Tāmaki Makaurau-based instrument inventor Neil Feather presents a solo set of handmade instruments (including the Melocycle, the Wiggler, and the Bachelor/cocolina). Alongside Neil's set, Pōneke locals Nell Thomas and Daniel Baban, perform a duo set of theremin, voice and reel-to-reel tape.
Neil Feather has been creating radical and unusual musical instruments since 1970 and is increasingly known as one of the most original musical thinkers of his day. His instruments each embody uniquely clever acoustic and engineering principles, and are visually arresting. The music he plays on the instruments is equally original, embodying new principles and resulting in a nearly alien idiom of music.
Feather’s work has always been fully rooted in art and music together in concept, execution and performance. Prior to moving to Aotearoa in 2020, he was a longtime resident of Balimore and his deep involvement with Baltimore’s experimental music community compliments his wide international acclaim. He won the 2014 Sondheim Art Prize and the 2014 Trawick Art Prize. He was included in a major exhibition “Art or Sound” in the 2014 Venice Biennale.
Nell Thomas (Orchestra of Spheres, Cookie Brooklyn and the Crumbs) and Daniel Beban (Orchestra of Spheres, Sign of the Hag, Sunburst Finish, Micro Soft Voices, UMU, Devils Gate Outfit) join together for a special duo set, combining Beban's extensive work with reel-to-reel tape with Nell's original approach to the theremin and voice.
Special thanks to Creative NZ for supporting Pyramid Club's programme
