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A Brief History Of Electronic Music: Keith Fullerton Whitman In Concert

Keith Fullerton Whitman performs at the High Zero Festival. Michael Muniak hide caption

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A Brief History Of Electronic Music: Keith Fullerton Whitman In Concert

At the Theatre Project, Whitman stood center stage, hovered over four synthesizer units in a perfect 2x2 formation. Rapid-fire popcorn electronics took a turn into Stockhausen-esque trance at the High Zero Festival.

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Improvised Horror: Defoe, Neuman, Rivas, Wobbly In Concert

Tiffany Defoe and Wobbly perform at the 2010 High Zero Festival. Stewart Mostofsky hide caption

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Improvised Horror: Defoe, Neuman, Rivas, Wobbly In Concert

The improvisation unfolds something like the Twin Peaks soundtrack, oblique and haunting. At the High Zero Festival, Andrea Neuman draws out the innards of the piano like the entrails of a horror movie's victim.

Listen Now: Tiffany Defoe, Andrea Neuman, Juanjose Rivas, Wobbly In Concert

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Improvising With Water: Tomoko Sauvage And M.C. Schmidt In Concert

Tomoko Sauvage manipulates water droplets through effects pedals at the High Zero Festival. Michael Muniak hide caption

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Improvising With Water: Tomoko Sauvage And M.C. Schmidt In Concert

Surrounded by porcelain bowls, a mixer, effects pedals and bottles of Perrier, we sat rapt with curiosity as Tomoko Sauvage manipulated the movement of water at the High Zero Festival.

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Digital Blowout: Wobbly, Daniel, Dunkelman, Whitman In Concert

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Digital Blowout: Wobbly, Daniel, Dunkelman, Whitman In Concert

At the High Zero Festival, drummer Shayna Dunkelman locked into some nearly dance-rock grooves that gave the electronics-heavy spastic final set some direction.

Listen Now: Wobbly, Daniel, Dunkelman, Whitman In Concert

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