JOLTED Arts Space
Supported by Revive, Live Music Australia
Featuring
WILLEBRANT
ANNA MORLEY (+Amla Periakarpan on flute and violin on Fri & Ocean Ornob on sarod on Sat)
and with
THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
performing
MYSTERIOSO BLUE ADAGIO
A journey through ambient and immersive sonic terrains
9 May, Friday: 7:30pm
10 May, Saturday: 7:30pm
TICKETS $10
THE AMPLIFIED ELEPHANTS
Hot on the back of their success of several albums releases triggered by winning the New Music Victoria Award for Best Avant Garde Work for the production/album Deep Creatures, The Amplified Elephants are back with their latest new production.
MYSTERIOSO BLUE ADAGIO is a sonic articulation of The Amplified Elephants response to a photo of the Earth taken from the Moon. The Earth is transformed by this photo into a slow moving orbital body – an adagio across the moonscape. This is a breathtaking production that combines video imagery of the Earth from outer space with the electronic sound performed by The Amplified Elephants.
The project is electronic ambient sound and sonic art supported by video interjections. Ensemble members perform the work on a cockpit-like stage. Moments of movement occur.
WILLEBRANT
ANNA MORLEY
Anna Morley is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer based in Naarm. Anna crafts electro-acoustic, nuanced instrumentals centred around her principal instrument, the vibraphone. Her live shows are a unique blend of vibes, keys and vocals with handmade beats and samples, weaving intricate layers of sound. With a discography spanning five albums, most recently “Visceral” (2019 Hymen Records), Anna recently made the move back to her birthplace of Melbourne after almost two decades in Europe, bringing with her a swag of musical experiences and influences. Anna will be joined by Amla Periakarpan on flute and violin on Friday night, and Ocean Ornob on sarod on Saturday night.
SUPPORTED BY
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Revive, Live Music Australia.
ARTISTS
ANNA MORLEY
ANNA MORLEY multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Morley is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer based in Naarm. Anna crafts electro-acoustic, nuanced instrumentals centred around her principal instrument, the vibraphone. Her live shows are a...
KARL WILLEBRANT
KARL WILLEBRANT bass Willebrant is the ambient field drone project of Naarm/Melbourne bassist and producer Karl Willebrant. Willebrant creates immersive textures and emotive expanses that allow the listener to conceive a visual experience through the mind's eye,...
Steven Hagiliassis
STEVEN HAGILIASSIS Sound Artist / Media Artist Steven Hagiliassis has been involved with JOLT for the last 6 months as part of the Sonic Adventurers Collective, but has been producing grand musical explorations for many years under his performance names,...
Teagan Connor
TEAGAN CONNOR voice / kaossillator / synthesisers / electronics / percussion author / visual artist Having joined The Amplified Elephants in 2013 and the Sonic Adventurers in 2023, Connor has rapidly developed her sonic talents locally and abroad. Connor’s work...
Jay Euesden
JAY EUESDEN synthesisers / electronics / percussion Along with Robyn McGrath and Kathryn Sutherland, Euesden is a founding member of The Amplified Elephants (2006-). Euesden’s practice is focused on minimalist sonic patterns, usually realising these ideas through...
Robyn McGrath
ROBYN MCGRATH synthesizers / electronics A founding member of The Amplified Elephants – a sound art ensemble – it was McGrath who originally thought of the name for the group. McGrath joined the Sonic Adventurers Collective in 2020. Sonically, McGrath primarily...
Daniel Munnery
DANIEL MUNNERY computer-based sound maker Joining The Amplified Elephants in 2012, Daniel has quickly developed an oeuvre as an electronic laptop-based sound artist. Mentored by JOLT director James Hullick and sound artist Steve Richards (aka Cleaning Lady), Daniel...
Kathryn Sutherland
KATHRYN SUTHERLAND voice / kaossillator / synthesisers / electronics / percussion A founding member of The Amplified Elephants (founded 2006), Kathryn explores the physicality of making creative sound. Kathryn is also a founding member of Sonic Adventurers...
Esther Tuddenham
ESTHER TUDDENHAM voice / synthesizers / electronic music / photography / poetry Esther is a sound artist, poet, photographer and intermedia creative mind. Esther explores human emotions and their utterance in her work. In 2021 Esther completed her book of...
Natalie Walters
NATALIE WALTERS sound artist Natalie Walters is an electronic music sound artist. Her practise is focused on computer-based creation, with a unique voice featuring luscious soundscapes and long-form ambient textures with pointillistic percussion. Walters released her...