Syncretism

Overview

Launching the Open Frame Festival for 2012, Syncretism is a tempting double-bill that’ll tease and titillate the ears, heart and body.

Peter Swanson, ex-member of Yellow Swans, is best known for his massive sound. His latest solo album is a rippling journey through a world of ridiculously accomplished musicianship, a world rich in densely-packed layers of rhythmic fury. Described by Pitchfork as being “like a caffeine-infused heartbeat, pumping blood into a mix of bussing tones, rising waves, and cutting noise” the LP is truly intense, a mind-rendering bag of sonic, pounding rhythm and cacophonic intensity.

Joining Swanson on the Syncretism line-up, and making their Australian debut as a duo, Tujiko Noriko and her beat-master partner Tyme recently released their LP, Gyu, an inventive explosion of all things J-pop that goes well beyond the confines of the genre, and mixes things up in a blender of provocation and rhythmic ridiculousness.