SOTA

first session 11/12/98early hymn to engines abundance shortwave transmissions subsonics (see "the ongoing knowledge of family radio"). exhuming shekhinah 3/31/99 (The Moroccan, SLC) evening length theatrical installation work first session tapes, field recordings, vibrating sculpture industrial vacuum-driven reed-organ rotorvator complete horse jaws.untitled (aircrash) 9/00 - 11/01 field recordings International Airport, investigating emotional qualities modernity trust fear technology recording of live set from 8/26/01 apt conclusion after recontextualized two weeks later 9/11/01.noise (live at kilby ct.) 8/26/01 SOTA curate evening noise movement sharing stage Brain & SPKRKLR. first Wasatch Dance Collective. live radio broadcast into Kilby courtyard WDC black burqas 30 tiny transistor radios burbling broken gamelan.no place like home 5/23-31/02 & 6/1/02 (rear area of The Pickle Company) haunting exorcism suburban domestication 7 rooms installation sound installation performance dance. SOTA scoreritual with WDC weaving recorded material (see houseplant jungle) live microphone feeds living breathing spaceexploded-oracle session Summer/02 SOTA employ SLC noise guru Cory J. Bury co-produce planetary VLF beautiful intercepted shortwave transmission invite a coin toss divination method to guide pilot interface digital production.drunk on lilies 12/7/02 (studio theater/Rose Wagner Center, SLC) Deepening the collaboration WDC another evening dance. simplified approach, all elements an exquisite corpse opening the performance musical theme, first use of live musical instruments (theremin, guitar) paired throat singing.raw material (proto-hush) 11/21-22/03 (studio theater/Rose Wagner Center, SLC) Reforming with WDC dance explore borders between instrumentation (mbira, infrared MIDI triggers), random transmissions noise new musicality. experiment with water, rock salt, dry ice and metal bowls.hush 4/15-17/05 (black box theater/Rose Wagner Center, SLC) another modern dance with WDC, SOTA remix employ close-miked steel water vessels theremin gender wayang.live 2/9/07 (The Pickle Company,SLC) rare live performance, opening taking full advantage cement flooring cavernous space pump low frequency ear-ringing master cassette remix SOTA>absent: The Pharmacognostic Rites of Now 8/1/09 (The Bamboo Palace, SLC) The Sons will premiere material from their upcoming full-length release, "absent". They will perform live noise and ritual under the stars in an intimate setting.