In what will be the final live public performance with drummer Vlad Stanojevic for the foreseeable future, VODNIK return to the Dawson Street Warehouse with Battlesnake and others for the first time in three years for an evening of improvised bliss on May 12.
Keep an eye out for the lineup as announced.
Following a series of sporadic recordings and compilation releases, VODNIK tracked material for a potential future release with Casey Rice (Dirty Three, Ground Components, Guy Blackman, Mum Smokes, Bird Blobs, Aleks and the Ramps) at Melbourne’s Head Gap Studios in April.
Keep your eyes peeled for developing news. Here’s some images from the sessions:
On April 22, 2012, an evening like no other will occur at Gertrude’s Brown Couch…
The lineup:
We’re All Frankies
Vodnik
Chotto Matte
Vodnik v Chotto Matte
6pm doors – 6:30pm first band
VODNIK will be performing at the annual Maitreya Festival, 2012, Saturday night, March 10.
Maitreya Festival 2012 website
Can’t attend Maitreya? We’ll be performing with SMRTS (Perth) for their national tour at the Noise Bar the following Saturday, March 17, along with Pioneers of Good Science and Semuta, see poster below…
Dreamland Recordings has just released a compilation of contemporary musical acts featuring a rare untitled recording made by VODNIK in 2010. The compilation also features pieces from 36 other artists including; The Boy Who Spoke Clouds, Automating, Penguins, Wolf 359, K Mason, Tim Catlin, Adam Hunt and many others.
Click the link below to have a listen…
http://dreamlandrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/vodnik-untitled
Dreamland Recordings…
http://dreamlandrecordings.tumblr.com/
Vodnik will perform at ART:NOISE on the 14th of September 2011 with Sleep Decade, Penny Bohan and others TBA. The unique experiment in fusing artistic creation and musical performance will take place between the graffiti-laiden walls of Smith Street’s Blue Tile Lounge in Fitzroy.
The performance will run alongside an exhibition of screen printed works by NMIT Illustration students. Attendees on the night will also have the opportunity to contribute to a collection of ART:NOISE zines being created throughout the series which is running throughout September.
ART:NOISE
Northcote’s old Uniting Church proved an enticing venue for some of Melbourne’s most enthralling improvisation acts in the depths of winter 2011. Battlesnake, Chottomatte, Peon, the Tony Yap Dance Company, Vijay Thillaimuthu, Sam Price and Sam Keene joined VODNIK for a unique evening, documented by VODNIK’s own Nick Carson and immortalised in a 10min short film…
On a colder-than-average early May night at the Builder’s Arms on Gertrude Street in Fitzroy, four distinct acts of improvisation performed for a captivated audience. Following Rod Cooper’s textural performance with his uke-like construction, characterised by a visceral description of a metaphorical “Plastic River”, and Mad Nanna’s supreme vocally-lead short-scale instantaneous compositions, Vodnik drew out three distinct patterns…
1. an interplay between bass, guitar and noisy drum machine, 2. the introduction of Mike Pulesford on drumkit adding a unique rhythmic element prior to the arrival of 3. Vlad exits the audience to offer a burst of energy in the final of the three phases. Vodnik would like to thank Battlesnake for organising the whole affair, on behalf of the audience who enjoyed their close to the evening in utterly enjoyable and precise fashion.
Each of the four acts were featured on a limited edition compilation “A Dead Giveaway” made available to attendees for free. The performance by Vodnik was recorded by Benjamin Woods.
A gigantic congratulations to Chotto Matte for organising another magical night of sonic landscapes. Peon’s dual drumming and rhythmic effection was backgrounded perfectly by VJ Sam Keene’s delicious visuals, sights and sounds to behold indeed.
Vodnik wound out an hour-long performance as walk-in’s began to descend upon the bazaar, ticking past midnight. The evening’s orchestrators assembled their wares deep within Horse’s Bazaar to bookend what was a immensely enjoyable evening.
Please enjoy these images of Peon and Chotto Matte against Sam Keene’s sparkling visuals…
