New Zealand
the battle of Le Quesnoy centenary
This Sunday is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Le Quesnoy, in France, a week before the end of WW1.
New Zealand soldiers recaptured the town from German occupation, climbing the walls with a ladder to avoid civilian casualties.
My great granduncle Victor Bernard was one of over 100 New Zealanders killed there that day, so I’ve been reminded of him.
Ritual Remnants exhibition by snakebeings
Ritual Remnants’ is an exhibition by snakebeings using leftover objects, failed electronic projects and discarded materials from the process of designing and making an electronic instruments which combines Gamelan musical structures with the rhythms of Morse code.
The objects were made during the art science residency in Port Chalmers between March and September 2018. 
Half way to summer, 21 June 2018
Thursday 21 June, 8pm @ Fringe Bar
26-32 Allen Street, Wellington, NZ
fiffdimension is an umbrella name for music and multimedia projects by Dave Edwards, solo or with various collaborators. Shows may include acoustic songs, spoken word, distorted postpunk, free improvisation, lo fi electronica, Eurasian folk music, 19th century ballads, video installations, or all or none of the above.
www.facebook.com/fiffdimension
www.fiffdimension.com
MuscleMan are an alt. country band that write dark, sweet, melancholy songs about love, loss, and questionable life decisions. Their performances range from intimate, acoustic sessions, to loud, raucous, throw the drum kit into the crowd encounters. Most of all though, they play with feeling.
https://www.facebook.com/musclemannz/
Fredd Marshall is a sonic shaman. Using his voice he takes you on a journey to the unknown. Improvising loops, drones and overtones he will bring you to contemplate the universe and rethink what it means to be human. He has been to the realms of infinity and brought back treasures to share.
http://www.soundcloud.com/theshaman/
As a solo acoustic bassist, Vince Cabrera draws inspiration from sources such as the Argentine folk music of his childhood, American primitive guitarists such as John Fahey, and composer Erik Satie for a rich ambient, acoustic experience.
Other Islands: 2012-2018
Coming in 2018
The third fiffdimension compilation (see also Gleefully Unknown: 1997-2005 and Fame & Oblivion: 2005-2012) brings us into the current decade – with further wide-ranging experimentation and exploration both sonically and geographically, in New Zealand, Western Australia, Indonesia, Okinawa (Japan), and Fiji.
Now available to pre-order (some tracks available immediately and you’ll be automatically sent the rest once everything’s finalised).
Featuring tracks from the albums
The Winter: Flying Visit (2012)
in the non-idiomatic idiom in Norway (1999/2014)
ネオン列車の風景 Neon Train Landscapes (2010-2015)
Ngumbang (2014-2015)
The Winter: Exit Points (2010/2015)
The Electricka Zoo (2017)
and previously unheard tracks
by Dave Black (acoustic & electric guitars, banjo, harmonica, laptop, bass, tenor saxophone, field recordings, piano, ukulele, sanshin, saron, jublag, demung, vocal), with
Mike Kingston (charango, acoustic guitar), Simon Sweetman (percussion), Nat da Hatt (electric guitar, keyboards), Cylvi M (vocal, field recordings, percussion, shakuhachi), Emit Snake-Beings (vocal, percussion, flute, electronics), Blair Latham (bass clarinet), Simon O’Rorke (synthesiser), Chris Prosser (violin), Julie Bevan (acoustic guitar), the Digitator (electric drums, keyboards & loops),
plus Indonesian gamelan ensembles led by Sofari Hidayat, Budi Putra, and Gareth Farr,
and field recordings from Western Australia, Indonesia, Okinawa (Japan), and Fiji.
If you enjoy this, try the previous volumes Gleefully Unknown: 1997-2005 and Fame & Oblivion: 2005-2012
Friday 16th March @ Leroy’s
Postscript: thanks for coming along, keep an eye on www.fiffdimension.com/the-electricka-zoo for more!
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Friday 16 March, 8:00pm, free entry, @ Leroy’s Bar, 2 Plimmer Steps
New Zealand Fringe Festival:
Gigs in March 2018
Thanks everyone who came to our shows in March – the Electricka Zoo in the NZ Fringe Festival and Gamelan Padhang Moncar in Cubadupa.
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- The Electricka Zoo, 16-03-18
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- Gamelan Padhang Moncar 2018
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Friday 9th March:
The Electricka Zoo
with Vince Cabrera, Fredd the Shaman, and Muscleman
@ Pyramid Club, 272 Taranaki Street, Wellington, 8:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/492987794403961/
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Saturday 10th March:
The Electricka Zoo
@ Esc Velocity, 74 Fox Street, Featherston, 8:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/1479626238798073/
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Friday 16th March:
The Electricka Zoo
with Battle For Endor, mr sterile Assembly, and Grumblewood
@ 2 Plimmer Steps, Wellington, 8:00pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/1938608686378586/
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Saturday 24th March:
Gamelan Padhang Moncar
@ Cubadupa Festival, Cuba Street, Wellington, 8:00pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/393766124402209/
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Watch this space, more details soon…
