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6th Saint Petersburg Noise Fest- 1st &2nd of Nov
On November 1st and 2nd, the 6th Annual Saint Petersburg Noise Fest brought noise artists from around the country (and globe) to the Tampa Bay area of Florida for 2 nights of difficult listening. This year’s fest was run and organized by Todd Novasad, who is also responsible for the Denver Noise Fest. The fest was hosted at the Venture Compound in Saint Petersburg, FL. The Venture Compound is a non-profit, anti-art gallery known for hosting both visual and sound art, which would likely not have a home anywhere else in the area.
Disperse
Polish jazz/ prog metal band Disperse blend the ethereal expanded consonance and existential bent of fusion with the precisely frenetic rhythmic structures of chunky guitar tones of technical metal. They debuted on the scene in 2010 with a more loungey and subdued record called "Journey Through The Hidden Gardens", and have now returned with a vast, sparkling emotional epic for their second album "Living Mirrors". Guitarist Jakub Ýytecki was gracious enough to do an email interview:
Unicorn Hard-On
Valerie Martino (aka Unicorn Hard-On) has been melding techno and noise for the better part of a decade now. Considered by many as a pioneer in synthesizing beats with electronica and noise, it's hard not to succumb to dance floor gyrations when UHO takes stage. When she's not inducing ass-shaking, she is bloodying audiences in her noise band with Rat Bastard, The Laundry Room Squelchers. Despite years of toiling in the noise underground, she just dropped her first proper full-length Weird Universe on the Spectrum Spools label. Ms.Martino kindly took time to answer some questions regarding her projects and the new album.
