More way-out electronics than you could shake a theremin finger at.
Come out Baltimore for an old school “banger” of synth noise. Chuck Bettis and Marcia Bassett were both regulars in Bmore, both frequently dropping in to mythic places like the west-side’s Tarantula Hill and the Bank. Now both in NYC and in a duo. Opening best favorite improvising brunettes, Leprechaun Catering. Tom Borax and Jason Willett enter year 25 of blowing the roof off venues with mad, yet fun improvised noise.
Marcia Bassett -buchla easel
Chuck Bettis -modular synth
Marcia Bassett is a NYC-based musician and artist known for her innovative and unconventional approach to music. Her work explores areas of sound collage, improvisation, and immersive audio-visual environments. Whether working with traditional instruments or electronic media, Bassett constantly pushes the boundaries of sound and image to create a heady sonic interplay of otherworldly narratives that are equal parts trance and critique. She is the founder of Yew Recordings.
CHUCK BETTIS was raised in the fertile harDCore soil, nourished within Baltimore’s enigmatic avant garde gatherings, and currently blossoming in New York’s experimental realms. His unique blend of electronics and throat has led him into various collaborations with great musicians from around the globe.
