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Wednesday April 23 * doors at 7, music at 730 * $10-20Water is the Sun - There are moments of silent depth in which the winter of the scalpel of meaning and the spring of the sound-born, unleashed body look upon the world fully present. When the notes at last are heard, the ordered world is their indistinguishable score. The ritual of process is that which carries. The process of ritual is that which brings moments both transitory and immortal, apprehended by musician, seer, clairvoyant, herald; the welling tones that emanate from the crystal salt of shattered primordial sea; the melody that creeps unheard from unseen distance across the desert blaze; the hymns that blare in whispers from mountain peak and valley depth, beams of their power streaming into the ordered world, in confluence with body, voice and soul, dissolving it again and again.
Water is the Sun melds the minds of Adam Parks (Timber Rattle, Lightning White Bison) and Mkl Anderson (Drekka, lovesliescrushing), precipitating a melodic, funereal psyche-pastoral that is as informed by the angelic harmonies of West Coast cults and Appalachian hymns as it is by the dark new age and ambient resonance of the experimental scene that has embraced and supported both musicians for many years.
"...Ether parts in asymmetrical divisions, errant tones spiraling in one direction, buoyed by incandescent organ drones roiling beneath. It's like a small flame burning against the cold, a speck of warmth against an overwhelming backdrop. Anderson and Parks plot an intersecting course through jangling percussion and ghostly leads that reveal the crest in the distance."
- Brad Rose, Foxy Digitalis
Requiem are a DC-based audiovisual arts group founded in summer 2020 as the brainchild of experimental guitar player and soundscape designer Tristan Welch, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and multimedia artist Doug Kallmeyer, and established visual artist Monica Stork.
Known for their immersive, cinematic and hypnotic multimedia experiences, Requiem’s core sonic identity is characterized by heavy soundscapes, deep synthetic bass, and musical percussion, imbued with an inherent emotional depth facilitating their explorations of the experiences and sentimentality of interpersonal relationships.
Building on the foundations laid by influences including God Speed You! Black Emperor, Tycho, and Faust, Requiem have forged a new, genre-transcending path, which elegantly bridges the gap between pop sensibilities and instrumental post-rock, ambient, and addictive electronic rhythms. Frequent collaborations with artists from around the world, sold-out releases on both UK and US labels, and a longstanding reputation as part of the global artistic underground have also helped them cement their status as a groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind act.
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6950 Maple St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20012, 6950 Maple St NW, Washington, DC 20012-2014, United States,Washington D.C., Takoma Park
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