringe Website or on the door.
Forenzics Duo Play ‘Mondo Fondue’ @ The Record Crate, Thursday 5th June 2014
Forenzics will be performing in duo mode once more, this time featuring Dirk Kruithof and Matthew Syres, both on guitar. We are proud to support the enigmatic and intense Louis Burdett at this great night of out-there music kindly presented by Mondo Fondue.
Taking place at the Record Crate in Glebe, 32 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, with DJ’s kicking off proceedings at 7pm, followed by us around 8pm, Louis around 9pm.
For more details check out Mondo Fondue’s Facebook Page or RSVP and check for updates at our event page here. There’s also a good chance Louis will sit in with us for at least some of our set, the last time that happened it sounded like this… So don’t miss it – only five bucks!
Forenzics Play StirrUp Gallery, Sunday 1st June 2014, 3pm
Forenzics play a free show this Sunday 1st June, at StirrUp Gallery, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville, for the closing party of the Desert/Forest exhibition. There’s an eclectic mix of live music playing throughout the afternoon, kicking off at 2pm. We’re on at 3pm and will be playing in our usual quartet format, though this time joined by long lost drummer Evan McGregor. For those of you with long memories, he played with us at our Static and Silence album launch back in 2010, the entirety of which you can see on our YouTube Channel. For more info about the other acts, and detailed running times, please check out the Facebook Event Page.
Forenzics Play Wild Thing ‘Drops a Trip’ @ The Sly Fox, 20th February 2014
Forenzics join Axis and Atrabillions for an extra special Wild Thing gig at The Sly Fox, 199 Enmore Road, Enmore, this Thursday 20th February 2014. Axis are an ambient/drone two piece comprising Pete Jones (Psychic Date, Whore) on guitar and Shane Fahey (Scattered Order) on keyboards, Atrabillions a keyboard driven group of young punks. Forenzics will be playing as a two piece comprising Matthew Syres on guitar and Joe Cummins on Trumpet, for a spacey avant/jazz neo noir experience. For more information check out the Facebook Event page.