Terrastock 6
Terrastock 6, Providence RI
People of the Forest
April 21/22/23, 2006
Ashley Wong
photos: Wilson Lee
Terrastock is a festival that explores the horizons of the weird, nomadic, and obscure - climbing through bizarre landscapes to bring an array of improv, experimental, noise, psychedelic, and folk.
Started as a means to bring together music and sounds from territories explored in the well-respected Ptolemaic Terrascope Magazine, the festival has returned to Providence after traveling from San Francisco, London England, Seattle, and Washington over the span of 9 years.
Something that sets Terrastock apart from major music festivals is that it is not industry-oriented. At Terrastock 6, there is no media frenzy, hype, or celebrity gossip - just people getting together to listen to psychfolk in small town Providence. There is a definite hippie vibe to everything, but the festival is now taking on new light as a new generation of folk admirers and artists begin to emerge - a wave of artists unofficially coined as "New Weird America". The festival is like a silent call to the people of the forest, creatures and folklore (old and the new) to congregate and come together to listen closely to mystical sounds, stories, and experiences.
This year’s festival invites artists from the dark forests of Finland, to the frosted mountains of Japan, to the rocky plains of Scotland to the murky seas of Australian to artists from all across the tundra of New Weird America.
Avoiding some of the major spotlight artists of the movement like CocoRosie, Devendra Banhart, Sufjan Stevens etc.. Terrastock's line up included: Avarus (Finland), Black Forest / Black Sea, Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood (Australia), Fursaxa, Kemialliset Ystävät (Finland), Kinski, Marissa Nadler, P.G. Six, Thought Forms (England), Ghost (Japan), local favorite Lightning Bolt and many others.
The events of the three-day festival took place in downtown Providence at AS220 community art centre and gallery. The main stage a few doors down was in Pelle Chafee Performance Centre, a large auditorium majestic high arching ceilings. Artists were alternated between the two stages, so it was possible to catch all the performers. Tequeria Pacifica cafe located inside AS220 provided amazing tacos and burritos for festival watchers. The mellow atmosphere and folk music made for a perfect indoor rainy day event for the weather during the festival. Providence's small-town vibe, and vibrant diy art and music community provided an appropriate atmosphere and context for the events.
The music took people to far away worlds with long improvisations, winding acoustics, screeching stringed instruments, fuzzy guitar pedals, psychedelic guitar noise, cymbals and bells, frightening vocals, long hair, wavering dresses and beards. Video projections illuminated suggestive forms and figures blurring into each other. Over all the vibe was relaxed and people were nice. For the most part, audience members sat in close listening intently as performers seemed to offer something special for them.
Highlights were the Finnish folk act Avarus and Kemialliset Ystävät with a unique sound that runs through the country. They serenaded the audience with bells, grunting Finnish vocals, delicate mysterious melodies, and careful pacing and rhythm. Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood and Cul De Sac appeased the noise, psych rock and drone audience. Fursaxa performed brilliantly with intricate sampling, looping and layering of vocals, bells and whistles. Two others joined her on stage adding howling vocals and strings. Japanese psych band Ghost played a rare and possibly the last North American show.
MV/EE & bummer road
Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood
Fursaxa + guests
Larkin Grimm w/ Lara Polangco
Terrastock brings together the strangest of the strange from hidden crevices around the world, creating a unique atmosphere for music lovers of psychedelic, rock, folk, experimental, avant-garde, kraut-rock and free jazz.
Check out Terrascope Online – online community and resource for weird music.
Terrastock 6
Pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/as220/sets/72057594115998897/
People of the Forest
April 21/22/23, 2006
Ashley Wong
photos: Wilson Lee
Terrastock is a festival that explores the horizons of the weird, nomadic, and obscure - climbing through bizarre landscapes to bring an array of improv, experimental, noise, psychedelic, and folk.
Started as a means to bring together music and sounds from territories explored in the well-respected Ptolemaic Terrascope Magazine, the festival has returned to Providence after traveling from San Francisco, London England, Seattle, and Washington over the span of 9 years.
Something that sets Terrastock apart from major music festivals is that it is not industry-oriented. At Terrastock 6, there is no media frenzy, hype, or celebrity gossip - just people getting together to listen to psychfolk in small town Providence. There is a definite hippie vibe to everything, but the festival is now taking on new light as a new generation of folk admirers and artists begin to emerge - a wave of artists unofficially coined as "New Weird America". The festival is like a silent call to the people of the forest, creatures and folklore (old and the new) to congregate and come together to listen closely to mystical sounds, stories, and experiences.
This year’s festival invites artists from the dark forests of Finland, to the frosted mountains of Japan, to the rocky plains of Scotland to the murky seas of Australian to artists from all across the tundra of New Weird America.
Avoiding some of the major spotlight artists of the movement like CocoRosie, Devendra Banhart, Sufjan Stevens etc.. Terrastock's line up included: Avarus (Finland), Black Forest / Black Sea, Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood (Australia), Fursaxa, Kemialliset Ystävät (Finland), Kinski, Marissa Nadler, P.G. Six, Thought Forms (England), Ghost (Japan), local favorite Lightning Bolt and many others.
The events of the three-day festival took place in downtown Providence at AS220 community art centre and gallery. The main stage a few doors down was in Pelle Chafee Performance Centre, a large auditorium majestic high arching ceilings. Artists were alternated between the two stages, so it was possible to catch all the performers. Tequeria Pacifica cafe located inside AS220 provided amazing tacos and burritos for festival watchers. The mellow atmosphere and folk music made for a perfect indoor rainy day event for the weather during the festival. Providence's small-town vibe, and vibrant diy art and music community provided an appropriate atmosphere and context for the events.
The music took people to far away worlds with long improvisations, winding acoustics, screeching stringed instruments, fuzzy guitar pedals, psychedelic guitar noise, cymbals and bells, frightening vocals, long hair, wavering dresses and beards. Video projections illuminated suggestive forms and figures blurring into each other. Over all the vibe was relaxed and people were nice. For the most part, audience members sat in close listening intently as performers seemed to offer something special for them.
Highlights were the Finnish folk act Avarus and Kemialliset Ystävät with a unique sound that runs through the country. They serenaded the audience with bells, grunting Finnish vocals, delicate mysterious melodies, and careful pacing and rhythm. Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood and Cul De Sac appeased the noise, psych rock and drone audience. Fursaxa performed brilliantly with intricate sampling, looping and layering of vocals, bells and whistles. Two others joined her on stage adding howling vocals and strings. Japanese psych band Ghost played a rare and possibly the last North American show.
MV/EE & bummer road
Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood
Fursaxa + guests
Larkin Grimm w/ Lara Polangco
Terrastock brings together the strangest of the strange from hidden crevices around the world, creating a unique atmosphere for music lovers of psychedelic, rock, folk, experimental, avant-garde, kraut-rock and free jazz.
Check out Terrascope Online – online community and resource for weird music.
Terrastock 6
Pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/as220/sets/72057594115998897/
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