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Date and Time
Rāmere (Fri) 14th August, 8PM

vegetable.machine.animal album release

Entry
$15 presales, $20 on door ($10 underwaged)
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vegetable.animal.machine album release! with UMU and Silicon Tounge

vegetable.machine.animal (vma) is an interspecies improvisational trio from Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. Led by drummer Kieran Monaghan [he/him] (ex-mr sterile Assembly), vma transforms the electrical signals of living plants and fungi into sound, fusing modular synths and live percussion in performances that are spontaneous, rhythmic, and unpredictable. This is music as a living system - a real-time collaboration where non-human organisms shape the sonic outcome alongside human performers. No two sets are the same. A Visiting Scholar at Te Kōkī / New Zealand School of Music, Monaghan brings decades of experience across punk, free jazz, and experimental scenes, with vma performing at festivals, residencies, and venues across Aotearoa and internationally. 

https://skirtedrecords.com/v-m-a/

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UMU is improvised dance music duo of hardware synths and electronic drums.

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Silicon Tounge is an art-damaged post-rock noise collective from Te Whanganui-a-Tara


$15 presales via UTR

$20 door sales ($10 unwaged)

Special thanks to Creative NZ and Wellington City Council for supporting Pyramid Club's programme.

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A photo of Vegetable Machine Animal playing with his instruments in a pink light
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