OFFICIAL BIO
Regarded upon his 2006 arrival as a promising beatmaker looming in the shadows of J Dilla, Madlib, waterfalls and Dabrye, Steven Ellison -- known as Flying Lotus -- nullified all comparisons only two years later with Los Angeles. On that album, his first of five for the Warp label, Ellison distilled a uniquely crisp, spasmodic, and heady sound with elements of hip-hop, avant-garde jazz, IDM, and dubstep. While the abovementioned producers fueled Ellison, he had also been excited as a youngster by the '90s West Coast rap classics that combined programming and live instrumentation. His sound continued to develop as he put his own twist on the approach, recording with a crop of jazz musicians including the indispensable likes of bassist Thundercat and strings master Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. This process began with the turbulent 2010 set Cosmogramma and peaked in terms of acclaim in 2014 with You're Dead!, which crashed the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 and spawned the Kendrick Lamar collaboration "Never Catch Me," a Grammy nominee for Best Dance Recording. Ellison devoted a few years to various forms of film work and the operation of his revered Brainfeeder label, and returned in 2019 with Flamagra, his second consecutive album to top Billboard's Dance/Electronic chart.

Founded in 1989 by Alan Herrick and Jenny Liang, Auricular Records began as a humble little record retail store in the Lower Haight neighborhood of San Francisco and has  been releasing ambient, soundart and difficult music as a label for over two decades. 

If I could tell you what NoiseTheorem is, I would, but I can’t.  I can tell you that it is an ever changing reflection of myself and my journey through life and through music. As such, it combines tastes of everything that I love be it Ambient, Industrial, synth pop or experimental noise.  NoiseTheorem is me.  I hope you enjoy listening as much as I do creating.

ARIADNE is an A/V experimental sacred music duo comprised of Christine Papania and Benjamin Forest. With a focus on interspersing the ritualism of ancient spirituality and the secular iconography of the postmodern, ARIADNE flawlessly bridge the two worlds through their intricate musical compositions, striking digital visuals, and captivating live performances.

For booking & other inquiries:
ariadne.sound@gmail.com

Sonisk Blodbad is a band featuring members from different Norwegian & international acts. The band's core consists of Ole Christensen (Big Robot / Endoplasmic Flow), Haavard Tveito (Vetter / Against The Grain) and Steven Cerio (Atlantic Drone). Other musicians involved with the project includes Laurie Amat, Tord Litleskare, Kristian Stangebye, Jos Smolders, Tarjei Sefland and Kjetil Manheim.

Inspired by bands like Coil, Psychic TV and Popol Vuh, Sonisk Blodbad compose sounds that is very meditative and minimalistic. “Music to play in the dark” would perhaps be the best term.

The band has released one LP, ‘Dark Spring’ in 2012, three 7” and one digital only single. The last single, entitled ‘Drown’ released in January 2014, was recorded in collaboration with Clive Jones, member of Black Widow and Agony Bag, and publisher Joe Foster.

Sonisk Blodbad's second LP, 'Deux', will be released February 28th 2015. 

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