Sunday May 15, 7pm - 12am

Main Room / 21+ / Limited Capacity

LINEUP:

Main Room

➩ Andy Stott

➩ Debit

➩ Only Now

➩ Wonja

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ONLY NOW BIO:

Only Now is the vision of Kush Arora, based in Berkeley, CA. His sound is an unremitting emission of razor cut rhythms, primitive channelings, and ritualistic electronics. There is wild abandon in his approach; from seething tribalism to cold fronts of ambience that highlight Arora's ability to juggle disparate sonics. His galvanizing of traditional percussion, physical modelling synthesis, and industrial field recordings is present across his propulsive live shows and constant output. Active in the Bay Area since the late 90s, Kush produces in scenes ranging from noise to global club sounds and dancehall.

Only Now has released material with Bokeh Versions (UK), Infinite Machine (Mexico), Discrepant (Lisbon), and Polaar (FR). Performances include MUTEK, and playing alongside artists like Equinoxx, Kode 9 and DJ Lag. He has just released the first volume of his ‘Indian Unclassical’ series, pushing the boundaries of power electronics and Indian classical music. Last year he released a doom / ambient project titled ‘Anamnesis’ with guitarist Peter Arensdorf from King Woman. On the horizon are upcoming tracks for Hakuna Kulala (Nyege Nyege Tapes sub label, Uganda), collabs with Brodinski, Sunken Cages and much more. Arora's work has been featured on the BBC and in The Wire, The Quietus, The Guardian, FACT, Resident Advisor, and Bandcamp Daily.

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