New Kirikiriroa/Hamilton venue Never Project Space will host Auckland's Kraus, and Pumice for the third instalment of their monthly ambient/experimental series 'Flight Mode'.
Kraus (a.k.a. Pat Kraus) is a multi-instrumental performer, composer, and producer of psychedelic music based in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland. His singular and eclectic work encompasses a range of influences, from Golden Age electronics and psychedelic rock, to Eastern folk and medieval Western music. Since 2002 he has released 18 albums, and presented his endlessly evolving live performances throughout New Zealand, Australia and Europe. His latest album A Golden Brain is available now on Bandcamp, Spotify and Apple Music.
Corrosive and masterful - The Wire
Kraus is a national treasure - The Listener
Kraus are fucking weirdos - Tiny Mix Tapes
The current incarnation of Auckland's porous rock band Pumice is Jade Farley (violin, guitar, keyboards) and Stefan Neville (reed organ, synth, guitar, vocals, tapes). Lately the duo have been extending the circular melodies & breathing drones they stumbled upon with 2018's Platelets, into a soft sonic stillness with distressed shanty interludes. A new album Table is due for release on Soft Abuse records this August.
