Bill Horist - “Substratum” Album Release and Marine Photography Event
Schedule
Sat, 21 Sep, 2024 at 07:00 pm
Location
The Grocery Studios | Seattle, WA
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Limited capacity: sliding scale tickets available at Eventbrite:�https://billhorist-substratum-release.eventbrite.com
On the eve of his thirtieth year living and making music in Seattle, almost to the day, guitarist Bill Horist celebrates the release of “Substratum,” his latest recording of idiosyncratic solo prepared guitar improvisations.
Released on both CD and digital formats courtesy of Seattle’s Right Brain Records, “Substratum” is Bill’s tenth solo recording and almost 100th overall. Recorded live at Jack Straw Cultural Center, this album highlights Bill’s distinctive approach to prepared guitar. Using an array of objects and effects, he takes the familiar 6-stringed instrument to entirely new sonic worlds. Inspired by Bill’s recent and profound captivation by the ocean environment, “Substratum” serves as a soundtrack for exploration of deep, hidden layers of reality. Bill is an internationally acclaimed experimental musician, and this album captures him at the top of his craft.
Regarding Bill’s fascination with the marine underworld, over the past decade he has become an avid scuba diver, award-winning underwater photographer, volunteer interpreter at the Seattle Aquarium and overall student of the sea. Reflecting this devotion to the ocean and its myriad strange and fascinating environments and denizens, all the photographs presented on “Substratum” were taken by Bill and represent but a few of the strange and surreal animals found in our local waters, the Salish Sea.
For this special event, select photographs of Bill’s work will be on display at the Grocery Studios. There will also be projections of many more during Bill’s live set and options for purchase by any interested parties along with the new album.
Joining Bill for this evening is Undular Bore, the solo vehicle of electronicist, inventor and roboticist Troy Swanson. It is extremely fitting for these two to team up as Troy was one of Bill’s first friends and collaborators when he moved here in the mid-nineties - Troy appeared on Bill’s first solo record “Soylent Radio” (1996). Additionally Troy has his own vast experience in the sea as a designer and operator of underwater robots all over the blue world. www.undularbore.com
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Where is it happening?
The Grocery Studios, 3001 21st Ave S,Seattle,WA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: