Name: Blaq Hammer
Start: 2024-09-12T20:00:00
End: 2024-09-13T00:00:00
Location: Ivy Room

ivy room presentsTHURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH—<h2>BLAQ HAMMER</h2><h2>DAX PIERSON</h2><h2>MIND MIRAGE</h2><h2>MARS KUMARI</h2>—Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:00pm$10 Advance* / $12 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany •&nbsp;21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/988199476092949/">rsvp on facebook)</a> BLAQ HAMMER—Blaq Hammer is an experimental electronic sound and video project formed in 2020 by American artist Seth Sutton. “I grew up in the suburbs of Memphis. There is a lot of blood in the soil, and somber entities that hang above you. This is the essence of the blues and I have never been able to shake those. I’ve lived in Berlin for some time and have been able to gather more pieces to the puzzle that some folks call oppression. This project is simply a reactionary attack on the colonial minded police state, wherever it may exist on this planet.” Drawing from punk, techno, rap, and industrial styles, Blaq Hammer aims to create momentum in order to break up the algorithmic feedback loops and break down the false narratives that work in favor of the destruction of the so called “lower classes” and “marginalized people. DAX PIERSON—Dax Pierson's narrative is a compelling exploration of resilience, innovation, and artistic expression. Residing in Oakland, California, Dax has been deeply engaged in the performing arts since a young age, showcasing a fervent passion for musical expression and movement. He adeptly navigates through genres such as techno, IDM, EBM, hip-hop, R&amp;B, and musique concrète, reflecting his exploratory approach to electronic music production. Following a transformative tour accident in 2005 that left him a C5-C6 quadriplegic, Dax transitioned from performing with the bands Subtle (Lex Records) and 13&amp;GOD (Anticon/Alien Transistor) as a keyboardist/SP-303 sample smashing melodica player to becoming a music producer. Leveraging technology, he crafts music that narrates his journey of challenges and triumphs. His album, "Nerve Bumps (a queer divine disappointment)," encapsulates his creative ethos, produced with the support of Oakland's Ratskin Records and San Francisco's Dark Entries Records. Dax's work is not just an artistic endeavor but a reflection of his identity and experiences as a member of the BIPOC/LGBTQIA community and a person with a disability. Dax stands as a unique voice in the music scene, continually pushing the boundaries of genre and expression through a synthesis of habit, innovation, and deep personal experience. MIND MIRAGE—The electronics in Chaos Carousel by Mind Mirage (aka Ana Cuevas) ooze like an otherworldly sap. There’s a compelling austerity here, playing with out-of-time expanses and then returning the incantation to a commanding earth-beat. Cuevas’ artistry plants deep roots, only to be unearthed by eager hands and a hungry heart. This is music to get lost in, to allow to fill the body completely— now an overflowing vessel, the body brims with emotion and newfound clarity. Chaos Carousel is delightfully unconventional and generative in a sea of already unconventional dark electronic music. Laden with almost forgotten memories and caught in the webs of a spiraling subconscious, this is spectral noise at its finest. Allow it to latch onto the mind, fester, then emerge transformed. MARS KUMARI—Mars Kumari has been making and releasing music since 2014. She amalgamates her heady blend of dark ambient, witch house, hip hop, industrial, trip hop and hauntology into a sound that is wholly her own.Immersed in varied styles and genres, Mars (Marcelina Kumari) was influenced by artists such as Flying Lotus, Earl Sweatshirt, Lil Ugly Mane, Boards of Canada, Mndsgn, Slowdive, Dälek, Burial, The Caretaker, Oneohtrix Point Never, Hallmark ’87 and Portishead. Her self-released albums Anhedonic Mirages and Elysian Mourning (Bandcamp) laid the foundation for what would be her debut album on Deadverse Recordings.2021’s Mars Kumari Type Beat is a journey into the mind of this enigmatic new artist. The album is an interconnected collection of lo-fi, atmospheric, dense, lush soundscapes and hypnotic raw beats. Futuristic, yet with an ear to what sounds classic, one can easily be blissfully lost within these songs. Each listen provides the listener with new hooks and sonics to gravitate towards.