Kraus returns to Dunedin for the first time since 2022's The Mommy Returns tour. Performing live at Yours Ōtepoti with support from This Software is Shareware and ß&.
Kraus (aka Pat Kraus, he/him) is a producer of psychedelic music based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Starting his musical life as a drummer in Ōtepoti bands such as The Futurians and The Aesthetics, Kraus has released over twenty solo albums since the turn of the millennium and performed widely in Aotearoa, Australia and Europe. Drawing on an extremely wide range of influences, from contemporary West African synth music (eg. Hama) to the outer limits of 70s psychedelia (Pärson Sound, Les Rallizes Denudes), and from early electronic pioneers such as Laurie Spiegel to traditional folk musics of East Asia, Kraus conjures a rich and evocative sound-world through vividly modal and minimal compositions for guitar, synthesizer and drums. His recent synth-heavy work melds sci-fi sound-design and hypnotic polyrhythms to create new forms of head-spinning electronic music.
“Corrosive and masterful” (Byron Coley, The Wire)
“One of the most quietly important and interesting people making music in New Zealand” (Kiran Dass, The Listener)
https://kraussss.bandcamp.com/
This Software is Shareware
Bio: Punks not dead (-- _) and neither is chiptune! chiptune! chiptune (-- ,)
https://e-kare.bandcamp.com
ß& (pronounced ‘ssand’) by Jon Chapman is a strain bred from Dunedin improvised drone-rock trio Eye, and Philly/Brooklyn’s psych-noise explorers Double Leopards. To the delight of listeners, ß& has the energetic effect profile of ecstatic ambient while offering sizable yields and a moderate flowering time. Mango and citrus notes express themselves loudly and bring a sweet overtone to ß&’s earthy, spicy aroma. Staying true to its free noise genetics, ß& delivers uplifting cerebral energy that fuels creativity, focus, and happiness, and then tapers into calm relaxation in time.
https://ssandcamp.bandcamp.com/
