Surface Noise.001: Event Preview
In the past several years, the seemingly dissimilar worlds of experimental and noise music and techno have had a remarkable meeting of the minds. Much of the most interesting techno of the recent past has come from producers who haven't traditionally made dance music at all. James Donadio (aka
Prostitutes) is one such producer, approaching techno from a non-techno perspective, creating beautiful, mesmerizing dance music that sounds remarkably original.
Black Hat, an Oakland-based sound artist who crafts brooding, ominous soundscapes with a dystopian sensibility, will be opening the night. Following the headliners,
Surface Tension DJs close out the night with raucous techno and outsider house music till the wee hours. (Disclaimer: I'm one of the Surface Tension DJs.)
— Chris Zaldua