Religious Knives / Carlos Giffoni / Airport War
Tour Summer 2007

Photo by Bridget Burns

Religious Knives is Maya Miller, Michael Bernstein and Nate Nelson. Maya and Michael run the Heavy Tapes cassette and art label and have played over 100 improvised shows with New York Drone mainstays Double Leopards. Nate Nelson co-runs the Our Mouth label and plays with kings of brutality Mouthus. Religious Knives is an extended song-based trio who explore the finer points of the "now" - an elusive thing, at best. Transitioning from improvised noise to tight melodic inverted song forms, and back, Religious Knives evoke Goblin, Popul Vuh, and many other favorable comparisons amongst critics. Close your eyes and enjoy.

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MP3 #1: "You Walk" from Upcoming Troubleman Unlimited LP
MP3 #2: "Bind Them" from No Fun Productions LP.

Carlos Giffoni's sound can be described as psychedelic electronics for the new era of death and destruction hope music.

He is a Venezuelan artist who resides in the New York City area since the year 2000, applying feedback systems, modular manipulation, rewired electronic instruments, analog and digital synthesis to the composition of electronic music pieces, as well as improvising live with local and international renown musicians.

Carlos remains very active performing live in New York and in a number of tours and festivals in the US, South America, Europe and Japan. He is the curator of the No Fun Fest, a yearly event in Brooklyn bringing together a wide variety of international experimental musicians. He is also a member of No Wave/Noise/Rock trio Monotract.

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MP3 #1: "No More Air"
MP3 #2: "Welcome Home"

Airport War made its debut in November 2005 at PERFORMA with an installation and performance at the White Box Gallery in New York. This occasion also marked Airport War’s first release—Over and Over the Endless Corner, a 16 record album/carry-away installation. Airport War has since played at many galleries and museums in New York City, including the New Museum and PS1, as well as clubs in an around New York City.

Taking its cue from the sound poetry of Henri Chopin and the pioneers of power electronics, Airport War’s music is created through electronic feedback, voice manipulation, and signal processing. Airport War’s current set up is comprised entirely of two turntables.

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MP3 #1: "Cowboy Cowboy"
MP3 #2: "The Perry Stares"