XENO&OAKLANDER+VOID VISION W DOM

XENO & OAKLANDER
VOID VISION
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IT’S ARTIFICIAL. MEN VS.MACHINES:
DOM. 02.06. GODZ 20
WSTEP 30ZŁ

Xeno and Oaklander are a minimal electronics girl/boy duo based in Brooklyn, NY. They began writing, recording and performing electronic music and composing original scores to films in 2004. Miss Liz Wendelbo is of French / Norwegian origin and Sean McBride is from Maryland. They record their songs and scores live in their Brooklyn studio and play analogue synthesizers and instruments exclusively. Liz Wendelbo is a film-maker by education, so visuals are an important element of their live set. Their analog sound seamlessly crosses over between art and music, and they perform both at art institutions and within the music community – seeking to blur the lines between the two. They have also performed at SF Moma, PS1 Warm Up, Miami Art Basel, the Zürich Kunsthalle and the New Museum in New York. Sean McBride has created original music for artists Dara Birnbaum, Annika Larsson, Jonah Freeman, Annee Olofsson. Xeno & Oaklander have scored a soundtrack for artist Fabian Marti. Their latest remixes are for British legend John Foxx and the Maths & LA Shoegaze band Froth.Their deeply committed involvement in the analog synth community since 2004 through extensive touring and multiple releases, has been hailed responsible for the recent revival of minimal electronics in the US and throughout the world.

Void Vision is a Philadelphia-based electronic project helmed by Shari Vari. It began around 2009 at a time when a wave of synth-revivalists were materializing, but the quality of the songwriting and intense vocals set the band apart from the pack. In a rare instance, Void Vision has managed to combine vintage dance elements with melodic structures, haunting melancholy, and lyrics that have a palpable soul. The songs themselves are dynamic, referencing a cross-section of the last 30 years of electronic music, while simultaneously retaining a uniqueness all their own.
The infamous Wierd Records weekly club night in New York, which showcased a variety of talented electronic and coldwave artists, served as an incubator for Void Vision in it’s early stages.
After a standout debut performance at the club, they immediately caught the attention of Blind Prophet Records, who consequently released their first 7″ single, ‘In 20 Years’, which received excellent reviews.
Vari has continued performing and recording steadily over the last few years, releasing songs on compilations for various labels, including Rough Trade, and in 2012 the song ‘Everything is Fine’ was selected for Artforum magazine’s ‘Best of 2012′ issue. In 2013, Void Vision toured the West Coast and later that year released a split 12″ with Portland-based band, Vice Device.
The first official full-length album, entitled ‘Sub Rosa’ is set to debut on Berlin-based Mannequin Records, followed by a European tour in 2015.
Shari Vari formed Void Vision in 2009 originally as a duo, during the explosion of the new minimal synth and cold wave scene in United States. Sharing the same scene of the Wierd Records associates like Led Er Est, Martial Canterel, Xeno & Oaklander, Automelodi, in 2010 VV released ‘In Twenty Years’ on Blind Prophet (Sean Ragon’s Cult Of Youth record label), receiving also the attention of the Rough Trade dudes, who asked to put out a track for one of their synth wave compilations. After other split vinyls, tapes and compilations, Mannequin approached Shari with the intention to continue what Wierd Records started, giving a proper shape to her beautiful and youthful dark electronic sound. The result is 10 hypnotic cold analog tracks dominated by the warm and fragile Shari’s voice, some more “pop orientated” some others belonging to the original “cold wave” atmosphere.

https://www.discogs.com/artist/1809522-Void-Vision
https://www.facebook.com/voidvision/