RUDEMENT

Rudement is a solo project of George Johnson, originally from Detroit, MI and living in Portland, OR via Boulder, CO.As Rudement, George utilizes synthesizers, sequencers and samplers to program and record original tracks. These recordings form the foundation of his live performances; in which he utilizes dub methodology by cutting, processing and remixing his original tracks to make each live performance a spontaneous and unique endeavor.Rudement shifts illbient from lush ambiance through modern electronica to the tribal—a movement that contrasts a human’s spiritual imprint against the manifestation of harsh and filtered realities. Songs roam between the past, present, and future as he stirs in snippets of the world's musical traditions and philosophical treatises sampled from archival sources and his own extensive collection.His nomadic melodies merge memories of a simpler more spiritual past alongside the lost and poisoned world of technology to reveal the ultimate dichotomy of human existence.He says, “Each track is a musical marker arising from past experiences, emotions, and thought—a kind of electronic narrative connecting various points in my life. There’s a spiritual presence there, trying to attach the strands of individual histories and look toward a hopeful future despite the never-ending dichotomy that humans endure.”When definition is required, Rudement is self defined as tribal illbient (though the preference is to exist in a state of post-genre orchestration).--------------------------------------------- -Rudement proudly represents the PAN-ZEN Konspiracy Nettwyrk (www.panzen.net) and Champion Nation (www.championnation.net). -----------------------------------------------Contact: [email protected] -----More about George: George Johnson is a musician and social/artistic catalyst. When he's not rewriting the book on illbient, George is heavily involved with 2 Gyrlz Performative Arts (as Staff Advocate on the Board and the Assistant Event Coordinator), runs Bittersweet Productions and is also one of the primary organizers of PAN-ZEN along with Llewyn Máire