Sonic State Queensland Week Microfestival

Overview

Music is an experiment, even if most of the songs in your Spotify playlist don't exactly sound like it. Of course, catchy tunes sit at one end of the acoustic spectrum. The kind of sounds you'll hear at Sonic State Queensland Week Microfestival — well, you'll find them at the other end.

That's what happens at a celebration of spatial and sonic music-making, after all. Over the course of four days at Metro Arts, everything from electronica and post-rock to contemporary classical and sound art installation will echo through your ears.

Indeed, curator and sound artist Luke Jaaniste has corralled a whole host of nationally significant musicians to unleash their experimental efforts upon eager listeners, with Lawrence English, Nicola Morton, Andrew Gibbs and Chris Perren among the musicians featured. Take your pick of their evening shows, and then delve beyond their array of ambient, synth-heavy, chamber and punk soundscapes courtesy of an accompanying free workshop program.

Image: Lawrence English by Marco Microbi.