Struma + Iodine = 3 Years Anniversary

Bill Orcutt (Harry Pussy, Editions Mego, US)

Radikale Gitarrenexerzitien, reduziert auf das Nötigste, das aber mit einer Intensität, die schmerzt – Kultgitarrist Bill Orcutt macht nach Ewigkeiten wieder in Wien Station. Der Mitbegründer der in Musikerkreisen als legendär geltenden Post-Hardcore Band Harry Pussy dekliniert auch im Alleingang die musikalischen Vokabeln der Extreme durch. Irgendwo zwischen amerikanischem Roots, kargem Blues und Outsider Exzentrik, also da wo sich schon illustre Namen wie John Fahey, Jack Rose und Jandek tummeln, zupft, klopft, malträtiert Orcutt die 4 Saiten seiner Vintage Gitarre und setzt dabei auf Konfrontation und Katharsis. Seine karge, skizzenhafte Improvisation schafft es brachial und romantisch gleichermaßen zu sein. Ungnädig exzessive Gitarrenläufe werden knochentrocken und in manischem Tempo über die Saiten geraspelt, und kehren als melancholische Oberton-Mantras zu uns zurück.

Eric Arn

American guitarist Eric Arn and his Primordial Undermind have mined the farthest regions of avant-rock, free improv, drone and psychedelia for over two decades.
Eric continues with the Undermind as well as solo, and as a member of Outer Vertex, the Soft Power Ensemble of Vienna and the Vienna Improvisers Orchestra. He released his first solo album, ‘Points of Fissure’, on Feathered Coyote Records in 2013. In 2014 he has released ?Alchemy in the West Country?, a collaborative album by Primordial Undermind and Thought Forms, as well as the premiere of Outer Vertex, an out-guitar duo.
“Wonderful? a wiggly workout recalling the slurred phrasing of late period John Fahey with gracefully ugly experimental gestures. Great stuff.” - Byron Coley, The Wire

Margaret Unknown

Max Bogner is a musician, dancer and performance artist originating from Vienna currently living and working in Berlin. He has been playing under different monikers (Margaret Unknown, Margaret X, MARARA, Peggy Famous).

Over the past decade he founded and lead several groups like the ensemble (In) The Abyssity Of The Grounds with Mario Rechtern (DE/AT), Linda Sharrock (US) and Didi Kern (AT) amongst a constantly shifting international line-up and the two piece performance group Gueule Populaire, focusing on the combination of sound and movement with longtime collaborator Rosi Themsen Rehaug (H/AT), influencing and contributing to the Viennese improv scene as well as being an active player in Europe and Africa.